ReSea Project is a Danish company founded on the belief that businesses together have the power to make a real difference and accelerate the efforts needed to solve the ocean plastic crisis. Our vision is a plastic free ocean. On behalf of passionate companies worldwide, we clean oceans and rivers from plastic waste and push the agenda for a plastic-free ocean. We aim to inspire companies to not only take a stand, but to take action. We help companies worldwide realise their environmental ambitions in a quantifiable, measurable and regulated way.

Our clean-up solution is community-driven. We engage people in local communities in the Jakarta region in Indonesia to recover plastic from heavily polluted oceans and rivers. On top of stopping plastic from harming nature, this also allows us to raise awareness to stop plastic pollution at its source. See our collection process and certification description here.

Plastic pollution in our oceans is one of the biggest environmental concerns of our time. With the ocean covering 71% of the Earth’s surface, providing 50% of the oxygen we breathe and absorb 25% of the Co2 we emit, we need to protect it. Today 11 million tons of plastic enter the ocean every year and you can be part of solving the problem. Our vision is a plastic free ocean. To reach a plastic free ocean, the plastic pollution crisis needs to be handled from multiple angles. From political action to research of alternative materials and optimization of recycling opportunities. While all of these important steps are being processed around the world, ReSea Project is on a mission to remove the plastic that has already ended up in oceans and rivers and stop the growing amounts that are still entering our ocean minute by minute.

The ocean is the lungs of our planet and currently it is drowning in plastic. Change starts with collective action. Our vision is a plastic free ocean, and we believe this can be achieved by working together – consumers, governments and companies; all pulling in the same direction and leading with action, not words. No one is too small or too big to join the mission – we can all do a little bit to protect our ocean and our planet. ReSea Project is a partner for companies who are committed to being a front runner in a growing environmental concern – the ocean plastic crisis. We help companies stand out to give their customers an extra reason to buy into their brand and be part of something bigger. As a company you can take advantage of this sustainability view in your environmental strategy and communicate a clear message with a measurable impact. Get inspired by our partners!

You can get started here. There are many ways in which your company can make a commitment and support our mission: Fund the removal of a total annual amount of plastic pulled from oceans and rivers, involve your customers and remove plastic every time they buy your product or services, give a percentage of your monthly sales to support our mission, or a whole other case suitable for your needs. If in doubt, don’t hesitate to reach out at info@reseaproject.com and we will come back to your with a customized suggestion for a partnership fitted to your needs.

Our vision is a plastic-free ocean, which is why we collect all types of plastic and not only the plastic types that are most easy to recycle. There are a few exceptions of plastic types that we do not collect. This is e.g., electronic devices since we do currently not have the setup to divide plastic from metal. The average distribution between plastic types in the collection (2024 data): HDPE: 23% LDPE: 48% PET: 2% PP: 11% Other plastics: 10% Organic residue (water, dirt, leaves etc.): 6%

After the collected plastic waste has been weighed at the plastic collectors’ local storage units ReSea Project pics up the plastic waste and transport it to our centralized Sorting Station. The ReSea Sorting Station is located in Greater Jakarta. When the collected plastic waste is delivered to the sorting station each batch of plastic is weighed. The sorting station uses digital scales with automated weight software – ensuring automatic documentation of weight of the batches of plastic. The weighing process concludes with documentation of the weight results in our tracking app. To ensure that as much plastic waste as possible can be used for new purposes ReSea manually fine sorts the plastic into four categories: PP, HDPE, LDPE, PET and "other plastics”. Once sorted, the plastic waste is pressed into bales on ReSea’s mechanical bale presser to minimize stock space and ease transport of the plastic waste to partners. Identification and quantities of collected plastic material are monitored as part of the certification process. ReSea’s partners for recycled plastic can process the plastic waste to new plastic granulate and use it to create new products. ​The plastic waste that is not considered usable to make recycled plastic is directed to ReSea’s waste-to-energy partners. Ocean and river plastic waste is often very damaged and can be difficult and sometimes impossible to recycle, but luckily it can still make good use as a source of energy. Specifically, our plastic waste is used as an alternative to coal in the heating process during cement production. ReSea does not ship plastic waste to landfill. In the rare case (always <5%) that some plastic waste shows not to be usable once it reaches our partners they will direct it to landfill to make sure it does not end up in nature once again.

The support of responsible companies worldwide makes us able to continuously grow our efforts. We are very proud to have collected more than 2,5 million kg of plastic since January 2021 – you can follow our progress here!

Our cleanup efforts are solely dependent on the plastic we collect on behalf of companies. For every 8 Euro we remove 1 kg plastic waste from oceans and rivers - the equivalent of 50 plastic bottles (500 ml / 20 grams).

We document every step of our collection process and store the data using a blockchain-based tracking system. Our collection process is certified by the independent third party DNV. The certification gives the highest level of traceability and give companies the certainty that their involvement in ReSea Project truly helps make a difference for our planet. Read more about our certification and documentation here.

Our cleanup operations are set up in the Greater Jakarta area in Indonesia in different coastal and river locations.

Collectors part of our cleanup team work as individual contractors and are paid based on a piece-rate system. We ensure fair working conditions and compensation. Our compensation levels are closely monitored, and in September 2024, our collectors earned on average 45% more per day collecting plastic waste for ReSea than the minimum wage set by the Jakarta government (data set: September 2024). Before signing a supplier agreement with ReSea Project the plastic collector must undergo an onboarding process.

We will expand our efforts in Indonesia and set up our cleanup ecosystem in coastal and river areas characterized with inadequate waste management and low-income areas. Our ambition is to expand our solution not only in Indonesia but to other geographic locations around the world with similar plastic pollution problems. Sign up to our newsletter and get notified on the work we do, or follow us on Social Media @reseaproject to get updated on our efforts.

We empower brands globally to be frontrunners in the fight against the ocean plastic crisis. As a private person you can support us by spreading the word and have a direct positive impact by supporting brands that are part of the ReSea Project Movement and following @reseaproject on social media.

ReSea Project is not a charity, but on an important mission to remove plastic that has already ended up in rivers and oceans, and to stop if from harming our ocean and planet for many years to come. We want to do it as fast as we can, and we believe that the most efficient and scalable solution is to: 1) Invest in building a solid foundation from the beginning. 2) To make sure it is a win for all parties involved. From the cleanup team for whom it is a way of life, to our partner brands who can benefit from taking environmental action, to ReSea Project where we happily invest in the project to make a real impact real fast.