Clear Ocean Pact

The mission for the CLEAR OCEAN PACT is simple:
To reduce the dependency of single-use plastic items in the superyacht industry for good.

As a non-profit initiative started by ex Owner's Representative Richard Orme, the Pact is dedicated to changing the culture and practices of the superyacht industry for the long-term benefit of our oceans, they aim to explore innovative solutions to stop microplastic waste and provide viable alternatives to single-use plastic items used on yacht around the globe.

There are currently about 5000 superyachts operating in the world…

 *The average yacht consuming up to 400kg of single use plastic a year

** For every 10,000 crew employed, an estimated 3.2m plastic water bottles are consumed each year

*** Every 100 wash cycles discharges up to 100g of microplastic waste into the oceans.

The PACT is voluntary, non-accredited and designed to engage those who wish to start making a change to the consumption of single-use plastic in yachting.
Whether it is adopted in its entirety onboard or interpreted in best practice, the CLEAR OCEAN PACT aim to raise awareness, ignite thought and engage captains, crew, yacht managers, suppliers and owners to take ownership of their yacht’s plastic footprint responsibilities. 

Visit their website for further information, with some interesting details on viable alternative solutions.