In this episode of Hardware to Save a Planet, Dylan is joined by Doug Woodring, Founder and Managing Director of Ocean Recovery Alliance. They discuss the importance of healthy oceans for biodiversity and greenhouse gas reduction, plastic pollution, and how the Ocean Recovery Alliance organization adopts innovative thinking, technologies, creativity, and partnerships to establish new initiatives and scalable prospects for enhancing the oceans' well-being.
Doug Woodring is an environmental entrepreneur, an ocean advocate, a writer, and a sought-after speaker at events on plastic pollution, ocean, and environmental-related topics. He has served in multiple industries at the forefront of technology, finance, and the environment for over twenty-five years. In 2018, Doug was awarded the 2018 Prince’s Prize for Innovative Philanthropy by H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco.
Ocean Recovery Alliance is a non-profit organization focused on bringing innovative solutions, technology, collaborations, and policy together to impact positive improvements for the health of the ocean. The organization works with the UN Environment, World Bank, several brands, companies, municipalities, and institutions on their respective projects and programs aimed at reducing plastic pollution.
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