It's time to celebrate!

Plastic Ocean Project, Inc. has grown and now has a place of its own. For 11 years, we have been operating out of a 10x20 storage unit, running the NGO in our executive director's spare room, and conducting research with students at the University of North Carolina Wilmington in their science building. The science building was destroyed during Hurricane Florence in September 2018 which disabled our research for a few months.

We are now in a five office rental space next to campus that allows for an executive director office, a conference room, an art room, a lab, and storage room for research supplies, cleanup materials, and a freezer full of research projects. We are grateful to the individuals, small businesses, corporations, and family foundations who have donated to make this work possible.

We want to celebrate you, our students, volunteers, and community for making our job easier now that we have a brick and mortar location to "educate through research, conduct outreach through art, and garner solutions through collaboration with other NGOs, small business, and corporations improving the fate of plastic waste."

Join us for an all day celebration in conjunction with the Climate Strike Week September 21, 2019.
EVENT Sponsors!!

Our loose line-up!

9 -11 am International Coastal Cleanup with Live Oak Bank
(Johnnie Mercer's Pier)


Event Location

4709 College Acres Dr
Wilmington, NC 28403
  • 11:00 am -  Bring your yoga mat for a free yoga session with Longwave Yoga
  • 12:00 pm - Healthy start with Broccoli Brothers
  • 1:00 pm - Captain Charlie Moore, gives his 2019 report from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch - bring your copy of his book or plan on buying a copy, he will be signing books as well
  • Intermezzo- Whale songs? Yep, that's right! Garth Stevenson will be playing music with whale songs on his 150 year old bass. You will never forget the magic of the sounds
  • Tyler McKaig will add some female talent to the stage
  • 3:00 pm - POP's story, awards, and share raffles/products/
    sustainability ideas
  • Future Relics will close out our line up
  • Make a suggested donation of $10 to receive an awesome reusable, washable, paper bag  (you won't believe how it looks and feels like leather) and your choice of a POP beverage container: pint glass, wine glass, stainless steel cup, or a carabiner mug that you can use on the day of the event (and for years after)! 

    Feel free to bring your own 16 oz pint glass and reusable water bottle to the event!
  • Raffles
  • Prize giveaways
  • Activities for kids
  • Food trucks
  • Local Beer
  • Wine
  • Kombucha
  • Education tables
Businesses Donating Supplies
  • Casa PRANA
  • Penguin Radio - Air-Time AND Free Concert Tickets
  • Wilmington Composting Company
  • Island Wellness
  • Holiday Inn Resort
  • Plaine Products
  • River Organics
  • Bump and Beyond

Sales Sponsors
(10% of the proceeds go to Plastic Ocean Project, Inc.)


  • OFE PanaceaBrewing Company (yes, there will be Kombucha!)
  • OFE Palate Food Truck (12-3)
  • OFE UNCW Seahawk Food Truck (3-6)
  • OFE Wrightsville Brewing Company
  • OFE RE-ECO Shop
  • Noni Bacca Winery
  • Thrive Hive Food Wraps
  • Casa PRANA - a sustainable salon

Educational Tabling Activities

  • Plastic Ocean Project Art and Science activities for kids
  • Wilmington Climate Strike Team
  • UNCW Plastic Ocean Project
  • North Carolina Coastal Federation
  • North Carolina Wildlife Federation
  • ​What Goes Around Comes Around Art Exhibit
  • Wilmington Friends School