Learning From Our Waste

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In my previous positions in both the marine & automotive industries, working with epoxy meant a TON of waste. All of the mixing sticks, spreaders, mixing tubs, gloves, etc were single use, and quickly disposed, with no option to recycle. ... Read More

Free Plastic at Apple Aventura

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Free Plastic at Apple Aventura
Last month for Earth Day, we joined O, Miami at Apple Aventura to discuss the latest in recycling. O, Miami taught us how to write Urban Haikus, and then we crafted the Earth-inspired poems using over 400 of our 5-inch ... Read More

Year 4 in Review

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Year 4 in Review (WOOT!!)

We can’t believe it’s been FOUR YEARS!!! And this year we have a lot to celebrate!! We started off the year with a nice surprise: Free Plastic had a writeup in South Florida Gay News. Considering our team is made … Read More

Our Cherry Table

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Our Cherry Table
Our newest coffee fable is made from salvaged cherry and 1kg (2.2 pounds) of unrecyclable ocean plastic farmed from South Florida beaches. Some plastics are too dangerous for us to recycle via heat, and with the strict recycling rules found ... Read More

Surfside Baynanza

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Surfside Baynanza
Thank you to everyone that came out to Surfside to participate with us and O, Miami for the 41st Baynanza Biscayne Bay cleanup! Baynanza is a celebration of Biscayne Bay and its significance as one of the most important ecological ... Read More

The Pixel Table

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The Pixel Table
Today we'd like to introduce the next iteration of one of our favorite products, the ocean plastic coffee table! The Pixel Table is inspired by Pejac's Fossil Series. The lumber for our table was recovered ocean lumber found on a ... Read More

2023 KBCF Aqua Party

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2023 KBCF Aqua Party

This year for the Key Biscayne Community Foundation’s Aqua Party we are happy to be supplying the Foundation with 300 keychains, 4 Lazy Susans, and 2 Charcuterie Boards, all made from recycled plastic! We are grateful for the Foundation’s support … Read More

The End of Our Trophy Line

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ICU baby HOPE Parade Trophies

Congrats to all of the recipients of 2022 ICU baby HOPE Parade award winners! These 13 trophies recycled 663 grams of unrecyclable ocean plastic — nearly 1.5 pounds. They also represent the end of this product line. As Maya Angelou … Read More

Plastic Poetry 006 | Poinciana Park Elementary

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A Plastic Poem that says "I am a bright light to all who know me lavender blooms around me"

On July 29, 2022, Free Plastic and O, Miami installed their sixth in a series of public art works entitled Plastic Poetry. Plastic Poetry is a series of community activations that blends recycling plastics, plastic pollution, beach cleanups, public art, … Read More

South Florida Gay News

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South Florida Gay News

Local Non-profit Takes Trash and Turns it into Art One person sees an empty hummus container and thinks, “I need to add hummus to the grocery list.” Another person sees the same empty hummus container and thinks, “I have an … Read More