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Plastic pollution in the world’s oceans has become one of the defining environmental challenges of our time. From remote polar waters to tropical coral reefs, and from deep-sea trenches to our own seafood plates. This blog unpacks the top nine questions people most commonly ask about ocean plastics, provides clear, science-based answers, and explores the solutions people are most curious about - including recycling, policy actions, consumer behaviour change and innovations

The rise of eco friendly kitchen products & our Eco Friendly Butter Knife Made from Recycled Ocean Plastic isn’t just a trend. It’s a response to a growing awareness that even the smallest items in our homes can have a lasting impact on the planet.

Ecofriendly Pen Knife Made in Sheffield from Recycled Ghost Nets found on UK beaches

Inspirational leader in the Ocean conservation Community Bex Band tells us more about her journey.

Recycled ocean plastic park benches

Sustainable gardening. Quick, easy ways to grow positivity in your home and garden and help the planet.

How to make eco friendly plant pots because the world has too many plastic plant pots that end up in landfill.

Your essential guide to recycling ocean plastics with an easy chart documenting the most common materials found on UK coasts.

Plastic recycling demos. We recycle fishing nets and ropes and transform them into our ocean plastic products

I have been playing around with various product design ideas over the years utilising recycled ocean plastics. I made a plant pot from...

When we love something deeply, we will always protect it. This is the premise of Ecotribo and one of the reasons I started it. It started...

‘Beach plastics suck’ – A new sculpture made from recycled ocean plastics, wood and bio-resin collected from my beach cleans. I’ve been...

Ocean plastic is everywhere, and an urgent response is needed from the government and the marine industries. Marine Scotland is updating...

Transforming ocean plastic waste into recycled ocean plastic plant pots

Production has started on a unique, designer, decorative plant pot made from recycled ocean plastics. The Ecotribo ‘Oceana’ plant pot is...

This was a question which originally appeared and I answered on Quora : What innovative methods can I use to redesign my product? I thought it was an important question and I was fairly impressed with my answer!;-) I thought I’d keep it here for prosperity on my blog. You may be interested in finding out more. The original answer can be found here: What innovative methods can I use to redesign my product? Tyrone Probert , Director at Www.ecotribo.com (2017-present) Ans

Using plastic in the ocean – cleaning our seas planting hope. The ‘Oceana’ plant and flower pot made from recycled ocean plastics....

Using plastic in the ocean – cleaning our seas planting hope. The ‘Oceana’ plant and flower pot made from recycled ocean plastics....

A new range of ecofriendly wetsuit hangers made from recycled/upcycled wetsuits made in Bristol for surfers, Kitesurfer’s, SUP surfers,...

Ecotribo has launched a new mountain bike mudguard made from 100% recycled plastic with Bristol-based business, Rideguard. Tyrone...