Clean Oceans International

Clean Oceans International (COI), originally The Clean Oceans Project, is an ocean-oriented environmental organization that seeks to reduce plastic pollution in the oceans.^[8][9][10]

Clean Oceans International

Founded	2009
Founder	Jim Holm[1][2][3] (Co-founder) Nick Drobac[4][5][6] (Co-founder)
Focus	Ocean plastic pollution
Location	Santa Cruz, California
Area served	International
Key people	Amelia Labbe, Executive Director[7]
Website	cleanoceansinternational.org

COI was founded in 2009 as a public benefit corporation, and is based in Santa Cruz, California on the Santa Cruz Harbor, gateway to the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.^[11]

Plastic-to-fuel conversion strategy

COI promotes conversion of plastic waste into valuable liquid fuels, including gasoline, diesel, and kerosene, using plastic-to-fuel conversion technology. environmental engineering company.^[12][13][14]

Research efforts

COI is conducting research with nonprofit, academic, and government organizations including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Turtle Island Restoration Network.^[15][16]