Corporate Cleanups

Turning the tide on ocean plastic through sustainable partnership

Every day, 38,356,164 pounds of trash are dumped into our oceans. Join us in being part of the solution and make a tangible impact through a corporate waterway cleanup.

Let's Partner

How it Works

Join United By Blue as we tackle ocean & waterway pollution, one cleanup at a time.

Working with United By Blue as a Corporate Cleanup Partner, you will receive a custom waterway cleanup project in the US, completely dedicated to your business’s cleanup commitment. This allows you to tell a unique environmental impact story that is completely unique to your business.

Step 1

Commit

Work with UBB Cleanup Experts to determine an appropriate pound commitment for your company size. We can quantify your impact by offsetting your annual waste or plastic generation, or selecting a pound commitment relevant to your brand metrics.

Step 2

Clean

UBB cleans up your pound commitment from our domestic, US based cleanup operations within 6 months of your commitment, giving you direct, immediate environmental impact.

Step 3

Communicate

Share your impact and commitment with your community. To support this, Corporate Cleanup Partners receive:

Custom, Co-branded Impact Report
Social and Email Communication Templates
Cleanup Weight Removal Certification

We've got momentum.

The Metrics Behind the Mission

Certified B Corp

United By Blue has been a certified B Corp since 2011, verifying our commitment to socially and environmentally responsible business.

Product-for-Pound

United By Blue removes one pound of trash for every product sold, leaving us with 12 years of expertise in executing waterway cleanups through business.

UN Sustainable Development Goal: Life Below Water

United By Blue cleanup programs and partnerships contribute towards global goals for ocean and waterway health.

Why United By Blue

United By Blue has been conducting cleanups for over 12 years in the US and across the globe. We have developed expertise in coordinating and executing impactful cleanup projects from in-water, islands, coastlines, rivers, and in-ocean, all within the lens of a for-profit business model. Our specialty is intercepting marine debris (trash in water) at key inflection points before it enters the open ocean where it is harder to capture, breaks down into microplastics faster, and becomes a greater threat to wildlife.

5,348,098 lbs

of ocean and waterway trash cleaned

300+

organized cleanups

100+

rivers cleaned

3

oceans cleaned

Where We Clean

Our Corporate Partner Cleanups occur within the United States, and can be custom tailored to your business preferences. Work with us to select your cleanup location based on:

1 Headquarters location
2 Strategic customer markets
3 Environmentally significant areas that are relevant to your business

The State of Our Blue Planet

By 2050

Scientists predict there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish (by weight).
5.25 Trillion

Estimated pieces of plastic and trash are currently in the ocean.
About 80%

Of trash in the ocean started out as land based and traveled through rivers, whereas the other 20% comes from fishing gear and dumped debris.
It's Not Just Us Who Care

83% of the general public are concerned about issues affecting the ocean. Plastic pollution is seen as the top priority for restoring ocean health by both the business/public sector and the general public.