Seismic has set off a lasting ripple effect of positive change on our oceans and rainforest by ordering RIPL bottles and notebooks.
Here's a glimpse of that impact.
Here's a glimpse of that impact.
320
The number of employment days that Seismic has provided for RIPL's team of plastic collectors, by ordering RIPL Bottles.
8000
The amount of plastic, measured in lbs, that will be prevented from reaching the ocean during that time.
6038
The number of full kitchen garbage bags that would fill.
100,000 sq ft
The area of rainforest that has been protected thanks to Seismic x RIPL notebooks
480
The estimated number number of fully grown rainforest trees that have been saved as a result (based on average distribution)
How our ocean impact program works
Step 1: Collection
The proceeds from your bottle are being used to fund the employment of plastic collectors in remote coastal communities. Our teams clean beaches and waterways, and collect directly from homes and businesses where previous no collection routes existed.
Step 2: Sorting
The waste is taken to 'impact center', where it's sorted ready for recycling.
Step 3: Tracking
Every item of plastic is weighed and registered to verify collection.
Step 4: Processing
Once the data has been registered, the plastic is divided up to be recycled, repurposed, or transported to a waste recovery facility.
How our rainforest impact program works
Step 1: Funding
Every time Seismic orders a RIPL notebook, funds are sent to our impact partner, enabling them to expand existing protected zones or establish new ones.
Step 2: Identifying land
Our impact parter identifies plots of land that fit strict criteria, ensuring every purchase has maximum impact on native wildlife.
Step 3: Purchase
Once the sale has been negotiated and the land has been purchased, ownership is handed over to local conservation groups, ensuring it's protected from logging and mining, forever.
Step 4: Protection
New ownership is just the beginning - to ensure the land is protected from ongoing threats like poaching and illegal logging, local people are hired and trained as rangers as part of a WLT program called Keepers of the Wild, providing employment and empowering local communities to protect their land.
Meet the RIPL ocean impact team
Our plastic collection teams are based in remote coastal communities across Bali (Indonesia), Kerala (India), and the Solomon Islands (South Pacific) – three plastic pollution hotspots, where a high proportion of local people lack access to reliable employment with fair and equitable pay.
Our rainforest impact takes place in projects around the world. So far our impact partner has protected land in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Ecuador, Brazil, Bolivia and Argentina.
With your support we've been able to quickly expand out impact, with future impact projects planned for several more communities in further plastic and deforestation hot spots, spreading the ripple effect further around the world.
Why we do it
One garbage truck of plastic is discarded into our oceans and 21 acres of rainforest are cut down... every minute of every day.
Meanwhile, 8.5 hectares of rainforest are cut down
every minute of every day.
But despite the scale of the problem, we believe that every action really can make a huge difference.
When we focus our efforts on systemic change – like creating employment, protecting land creating recycling programs – the impact extends far beyond the initial action, creating a ripple effect of positive change.