Scottish Coastal Clean Up - Isle of Skye August 26, 2024Alasdair Mitchell We had an amazing weekend on the Isle of Skye working as part of the Scottish Coastal Clean Up Initiative. A charity based in Scotland with the aim of cleaning...
North Berwick in Bloom August 19, 2024Alasdair Mitchell Over the course of a year, we end up with mismatched Ocean Plastic Pots, random pots, pots with no saucers, and pots from trial runs. We collect these and periodically...
Recycling 1700kg of Rope and Net from 6 Scottish Islands to make the new Orka Ocean Plastic Pot. March 21, 2024Alasdair Mitchell Ocean Plastic Pots have been working together with The Scottish Islands Federation Marine Litter Working Group, Skye Beach Cleans, and The Scottish Coastal Clean Up to recycle rope, fishing net, and marine...
The V&A Dundee - Plastics remaking our World February 08, 2023Alasdair Mitchell Ocean Plastic Pots have been delighted to be featured in the Plastics Remaking our World Exhibition at the V&A in Dundee, Scotlands Design Museum.This first exhibition is produced and curated...
Ocean Plastic Pots featured in the Samsung - Voices of Galaxy Series. February 08, 2023Alasdair Mitchell Ocean Plastic Pots have been featured by Samsung in their Voices of the Galaxy Series. After my experience as a commercial diver in Scotland, salvaging a ship and diving in...
Old Mooring Rope from Inverness recycled. February 08, 2023Alasdair Mitchell Ocean Plastic Pots have started to recycle old mooring rope from Inverness in Scotland. The distinctive custard yellow colour comes from the rope we work with which is diverted from...
RHS Chelsea 2022 - Finalist Sustainable Garden Product of the Year 2022 February 08, 2023Alasdair Mitchell We had an incredible week at The RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2022. The gardens having been amazing 👏🏻 the sculpture breath taking and some of the greenhouses you could only...
Isle of Ulva Beach Clean - 5 Tons Removed February 08, 2023Alasdair Mitchell In April 2022 - 26 volunteers organised by Caledonian Horticulture spent 4 days on the Island of Ulva near Mull on the West Coast of Scotland.The little island has a...
Ocean Plastic Pots Featured on BBC Countryfile March 19, 2022Alasdair Mitchell BBC Countryfile We we're delighted to be asked to make a very short contribution to tonights episode of Countryfile on the BBC at 5.50pm this evening. Tonights show is about...
Ocean Plastic Pots - Invited to Downing Street October 02, 2021Alasdair Mitchell On Monday I was invited to an evening reception at Downing Street, where I was delighted to gift our Prime Minister , Boris Johnson, with a new Ocean Plastic Pot...
Prime Ministers - Points of Light Award Winner October 02, 2021Alasdair Mitchell Ocean Plastic Pots are incredibly proud and humbled to be the recipient of a Points of Light Award from the UK Prime Minister for our work recycling rope and net...
GHOST FISHING UK - Talk by Ocean Plastic Pots September 25, 2021Alasdair Mitchell It's the Ghost Fishing UKs winter warmer on Saturday evening (the 15th) at 6pm and I'm delighted to have been asked to be a guest speaker. I shall be talking...