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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...

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...

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...

STV - Don't Waste Scotland, with Sean Batty

September 25, 2021Alasdair Mitchell

It was amazing to speak to @seanytheweatherman for 'Dont waste Scotland' on STV Scotland tonight at 8pm The new series explores how people across Scotland are doing their bit to protect the...

Ben Fogle Visits Ocean Plastic Pots at RHS Chelsea

September 18, 2021Alasdair Mitchell

Ben Fogle We were absolutely delighted to be visited by Ben Fogle yesterday at our stand at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. As an award winning Broadcaster and adventurer Ben...

Scottish Edge Round 17 - Winner

June 24, 2021Solstice Digital

it was announced this week that Ocean Plastic Pots were one of the winners of the Scottish Edge 17 finals, securing a significant sum to invest in the business as...

RHS Chelsea Sustainable Garden Product of the Year 2021

June 24, 2021Alasdair Mitchell

In May the Royal Horticultural Society crowned Ocean Plastic Pots as the first ever recipient of the RHS Chelsea Sustainable Product of the Year, highlighting the importance of sustainability in...

BBC Radio Scotland - with Johnnie Beattie

June 24, 2021Solstice Digital

Hitting the Airwaves Un-phased by his TV debut, Ally was also heard on Johnnie Beattie’s drive time radio show on BBC Radio Scotland, revealing to listeners the story behind the...

Beechgrove

June 24, 2021Solstice Digital

Making Waves on the Small Screen on Beechgrove The BBC’s long running Scottish gardening show is a bit of an institution in many households with people tuning in to watch,...

The Herald Magazine - Cover

June 23, 2021Alasdair Mitchell

Ocean Plastic Pots are delighted to be featured on the cover of the Herald Magazine in a feature entitled "Flame Shells, Nesting Eagles and Pots From Waste". This article was...

The Observer Style Section

June 23, 2021Alasdair Mitchell

Ocean Plastic Pots are featured in the The Observer Style Section in an article on Ethical Homeware. This piece was in the the Style section and we were delighted to be...

The Sunday Post

June 23, 2021Alasdair Mitchell

Ocean Plastic Pots are delighted to be featured in The Sunday Post Newspaper in an article entitled "Money for old rope (and nets): Meet the man turning plastic pollution from...