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...
Pebble Magazine June 23, 2021Alasdair Mitchell Ocean Plastic Pots are delighted to be featured in Pebble Magazine the number one magazine for stylish, sustainable living. From ethical fashion to eco-travel, it's all on pebble. Ocean plastic...
Wild Flower Magazine June 23, 2021Alasdair Mitchell Ocean plastic Pots were delighted to be featured in the Spring 2021 issue of Wildflower Magazine celebrating life in the country in an article on coastal design.
Knobble the Minkie Whale December 07, 2020Alasdair Mitchell As part of our company ethos we wanted to give something back and so through the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust we have sponsored a Minkie Whale Called Knobble. Knobble...
Our 2nd Plant Pot Design & Portobello Market December 07, 2020Alasdair Mitchell We then drew up a design for our 2nd Proto Type Plant Pot. in a sketch and then had an engineer turn our sketch into a set of drawings which...
Manufacturing in Scotland December 07, 2020Alasdair Mitchell Ocean Plastic Pots met with a product design company in Glasgow and from there we sourced a manufacturer in Scotland. Manufacturing in the UK keeps our Carbon Footprint small and allows us...
Selling our First Pots at Leith Market, Edinburgh December 07, 2020Alasdair Mitchell Ocean Plastic Pots was fortunate to be invited to Leith Market in Edinburgh, where we planted up a batch of our small pots with herbs in.
Ocean Plastic Pots is Born December 07, 2020Alasdair Mitchell I had started to study process and recycling methods as well as manufacturing techniques for recycled plastic. Through various ideas and concepts, we settled on a plant pot design, made...
The Mv Kaami December 05, 2020Alasdair Mitchell On Monday the 23rd of March 2020, the general cargo vessel the MV Kaami ran aground on a rocky outcrop at 2am during stormy winds and very high seas on...
The Whale December 05, 2020Alasdair Mitchell On the 2nd of December 2019 a 10 year Old Sperm Whale weighing 20 Ton died after becoming stranded on a Sandbar near the beach at Luskentyre on the Isle...