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Protecting Oceans
By Re-Potty Training
The World

Protecting
Oceans By
Re-Potty
Training
The World

We Are The Ocean
Sewage Alliance

and we have good news

Human waste is one of nature’s most versatile and abundant natural resources. But unfortunately, the majority of it ends up in our oceans. In fact, around 80% of the world’s wastewater is discharged into the environment, untreated.

Wastewater pollution is harming our oceans, with impacts felt across both developed and developing nations. Its ripple effects jeopardize economic stability, food security, coastal resilience, and public and environmental health. But there’s actually good news. There are many solutions already in place to treat wastewater more effectively and to tap into waste's potential as a powerful resource—both of which can improve a whole host of global issues. The solutions already exist; let’s make them a reality.

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The Dirty Protest

#Reimagine
yourwaste

A petition against shit in our oceans, signed with shit from our oceans.

Solutions

wasting less waste starts here
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How can you help?

There are many ways you can get involved and reduce the impacts of wastewater pollution. It all starts with educating yourself about how waste is managed in your own home and community.

  • Refrain from flushing pharmaceuticals or personal hygiene products down the toilet.
  • Regularly maintain your home’s stormwater gutter system, as well as any on-site septic systems, if you have one.
  • Start breaking the taboo by talking about the issue with your friends and family.
  • Reach out to your local representatives through community meetings, petitions, and letters.
  • When voting, support government policies that fund infrastructural improvements in water management.
  • Donate to programs that are
    implementing safe sanitation solutions.
  • Donate to the Ocean Sewage Alliance

    Donate
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Join The Alliance

Interested in putting an end to waste?

Stories From the Field

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Hawaii
Cinderella toilet and greywater system
Stuart Coleman
Stuart co-founded WAI Clean Water to tackle water quality issues at the source. He and his team piloted the Cinderella Incineration Toilet, an innovative toilet alternative that burns waste to eliminate bathroom blackwater. They’re now combining it with greywater and blackwater systems to create a cesspool replacement.
Check out this video to learn more.
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Puerto Rico
Bioreactor garden
Paul Sturm
Tired of the pervasive wastewater pollution in coastal communities, Paul founded Ridge to Reefs to achieve tangible results through low-cost, nature-based solutions. He and his team constructed a bioreactor garden capable of removing 70-90% of nitrogen pollution from a failing septic leach field.
Read more here.
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Fiji
Environment & human health project
Dr. Sangeeta Mangubhai
Sangeeta from WCS is revolutionizing watershed and water management through the WISH Fiji project’s integrative systems approach. She's co-leading a project with key academic institutions, and partnering with government ministries and development partners—all to empower local communities and improve human and ecological health via catchment management and policy interventions.
Learn more about the program here.

About Us

We're a diverse collective of organizations who have joined forces to tackle sewage and other types of wastewater pollution in our oceans. Think of us as an octopus with many tentacles, working together to address the issue through shared knowledge and action.

Meet the Alliance