JellyPine Orbs: A Sustainable Solution for Ocean Plastic Pollution

JellyPine Orbs are an innovative, eco-friendly solution to ocean plastic pollution. These biodegradable, floating spheres are engineered to capture and remove plastic debris while being safe for marine life. The key features include:
✅ Passive Filtration: The fine mesh structure allows water to pass through while trapping plastic waste.
✅ Biodegradable & Sustainable: Made from plant-based bioplastics and recycled materials, they naturally decompose after one year.
✅ Energy-Free Buoyancy: The orbs float without external power, making them self-sustaining and easy to deploy.
✅ Cost-Effective: With a low production cost, they provide a scalable alternative to expensive waste management systems.
Our deployment strategy focuses on coastal communities, river mouths, and high-plastic concentration zones, where JellyPine Orbs can maximize waste capture and prevent ocean contamination. The project also engages local communities by creating jobs in manufacturing, distribution, and maintenance, ensuring both environmental and economic benefits.

Overview of the issue and your approach: Ocean plastic pollution is a major environmental and economic problem. Plastic waste kills over 100,000 marine animals annually, contaminates seafood, and disrupts coastal economies. Cleanup efforts are hindered by high costs, inefficient waste collection, and long-term sustainability concerns.
Our solution, JellyPine Orbs, tackles these challenges with a biodegradable, low-cost, and passive filtration system:

Small, Floating Biodegradable Spheres – Made from bioplastics and recycled materials, ensuring they break down naturally.
Passive Filtering System – A fine mesh captures plastic debris, preventing microplastics from spreading.
Self-Sustaining Buoyancy – Orbs float without requiring external power, making them energy-efficient and easy to deploy.
Time-Controlled Breakdown – After one year, the orbs decompose into harmless organic compounds, preventing secondary pollution.
Scalable and Cost-Effective – With a low production cost of Zar 225,000 for 10,000 orbs, this solution can be mass-deployed in high-risk areas.
Beyond environmental benefits, JellyPine Orbs also create employment opportunities in coastal communities for manufacturing, maintenance, and deployment. This approach ensures sustainability at both environmental and economic levels, aligning with global efforts to reduce ocean plastic pollution.
The stakeholders in your project: Local Governments & Environmental Agencies – For large-scale deployment and policy support.
Coastal Communities – To benefit from cleaner waters and job creation.
NGOs & Marine Conservation Groups – To collaborate on awareness and implementation.
Educational Institutions – To integrate JellyPine Orbs into sustainability programs.
Investors & Grant Organizations – To fund production and scale the project internationally.
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