Since 2017, the organization 4ocean has collected over 8 million pounds of trash from the ocean. Just last week, their cleanup crew in Haiti cleaned over 50,000 pounds from the ocean. At the time, Haiti had no coronavirus cases. 

The company was originally founded by two friends, who took a surfing trip to Bali and couldn’t believe the amount of plastic they found at the beach. The company is funded thanks to customers purchasing their products. 4ocean’s cleanup crew in Haiti was initially launched in 2018 after the company identified Haiti as a high clean up area.