Our Oceans. Our Legacy.
LEGACY PLASTIC ™
Legacy Plastic™ transforms ocean, shoreline and marine industrial recovered plastics into performance products.
Legacy Plastic™
Legacy Plastic is a high-grade 100% post-consumer processed plastic recovered from used marine gear, coastal shorelines and our oceans for use in the manufacturing of new value-added, durable products.
Legacy Plastic is more than just plastic. It is a vehicle for demonstrating your company’s leadership in advancing the plastic circular economy and educating consumers about the impacts of plastics on our environment, oceans and marine life.
Grades
Legacy Plastic is sourced from diverse channels within Ocean Legacy’s network of plastic
and debris recovery operations. Sourced materials fall into three grades.
Used Marine Gear
Direct traceability fishing and aquaculture operations along the Pacific Coast recovered at source or through Ocean Legacy depots.
Shoreline Plastic
Direct traceability to shoreline cleanups undertaken by Ocean Legacy’s cleanup expeditions and other partner organizations that conduct shoreline cleanups along British Columbia’s coastline.
Ocean Recovered
Ocean-recovered plastic waste with direct traceability to ocean recovery expeditions.
Grades
Legacy Plastic is sourced from diverse channels within Ocean Legacy’s network of plastic
and debris recovery operations. Sourced materials fall into three grades.
Used Marine Gear
Direct traceability fishing and aquaculture operations along the Pacific Coast recovered at source or through Ocean Legacy depots.
Shoreline Plastic
Direct traceability to shoreline cleanups undertaken by Ocean Legacy’s cleanup expeditions and other partner organizations that conduct shoreline cleanups along British Columbia’s coastline.
Ocean Recovered
Ocean-recovered plastic waste with direct traceability to ocean recovery expeditions.
Resins
Legacy Plastic comes from a variety of sources representing a range of resin types. All materials are cleaned, segregated and processed using our patent-pending technology to ensure that our resins are of high-quality for direct application in manufacturing.
- 100% polypropylene
- High-density polyethylene
- Low-density polyethylene
- Nylon coming soon
Product specifications are available upon request.
Resins
Legacy Plastic comes from a variety of sources representing a range of resin types. All materials are cleaned, segregated and processed using our patent-pending technology to ensure that our resins are of high-quality for direct application in manufacturing.
- 100% polypropylene
- High-density polyethylene
- Low-density polyethylene
- Nylon coming soon
Product specifications are available upon request.
Track & Trace
Each batch of Legacy Plastic is tracked and traceable from its source with a unique story to share with your customers.
Track & Trace
Each batch of Legacy Plastic is tracked and traceable from its source with a unique story to share with your customers.
Licensing
To ensure that Legacy Plastic is used in value-added products that foster closed loop thinking and do not perpetuate single-use applications, Ocean Legacy applies a set of 12 selection criteria in determining appropriate applications for Legacy Plastic.™
Legacy Plastic is sold through a licensing system with all products available exclusively to licensees. Accessing Legacy Plastic and associated names, logos and copyright materials, requires that all members of the supply chain (including brand owners and manufacturers) sign a licensing agreement. All licensees are required to communicate their support for Legacy Plastic.