Become a Supporter

Supporters of Operation Clean Sweep (OCS) are organisations (for-profit or non-profit companies; incorporated trade associations; and unincorporated coalitions) that do not qualify for partnership (i.e., do not manufacture or handle resin pellets) but support the efforts of OCS to prevent pellet loss in the environment. Supporters play a crucial part in helping to spread the word and further reduce pellet loss to the environment.

To show their support of Operation Clean Sweep, Supporters make an annual commitment. During the commitment year, Supporters agree to perform one or more of the following actions:

• Perform outreach to at least two other potential OCS Partners or Supporters to request participation; and/or
• Publish or present educational information on OCS to the Supporter’s value chain (customers or suppliers) or member companies through the Supporter’s media properties, which may include social media and web properties; and/or
• Publish educational information on OCS through third party media outlets or scientific/technical/trade journals.

As part of their commitment, Supporter organisations agree to:

• Use the program materials supplied by OCS;
• Include links or references to OCS social media and web properties (e.g., including a link to the OCS website); and
• Coordinate with OCS staff about planned and executed outreach, publication, and presentations so that OCS can maximise the efforts of its Supporters.

In return, a Supporter may use the OCS logo and name for each commitment year. Supporters may choose to note their status, for example, on a company website or customer literature, and may find that being an OCS Supporter enhances the company’s sustainability program.

Supporter Commitment Form

Our commitment will be for one year from the date of we sign this form, with the option to renew annually. As part of our commitment, we agree to help promote the program and help grow the number of Partners and Supporters in support of OCS’s mission of controlling and reducing pellet loss to the environment. Specifically, we agree to do one of the following:

• Perform outreach to at least two other potential OCS Partners or Supporters to request participation; and/or
• Publish or present educational information on OCS to the Supporter’s value chain (customers or suppliers) or member companies through the Supporter’s media properties, which may include social media and web properties; and/or
• Publish educational information on OCS through third party media outlets or scientific/technical/trade journals.

We also agree to:

• Use the program materials supplied by OCS;
• Include links or references to OCS social media and web properties (e.g., including a link to the OCS website); and
• Coordinate with OCS staff about planned and executed outreach, publication, and presentations so that OCS can maximise the efforts of its Supporters.

Complete Supporters Pledge

Supporting Brands

The following brands have taken the Operation Clean Sweep pledge and have become program supporters to work with their supply chain to help control pellet loss in Australia. 

AUSMAP

AUSMAP is a nation-wide citizen science program that quantifies microplastic pollution in Australian aquatic environments, including rivers, oceans, shorelines and lagoons. The data is used to determine plastic pollution hotspots in Australia, and help develop research methods, preventive measures, and effective remediation solutions.  AUSMAP also offers educational programmes that are directly linked to the Australian curriculum for science and geography, based around microplastics.

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