Founding Partners
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WhiteWaterWhiteWater is the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of water attractions, creating places where fun can thrive and families make joyful lasting memories. We achieve this by standing alongside our customers from concept to completion of award-winning attractions, from slides to water rides and everything in between. We are dedicated to making products that operators can count on, because we understand the importance of reliability and efficiency on the bottom line—and on the environment. WhiteWater is the first water park manufacturer in the world to commit to ambitious sustainability goals, aiming to become net-zero by 2040. |
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Peter Wall Charitable FoundationThe Peter Wall Coastal Protection Initiative aims to remove plastic pollution from local waterways in Vancouver, support community science based water quality monitoring, address gaps in local sewage and waste-water infrastructure, and engage all levels of government on matters of local coastal protection. |
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Pollution ProbePollution Probe is a national, not-for-profit, charitable organization that exists to improve the health and well-being of Canadians by advancing policy that achieves positive, tangible environmental change. Pollution Probe has a proven track record of working in successful partnership with industry, government, academia and civil society to develop practical solutions for shared environmental challenges. |
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Great Lakes Plastic CleanupSpearheaded by Pollution Probe and the Council of the Great Lakes Region, the Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup (GLPC) is the single-largest initiative of its kind in the world, using innovative Seabin and LittaTrap technology to capture and remove plastics and other litter at marinas from Lake Ontario to Lake Superior and everywhere in between. Through research, outreach, and education, the GLPC is working to better understand the sources of plastic entering our lakes and waterways as well as how we can all work together to further reduce, reuse, and recycle plastic waste. |
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Dentist on DemandBorn and raised in British Columbia, Canada - the ownership group at Dentist on Demand has a keen interest in keeping their province and country beautiful. Our oceans are critical to the sustainability of life on this planet. Dentist on Demand gives the public an easier way to care for their health while improving the current state of our environment. |
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Smart Marine Co.Smart Marine Co. is an official Seabin distributor based in Vancouver. |
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CMHC - Granville IslandCMHC-Granville Island manages Granville Island on behalf of the Government of Canada. Granville Island is home to more than 300 small, independent businesses, and is a major public destination and creative hub for food, arts, and maritime industry. |
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Maritime Market MarinaMaritime Market and Marina, a leading BC marina, is located on Granville Island, in the heart of Vancouver, BC. This BC Marina has the distinction of being one of the most central Vancouver moorages. |
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Sea Village MarinaSea Village joined Granville Island in 1979 when the floating-home marina was moved from its previous location in Coal Harbour. Residents are committed to sustainability and reducing energy consumption by building eco-friendly homes using recycled building materials, heat-pumps, solar panels, natural ventilation, and shared amenities. We are dedicated community members and are currently working to restore the fish habitat of False Creek. |
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U of T Trash TeamThe U of T Trash Team is a science-based community outreach group made up of undergraduate and graduate students, postdocs, researchers, local volunteers and staff all working together with a common goal to increase waste literacy in our community while reducing plastic pollution in our ecosystems. They were founded in 2017 in collaboration with the Rochman Lab, part of the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Toronto. The U of T Trash team aims to connect people and increase literacy concerning material consumption and waste with fun, creative and practical actions. They use education, public outreach and scientific research to deliver evidence-based solutions to decrease solid waste and promote a circular economy. |
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Poralu MarinePoralu Marine is the world leader in the design, construction, and installation of aluminum marinas. |
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Water Products & SolutionsWater Products & Solutions is the master distributor of Poralu Marine in the Americas and Caribbean region for its range of trash trapping technologies. |