Prevented Ocean Plastic Teams Up With England Legend Marlie Packer To Raise Awareness of Ocean Plastic Crisis
The agreement sees Marlie Packer become the latest in POP’s Athlete Ambassador programme where she will promote the recycling brand until the end of 2025 and support their ‘Better Plastic Choice’ positioning in the UK and abroad.
The Prevented Ocean Plastic™ programme incentivises the collection of waste plastic – helping people around the world to clean their coastlines, protect the environment, and earn an income at the same time. This collected material is then recycled into high quality, fully certified recycled plastic used by supermarkets and brands around the world that meets regulatory health and safety standards, is traceable back to source, and can be identified on pack through its distinctive triangular blue logo. Brands that use Prevented Ocean Plastic™ in their products include Lush, Lidl, Louis Vuitton, Childs Farm, NeoWtr and many more.
Packer is one of the most ferocious tacklers in world rugby and has won 104 caps for England to date. She is a 2014 World Cup winner, eight times Six Nations Grand Slam winner and was World Rugby’s 2023 World Female Player of the Year.
Raffi Schieir, Founder of Prevented Ocean Plastic™, commented, “We’re so excited to welcome Marlie to the Prevented Ocean Plastic™ programme. She knows the power of teamwork and the big difference that small, positive choices can make. Together we can ensure more people are aware of the ocean plastic crisis and the steps they can take to tackle it.”
Packer is delighted to be teaming up with POP. She said, “I love what Prevented Ocean Plastic™ are doing to help UK consumers make better choices around their buying of more sustainable products, and I’m proud to harness my profile and platform to support their efforts.”
Other Prevented Ocean Plastic™ Athlete Ambassadors include 2024 Paralympics GB table tennis player Martin Perry, leading British beach volleyball player Issa Batrane, professional windsurfer Sarah Jackson, and 2022 Marathon Canoe World Champion, Beth Gill.
For more information about Prevented Ocean Plastic™ visit: www.preventedoceanplastic.com.