About Tidey Ocean
We intercept plastic before it reaches the ocean.
Tidey Ocean is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit working in coastal Guatemala. We recover ocean-bound plastic at the source by paying fair wages to local collectors and recycling everything we collect.
Our founder
Jeremy Porter
On humanitarian trips to Guatemala in 2019 and Fiji in 2021, Jeremy Porter saw plastic-clogged rivers feeding directly into the Pacific. The communities living along them had few resources to stop it.
Jeremy founded Tidey Ocean to pay local collectors fair wages to recover plastic at the source. The plastic problem is global, but the interventions that work are local.
What started as a single hub on the Maria Linda river is now a network of paid collectors, recycling partners, and blockchain-verified impact data trusted by businesses across the United States.
What we believe
Three principles guide every cleanup.
Fair pay first
Every workday is paid at a fair, locally-benchmarked rate. Plastic recovery is a livelihood, not charity.
Source-based
We work in the communities where ocean plastic actually originates. Stop it before the river, not after the gyre.
Verified, not promised
Every pound recorded on BanQu blockchain. Donors and partners can audit the chain of custody themselves.
Want the full picture?
See real-time impact data, meet our collectors, or partner with us as a business.