About us

Our vision, team & supporters

Our vision is plastic-free seas

We focus on education. We teach not only about the problems but also the solutions people need to take on and push for, to reduce the scourge of plastic pollution in Hong Kong and beyond.

Plastic Free Seas Branding

The Life Ring

The orange life ring is a symbol of rescue and it is what we need to do for our seas and oceans now. We have hit crisis point with the amount of stress we are putting on our oceans, the biggest life force that sustains our planet and us. With acidification, overfishing, pollution both chemical and solid waste and global warming taking their toll.

The Smiley

Designed for the 2013 PFS Youth Conference, the Smiley is the face of Plastic Free Seas.  Despite this global plastic problem, there are actions we can take to make a big difference to all the marine life we want to protect.  The Smiley is on the front of our iconic PFS tshirts.

The Frowny

Designed for the 2013 PFS Youth Conference, the Frowny encapsulates what we see all too often on our beaches.  All manner of plastic polluting the sand, the vegetation and the sea.  The Frowny features on the back of our iconic PFS tshirts.

Meet The Team

Plastic Free Seas, founded in 2013,  is led by a small team of passionate, focused individuals committed to changing the way people view and use plastic in Hong Kong.

Dana Winograd

Dana Winograd

Executive Director & Co-Founder

Mei Yee Lam (Lammei)

Mei Yee Lam (Lammei)

Education Senior Officer

Board

Jeff Read

Jeff Read

Board Chair

Tracey Read

Tracey Read

Board Member & Co-Founder

Advisory Board

Helga Vanthournout

Helga Vanthournout

Genevieve Hilton

Genevieve Hilton

Supporters

Plastic Free Seas acknowledges our donors and partners, without whom we could not run our programmes.

Relationships

Plastic Free Seas appreciates the opportunities to work with the following schools and companies. 

Donors

Partners

Schools

Companies

Media

Since 2013, Plastic Free Seas has been featured online, in the press and in
a feature length documentary.

Hong Kong Living Magazine

Charmain Ng meets the women leading Hong Kong’s climate change revolution

Discarded PPE NBC

NBC News

Discarded Coronavirus PPE Ending Up In The Ocean 

HKFP

529 Syringes: Activists submit newest and latest batch of medical waste found on beach to government.

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Testimonials

The talk and beach cleanup made a significant impact on the students and they pledged to change their daily habits.

 

Baptist Rainbow Primary School

Since your talk our team have not used straws, takeaway containers, plastic drink bottles, disposable coffee cups and we did our own beach cleanup.

 

Adjuno

After the talks and the cleanups, the students know more about plastic pollution and have an increased sense of social responsibility.

 

Diocesan Preparatory School