OceanHero
OceanHero is a search engine focused on collecting plastics, mostly bottle waste in the oceans.[1] It has been certified by the United Nations (UN) Head of Marine and Freshwater Branch.[1]
OceanHero follows the model of a similar search engine, Ecosia, which finances tree planting. It earns revenue like most other search engines by displaying ads on search results. The revenue generated from ads are then used to finance collecting plastic bottles from oceans located in Southeast Asia.[2] It can also be installed as a Chrome extension.[3]
OceanHero uses a "shell" system for their searches. Users earn 20 shells from each search. For opening a tab, users earn 10 shells. Similarly, different colored shells occasionally pop up on the search engine, asking questions where users can earn shells. Earning 100 shells is the equivalent of financing the recovery of 1 plastic bottle. Every recovered bottle is shown on a bottle counter.
Using OceanHero gives financial support to collect plastic from the oceans.[4][5]Many people who work for them are low income people who are paid the revenue from ads on search results. They are paid to remove plastics from their local seas.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "2021 Global Good Awards Finalists".
- ↑ "What is the OceanHero Search Engine?". 13 December 2019.
- ↑ "Ocean Hero teams with Plastic Bank to stop ocean plastic". 25 November 2019.
- ↑ "Saving oceans one click at a time: Search engine lets users recover sea-bound plastic". www.msn.com.
- ↑ "OceanHero: The Eco-Friendly Search Engine That's Making Waves". 28 April 2020.
- ↑ "One Solution: OceanHero". 3 January 2021. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.