28 y/o entrepreneur talks about her sustainable swimwear line and how she is saving our oceans one bikini at a time

“The ocean is heavily polluted with marine debris – with predominately plastic items that don’t biodegrade” explains the environmental scientist. “Millions of tonnes of rubbish is dumped into our oceans every year and research shows that only 1 in 5 plastic bottles actually get recycled after single use. OceanZen swimwear is taking marine debris and transforming it into beautiful swimwear for ocean lovers to enjoy the sea, plastic – free.”

Sunshine Coast local organised a fun, community awareness event with an important message about the impact of household waste on our oceans last Saturday.  The ‘OceanZen SeaChange’ event raised awareness around how much waste one household can produce in just one week, and how this is impacting our fragile oceans by asking participants to turn their household waste (plastic bags, milk cartons, shampoo bottles etc) into a swimsuit. 

More about Steph Gabriel:
Steph Gabriel and OceanZen has been making waves in the media, and even caught the attention of Sir Richard Branson’s exclusive entrepreneurial program, which will help the OceanZen mission of marine conservation to reach an international level. Gabriel will be crowdfunding with awesome rewards on offer to pledgers for the month of May and ING Direct have supported her mission and the opportunity for a fellow Aussie to meet Sir Richard Branson by donating $15,000 to the crowdfund, providing Steph reaches the $40,000 tipping point (if not their donation will be withdrawn). 

By donating to the crowdfunding, you will be helping to clean the oceans, save marine and life and shape a healthier future for generations to come.