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Entrepreneur Online Features Anorak Ipad Case in Holiday Gift Guide

Posted: December 12, 2012

The United By Blue brand is dedicated to cleaning and conserving our nation’s ocean and waterways. With every item the Philadelphia company sells, it commits to removing one pound of trash from oceans and waterways throughout the world. So far, United by Blue has organized 80 beach and river cleanups in 18 different states and removed over 141,000 pounds of trash. Their IPad case -- called the Anorak Case -- is made out of heavyweight, 100% organic canvas with leather trim.

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Philadelphia Magazine: Buy This Now - Bells & Whistles

Posted: January 1, 2013

He's Hoping His Business Really Cleans Up

Posted: January 1, 2013

Brian Linton likes to talk trash. In fact, the more trash, the better.

Trash is central to the marketing plan for his Center City apparel company, United by Blue. For every T-shirt, bag, or hoodie sold, the company vows to remove one pound of trash from the world's waterways.

REDBOOK: 50 Really Cool Gifts Under $50

Posted: December 12, 2012

Clean up the world's oceans — and his style — with this charity- and eco-minded tee. First Beer Tackle Tee, $34, United by Blue.

Mother Nature Network: 2012 MNN holiday gift guide: The festive 15

Posted: December 12, 2012

For your sister Laura, the bag-toting vagabond: Handsome, rugged and fitting for all sorts of excursions into the urban — and suburban — wilderness, the Market Tote from ocean-saving outfitter United By Blue features a durable 100 percent organic cotton canvas exterior, soft cotton interior, leather straps, brass hardware and roomy inside zipper pocket. Like with all United by Blue merch, for each bag sold the company pledges to remove a pound of trash through ocean and waterway cleanup initiatives. Recent volunteer-driven UBB cleanup efforts have included post-Superstorm Sandy cleanup missions in both Staten Island and Ocean City, N.J., and the removal of 230 pounds of litter from the banks of the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. Available in moss, khaki, navy and nutmeg. $68 at United by Blue.

Philadelphia Weekly: United by Blue Is Saving Our Water, One Hoodie at a Time

Posted: December 12, 2012

When Linda Loi got out of her car in Ocean City, N.J., a couple weeks ago, she was immediately shocked at the number of people in her periphery. About 150 volunteers had flooded the beach town’s Aquatic Center on Simpson Avenue, and were getting to work cleaning up the widespread damage left in Hurricane Sandy’s wake. “Most people were still cleaning up their houses,” Loi says. “And there was so much trash on the side of the street from the storm. The lower levels [of beach-front homes] were flooded. It was heartbreaking.” 

The Today Show: Gifts that Give Back

Posted: November 11, 2012

Treehugger Green Gift Guide: The Green Geek

Posted: November 11, 2012

No roundup of gifts for a tech-enthusiast would be complete without the quintessential laptop bag. The 100 percent organic waxed canvas Lakeland Laptop bag from United by Blue boasts brass hardware, one large back pocket, and two inner stash pockets.

Entrepreneur Online: United By Blue and Its Vision for Clothing and Clean Waterways

Posted: November 11, 2012

In this season of Young Visionaries, we talk to entrepreneurs tackling social, cultural, and environmental goals by harnessing entrepreneurial principles and out-of-the-box thinking to create positive change.

Brian Linton is the founder of United By Blue, a Philadelphia-based organic apparel and accessories company. His vision provides for the removal of one pound of garbage from the nation's waterways through the sale of each item on the site. Each cleanup involves thousands of volunteers and has resulted in the removal of many thousands of pounds of garbage.