"A Philadelphia company makes ‘trashy’ clothing — but it’s not what you think. They’re helping to keep our water clean. It’s no fashion faux pas to wear United By Blue’s t-shirts, hoodies, bags, and jewelry."
December 12, 2011
"Last month, Method announced an ambitious plan to turn plastic trash from the ocean into detergent bottles. It was an exciting idea, but unlike every other material that Method uses in its products, there is no real supply chain for ocean plastic. It only comes from people actually going to the beach and picking up the trash, which doesn’t happen frequently enough to build a business model. Except that United By Blue, an apparel company that removes one pound of ocean trash for every product sold, does just that."
December 12, 2011
"Last year when we wrote about United By Blue, a clothing and jewelry retail company that puts the ocean first, the company was just a tiny start-up getting its sea legs. But now it has proven itself as a sustainably-minded company that makes a serious difference."
November 11, 2011
"The United by Blue Windmill Hoodie is a perfect gift for the green guy in your life... What's even better is when you buy an item, you can pick where you want the company to focus their cleanup efforts."
November 11, 2011
"Brian Linton, 24, was on shaky ground when the retailers that sold his company's coconut-wood jewelry suddenly halted orders in late 2008. But he found inspiration in an unlikely place—trash-strewn beaches."
November 11, 2011
"What if we told you that you could get a beautiful, waxed canvas laptop bag for under 100 bucks, and that with the purchase of said laptop bag, you would be saving the world's oceans?"
November 11, 2011
"A good hoodie is like your favorite jeans: It's always comfortable and a go-to closet staple. United by Blue's Shark Fins Hoodie, in both men's and women's styles, is made with organic cotton. But that's not all: For each item sold, the ethical fashion brand removes one pound of trash from the world's oceans and beaches."
September 9, 2011
"During summers in college, Brian Linton would drive from Key West to Maine, selling jewelry he imported from Thailand to shops along the coast. He donated some profits to ocean-conservation groups, but the self-described lifelong ocean-lover wanted to create a for-profit business that would benefit the environment through each sale."
July 7, 2011
"With the abundance of spectacular sustainable jewelry and t-shirts with suiting titles like ‘Shark Finning,’ ‘Raining Oil’ and ‘Overfished,’ there really is something for everyone on the United by Blue site. Each of these artistic t-shirts come in a variety of faded colors that are meant to resemble harbor-front buildings that have faded naturally over time."
July 7, 2011
"United By Blue is a brand focused on cleaning up our waterways. For every item sold, they promise that 1lb of trash is cleaned up directly by their staff."
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