A New Earth Project is a strategic collaboration between outdoor enthusiasts and global packaging suppliers. Our mission is to rid the world's oceans, lakes, and rivers of plastic pollution.

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Coast Summit 2026

At the heart of this year’s theme, The Intelligence of Nature, is a central question: what if the natural world already holds the blueprint for how we live better together?

Join us on a full-day immersive journey through the Intelligence of Nature in a dynamic mix of conversations, storytelling, film, music, and ideas.

Together, we’ll explore what nature can teach us about resilience, creativity, collaboration, community, regeneration, and living in greater harmony with the planet.

Mark your calendar: October 22, 2026

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Inside Burton’s Push to Reduce Single-Use Plastic

Innovation rarely happens all at once. More often, it starts with a simple question: Can we do this better?

For Burton Snowboards, that question sparked a multi-year effort to rethink packaging across its business. According to a recent article in SNOWBOARDER Magazine, Burton has reduced single-use plastic in its retail consumer-facing packaging by 90% through a combination of material innovation, source reduction, and a willingness to challenge conventional packaging systems.

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Field Notes

Climate Week Reflection - The Pace of Care: Women Shaping the Future of Conservation

For NYC Climate Week this year, A New Earth Project, Blue Marine Foundation, and Earthrise Studio convened Mother Nature: Women Leading the Future of Conservation and Storytelling. Hosted and moderated by National Geographic Explorer, documentary filmmaker, and Earthrise Studio co-founder Alice Aedy, the session brought together women leaders spanning landscapes from the Saskatchewan River Delta to coastal mangroves and the Amazon. 

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Packaging Matters 2026: Moving From Vision to Practice

For the second year, A New Earth Project and Atlantic Packaging helped lead the PACKAGING MATTERS track at See Change Sessions, bringing together leaders from across the packaging value chain for two days of candid conversation about where sustainable packaging stands today and what it will take to move forward.

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Our Story

In January 2021, the group that would kick off A New Earth Project gathered in Oahu, Hawaii to discuss their mission and to articulate their concerns for the health of our oceans as a result of ocean plastics. They also laid the groundwork for a plan that will create the change needed to save our oceans.

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Carlos Munoz, Wes Carter
ANEP ADVOCATE: KOA SMITH
ANEP ADVOCATE: KOA SMITH
Our Advocates
Our Advocates are some of the most recognizable athletes in the surf and outdoor space. They travel the world for their sport and see firsthand the problems that plastic pollution is causing in the environment. These athletes care about the health of our planet are coming along on this journey to find out what it takes to put an end to plastic pollution.
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ANEP PARTNER: Atlantic Packaging
Our Partners
Our partners span some of the world's leading outdoor brands alongside major suppliers of packaging materials as well as global nonprofits dedicated to saving our planet. Together we're bringing awareness to the issue of plastic pollution, providing solutions to eliminate single-use direct-to-consumer plastics, and inspiring action to bring about change on a global scale.
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New Earth Approved is our catalog of sustainable packaging products designed to replace traditional single-use plastics used in e-commerce shipping. This catalog is available to brands of all sizes who wish to achieve more circular and sustainable packaging and help their customers feel better about doing their part to prevent plastic pollution.
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