Introducing Remora: 

an innovative approach to single-use plastic reduction

Why refuse single use plastics?

• • Plastic makes up the majority of marine debris. Once in the environment, plastic does not break down and is virtually impossible to remove all of it. The best way to reduce plastic pollution is to prevent the generation of plastic waste.

    • As consumers, we can choose to refuse and avoid unnecessary single-use plastic. Remora challenges help motivate users to reduce plastic use.

Why use Remora?

• • The Remora app offers a unique and engaging way for you to live sustainably by logging your uses and refusals of single-use plastic items! Remora helps users track their uses and refusals of plastics to understand their daily single-use plastic consumption. While doing this, users can see records of their progress as they advance in their plastic-free journey, compete with friends to see who can be the most plastic free, and contribute information about what plastics are being used and refused to help inform policy change, strengthen outreach efforts, and much more! 

What kind of data do you collect?

• • All data collection is entirely anonymous. A unique id is created for each user, which is different from the user name that shows up in the app. We collect the total uses and refusals for each category of plastic, as well as the location of the entry, if added to a post. We also collect demographic information ( user’s country, postal code, date of birth, race/ethnicity, gender, and level of education) that is used for research purposes and to explore if the data is representative of the broader community.  No data is collected for users under 18 years old.