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Ocean Stories. Hard Questions. Real Impact.

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The Unknown Odyssey of Orsolino

Found among the debris of a Caribbean beach, arms raised, silent witness to the plastic crisis. Follow Orsolino's journey as we untangle the legal, scientific and human questions behind marine litter.

The Journey So Far

The Plastic That Never Left 

Orsolino series · 3 min read · April 2026

A Caribbean beach. A broken toy. The beginning of an unlikely odyssey into the world of marine litter.

Who Is Responsible for What Washes Up?

Legal & policy · 5 min read · Coming soon

When plastic crosses borders and beaches, who bears responsibility? A legal journey through murky waters.

The Economics of Ocean Waste

Circular economy · 4 min read · Coming soon

Cleaning up the ocean costs billions. But so does not cleaning it. We follow the money.

"Through you, I will try to untangle this odyssey, give a face to the invisible, and ask the hard questions, even the uncomfortable ones."

 

A. Sautter,  Making Ocean Waves

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Alexandra Sautter

Founder of Making Ocean Waves, Swiss lawyer turned marine conservationist. Based in coastal Honduras, fighting plastic pollution one story at a time.

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Marine Litter

Plastic, debris, ocean pollution,  the front line.

Legal & Policy

Navigating international law, treaties and responsibility.

Solutions

Circular economy, innovation and what actually works.

Field notes

Dispatches from coastal Honduras — raw, real, on the ground.