Making Waves Coalition

Making Waves Coalition Building a more sustainable and mindful planet through community & collective action.

Together, we make waves.

“One drop of water creates ripples; together ripples make waves.”


(formerly Plastic Wave Project)

We had a great weekend at the Brick Green Fair- giving new life to secondhand clothing & making new friends! 💚♻️👖Lots of...
05/18/2026

We had a great weekend at the Brick Green Fair- giving new life to secondhand clothing & making new friends!
💚♻️👖

Lots of pre-loved goodies were exchanged, while the remaining clothing items were donated to an organization local to Ocean County.

48 lbs of clothing were donated to local thrift store, Destiny located in Brick, NJ.

All proceeds go towards feeding families in need in the Brick area.

Keep on making waves! 🌊

We’re celebrating World Oceans Day this year with !Help us show our gratitude to our ocean by joining us for a sunset b...
05/12/2026

We’re celebrating World Oceans Day this year with !

Help us show our gratitude to our ocean by joining us for a sunset beach cleanup! 🐋🌊💙

🗓️WHEN: Sunday, June 7th 6:30PM- 8:30PM
📍WHERE: Gateway Recreation Area- Sandy Hook, NJ - Plum Island

🔗Link in bio to register.

We’ll be at the Brick Green Fair on 5/16! Another fun opportunity to swap your pre-loved clothing with community. 😍♻️👖Se...
05/04/2026

We’ll be at the Brick Green Fair on 5/16!

Another fun opportunity to swap your pre-loved clothing with community. 😍♻️👖

See you there!

04/20/2026

Our 4th annual swap brought in more people than ever before! Our hopes for these swaps are to bring community together while making sustainability feel accessible, relevant, & fun.

✨ Approximately, 674 lbs of clothing items were swapped and/ or being donated- keeping clothes out of landfills & given a second-life! ♻️

Huge shout out to , , & for making this event even more special!

Keep on MAKING WAVES our friends. 💚🌊

04/19/2026

Congratulations to our winner! We’ll see you today for your choice tee + sticker!

The shop + swap is TODAY! We can’t wait to see you all.

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04/18/2026

Did you know⁉️

✨It takes approximately 2,700 liters of water to make one cotton T-shirt. That’s enough water for one person to drink for roughly 2.5 to 3 years.

To lessen our environmental footprint, we’ve turned OLD T-shirts into our NEW merch- giving a second-life to pre-loved clothing!

We even ditched the petroleum based ink (made with plastics) & are using a carbon- negative ink made from algae waste instead.

Make waves, not waste! 💚🌊

04/15/2026

GIVEAWAY!!! 🎁

Help us spread the word about our Clothing Swap this Sunday, April 19th! Winner will receive a tee shirt of their choosing and a sticker.

A little on the merch - what better way to prepare for the swap than creating merch from second-hand tee shirts! Even cooler - we’ve printed our logo using an eco-friendly black pigment extracted from algae waste. Each T-shirt was handpicked and is handmade & one of kind. ♻️🌎

Contest Rules:

✨Share this post to your story

✨Tag 3 friends in the comments you want to tell about the swap!

✨BONUS POINTS: add the link to register in your story

Contest ends this Saturday at 11am, must be at the swap to pick up your shirt + sticker 🤍

We wanted to take a moment to share an update about what’s been happening behind the scenes at our organization.We’ve be...
12/12/2025

We wanted to take a moment to share an update about what’s been happening behind the scenes at our organization.

We’ve been quietly & intentionally working on an important next step in our journey: the release of our new name. This period has given us the space to reimagine our identity, strengthen our mission, and ensure that who we are on the outside truly reflects the impact we strive to make in our community.

Rebranding is both a thoughtful and exciting process, and we are using this time to make sure every detail aligns with our values and vision for the future.

We’ll be back very soon—refreshed, renewed, and ready to continue our work with even greater clarity and purpose.

Thanks for being part of our story. 💙🌊

🧥✨ 5 Days Away! ✨👚Our 3rd Annual Clothing Swap is almost here! Gather up those clothes your ready to donate and join thi...
04/21/2025

🧥✨ 5 Days Away! ✨👚
Our 3rd Annual Clothing Swap is almost here!

Gather up those clothes your ready to donate and join this upcoming Sunday, 4/27!

♻️ It’s fun, free, and eco-friendly.

🛍️ Register today and get ready to swap sustainably!

🔗Link in bio.

🎉 ENTER OUR GIVEAWAY! 🎉We’ve teamed up with for our 3rd Annual Clothing Swap — and to celebrate, we’re doing a little s...
04/17/2025

🎉 ENTER OUR GIVEAWAY! 🎉
We’ve teamed up with for our 3rd Annual Clothing Swap — and to celebrate, we’re doing a little something special. 👖♻️

ONE lucky winner will receive:
💧 A Plastic Wave Project water bottle
🛁 2 LUSH Plastic-free, all natural shampoo bars
🎟️ 5 extra swap tickets to use at the event!

Here’s how to enter:

❤️ Like this post

📲 Share it to your story

👯‍♀️ Tag a friend who loves to thrift in the comments

➕ Bonus entries for each extra friend you tag!

📣 Winner announced Friday, April 25th
🎉 Prize pick-up: Sunday, April 27th @ the Atlantic Highlands Arts gallery during the Clothing Swap!

Let’s make this our biggest & best swap yet. We can’t wait to see all your lovely faces! 🌍👕💫

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