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The film star Jason Momoa could suspend his aquaman trigans, but his pursuit of the seven sea was far from the end. His latest undertaking, Mananal powered by boomerang waterIt goals to resolve one of the most smoking environmental challenges in the world: plastic waste. Together with the Water Boomerang co -founders, the Jason Dibble air force veteran and financial expert Wall Street Jerrod Freund, an actor and lawyer, bring Star Power to balanced water protection solutions.
More than simply a role
The Momoa relationship with the ocean runs deeper than his persono superhero. Proud Hawaiian native, he has long been in favor of environmental causes, serving as UNEP spokesperson For life below a water initiative.
But the support itself was not enough to satisfy his passion to guard the planet. In 2019 he took motion, foundation NanalAn organization balanced with water that packs drinking water in aluminum recycling bottles and operates in the “Buy one, remove one” model – removing plastic bottles from the oceans with each purchase. Currently driven by Boomerang, Mananal floats as a B2B bottle system, striving to offer healthy water for everyone without one -off waste.
“What Boomerang built is something that I always dreamed of, but I didn’t know how it happened,” said Momoa. “Using local water sources in every state? This kind of complicated solution has not been available so far. “
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Boomerang’s round technology is already reduced in hotels, schools and hospitals. Initial installations are ongoing at the Twin Fin, Romer House Waikiki, Kaimana Beach Hotel and Alohilani Resort Waikiki Beach, helping the Hawaios in less dependent on water parcels on the continent.
“Companies want to change something, and the B2B approach allows us to reach wider recipients with fewer contact points,” said Jerrod Freund, co-founder of Boomerang. “When Mananal initially took the CPG route, he generated great awareness, but you need additional tools to cause real influence and enforcement of changes. Jason’s commitment played an important role in the mananal growth, “says Freund. “So we thought, why not apply the same ideology to companies?”
“At the beginning it was about eliminating disposable plastics. Now it is about reducing all waste and teaching generations again, “Momoa explains. It compares the system with the old -fashioned Milkman model, in which full bottles are delivered and empty are omitted for reuse. “Boomerang drives a car, appears at your threshold, raises the chest and says:” Many thanks! Say hello to me your mother. ” This is a contemporary delivery “the actor divides enthusiastically, calling him a” mananal man. “
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Rebel InIth cause
Before the great break in acting, Momoa studied to turn into the most muscular maritime biologist in the world. Although he admits that he was not the best student, his passion for the environment has all the time been tangible. “I grew up, loving the ocean and caring for the environment,” says Momoa. “But I lived in two very different worlds – Iowa and the west side of the Hawaii – and no place really priority. But the fight for it was cool. This made me feel like a rebel and I am a rebel. “
Ten years later, his celebrity status gave him a platform to remodel his whole life involvement into changing the environment into tangible reality.
“It’s really accidental that I became Aquaman, and now I met amazing scientists and people who can help me,” says Momoa.
Dibble shares this sentiment Serendipity, wondering how amazing it was that he and Momoa crossed the paths. “It’s like working on building this brand and suddenly a guy who represents Aquaman sits next to you,” laughs Dibble. “It’s really wild.”
The founders of Boomerang met Momoa for the first time after realizing that their sustainable water firms divided their partner in Ball Corp. “We were in parallel conversations with these partners, and at one point they said:” You should probably meet “,” Freund adds. “It made sense.”
Conservative combat zones
Dibble for the first time thought about the idea of Boomerang water in 2003, during the first of three trips with the US army in Afghanistan. “Upon arrival, they hand you a large bottle of water and say:” You drink with her, cook with him, brush your teeth, “said the co-founder. “Meanwhile, you’re taking showers with local water. Every day, planes stuck with more bottled water, and I still thought, What’s going on here?“
In addition to the inconvenience, the system created a huge amount of plastic waste. And what do they do with all these empty bottles? “We burned them in pits,” says Dibble. “I remember how I assumed This is the stupidest idea in the world.“
He couldn’t understand why the army didn’t use water available on the spot. Flying in bottled water not only appeared to have a waste, but also was a risk of security.
Dibble underwent three more missions in which the problem has deteriorated. “I was still asking myself It must be a better way“Says.” And it’s not just the army – you see it everywhere. The spread of plastic bottles had to change. “Years have passed, but Dibble believes that boomerang water could be a solution.
Although his time as a defender Seven Seas ended on the screen, Jason Momo’s involvement in environmental progress continues. “I am dead, prohibiting disposable plastics,” says the actor. “It’s a huge goal for me.”
While he confessed to “borrowing” items from Aquaman set during his appearance Jimmy Kimmel LiveThe most important thing that Momoa took was not a souvenir – it was the mission of the title hero involving the protection of the ocean.