DSM and Starboard transform discarded fishing nets into high-end surfboard components and contribute to cleaner oceans, litter-free beaches and jobs for local communities. Watch and learn more about DSM’s Akulon RePurposed: About DSM Bright Science. Brighter Living.™ Royal DSM is a purpose-led global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living. DSM is driving economic…
‘It’s a hard slog but a very important mission’ – Kiwi sailor returns from epic ocean plastic trawl. Actor Phil Sommerville travelled the Pacific, and found more than 80 per cent of the samples taken had plastic taken in them. Source: Breakfast Visit eatlessplastic.com to learn more about the voyage.
Are our efforts enough? ”Fuck Fossils – a future you don’t want” is a Norwegian short film about two teenagers stuck at home babysitting, during a rainstorm in November 2050. Their everyday life carries the weight of climate change and the question on their mind is whether the world has managed to stop at the…
Sunday 7th October 2018 saw Precious Plastic Bangkok and Trash Hero Bangkok coming together for the first time in a large-scale cleanup operation. The cleanup brought together over 100 volunteers to help clean up the historic Rama 9 community (Bueang Rama IX). In total, approximately 600kg of trash was removed from the community. This cleanup…
Blacks Outdoors spoke to Sian Sykes, a campaigner for coastal conservation, about her passion for protecting Britain’s coastline and her record-setting paddleboard expedition around Wales. Sian speaks about her fight against single-use plastic and how we can all get involved in making a change in our local environment. Read the full Blacks Outdoor & Parley…
Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, and Starboard a world-leading watersports company offering Paddleboard, Surf, Windsurf and Kiteboards announced that they are collecting and upcycling discarded fishing nets to create a material for consumer goods such as surfboard components. In doing so the collaboration supports litter-free beaches, a healthier marine environment and creates…
The SUP 11 City tour should be on everyone’s list. It’s the perfect combination of intense personal challenge, inclusive community, and adventure paddling. And now it’s leading the charge with sustainable SUP events. Race coordinators have always been aware of sustainability and the issues we face, but now are stepping it up. The event invited…
Protect Blue Policoro – Paddle together, hike together, eat together and learn together. This October will see the third Protect Blue gathering since it’s launch in Noli last summer. Earlier this year the Protect Blue team headed to Bermuda in collaboration with Plastic Tides to host a 4-day event for ocean advocates. The upcoming event…
These are really exciting times for our friends at Trash Hero, whose work impacts and influences others by bringing communities together to clean and reduce waste here in Thailand and the World over, and haven’t stopped growing. For those who don’t know Trash Hero, Trash Hero is a non-profit organization with the main mission of bringing…
“Simply put, plastic particles are killing whales, dolphins, turtles, birds—almost every living marine creature in the ocean is affected. It’s in our ecosystem. It’s in our food chain. Therefore we, too, are literally eating plastic. So I’ve decided to do something about it.” —Phil Somerville, Captain, Eat Less Plastic DONATE TO EAT LESS PLASTIC &…