Today, Starboard launches its #stopsucking social media campaign in an effort to grow awareness of the harmful toll plastic straws and other single-use plastics have on our environment, by simply saying no to plastic straws. Starboard would like YOU to join us in our fight against single-use plastics by saying NO to straws…
Together for a good cause – six-time SUP World Champion Sonni Hönscheid designed the charity Love Your Ocean Bottle in collaboration with MIZU. The love for water Enjoy the journey – leave nothing behind! This slogan unites. Jussi Oksanen founded Mizu with the intention of reducing the use of plastics. While snowboarding he is…
Bali, Indonesia: Over the past three years the movement has gathered 45,000 people in 325 locations & prevented 135 tons of plastic from entering our oceans. One Island One Voice brought back Bali’s Biggest Clean Up for the third year in a row. The event took place on the 16th of February 2019 all across…
“Tavaha” is a Nordic expression for taking care of the ocean, and is a short documentary about Simen Knudsen’s perspective on plastic pollution and why he contributes. TAVAHA from Bjarke Hvorslev on Vimeo. Visit SUP.no for more information about paddleboarding in Norway.
This is a global trend against plastic-pollution, as our planet is completely dependent on. It is no secret that we have a big global problem with plastic pollution. Since 2016 half of the world’s biggest coral reef, The Great Barrier, has died due to the polluting of our oceans and global warming. By the year…
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…