Rock-stacking denies people the experience of wildness. In the far north west of the Scottish Highlands there is a primeval landscape. Assynt is made up of isolated mountains, standing like monoliths to time, framed by the Atlantic Ocean. There are caves to explore where streams disappear and then reappear. Like an Escher painting, water appears…
Millions of volunteers in 150 countries uniting to clean up the world in a single day. Be part of the biggest civic action in human history, and help launch a cleaner future. On 15 September, volunteers and partners worldwide will come together to rid our planet of trash – cleaning up litter and mismanaged waste from…
The first system will be operational in just over 33 days! Is this then the salvation of our oceans? Mankind has already manufactured more than 8 billion tons of plastic and a large part of it has landed in the oceans. The big question is of course: how do we get rid of that again?…
How do you clean up something fun? Well, for example by making it a whole festival. Armed with grabs and a garbage bag, the festival goers step into the boat. The first stop is a quay where the remains of an undoubtedly pleasant evening float in the water. „This is not normal“, it sounds when…
Three-year program aimed at mobilizing the community in Huizen and the surrounding area to take action for sustainability. Focus is primarily on the following projects: – Awareness d.m.v. themed evenings on the circular economy, first evening on 7 November 2018 – Cooperation with Floriade Almere for the Green City, Urban Greeners and sustainable food chain…
On Saturday, June 2, the campaign End Plastic Soup Now started with more than 200 Rotarians and more than 100 children from the Weekendacademie, Plastic Plastic was trained in the Amsterdam canals. The occasion was the Leonardo da Vinci prize that was presented to Boyan Slat of The Ocean Cleanup in the morning. It was…
The Doppers are a great success! With our logo and / or the metal version because we can not just bring plastic into the world. Do you also want a metal Dopper with our logo, it costs € 20 and € 5 for our project. If you want to order a dopper send an email…
Boyan Slat, founder and CEO of The Ocean Cleanup, received the 44th International Leonardo Da Vinci Prize in a crowded auditorium of the Rijksmuseum on Saturday 2 June. The prize, an initiative of 11 European Rotary Clubs, is for a young, promising person who is active in one of the many fields of work of…