River Trashboom I

May 13, 2020

During our stay in Indonesia we installed our first trashboom with Plastic Fischer. This floating system block plastic from floating into the bigger rivers and ocean. It activated the local community to cleanup and creates awareness on the trash problem. It's a very good fit with our mission at River Cleanup. More news about what we are up to in 2020 soon!

Some impressions

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Join the challenge, make a difference!

We are challenging people around the world to pick up litter for 10 minutes from April 22nd (Earth Day) to June 8th (World Ocean Day). Everyone is invited to go outside and get stuck in, looking for litter near rivers or on streets, or any other place with lots of roadside litter.

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3 out of 4 Belgians are convinced microplastics are harmful to their health

River Cleanup survey into the awareness and attitude of Belgians with regard to plastic pollution:

- Belgians consider plastic pollution to be the 2nd most impactful environmental issue, after air pollution
- 1 in 3 Belgians believe they themselves can do little to counteract plastic pollution
- Almost 1 in 4 Belgians (22%) admits to littering
- 2 in 3 Belgians drink water from plastic bottles as opposed to tap water
- 28% of the Belgian population doesn’t sort PMD at work, while 8% don’t sort waste at all
- Belgians believe that, on average, only 50% of the PMD bag is recycled

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Europe takes a historic step in the fight against plastic pollution

Europe turns off the plastic tap - Every year, millions of tons of plastic waste from Europe end up in countries outside the EU. There, the plastic ends up in landfills or is incinerated, a toxic process that releases toxins into nature. The European Parliament is now putting an end to this by voting for a historic ban on the export of plastic waste. From now on, EU countries will be obliged to take responsibility and process their own waste. A welcome step in the right direction, but the road is still long.

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