Recycled Island Foundation celebrates 5 years

We are happy to share the news we are celebrating our 5 year anniversary this month.

Within this period, we worked on the retrieval and reuse of plastic litter in multiple locations. We opened our 140m2 floating park, made out of recycled plastics. We placed Litter Traps in Brussels, Rotterdam and the Indonesian island Ambon. We organized cleanups in and around Rotterdam with many amazing volunteers.

We are excited to share our experience and knowledge worldwide to stop the further pollution of seas and oceans. Plastic will keep on floating into our ocean through rivers, if we don’t act now. We are inviting you to join us in our mission, whether through new partnerships or a donation. Read more about getting involved on our page:

https://www.recycledisland.com/get-involved

3D-printed sofa’s from recycled plastic at Audi Cup

Together with Audi Environmental Foundation, we 3D-printed seating elements from recycled plastic.

We had the chance to showcase the sofa at the Audi Cup in Munich, to raise awareness among the supporters about the problems that come with plastic pollution, but also to show the possibilities of the valuable material.

Opening storage container for plastic waste

Volunteers now have access to their own container to store the collected litter.

Recycled Island Foundation, Rijkswaterstaat (Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Mangement) and the Municipality of Maassluis join forces to support the clean-up actions in Maassluis. Every month, volunteers, together with Recycled Island Foundation, clean the banks of the Nieuwe Waterweg from plastic waste. This prevents it from ending up in the open sea.

Thanks to the support of Rijkswaterstaat, the container is available to store the collected litter before Recycled Island Foundation sorts and recycles the plastic. The recycled plastic is used as a building material for Litter Traps and floating parks, which are placed in rivers and harbors. In this way, the plastics can have a positive ecological value in waterways.

On Saturday morning, May 18th, we will come together for a festive opening of the container, combined with a short clean-up. We gather at 09:30 at the tunnel of the Merellaan, on the Waterweg side. From 10:30 we toast with a snack and a drink at the container. The equipment for the cleanup will be provided by Recycled Island Foundation.

https://www.wos.nl/eigen-container-voor-plasticverzamelaars-in-maassluis/nieuws/item?1132243