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- 20 Locations Across Taiwan
- 600+ Volunteers
- 8600kg Trash Collected
Beach Cleaning – Why Bother?
Taiwan National Cleanup 2018 – The Results
This year, the Taiwan National Cleanup Day was scheduled to run on the 20th May 2018. What preceded was to be months of planning, running around, last minute cancellations and meltdowns. In the end, how did it all go? Continue reading “Taiwan National Cleanup 2018 – The Results”
After the Storm – The Inconvenient Truth About Plastic Pollution
It was Sunday, the 22nd October 2017 and beach cleaning day! A chance to give back to our environment and also to catch up with some good friends. No-one could have imagined what was about to happen next. And it was only after we arrived at Jinshan beach did we learn the truth about plastic. Continue reading “After the Storm – The Inconvenient Truth About Plastic Pollution”
A Plastic Ocean – Taiwanese Premiere
On the 27th May 2017 the Australian documentary, A Plastic Ocean, was premiered in Taipei. Translated into traditional Chinese especially for our event, more than 250 people arrived to watch one of the most powerful stories concerning the global issue of plastic pollution in our oceans. Continue reading “A Plastic Ocean – Taiwanese Premiere”
Beach Clean – El Nido, Palawan and Hainan Island
Recently, we have been lucky enough to go exploring. First to Sanya, on the tropical Island of Hainan, located off the South coast of the China. Then, to a small town called El Nino in Palawan, Philippines. These islands, a little over 1000 km’s from each other, are both nestled in the South China sea. Even, though they share a lot of similarities, there are some very different attitudes about plastic pollution.
Continue reading “Beach Clean – El Nido, Palawan and Hainan Island”
Beach Cleaning – Wanlei District, Taiwan
It was cold and raining which can only mean one thing, beach cleaning day!!
Another great event organised by 陳信助 and joined by over 60 volunteers. We were all greeted by a mountain of trash!
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Beach Cleaning – Keelong, Taiwan
In Taiwan, the 28th February 2017 was designated as Peace Memorial Day (二二八事件). On the 28th February 1947, an anti-government uprising in Taiwan was violently suppressed by the Kuomintang-led Republic of China government, which killed thousands of civilians. What better day then to go clean some beaches and help give something back to the Taiwanese people. Continue reading “Beach Cleaning – Keelong, Taiwan”
The World’s Largest Crochet Sea Turtle
The world’s largest crochet plastic sea turtle began life as an idea a short time after artist Annie Hsiao-Wen Wang had moved to Thailand, witnessing first hand the destruction of marine habitats
through plastic pollution, over-fishing, poor marine management, ocean acidification and the impacts of global warming. Continue reading “The World’s Largest Crochet Sea Turtle”
Beach Clean – Bali Province, Taiwan
One Brown Planet had the pleasure to help out the RE-THINK 重新思考group of volunteers, at a beach clean in Bali Province, close to Taipei. We were joined by over 400 other volunteers, and together we helped collect over 1500 kgs of garbage on the beach. Continue reading “Beach Clean – Bali Province, Taiwan”
Beach Clean – Koh Rin
So proud of Sarah Collie and James Mill from Dive Tribe -Thailand and Project – Koh Rin Island for organising another successful beach clean at Koh Rin today!! Continue reading “Beach Clean – Koh Rin”
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