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Reducing Waste, One Esky at a Time: IOT Esky Library Initiative Update

Fresh Food, Less Polystyrene Waste: The Esky Library Trial’s Second Rotation Success Last Friday (21st Feb 2025), we successfully completed the second rotation of the Esky Library Trial, continuing to test replacing single-use polystyrene packaging with reusable eskies in the Indian Ocean Territories (IOT). The Impact So Far • 28 reusable eskies were used in this freight cycle • Diverting approx. 1,288L of polystyrene waste from entering the island’s waste stream • This brings the total saved so far to 2,208L of polystyrene

26 February 2025

Tackling Marine Debris in Timor-Leste

AMDI Partner Highlight: Ekipa Tasi Mos Atauro in Timor-Leste Since 2016, the Ekipa Tasi Mos Atauro Marine Debris Program in Timor-Leste has contributed its excellent datasets to the Australian Marine Debris Initiative (AMDI) Database. With 208 clean-ups under their belt, this dedicated team has removed a staggering 142,246 pieces of marine debris weighing 2,620 kg! The biggest culprits? Hard plastic remnants and bottle caps/lids. The marine debris team has collected a massive total of 29,264 lids and bottle caps alone. Our Tangaroa

17 February 2025

AMDI Citizen Science Reveals Local Origins of Marine Debris in NSW

Citizen science reveals local origins of marine debris in NSW Photo credit: AMDI Partners, Woebegone Marine Debris Crew and Woebegone Freedive at their local clean-up. For over 20 years, everyday people, businesses and organisations have been participating in beach clean-ups and contributing data to the Australian Marine Debris Initiative (AMDI) Database. Researchers at UNSW have now used this data to inform oceanographic models that tracked plastic along the NSW coastline back to their most likely source.  New research published in

7 February 2025

Hooked on Sustainability: Rig Recycle’s Youth Ambassador Guy Lambert Shares Highlights from King of Kings

Rig Recycle Ambassador Guy Lambert gives us the rundown of Shimano King of Kings fishing tournament in Yeppoon. Rig Recycle Youth Ambassador GUY LAMBERT I’ve just returned from an amazing adventure.  From 31 January to 3 February 2025, I attended the Shimano King of Kings fishing tournament in the Central Queensland town of Yeppoon.  Our team was made up of Bodhi and me (Rig Recycle Youth Ambassadors), my dad, and Tangaroa Blue team members Aaron and Ian. We took to the

5 February 2025