Have you ever wondered where all the plastics end up from the remote Tangaroa Blue clean-up events? After we sort, categorise, count and weigh all the items removed from the beach, Tangaroa Blue thoughtfully disposes of all the rubbish. We try and keep as much away from landfill as possible, saving some for artists to make amazing creations, and recycling where we can.
Our friends at TerraCycle have made that job so much easier. TerraCycle takes really hard to recycle plastics, think degraded brittle bits found on beaches – and turns it into materials and products that can be used again – creating a circular economy for what was once waste!
From the last two years, over 40 metric tonnes of plastic rubbish was collected and bailed during our Cape York clean-ups, at the end of 2017 a full shipping container was sent to TerraCycle for a new life. To see it for yourself, check out the video here. It’s partnerships like these that are the heart of the Australian Marine Debris Initiative, everyone working together to reduce plastic in our oceans.
