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Rig Recycle Youth Ambassador Guy Lambert gets stuck in at the Boyne Tannum Hook Up

Representing Rig Recycle at Australia’s Biggest Fishing Comp Rig Recycle Youth Ambassador GUY LAMBERT Last weekend, Dad and I travelled to the Gladstone area to represent Rig Recycle in the biggest fishing competition in Australia, the Boyne Tannum Hook Up. It was great catching up with and working with Tangaroa Blue Coordinator Ian Anderson, who kindly accommodated us for the weekend. With approximately 30,000 people attending the Hook Up, it was a great chance to meet and connect with the

7 May 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

From Water to Courts: Rec Fishing and Tennis Unite

What does recreational fishing and tennis have in common? Both sports are now diverting line and string to the Australian Marine Debris Initiative circular economy source reduction projects!   We recently wrapped up a successful string recycling pilot in collaboration with Tennis Australia during the Australian Open in Melbourne and the Brisbane International in January. Throughout these tournaments, dedicated ‘stringers’ collected discarded strings, which will now undergo processing within the Rig Recycle network.   The progression of the Rig Recycle program

31 January 2024

Rig Recycle Remote Adventures: Weipa

To top off an impressive year for Rig Recycle, the team was joined by B&C Plastics, Shimano, the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) for a remote clean-up supporting the Nanum Wungthim Land & Sea Rangers and Napranum community members at Pennefather Beach, just north of Weipa in Cape York.  

20 November 2023