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Reusing plastics in the classroom
Recent studies have shown that huge amounts of plastics are floating in the world’s oceans, causing harm to marine wildlife and eventually to us humans. It is very important that we take this issue seriously and to coordinate actions … Continue reading
Posted in Being Venezuelan, Community, Contact, Environmental Education, PET Bottles, Plastic Bags, Plastic Pollution, Upcycling Single Use Plastics, Venezuela, Waste Management, What’s Up, Working with Children
Tagged 3 Rs, BagsRevolt, Eco bricks, eduaction, Margarita Island, plastic bags, Plastic Food Packaging, Plastic Pollution, Reusing, single use plastics, Venezuela, Vision Eco Bricks project, Waste Management, Workshops
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Vision Eco Bricks
Close your eyes and imagine the place where you live and the surroundings. Imagine that everything looks very clean. You can see no litter on the streets, parks, river or beaches. You observe instead beautiful green spaces, playgrounds and herb … Continue reading
BAYKEEPERS Documentary
I am leaving Australia permanently in one week and I could not be happier to announce the premiere of Baykeepers on the last night before take-off! I have been working as a producer on this documentary for the last 6 months … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Endagered Wildlife, Life in Melbourne, PET Bottles, Plastic Bags, Plastic Pollution, Recycling, REfuse, Sustainability, Waste Management, What’s Up
Tagged Australia, BagsRevolt, Baykeepers, Manuel Mejia, Melbourne, Michael Lutman, Neil Blake, Patricia Acuña, Plastic Pollution, Port Phillip Bay, Port Phillips Eco Center
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Spreading Captain’s Moore Message
The conversation in Melbourne, with Captain Charles Moore was filled with shocking images and data on the state of our Oceans. After dedicating the past 15 years of his life … Continue reading
Posted in Endagered Wildlife, Inspirations, Life in Melbourne, Plastic Pollution, Recycling, REfuse, Sustainability, Waste Management, What’s Up
Tagged Australia, BagsRevolt, biodegradable plastics, Captain Charles Moore, consumer power, cradle to cradle, design innovation, Marine Wild Life, Melbourne, North Pacific Gyre, Plastic Ocean, Plastic Pollution
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Captain Moore is coming to Town!
If you love the Oceans and  it’s inhabitants this special evening a Conversation with Captain Charles Moore is a must! He is the top man in the world of plastic pollution … Continue reading
Posted in Life in Melbourne, Plastic Pollution, Upcycling Single Use Plastics, Waste Management, What’s Up
Tagged Algalita Marine Research Institute, Australia, BagsRevolt, Captain Charles Moore, Melbourne, Melbourne Commons, Pacific Garbage patch, Plastic Ocean, Plastic Pollution, Take 3, Transition Port Phillip, TRASHED, Two Hands Project
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Turtles “Safely†Swimming in Plastic Litter at Albert Park
A lot has happened since I last wrote the post about the Litter problem in Melbourne’s Albert Park. Sparked by the sight of a small turtle in the middle … Continue reading
Galaxia’s Billabong in Merri Creek
Merri Creek flows through the northern suburbs of Melbourne, it is a major tributary of the Yarra River, the main river that flows through the city into Port Phillips Bay. The place where the creek and the river meet was … Continue reading
Posted in Contact, Inspirations, Life in Melbourne, Sustainability, Trash Art, Waste Management
Tagged Art with Rubbish, Australia, Billabong, CERES, Edgars Creek, Ferdi Zoet, Frogs, Galaxia, Manuel Mejia, Mark Thomas, MCMC, Melbourne, Merri Creek, Patricia Acuña, PET Bottles, plastic bags, Plastic Litter, Ramona Yagnik, Victor Holder, Zeff Isenberg
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Refuse Plastic Straws and Lids!
Plastic is a huge problem to our environment, it is all around us. People use it indiscriminately, without considering how it is being disposed of, where it will end, how it is a serious threat to our world! People … Continue reading