The Thames Project – CYCLING ON RIVERS COLLECTiNG TRASH

Cycling ON Rivers collecting

plastic rubbish

Reached around 300m+ people worldwide raising awareness about the dangers of plastic pollution & inspire them to take action, find solutions!

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What

Water Bike

Cycle “On” waterways collecting plastic litter; which is a great conversation starter and visual display to share, talk and inspire action about plastic pollution.

Citizen Science

Collect plastic litter, photograph, geo-tag them on a map & Publish findings

Community Engagement

Work with local communities, sports clubs, councils, business, festivals etc. to educate, motivate, consult and inspire them to take ownership of their local plastic foot print

Why

Did you know that plastic is in the WATER we drink, in the FOOD we eat and in the AIR we breathe?.

The real danger are the microfibers and micoplastics that act as magnets and attract toxic pharmaceutical chemicals which they release inside marine life, possibly humans. We need to expose these dangers to our communities and make them aware about these dangers and inspire them to take action. I have a blog about the hidden plastic in our dinner

Goals

SAMPLING PLASTIC

Since we do not have budgets for expensive labs; we use £20 microscopes from Amazon to sample water; collect, geo-tag and count plastic litter every day and have shared my findings on our digital channels and also with Thames21 and Thames Estuary Partnership

LITTER DISCOVERY GIS MAPS

Since we do not have budgets for expensive labs; we use £20 microscopes from Amazon to sample water; collect, geo-tag and count plastic litter every day and have shared my findings on our digital channels and also with Thames21 and Thames Estuary Partnership

Where & When

From source to sea – the first trip was from Lechlade (England) – the source of the river Thames in the UK to the sea in London starting Sep 2017. Since then, we have completed cleanups in waterways in the USA, Europe working with many more volunteers on Canoes, SUPs, Kayaks and on paths. We usually do 20 miles a day with an average speed of 3.4 knots.