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I am Cycling ON the British Waterways collecting

plastic litter

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After Biking 'ON' the mighty river Thames, unsupported on my handmade Bamboo Bike; I am cycling on the British Waterways collecting plastic litter to raise awareness about PLASTIC POLLUTION
#PLASTICFREETUESDAY #CITIZENSCIENCE #ONELESS

What?

Make everyone aware about the dangers of plastic pollution and inspire them to take action

Water Bike

1. 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. Join us on the water bike, canoes, kayaks or SUP boards

Citizen Science

2. Citizen Science

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

Awareness

3. 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

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

We have come up with this Thames Litter Discovery Map which shows litter concentration on the river from a citizen science perspective

Projects

Wheels, Sails, Skis, Paddles, Oars, Boards, Boats

Regents Canal Project

Ongoing 2018

The Grand Union Project

Ongoing 2018

The Midlands Project

Apr 2018

The Thames Project

September 2017

How, when and where?

Since September 2017

Where: River Thames and other British Waterways

The Crafts

We use a combination of my Handmade Bamboo Bike, a Shuttle Bike kit, Canoes, Kayaks and Billboard SUP Boards

Logistics

How: Water Bike, Canoe, Kayaks, SUP Avg. Speed: 3.5knots
Distance: 20 miles a day Crew: Myself & Get Involved
Dhruv Boruah
Biker & Founder
Adventurer - sails/ wheels/ skis/ paddle
James Marr
Technical Advisor
Maker, entrepreneur, adventurer
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Paul Hyman
Technical Advisor
Founder, Active360

Media

BBC, ITV, Metro, London Live News, Wilts and Gloucestershire standard, Oxford Mail

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