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Training Underway in Chennai as part of the project From Beach to Big Bags
Training and capability building activities are currently underway in Chennai, India, as part of the From Beach to Big Bags project. Together with local partners, the project works to strengthen safer and more transparent waste management practices while supporting...
Floating waste barrier installed in Freetown, Sierra Leone
The floating waste barrier, which we in collaboration with local partners and Propel Organization, have been wokring to install over the last few months, has now finally been deployed in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The project, carried out in partnership with Engineers...
Presenting the first link in the FBBB value chain: Local waste pickers
In Chennai, the From Beach to Big Bag (FBBB) value chain begins with the people who make plastic recovery possible in practice: local waste pickers. Working in collaboration with our scrap-shop partner Sri Nattar Devi Waste Paper Mart, the participating waste pickers...
Official Opening Ceremony at Buckingham Canal
On the 27th of January, we held the official opening ceremony for our floating waste barrier in Buckingham Canal, Chennai. The day brought together local communities, academic institutions, authorities, and international partners for a shared conversation on plastic...
Install of Waste Barrier in Buckingham Canal
It takes a village... And on Friday, it truly did. On the 23rd of January, Ocean Plastic Forum officially kicked off our trip to India with a visit to Buckingham Canal, where a floating waste barrier developed by Enviroguard was installed directly into the water. The...
Meet the local scrap shops: Siva Sakthi Waste Paper Mart
Behind every successful recycling system is a network of people doing the everyday work. In our From Beach to Big Bags (FBBB) project, we are proud to collaborate with local scrap shops in Chennai, India. The local people who form the backbone of land-based plastic...
Øresund Days 2025 – World Cleanup Day
On the 20th of September, we hosted the second edition of our Øresund Days 2025 on World Cleanup Day - this time with activities taking place in Copenhagen Habour and Gilleleje Harbour. At Norde Toldbod, divers explored the shipwreck Indfødsretten, marine litter was...
Ghosts of the Sea: Conference about ghost nets in Danish waters
On Tuesday, May 27, Ocean Plastic Forum hosted the Ghosts of the Sea conference - a day dedicated to shedding light on the issue of lost fishing gear, commonly known as ghost nets, and exploring how we can work together to prevent, locate and remove them from Danish...
Ocean Plastic Forum Receives DGBP Funding for Recycling Project in India
Ocean Plastic Forum is proud to announce that we have received funding from Danida Green Business Partnerships (DGBP) for our new initiative, From Beach to Big Bags (FBBB). The project, in partnership with Gleco A/S, Desmi Ro-Clean, and Kabadiwalla Connect, is setting...
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