North Pacific Gyre – Plastic Reef https://www.plasticreef.com Maarten Vanden Eynde Mon, 16 Nov 2020 16:48:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 B.E.A.C.H. https://www.plasticreef.com/?p=101 https://www.plasticreef.com/?p=101#respond Mon, 16 Feb 2009 14:18:00 +0000 https://www.plasticreef.com/?p=101 In February 2009 I went to the Hawaiian Islands to collect more plastic. They are located in the middle of the North Pacific Gyre and get a lot of plastic flotsom on their beaches. For one day I joined the volunteer group B.E.A.C.H. who is collecting, categorising and counting every piece of plastic they find. They shipped five boxes after my departure which I melted on to the first Plastic Reef.

Beach Environmental Awareness Campaign Hawai`i (B.E.A.C.H.) is a non-profit, volunteer organization concerned with bringing awareness and solutions to the problem of marine debris and litter on Hawai`i’s beaches.  B.E.A.C.H. organizes litter prevention campaigns, educational presentations to schools and community organizations and beach clean-ups in order to educate the community about the need to care for Hawai`i’s beaches, coastline and marine life.

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