Next clean up!

This month we're venturing into the woodlands - Buskett. We aim to clear up this picnickers paradise to restore it to its natural beauty and then become the picnickers ourselves for a fun filled afternoon bursting with yummy snacks!

Where: Buskett (meeting at the car park under the large canopy).

When: 11:00

Facebook event:

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/event.php?eid=103198693059965&ref=ts

*Gloves and rubbish bags will be provided*

Don't forget to bring along some munchies! :) See you all there.

We're on the Times of Malta & the new logo revealed.

Great coverage of the group over the past few weeks - we've even made it into the newspapers this Sunday. Many thanks for the support!

Check out the article here (photo by Chris Cachia Zammit).

Another big thanks goes out to our very own artist Steffe Warrington for our official new logo and Emil Brikha for the photoshop help.

Stay tuned for the next clean up date!

We're on TheCodeTV!

Michelle Bartolo speaks to www.thecodetv.tv about our work.

Check out the video here.

A big thanks once again to Brian Azzopardi & co. for helping us share our story!

25th April clean up

Our merge with the Malta Surfing Association (Surf Malta) brought a much welcomed addition of several surfers to the clean up, who kindly gave up some of their time before hitting the waves. We were all very pleasantly surprised at the amount of rubbish we found on the beach this time round - mainly due to what appears to be local council cleaning during the summer months.

A big thanks goes out to Ann Zammit from the Sunday Times for coming down to support the group and to Brian Azzopardi from CODE.TV for taking some footage of the clean up.

The long awaited installation of several waste and recycling bins was a welcomed site and will hopefully encourage more beach goers to bin their rubbish in future, instead of littering the sand and sea.

Thanks as always goes out to all the new faces, surfers and regular volunteers for another job well done. Catch you at the next one!

Next clean up!

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oin us on our first summer clean up of 2010 as we fight to keep our seas and shorelines plastic free!

Where:

Ghajn Tuffieha (meet down on the beach)

When:

14:00 - 17:00

Facebook event:

http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/event.php?eid=114934198518321&ref=mf

We hope to see you there! :)

21st March clean up

We couldn't have asked for a nicer day to take part in the 'Oceans Initiative' project by the Surfrider Foundation. We were one of 809 clean ups that took place all over Europe during a 4 day period, making sure Malta gave its contribution to a great cause.

A pleasant surprise awaited us at the beach - the usual mountain of plastic we witness over the winter months was nowhere to be seen! This meant we could focus our attention on the little bits this time round, thoroughly digging into the rocks and pebbles to get at those nasty bottle caps and other marine life-threatening bits and pieces.

Photo by Chris Cachia Zammit

We also took the opportunity to collect signatures for the Surfrider's 'Rise Above Plastics' campaign, bringing attention to the volumes of plastic waste dumped in our seas and oceans. Our young eco-hero Miguel charmed his way across the beach enthusiastically sharing our initiative with the all sunbathers who were quick to add their names to the list.

A nice relaxing evening followed where most of the gang chilled by the water soaking up the last of the warm spring sun. A huge thank you goes out to all who participated - we hope to see you guys again at the next clean up!

Photo by Chris Cachia Zammit

Check out how the other clean ups around Europe went here:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=401676&id=41452575362&ref=mf

World wide clean up!

Exciting stuff! 'That's Rubbish' has officially confirmed its participation in a world wide 4 day clean up event through the Surfrider Foundation! To date 771 individual clean ups are set to take place around the world between the 18th and 21st of March, most of which have been organised in Europe. France lead the Green-Cavalry with an astounding percentage of the voluntary events, followed by Spain, Portugal, Italy and Ireland.

We are proud to ensure Malta has its own little flag on the Surfrider map and will be heading down to Ghajn Tuffieha to do our bit on the first day of Spring - Sunday, 21st March!

Check out the official link below:

http://www.initiativesoceanes.org/index.php

Where: Ghajn Tuffieha (meet down on the beach)

When: 14:00 - 17:00

After: If the weather permits we can have a sunset Yoga session for anyone who'd like to unwind and then head off to play some pool!

If anyone is willing and able to publicise this event for us by posting this info at their school, office or local shops that would be a great help... camera people of all sorts are welcome to come give us a shoot too!

*Rubbish bags and gloves will be provided*

Hope to see you there! :)