That's Rubbish!

Friday, June 4, 2010

International Surf Day clean up!

International Surfing Day, held annually on or near the date of the summer solstice (usually June 20th) is an unofficial, environmentally conscious sports centered holiday that celebrates the sport of surfing, the surfing lifestyle and the sustainability of ocean resources.

This year Surf Malta (MSA) & That's Rubbish Malta are organising this event for the first time in Malta where we will be promoting our Plastic Kills campaign.

The day will start off with a beach clean up with voluteers and the general public, followed by surf lessons and games on the beach, a live band, DJ and activities all round.

Where: Ghajn Tuffieha

When: 10:00 - 20:00

Facebook event: Click here.

Looking forward to a great day at the beach!

Thursday, June 3, 2010

23rd May clean up

A hard working quintet were the force behind our first clean up away from the beach, and boy did Buskett need a helping hand! Being the largest woodland area on the island and a hot spot for picnickers, it quickly became clear that we had undertaken a mammoth task.. one which would need many more volunteers and many more visits to cover.

We mainly focused on the deepest parts of the wood which had been left neglected for a very, very long time, evident from glass bottles that aren't even in production any more and non-biodegradable plastic bags that had actually started falling to pieces.

15 bags and several hours later we hauled the rubbish back to the starting line happy with what we had achieved. Due to the sheer size and man power needed to help restore this beautiful place back to its natural state, we'll be heading back again soon with our friends from GreenHouse Malta for another clean up, so stay tuned for the date!

Many thanks to new comers Mike & Pennie! Catch you at the next one.

Friday, May 21, 2010

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.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

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!

Saturday, May 8, 2010

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!

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

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!