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Don’t let the bag monster ruin your view
Published 25/10/2011 Plastic , Rise Above Plastics , Surfing , Surfrider Foundation Leave a CommentRise Above Plastics Burleigh Heads
Published 23/10/2011 Rise Above Plastics , Surfrider Foundation Leave a Comment
Rise Above Plastics Burleigh Heads is a collective of ocean enthusiasts, shop owners, & local community members trying to reduce plastics in Burleigh Heads for protection and enjoyment of our oceans, waves, and beaches.
Check them out:
- http://www.facebook.com/riseaboveplasticsbh
- http://riseaboveplasticsbh.tumblr.com/
Don’t Feed The Bag Monster!
Published 21/10/2011 Plastic , Rise Above Plastics , Surfrider Foundation Leave a Comment
Rise Above Plastics Burleigh Heads Making The News
Published 26/09/2011 Rise Above Plastics , Surfrider Foundation Leave a Commentvia My Daily News
COVERED in hundreds of plastic bags is a man who wants Burleigh to be the first suburb on the Gold Coast to ban them.
Surfrider Foundation member and Palm Beach resident Seb Binnewies spent Saturday dressed as the Bag Monster in Burleigh Heads to raise awareness of the environmental damage and wastefulness associated with plastic bags. The keen surfer said it would not be difficult to ban plastic bags.
“In Germany they don’t give out plastic bags.
“We are trying to get this same ruling here on the Gold Coast,” Mr Binnewies said.
While Mr Binnewies didn’t need any help getting noticed but he did need help to cross roads in his vision-impairing plastic costume.
Rise Above Plastics Burleigh Heads volunteer Aaron Lockwood was on hand to offer support.
Carrying a sign that read “Don’t feed the bag monster”, Mr Lockwood said he was happy with the public response.
“Everyone’s been pretty positive,” he said.
“People know about it but it’s a good visual way to get their attention.”
Mr Lockwood said it was about more than only consumers changing their behaviour.
“We’ve got to get the business operators on board,” he said. “And we are also trying to get council on board.
“We are hoping to get Burleigh as the first Gold Coast suburb to go plastic-bag-free.”
The two men were also promoting a fundraising night that would feature a documentary about plastic bags and their environmental impacts.
The Surfrider Foundation film night featuring the Bag It documentary will kick off at 6pm on Tuesday, October 4, at Pointbreak Bar and Grill.
Surfrider Foundation Film Night
Published 16/09/2011 Plastic , Rise Above Plastics , Surfing , Surfrider Foundation Leave a Comment
This going to be an amazing evening, you don’t want to miss it if you live on the Gold Coast!
Making News in Burleigh Heads
Published 15/07/2011 Adam Feichtmann , Rise Above Plastics , Surfrider Foundation Leave a Comment
BURLEIGH Heads may soon be plastic-free thanks to the new campaign Rise Above Plastics.
The Gold Coast-Tweed branch of the Surfrider Foundation is planning an all-out assault on plastic in a bid to create a plastic-free zone in the James St district.
The campaign centres on refusing, reducing, reusing and recycling plastics.
Gold Coast Tweed Surfrider Foundation president Adam Feichtmann said Rise Above Plastics aims to work with individual businesses in order to help them reduce the plastic they use.
“This is an international campaign and we want Burleigh Heads to be known as a business district that reduces the amount of single-use plastic they use,” Mr Feichtmann said.
“We are applying for grants through the council to hire a consultant to work with businesses and help them figure out how to reduce plastic.
“Once the details have been organised we will have an official contract for each business to sign regarding their part in the campaign.”
Mr Feichtmann said businesses in James St have already been approached about the campaign and so far there has been a positive response.
“Businesses have been extremely receptive to the idea,” Mr Feichtmann said. “We have already approached 100 plus businesses and I would say about 80% were very interested.
“Burleigh Heads is a trial run and if it goes well the campaign will be launched in other Gold Coast areas.”
Rise Above Plastics Burleigh Heads is coming soon
Published 06/07/2011 Rise Above Plastics , Surfrider Foundation Leave a Comment
Watched a screening of the film ‘Bag It” last night in Byron Bay. Wow. It was a great film, yet at the same time made me feel sick. It is time to do something about our plastic problem. If you live on the Gold Coast consider getting involved in our upcoming Rise Above Plastics Burleigh Heads campaign. More details at Facebook.com/surfridergct
Plastic Water Bottle Fossil
Published 02/04/2011 Rise Above Plastics , Surfrider Foundation Leave a Comment
More great work from Young and Rubicam Paris
The blurred white box in the upper left corner, from Brita, states, “Last year 16 million gallons of oil were consumed to make plastic water bottles.”
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Inform yourself on the threat that plastics have on our planet, and rise above the use of plastics in your daily lifestyle for the sake of helping redeem our environment.
