https://nltimes.nl/2017/11/10/volunteers-fishing-plastic-amsterdam-canals
Volunteers fishing plastic out of Amsterdam canals
By Anna Paganini on November 10, 2017 - 13:32
Around 500 hundred young people are expected to help remove plastic
waste from the famous Amsterdam canals on Friday. Small electric boats
will navigate the waterways as crews scoop plastic out with fishing nets.
The boats will set sail from Nassaukade and wind their way through
different canals until they reach the IJ. Another team will also collect
plastic on the beach in nearby Zandvoort.
The project, called Trash Hunt, is an idea of JCI Nederland, a network
of resourceful young people whose global parent organization boasts more
than 170,000 members worldwide.
The plastic collected will be used for different purposes. Bottles will
go to Plastic Whale, which constructs boats from the reclaimed material.
Other plastic items will go to Wasteboards, which can turn them into
skateboards. The rest of the waste will either be recycled by the
Amsterdam municipality, or disposed.
Amsterdam is hosting the 2017 JCI World Congress, which started on Tuesday.
[Pretty sure I can do a lot better in a small electric boat, and no need
for little nets.]
