For Surfrider Foundation Europe, waste collection addresses several major issues:
🔹 Environmental issue
It allows waste to be removed from the coastline before it breaks down into microplastics or is ingested by marine wildlife.
🔹 Awareness
Seeing, touching, and sorting waste makes pollution visible and tangible. This experience is often decisive in bringing about lasting behavioral change.
🔹 Scientific issue
When waste is sorted and analyzed, an essential step for Surfrider, it helps identify sources of pollution. This is known as participatory science.
🔹 Collective mobilization
Each collection creates a strong group dynamic and gives everyone the feeling that they can take action, here and now.
It was in this spirit that, at the end of December, the crew of 𝗟𝗮𝘇𝘆𝗷𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝟮 and the management of the Jacques Martel Foundation were delighted to take part to the collection, with the 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝘂𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗽𝗲 team.
💪 In numerical terms, the collection speaks for itself:
2 tires, 37 plastic bottles, 105 picnic waste items, 10 cigarette packs, 30 cigarette butts, 20 fishing waste items, 70 glass bottles, 80 metal items, and 50 polystyrene items.
All of this was collected on a peaceful bay that looks like something out of a postcard.
The conclusion is clear: responsibility is collectively shared.
This event also offered the Jacques Martel Foundation an opportunity to present a check for €30,110 to Surfrider Foundation Europe.
The call for donations launched as part of the “Objectif Océan” project is now closed, and a total of €32,250 has been donated to the association. A great success!
🙏 A huge thank you to all the donors for their generosity, as well as to the French and Guadeloupean teams at Surfrider Foundation Europe for their support, commitment, and enthusiasm throughout the project.
We have closed one chapter of the “Objectif océan” project.
But our commitment continues: protecting the ocean and its resources remains at the heart of our work. We will keep you informed of the next steps in the near future.