Unique Boat Trips (‘fishing’ for plastic litter)
Plastic Fishing Boat Trips are available for you to get on board, if you would like to join Hubbub’s campaign for a litter-free England. These boat trips in London are on electric-powered boats (made from 99% recycled plastic), headed up by a certified skipper with safety and litter-picking equipment.
The trips take a few hours, and make a wonderful unique day out for small groups of people. So far their ‘passengers’ have collected over 8400 plastic bottles from London’s Docklands alone, and almost 1000kg of easy-to-recycle plastic, to stop it polluting local waterways in the city.
The plastic collected is made into Plaswood, which is made to make new boats! The organisation also distributes a free education kit for schools, on the importance of plastic-free rivers.
Nationwide, Fishing for Litter is a worldwide organisation (started in Norway) that works with fishermen, who collect litter while out on fishing expeditions. This is returned to shore and recycled at special bins.
