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    The SAS Global Wave Conference

    The Global Wave Conference aims to highlight the growing threats to waves and surfing habitats worldwide, facilitate global coastal ...

    On August 11, 2015 / By Tom
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    Selfridges stop selling plastic bottles in bid to clean-up the ocean

    Department store Selfridges are removing disposable plastic water bottles from sale in all of its stores in a campaign ...

    On July 13, 2015 / By Tom
  • Gary Tabor
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    Gary Tabor: Wake-up Call

    When was the last time you saw global warming? We’ve all seen the charts and read the stats, but ...

    On June 30, 2015 / By Thomas Leitch
  • Lobbying at the House of Commons in 1991
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    25 years of SAS: Making waves since 1990

    Surfers Against Sewage reflect on past achievements after reaching their 25th anniversary. The ocean environmental stalwarts are using the ...

    On May 9, 2015 / By Ross
  • Brazil Surfing Dirty Water
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    Polluted Rio beach ruled out for WSL

    A sewage-strewn beach in Rio de Janeiro has been struck off from the list of venues for the 2015 ...

    On May 5, 2015 / By Jack
  • Algae Surfboard
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    Chemistry students build a surfboard from Algae

    A team from The University of California, San Diego have built what they hope will be the world’s most ...

    On April 28, 2015 / By Ross
  • The island receives considerable amounts of marine waste direct from The Great Pacific garbage patch also known as the Pacific trash vortex
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    Midway Island, North Pacific Ocean

    A shocking film from Midway Island in the North Pacific Ocean. The island receives considerable amounts of marine waste ...

    On March 29, 2015 / By Jack
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    Tattoo campaign launched to ‘Save our Seas’

    Surfers Against Sewage has launched a new ‘Save Our Seas’ Marine Litter Tattoo campaign to highlight the growing scale ...

    On March 25, 2015 / By Ross
  • Sas Beach clean
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    Big Spring Beach Clean 2015

    SAS are launching their biggest Big Spring Beach Clean ever to protect the UK’s beaches, waves and wildlife from ...

    On February 17, 2015 / By Tom
  • Plastic ocean waste
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    Eight million tonnes of plastic dumped into the ocean every year

    The world’s oceans are being clogged by the dumping of millions of tonnes of plastic into them every year ...

    On February 16, 2015 / By Tom
  • Mayor Salvador Menendez
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    From chemical slum to surf mecca

    El Salvador, a land of amazing beauty and world-class surf, nearly didn’t get the fairytale ending it so deserved. ...

    On February 10, 2015 / By Jorge Dominguez
  • Riz Boardshorts
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    The world’s first 100% recycled and recyclable boardshort

    Riz boardshorts are already using recycled material in their current range but the team want to take it to ...

    On January 15, 2015 / By Tom
  • surfrider-plastic
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    #Banthebag in Europe campaign

    A proposal to reduce the consumption of single use plastic bags is being discussed at the European Parliament. It ...

    On November 19, 2014 / By Jack
  • watstetowaves
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    From waste to waves: Recycling polystyrene into surfboards

    Polystyrene can be recycled but it is costly and as a result the vast majority ends up in landfill. ...

    On November 17, 2014 / By Tom
  • reef
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    Save the Reef

    A campaign highlighting one of the most contentious environmental decisions this year. In January, The Great Barrier Reef Marine ...

    On November 11, 2014 / By Tom
  • IslandEarth_thumb
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    Island Earth

    Cyrus Sutton’s new movie project Island Earth about the underground movement of young people in Hawaii moving back to ...

    On November 4, 2014 / By Ben
  • SAS_AutumnBeachClean
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    Surfers Against Sewage Autumn Beach Clean Series

    Surfers Against Sewage are appealing for volunteers to lead community beach cleans as part of the Autumn Beach Clean ...

    On August 27, 2014 / By Ben
  • patagonia-wetsuit
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    The future of modern wetsuits?

    For many of us a good wetsuit is an essential bit of kit for enjoying the surf year round, ...

    On August 5, 2014 / By Ben
  • tony_butt
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    Tony Butt for renewables, against oil in Canaries

    Tony Butt (PHD in Oceanography) discusses his experiences of the Prestige Oil Spill in 2002 while hitting some waves ...

    On June 6, 2014 / By Tom
  • TheLandOf_thumb
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    The Land Of

    The Land Of is a three part web-series that follows a diverse group of five surfers as they travel ...

    On June 5, 2014 / By Ben
  • SAS_thumb
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    Study into the health impacts of marine pollution

    TAKE PART IN THIS UNIQUE SURVEY Surfers Against Sewage has teamed up with the European Centre for the Environment ...

    On June 3, 2014 / By Tom
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    DamNation European premiere

    Influential award-winning documentary focusing on the removal of dams and the restoration of free-flowing ecosystems of America. Some 80,000 ...

    On June 2, 2014 / By Staff Writer
  • wood_test_thumb
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    Wooden Surfboard test tour kicking off in Biarritz

    The first event takes place this Saturday, 31st of May at the legendary “La Côte des Basques” ...

    On May 29, 2014 / By Tom
  • SAS_MembershipOffer_thumb
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    SAS Membership Offer

    Surfers Against Sewage are offering a free KeepCup reusable coffee cup to all new POW Guardian, Single & Family ...

    On May 22, 2014 / By Ben
  • Surfrider_EuroElections_thumb
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    European Elections - vote for the ocean

    Did you know that 80% of the changes in our societies are decided within the European Union? This is ...

    On May 15, 2014 / By Ben
  • LetUsBeFree_Thumb
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    Let Us Be Free

    A short film narrated by Dave Rastovich, with cameo appearances by Harrison Roach and Soli Bailey, shows the current ...

    On May 14, 2014 / By Ben
  • palm_oil
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    Trouble in Paradise

    We’ve already seen the tragic demise of Bali and Lombok, and the Indonesian’s lack of sustainability in tourism. Now ...

    On April 17, 2014 / By Staff Writer
  • SpringBeachClean_thumb
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    Tideline Trash Cleared By Army of Volunteers

    Coastal communities unite to remove 25 tonnes of marine litter from UK coastline. ...

    On April 8, 2014 / By Ben
  • SpringBeachClean_thumb
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    SAS - UK Beaches Need Helping Hands!

    Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) is calling on coastal community volunteers to roll up their sleeves in the wake of ...

    On March 19, 2014 / By Ben
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    Surfrider Europe Ocean Initiatives

    Get together from 20th-23rd March 2014 for the largest European citizen gathering! ...

    On March 14, 2014 / By Staff Writer
  • SAS - Big Spring Beach Clean 2014
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    SAS - Big Spring Beach Clean 2014

    In the wake of the winter storms that have been battering the UK Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) is calling ...

    On February 17, 2014 / By Ben
  • Fukushima Radiation FAQ
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    Fukushima Radiation FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) addressing how the Fukushima nuclear meltdown in Japan is affecting the health and safety of ...

    On February 12, 2014 / By Ben
  • SAS Litter Crisis Crowfdunding Appeal
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    SAS Litter Crisis Crowfdunding Appeal

    Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) has just launched a Crowdfunding appeal to raise vital funds for its growing marine litter ...

    On January 28, 2014 / By Ben
  • sharks
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    Sharks appear on social media

    A tagging program in Australia now means that if any shark in the program ventures too close to the ...

    On January 28, 2014 / By Howard
  • Penhale Beach Clean
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    Penhale Beach Clean

    Beaches constantly serve to remind us of the challenge which we face in preserving the marine environment. Penhale was ...

    On January 27, 2014 / By Alexa
  • 19 Million​ Reasons To Break Th​e Bag Habit​
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    19 Million​ Reasons To Break Th​e Bag Habit​

    Make breaking the bag habit your New Year’s Resolution An unbelievable 19 million carrier bags are given out daily ...

    On January 2, 2014 / By Ben
  • SeasForLife_thumb
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    SAS Install Seas For Life Information Boards

    This Christmas sees Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) proudly announce the installation of 10 innovative and engaging community information boards ...

    On December 12, 2013 / By Ben
  • SaveTheWaves_PuntaDeLobosthumb
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    Punta de Lobos - World Surfing Reserve

    World Surfing Reserves and Save The Waves Coalition are excited to announce that Punta de Lobos, Chile has been ...

    On November 29, 2013 / By Ben
  • SaveTheWaves_BastionPoint_thumb
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    Broken Dreams at Bastion Point

    Bastion Point, in VIctoria, Australia, has entered the second sad week of witnessing the continued destruction of their beloved ...

    On November 22, 2013 / By Ben
  • SAS_XmasRaffle_thumb
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    Surfers Against Sewage Christmas Raffle

    Environmental charity Surfers Against Sewage is this year running its biggest-ever Christmas Raffle, aiming to raise £20,000 to help ...

    On November 19, 2013 / By Ben
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