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  • 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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    Ride

    A smart eco-friendly film from the ex-pro, now founder of The Green Wave, Gordon Fontaine. Fontaine has set up ...

    On February 19, 2015 / By Tom
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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
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    The only hoodie you’ll need for the next decade

    In a world of throw away cheap clothing one manufacturer has stood against the tide by launching a premium ...

    On February 16, 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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    Awesome new eco-friendly bamboo sunglasses

    Bamboozz are a new range of super-cool handcrafted sunglasses that are environmentally friendly, ethical and a fair trade product. ...

    On August 14, 2014 / By Staff Writer
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    International Surfing Day

    140 Events. 30 Countries. 1 Day Beachgoers and surf enthusiasts from around the world will come together to celebrate ...

    On June 20, 2014 / By Tom
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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
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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
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    A sustainable skate

    Bureo skateboards are manufactured direct from ocean waste in an initiative called ‘Net Positiva’ which is Chille’s first fishnet ...

    On May 28, 2014 / By Jack
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    Give your ex a second life

    The Resurf project is the first recycling programme for EPS core boards which have until now all ended up ...

    On May 27, 2014 / By Tom
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    Save The Waves Coalition halts Chille development

    A three-month construction freeze on Chille’s most revered left-hand point, Punta de Lobos has been obtained by Save the ...

    On May 24, 2014 / By Tom
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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    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
  • 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
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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
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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
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    What if the Next Wave Never Comes?

    The death of surfing - Surfers Against Sewage launches new Protect Our Waves images by Scott Rhea. ...

    On October 14, 2013 / By Ben
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    Surfrider to appeal Smurfit acquittal

    In July 2012 an incident occurred in the paper factory Smurfit Kappa. The prefect authorised the release of blackish ...

    On September 24, 2013 / By Ben
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    Endangered Du​tch surf spots​

    Although the Netherlands don’t come to mind as a great country for surfing there are a few surfspots that ...

    On September 12, 2013 / By Ben
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    SAS- #SIGNFORIT

    Want to get exclusive tracks from Jack Johnson, Ben Howard & Gabrielle Aplin? #SIGNFORIT. Want to be in with ...

    On September 4, 2013 / By Ben
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    SAS release Sewage Alert Service app

    Surfers Against Sewage release innovative nationwide sewage pollution warning service. ...

    On August 24, 2013 / By Ben
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    SAS - Cold Water Beach Clean Series

    Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) believe protecting our beaches from marine litter needs year-round volunteer action. ...

    On August 22, 2013 / By Ben
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    SAS Meeting on Wind Farm​ Surf Impacts

    Surfers Charity invites Bournemouth & Isle of Wight water sports community to meeting on wind farm surf impacts study. ...

    On August 9, 2013 / By Ben
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    Calling cold water surfers!

    Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) is calling on the UK surfing and recreational water sports community to support their calls ...

    On July 16, 2013 / By Ben
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    MP ready to take POW petition to Parliament

    Today SAS Directors Hugo Tagholm and Andy Cummins met with MP Stephen Gilbert and ex SAS director and consultant ...

    On July 16, 2013 / By Ben
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    SAS ‘Seas For Life’ schools programme

    Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) has recently launched its new education programme, ‘Seas For Life’ at the iconic Falmouth Maritime ...

    On July 10, 2013 / By Ben
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    Making Waves ​for Surfers Against ​Sewage​

    They’re making a difference at The Happy Gallery Collective exhibition this summer where several artists have come together to ...

    On July 2, 2013 / By Ben
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    SAS call to refuse dredging proposals

    Join Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) in voicing concerns to Cornwall Council about Marine Minerals Limited’s commercial dredging proposal for ...

    On June 20, 2013 / By Ben
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    Life and surf in Barcelona (I)

    Surfing in Barcelona is not an oxymoron. As most dedicated surfers know well, the Mediterranean produces some great waves ...

    On January 4, 2010 / By Niega
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