TIME TO WAKE UP! - Challenges picking PLASTIC on our shores - Sail Mermaid - S4 E06

Previously on Sail Mermaid I teamed up with the crew from "In the same boat" to help clean the shore from the plastic crisis in the ocean on the coast of Norway. Check out that video on: https://youtu.be/sEMWO8Yp-N8 In this video I sit down and talk to Rolf, the leader of "In The Same Boat" about how they run their operations, what challenges they are facing cleaning the archipelago of plastic pollution, fundraising and much more. Here is the list of topics we covered: 00:00 Recap of last episode collecting a big net stuck in vegitation 00:27 Sail Mermaid intro 00:45 Introducing Rolf-örjan Högset and the project named "In The Same Boat" 01:38 The Volunteers, where do they come from, the job they do, how they are motivated and rewarded. 04:00 Where does the plastic come from? Is it local pollution or marine debris that traveled with the Gulf Stream? 04:50 80% of the local plastic waste comes from the fishing industry 05:36 The use of the ocean as a big trash can is changing for the better 05:56 More old plastic waste in the sea means we are polluting less now. This can be analyzed by reading date stamps on plastic bottles etc. This gives hope for the future! 06:30 We will have to clean beaches for many years to come 06:44 There is not good enough systems for delivery of plastic waste even if this is required by law. We need better systems to make sure people and industrial users will comply with regulations 07:52 The challenge funding beach cleaning and the fight over money within environmental organizations 09:13 This crew of 12 people collected 20 tons of plastic in 8 days! 09:40 The cost of delivering 20 tons of plastic waste - even for volunteer organizations 11:20 Who should pay to clean our shores? 11:48 Is this a vendetta against the use of plastic products? 12:30 The microplastic from washing our clothes. 13:31 Microplastic vs the plastic we can see. Which affects us the most? 14:05 Why most people don't realize how big this problem is 14:39 How can people sign up to volunteer 15:15 Young Adults Living in tight quarters, friendship, drama and learning to live sustainably 16:40 Adapting and learning to tolerate other cultures and opinions 16:52 How to support "In The Same Boat" financially to help them continue cleaning the archipelago of marine debris and plastic litter 17:19 closing it up... 18:07 Outro This video has no mid-roll ads as I find them terribly annoying. Please help me keeping it so by giving it a like, leave a comment down below and subscribe. Share it with all your friends. These are absolutely FREE ways of supporting this channel and it means a lot to me as it helps me getting more views! There is an extended video available at http://patreon.com/SailMermaid Now the extended video is also available at this channel's Members section at https://youtube.com/c/SailMermaid/join/ Thank you very much to those who walk the extra mile to support this channel financially. This helps me keep my gear up to date so I can continue to create decent videos :) Webbsite: http://www.sailmermaid.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/symermaid/ Minds: https://www.minds.com/SailMermaid Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/sailmermaid/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/sail_mermaid Youtube: https://youtube.com/c/SailMermaid Soundtracks: "Sail Mermaid" Written and performed by Jemma Louise All other tracks delivered by www.epidemicsound.com -------------------- In the same boat is an organization of volunteers collecting plastic in the Norwegian archipelago. You may check out their YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfN7EZUavkKK366EIT8Z2ww Also check out "in the same boat" website at http://www.inthesameboat.eco #marinedebris #marinepollution #oceancleanup