World’s Biggest Butt Pick Up resulted in a crazy news report series around the world. Here a few selected articles:
Publico PT, EuroNews, China, Austria, Germany , US
First Live TV Presence of The Trash Traveler at SIC
Earth Week / Earth Day Action!
We mobilised 1400 people to take action for our planet. 750.000 cigarette butts were picked up in just 1 week and piled up on Praca do Comercio in Lisbon. A beautiful community project developed with participants all over Portugal including Madeira and Acores. Little acts matter. If we come together we can achieve something big.
The ocean starts in our homes, in our streets, in our cities – with our acts!
It starts with a little act of picking a butt and ends up caring for the ocean, planet and climate.
Pick up alone or find group clean ups on the GOOGLE MAP below!
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– Media Kit to Share – posters, invitation videos and communication guide here
– Initial Pick Up / Clean Up guidelines and info here!This list of actions grows from now on and you can create a new group action or join for the locations below and contact the partners:
Confirmed actions in the map below!
Blue: Confirmed actions or butts drop off points!
Yellow: Actions together with The Trash Traveler!
Red: Final Butt Counting on April 23rd at 2 pm!
Click on each location to find out the partners to contact to participate or bring your collected cigarette butts to…
Junta Freguesia Parque Nacoes , Programa Atlantis + Oceans and Flow + Bananas do Mar (Escola) , MarMeu , Maria Granel , Rede Biatakí , Sagres Beach Clean , Ocean Patrol , Plogging Challenge Portugal , Missão Beatão , Planet Caretakers , Associacao Novo Mundo Azul , Projeto Gea , Zero Waste Lab Portugal , Catraia Festival , Oceano Azul Foundation , Eco Nomizar , Lixo Nao , HopeGreenHome , SuRuRu Tondela , CCVALg , Ana Milhazes , Cultura Curto Espaco , Largo Space Peniche , Connect4Climate , Zero Plastico , Ayala Botto , Gusty Kite School , Noma Village Lagos , Somar Bio , Junta Freguesia de Tonda , Mar de Experiencias , Ladoverde.Duvida , Junta Freguesia Estrela , CALDASSempreLimpa , Ecodogswalk , Escola Basica da Costa da Caparica , Peace for Ocean , Associação Desenvolvimento , Agora Aveiro , Bioliving , Grupo Ecológico da Associação Académica , SeaShepherd Portugal , Escola Básica de Cabanas , Clube “Eu Participo” , 6º G da EB Hermenegildo Capelo (Palmela) , Associacao Novo Mundo Azul , Brigada do Mar , Mind The Trash , Palacio National De Ajuda , ABAE , Bandeira Azul , Eco-Escolas , Jovens Repórteres para o Ambiente , Municipios ECOXXI , Eco-Freguesias XXI , ADRC de Parada de Gonta , CM Sesimbra , Mint Beach , Mar a Deriva , AIMM Portugal , APLM Lixo Marinho , World Needs NGO , Movimento ALP , Sciaena , Associacao Sealand Santa Cruz , Noah Surf House , GreenVibe Pt , Evoluir Oeiras , Bardofely , YogurtNest , Digital Nomads Caparica , Pomar Co-Living , Associação 2600TR , Portobay Hotels & resorts , Frasco a Frasco , Porbatuka , PortoSolidario2020 , Joana Seixas Actriz , Quantum Parks , Núcleo Eco-Social , Escola Universitária Vasco da Gama, Coimbra , Plastic Oceans Europe , DESPLASTIFICA-Tejo , Cooperativa Vários , B’OCEAN , Accenture Age Affinity , Projeto de cidadania: ativismo , Carlota Crespo aka EcoLota , buddiez.app , iBiMED/DCM (University of Aveiro) , One Piece After Another , Junta de Freguesia de Santo André , Camara Municipal de Sintra , Miguel Blanco , Escoteiros260 , 2A-EB.CostaCabral , Beat The Butt , Mar Azul , Simbiose4You , Society Loving the Planet Minho , Nuceartes , Catarina Barreiros , Sara Prata , Tiago Greentribe , Gustavo Carona , Antonio Raminho , Pedro Fernandes , Mariana Alvim , RFM ,
The biggest thanks goes to all the participants. Only together we can reach change.
This is only an initial list with the main partners to set up the project.
This list will be prolonged as the project develops.
Initial partners of this project:
Rede Biatakí – Supporting partner for Zero Waste clean-ups, Upcycling cigarette butts and Carbon Footprint compensation the project
Associacao Novo Mundo Azul – The Trash Traveler is part of this local Portuguese youth association
Planet Caretakers – Hands on power of good human beings!
Missão Beatão – NGO for cigarette butt awareness in Portugal
Oceano Azul Foundation – Dia Da Terra Nationalwide Initiative – See Activities here
Plogging Challenge Portugal – Yearly National Challenge for Earth Day in Portugal – Join!
Cgreener – Communication Agency in Portugal
CameraWithNoName – Documentary Film Team within The Trash Traveler Team
Ocyano – Ocean oriented design agency (posters / social media design)
Awesome Main Volunteers of the project:
Raquel Lima – since 2020 – ZeroWaste Hero!
Raquel Redol
Chris & Ines: They do have an amazing travel blog – check it out!
Foto footage “The Butt Hike” 2021:
Contacta-nos
thetrashtravelerteam@gmail.com