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We’ve released our Round The World Impact page!⁠
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In October 2019, we embarked on a pioneering sailing voyage and research mission to circumnavigate the globe. The mission set out to sail 30 voyages and 300 multidisciplinary women 38,000 nautical miles through some of the densest plastic accumulation zones, to tackle the devastating environmental and health impacts of single-use plastic and toxics in the world’s ocean.⁠
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Find out about samples we collected, waste management survey, outreach events and preliminary research findings on our new impact page! (Link in bio)

"From afar, the San Blas islands looked like a sce

"From afar, the San Blas islands looked like a scene out of the film Blue Lagoon but as we set foot in a remote uninhabited island of Cayos Holandeses, the scene was completely different. It looked more like a landfill than a beach – layers and layers of waste: from drink bottles to shoes, Styrofoam cups, single-use cutlery, toothbrushes, deodorant containers, hair combs, ear swaps, soda cans, chemical product cans and even light bulbs."⁠
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Continue reading the latest blog from Round The World Leg 5 crewmember @Sofia5ns through the link in our bio⁠
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Photo by @sophiedingwall on Leg 5

What is your superpower? From teacher to earth sc

What is your superpower?

From teacher to earth scientist to environmental scientist to entrepreneur, each of the multidisciplinary women on our Virtual Voyage crew has brought their own, unique “superpower” and area of expertise to our voyage.

Swipe to see some of the incredible superpowers that our Virtual Voyage Leg 4 crew have brought to our voyage...

Our virtual voyage crew picked up 971 pieces of li

Our virtual voyage crew picked up 971 pieces of litter during their marine debris survey! From cigarette butts to plastic fibres, the leg 4 crew logged the litter that they found into @UniGA’s Marine Debris Tracker App.⁠
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Here are they key results:⁠
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The USA-based crew recorded the highest number of tobacco products and Brazil the highest volume of food plastic⁠
Cigarettes and hard plastic fragments were the most commonly found⁠
68 plastic bottles, 39 food wrappers, 18 bottle lids, 14 straws and 10 grocery bags were amongst the litter found⁠
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If you would like to take part in a litter survey in your local area, head over to debristracker.org to learn more!

We're thrilled to announce that @EyeBuyDirect, the

We're thrilled to announce that @EyeBuyDirect, the leading online retailer for prescription eyewear, will be supporting our mission!⁠
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Leveraging the momentum from the 5 TO SEE launch last November, EyeBuyDirect will be donating a percentage of collection sales to eXXpedition, further driving the company's commitment to a cleaner, more sustainable planet.⁠
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Join us tomorrow at 9.30am (GMT), when EyeBuyDirect will be joining us for an instagram live session on @missemilypenn’s channel.⁠
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Link in bio to read more

Over the past few days, our virtual voyage crew ha

Over the past few days, our virtual voyage crew have been carrying out their local litter survey! From Australia to Japan to Sweden, the crew picked up litter across the world, with their data contributing to a global litter survey.

Here’s virtual voyage crewmember and environmental scientist, @Stephanie_holstege, picking up litter in her local area in California!

Stay tuned for tomorrow when we’ll be revealing what they collected...

Meeting on Zoom for the first time with Mission Le

Meeting on Zoom for the first time with Mission Leader Sally (@planetearthrowl), we’re thrilled to introduce you to the multidisciplinary crew onboard the fourth leg of our virtual voyage!

Nicola Britton - Regional Manager, GoFundMe Australia (@nicobritto)
Stephanie Holstege - Environmental Scientist (@Stephanie_holstege)
Daniela Lerario - Environmentalist
Julie Sommer - Scientist (@ban_voyage)
Nicole Garofano - Not-for-profit Director (@nic_g_phd)
Jen Wilks - Entrepreneur, Ethical Investor, Chartered Accountant (@jennywilks777)
Derya Guerer - Earth Scientist (@geoceanic)
Catherine Halliday - Teacher, Vice principal of an international school
Clara Schultz - Economist

Thank you to their sponsors for supporting their virtual journey, including @gofundmeau, @plasticfreejuly, @WBGS_global @ourecoclean and @seabin_project.

Find out more about the virtual voyage crewmembers on our website- link in bio

We’re kicking off our forth Virtual Voyage tomor

We’re kicking off our forth Virtual Voyage tomorrow!

For this leg of the virtual voyage, 11 women will be joining us from across the globe, hailing from Australia, USA and Japan, to learn more about the plastics issue alongside eXXpedition mission leader Sally (@planetearthrowl).

Stay tuned for tomorrow, when we’ll be introducing the new multidisciplinary crew, who range from environmentalist, to scientist to entrepreneur!

We’re thrilled to be part of @1percentftp, which

We’re thrilled to be part of @1percentftp, which connects businesses and nonprofits to protect the planet!
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Our first 1% for the Planet donors are @PaddleLogger, a multi-award winning mobile application for paddlesports. Paddle Logger have committed 1% of their annual sales to support non-profit organisations focused on the environment and we’re proud to be one of their beneficiaries!
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Learn more in our latest blog post, link in bio

This time last year, our Round The World crew had

This time last year, our Round The World crew had just set sail from Rapa Nui (Easter Island)!
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Travelling 2377 nautical miles over 21 days at sea, our Leg 8 crew set sail towards Tahiti!
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The all-female crew from six different nationalities included writers, artists, circular economy advisors, film makers, environmental toxicologists, anthropologists, TV presenters and a kinesiologist, each with their own unique skill set to help solve the plastic pollution issue.
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Throughout their journey, they collected a total of 50 samples from the surface of the oceans, the water columns, and the sediments, analysing the different polymers we found and conducting POPs plastic analysis for Jen Lynch's research at Hawaiian Pacific University.
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Happy Anniversary to Round the World Leg 8!
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Video by @ratchelstagram onboard Leg 8

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