IN THE PRESS

26 October 2024
Slough & South Bucks Observer
BinForGreenSeas in Windsor to stop plastic in rivers

A bin designed to stop plastic waste from reaching rivers and seas has been unveiled in Windsor. 


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23 October 2024
Hellenic Shipping News
Windsor Welcomes First GreenSeas Trust Bin Installation: A Step Forward for Riverside Cleanliness

Marine onservation charity GreenSeas trust is pleased to announce the installation of a new wate bin along the River Thames in Windsor. 


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22 October 2024
Get Real on Climate Change
Windsor Welcomes First GreenSeas Trust Bin Installation: A Step Forward for Riverside Cleanliness

Marine conservation charity GreenSeas Trust is pleased announce the installation of a new waste bin. 


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22 October 2024
South East Online
Windsor Welcomes First GreenSeas Trust Bin Installation: A Step Forward for Riverside Cleanliness

Marine conservation charity GreenSeas Trust is pleased announce the installation of a new waste bin along the River Thames in Windsor. 


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22 October 2024
Charity News
Windsor Welcomes First GreenSeas Trust Bin Installation: A Step Forward for Riverside Cleanliness

Marine conservation charity GreenSeas Trust is pleased announce the installation of a new waste bin along the River Thames in Windsor. 


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15 August 2024
Lewes and Eastbourne Councils
Eastbourne Welcomes Its First GreenSeas Trust Bin: A Landmark Step in Marine Conservation

GreenSeas Trust is thrilled to announce the installation of its first bin for GreenSeas in Eastbourne, marking a significant milestone in the fight against marine plastic pollution. 


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16 August 2024
Sussex World
Eastbourne Welcomes Its First GreenSeas Trust Bin: A Landmark Step in Marine Conservation

On Monday GreenSeas Trust, a marine conservation charity, installed its first bin for GreenSeas in front of Eastbourne's pier symbolising the town’s commitment to reducing marine plastic pollution. 


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10 August 2024
Yahoo News
Wales unveils first GreenSeas Trust Bin to combat marine plastic pollution

Wales has welcomed its first GreenSeas Trust Bin at Mermaid Quay, as it pioneers the fight against marine plastic pollution. 


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10 August 2024
South Wales Argus
Wales unveils first GreenSeas Trust Bin to combat marine plastic pollution

Wales has welcomed its first GreenSeas Trust Bin at Mermaid Quay, as it pioneers the fight against marine plastic pollution. 


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9 August 2024
Sea News
Eastbourne welcomes its first GreenSeas Trust Bin, a landmark step in marine conservation

GreenSeas Trust announced the installation of its first bin for GreenSeas in Eastbourne, marking a significant milestone in the fight against marine plastic pollution. 


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8 August 2024
All About Shipping
Eastbourne Welcomes Its First GreenSeas Trust Bin: A Landmark Step in Marine Conservation

GreenSeas Trust is thrilled to announce the installation of its first bin for GreenSeas in Eastbourne, marking a significant milestone in the fight against marine plastic pollution. The bin will be unveiled just outside the entrance of Eastbourne Pier on August 12th at 2pm. 


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8 August 2024
South East Online
A Landmark Step in Marine Conservation

Eastbourne Welcomes Its First GreenSeas Trust Bin: A Landmark Step in Marine Conservation 


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8 August 2024
Climate News
Eastbourne Welcomes Its First GreenSeas Trust Bin

GreenSeas Trust is thrilled to announce the installation of its first bin for GreenSeas in Eastbourne. 


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8 August 2024
Wales247.co.uk
Mermaid Quay welcomes Wales’s first GreenSeas Trust bin

Designed specifically for collecting PET plastic waste, which is widely used in the production of single use plastic bottles and other food and drink containers, the bin aims to reduce the alarming statistic of 700,000 plastic water bottles being littered daily in the UK. 


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29 July 2024
It's On Cardiff
Wales’s first GreenSeas Trust Bin Arrives In Cardiff Bay

Mermaid Quay welcomes Wales’s first GreenSeas Trust Bin as it pioneers efforts to combat marine plastic pollution 


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24 June 2024
https://seanews.co.uk/
A milestone for Thames marine conservation: GreenSeas unveils iconic recycling bin opposite IMO HQ

In a step forward for local marine conservation, GreenSeas Trust has installed its 18th BinForGreenSeas recycling bin opposite the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) headquarters in London, sited by the River Thames at 8 Albert Embankment (fire station jetty). 


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20 June 2024
All About Shipping
IMO Secretary-General unveils New GreenSeas Iconic Recycling Bin opposite IMO Headquarters in London

A Milestone for Thames Marine Conservation: GreenSeas Unveils Iconic Recycling Bin Opposite IMO Headquarters. 


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20 June 2024
LondonTV
A Milestone for Thames Marine Conservation: GreenSeas Unveils Iconic Recycling Bin

In a step forward for local marine conservation, GreenSeas Trust has installed its 18th BinForGreenSeas recycling bin opposite the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) headquarters in London, sited by the River Thames at 8 Albert Embankment (fire station jetty). The iconic bin has been officially launched by Arsenio Dominguez, the Secretary-General of the IMO, who graciously cut the ribbon at a ceremony today. 


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21 June 2024
Safety4Sea
Recycling bin for plastic gets installed at IMO headquarters

GreenSeas Trust has installed its 18th BinForGreenSeas recycling bin opposite the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) headquarters in London. 


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20 June 2024
Hellenic Shipping News
IMO Secretary General Unveils New GreenSeas Iconic Recycling Bin Opposite IMO Headquarters in London

In a step forward for local marine conservation, GreenSeas Trust has installed its 18th BinForGreenSeas recycling bin opposite the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) headquarters in London, 


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21 June 2024
Nautilus International
IMO chief backs former seafarer’s green marine charity

This year's summer solstice was a bright day for the GreenSeas Trust charity, with its iconic BinForGreenSeas installed in the most meaningful spot yet – outside the International Maritime Organization (IMO) headquarters on the River Thames in London. 


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20 June 2024
TradeWinds
GreenSeas bin goes international as IMO chief unveils latest London landmark

IMO visitors will be able to gaze on BinForGreenSeas No 18, from terrace of headquarters. 


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22 April 2024
https://spinnaker-global.com/
Earth Day 2024 – Planet vs. Plastics

22nd April is Earth Day and this year’s theme is Planet vs. Plastics. The Earthday.org President stated “The Planet vs. Plastics campaign is a call to arms, a demand that we act now to end the scrouge of plastics and safeguard the health of every living being upon our planet.” 


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23 April 2024
northsomersettimes
Earth Day marina clean up for nursery children in Portishead

The Nursery's little ones spent their day collecting discarded plastic bottles from the town's marina and placing them in the Green Seas Trust bin, a container made completely of recycled plastic. 


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23 November 2023
The Institution of Environmental Sciences
#IESTurningTheTide – Small ripples, big outcomes: How GreenSeas Trust is fighting plastic pollution

Globally, humans dump 2.12 billion tons of waste each year, with less than 20% of it being recycled or composted. A solution is to stop plastic from entering the sea in the first place: this is the solution that GreenSeas Trust pursues in all its projects. 


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11 September 2023
Gazette
Sunny Sands beach and Dover seafront ‘Go Green’ with cool plastic bottle recycling bins

Folkestone & Hythe and Dover District Councils are thrilled to welcome new plastic bottle recycling bins for Sunny Sands Beach in Folkestone and Dover seafront.

 


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14 September 2023
Maritime Professionals

Shakespeare's Globe Theatre is the latest location to become a beacon of hope for marine conservation.

 


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11 September 2023
Folkestone & Hythe District Council
Throwing marine life a lifeline – with life buoy recycling bins

Folkestone & Hythe District Council and Dover District Council are delighted to have received two new plastic bottle recycling bins for Sunny Sands in Folkestone and Dover seafront. 


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8 September 2023
Dover District Council
Throwing marine life a lifeline – with life buoy recycling bins

Dover District Council and Folkestone & Hythe District Council are delighted to have received two new plastic bottle recycling bins for Dover seafront and the Sunny Sands Beach in Folkestone. 


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9 September 2023
Southwark News
‘Unmissable’ South Bank bin to protect Thames sea creatures from plastic bottles

A bin designed to protect the Thames’ sea creatures from single-use plastic bottles has been installed outside Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre on the South Bank. 

 


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4 September 2023
allaboutshipping.co.uk
Much ado about something!

Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre is the latest location to become a beacon of hope for marine conservation. 


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12 July 2023
North devon Gazette
North Devon celebrates the arrival of a very special bin

Ilfracombe is aiming for towards a green future, thanks to an award given by GreenSeas Trust to North Devon Council. 


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12 July 2023
Devonlive.com
Ilfracombe makes waves in the fight against plastic pollution with a new bin from the GreenSeas Trust

On Tuesday 4 July, Ilfracombe unveiled a ‘BinForGreenSeas’, a striking recycling bin that aims to raise awareness and inspire action among locals and tourists alike. 


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6 July 2023
North Devon Council
North Devon Council celebrates BinForGreenSeas award with ceremony

On Tuesday 4 July, Ilfracombe in North Devon took steps towards a greener future, thanks to an award given by the GreenSeas Trust to North Devon Council. 


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23 June 2023
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/
Love It or Loathe It, Damien Hirst’s Verity Has a New Role in Marine Conservation

GreenSeas Trust is heading to another brand new location in the southwest of England, placing a new BinForGreenSeas close to Ilfracombe’s well-known Verity sculpture. 


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8 June 2023
Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street
Points of Light Awards

Fazilette Khan, from London, set up ‘GreenSeas Trust’ whilst pursuing a career in the Merchant Navy to help tackle marine waste and increase education about the impacts of plastic pollution on ocean wildlife. 


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10 May 2023
North Tyneside Council
New plastic recycling bin installed on Whitley Bay seafront

A new recycling bin has been installed at Whitley Bay’s Spanish City with the aim to reduce the amount of plastic that ends up in the ocean. Donated by GreenSeas Trust, the bin is the first to be installed on the North East coast. 


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21 February 2023
Royal Museums Greenwich
I’ve seen the effects of plastic pollution first hand

Part of Making Waves:  Seafarer and environmentalist Fazilette Khan works to tackle marine plastic in coastal and riverside areas. 


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12 December 2022
Tidal Thames News
BinForGreenSeas2

A second eye-catching litter bin, aiming to stem rubbish entering the Thames, has gone into action in London's docklands. 


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5 December 2022
allaboutshipping.co.uk/
The University of East London places a BinForGreenSeas

The bespoke plastic recycling bin from the GreenSeas Trust, the BinForGreenSeas, will be sited at a prominent university in London, the second bin of its kind to appear in the capital city. 


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5 September 2022
Nautilus International
GreenSeas Trust releases research

The GreenSeas Trust, a charity founded by seafarer Fazilette Khan MNM, has recently engaged the UK public in an online survey to draw attention to the problem of plastic waste in the marine environment. 


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20 July 2022
allaboutshipping.co.uk
Are UK councils doing enough to prevent coastal littering?

GreenSeas Trust investigates the extent of the UK coastal littering problem and reveals the results of a unique community survey. 


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12 August 2021
The Scarborough News
New ‘GreenSeas’ plastic recycling bin installed in Scarborough’s South Bay

Cllr Eric Broadbent, Mayor of the borough of Scarborough said: "This bin looks fantastic and I’m so pleased we’ve got it in place for the summer season. 


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10 August 2021
Scarborough.gov.uk
Scarborough to benefit from ‘green seas’ bin

Scarborough seafront has welcomed the Yorkshire coast's first ever BinForGreenSeas rubbish bin with the aim of reducing the amount of plastic ending up in the ocean. 


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10 August 2021
Hits radio
Scarborough seafront has welcomed its first ever ‘BinForGreenSeas’ bin

Scarborough seafront has welcomed the Yorkshire Coast's first ever BinForGreenSeas rubbish bin with the aim of reducing the amount of plastic ending up in the ocean. 


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28 July 2021
Yorkshire Post
Scarborough becomes the first coastal town in the North to receive GreenSeas bin

The GreenSeas Trust has funded the new bin on Foreshore Road - the first such site anywhere in the north. The bin's eye-catching design based on a lifebuoy and location have been chosen so that hundreds of beachgoers will be able to use it each day. 


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9 July 2021
North Somerset Times
GreenSeas bin opening ceremony takes place in Portishead

Visitors to Portishead’s thriving marina now have a visual reminder of the importance of reducing plastic pollution in our seas and waterways. 


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18 June 2021
North Somerset Times
Portishead awarded GreenSeas Trust bin to tackle plastic pollution

Portishead was awarded the plastic recycling bin after the town council's community engagement officer, put an application presentation together for GreenSeas demonstrating the town’s commitment to the local environment. 


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15 June 2021
Canary Wharf Group
Keeping Plastic Waste out of Thames – 15.06.21

GreenSeas Trust chose Canary Wharf as its first London location for its prominent position by the Thames and its world-leading sustainable credentials as a 24/7 sustainable community and a place to work, live and play. 


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14 June 2021
East London Advertiser
Waste bin by the Thames used as ‘lifebuoy’ to save marine life

It has been placed with the tagline “throw marine a lifeline” as a hint that plastic waste in rivers ends up at sea and harms marine life.

The project by GreenSeas Trust also includes learning sessions for youngsters on the Isle of Dogs to teach them about the global environment.

 


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11 June 2021
Charity Today
Lifebuoy-shaped reminder to keep plastic waste out of Thames

GreenSeas Trust chose Canary Wharf as its first London location for its prominent position by the Thames and its world-leading sustainable credentials as a 24/7 sustainable community and a place to work, live and play. 


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10 June 2021
Newsroom City of London
Lifebuoy-shaped reminder to keep plastic waste out of Thames

A bright orange lifebuoy-shaped bin with the tagline ‘Throw marine life a lifeline’ has been placed at Canary Wharf Pier, on the Isle of Dogs. The first of its kind in the capital, the bin has been installed by the marine conservation charity GreenSeas Trust. 


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10 June 2021
TradeWinds
GreenSeas finally cracks London with first recycling bin

Something big, bold and bin-shaped appeared centre stage on the riverfront in the heart of London’s Canary Wharf business district on Wednesday. 


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10 June 2021
City Bridge Trust
City Bridge Trust

“The environmental impact of plastic waste in our rivers and seas is a global problem, but one that we can all take action to address in our daily lives. “This is a really innovative and striking way of raising awareness of the issue at a very busy location and encouraging people to bin their rubbish and reduce their plastic waste,” said City Bridge Trust Chairman Giles Shilson. 


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8 June 2021
Hellenicshippingnews.com
BinForGreenSeas comes to Canary Wharf pier

The financial capital of London is to see a new addition to its promenade. The big, bold and unmissable BinForGreenSeas will be sited at London Docklands. 


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8 June 2021
Bunker Port News Worldwide
BinForGreenSeas comes to Canary Wharf pier

By having the BinForGreenSeas located at the entrance to the pier for Thames Clippers, this subconscious visual stimulus will act as a constant reminder that single-use plastics when disposed of irresponsibly, is fuelling the vast problem of marine plastic pollution. 


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28 April 2021
The Northern Echo
Scarborough to be given new bin to tackle “scattered” rubbish on beach

Fazilette Khan, founder of GreenSeas Trust, said: "The BinForGreenSeas acts as a beacon to remind people to dispose of their litter, especially plastics, responsibly. 


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6 February 2021
Ecomogul Magazine
GreenSeas – Reduce plastics in the seas

"I did not to be one of those people who just bemoans a situation and wrings their hands in despair, but rather one who could come up with practical solutions to change human behaviour as a long term solution." 


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23 December 2020
National Museums Liverpool
Hope as a decision

Fazilette Khan is one of a number of seafarers whose careers you can see a snapshot of in the gallery. 


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7 December 2020
UK Chamber of Shipping
Can shipping curb the tsunami of marine plastics?

Fazilette Khan, founder of the GreenSeas Trust writes a guest blog 


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13 November 2020
Nautilus International
2020 Merchant Navy Medal heroes honoured

Warm congratulations are in order for eight Nautilus members who have been recognised with British shipping's highest honour, the 2020 Merchant Navy Medal, a State award for meritorious service in maritime. 


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12 November 2020
LLoyds List
Recognising maritime’s unsung heroes

The UK Maritime Minister shines a light on just a few people who have gone the extra (nautical) mile for the UK’s maritime sector and who will be receiving this year’s award 


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12 November 2020
TradeWinds
UK rewards mariners past and present for service to industry

TradeWinds' former columnist honoured with medal for her efforts on marine environment protection 


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12 November 2020
Marine Industry News
Youngest ever officer rewarded for heroism at sea

Another recipient of the prestigious Merchant Navy Medal is Fazilette Khan, who has received the accolade for her services to the marine environment.  


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12 November 2020
BBC
Devon sailor wins medal for ‘brave’ Caribbean rescue

Fazilette Khan is recognised as a recipient of this year's Merchant Navy Medal. Her Green Seas Trust charity works to place nautical-themed recycling bins in coastal towns.
 


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13 March 2020
National Museums Liverpool
Fazilette Khan – making a difference

Fazilette Khan had a long career in the Merchant Navy, first as a Radio Officer and later as an Environmental Officer. Her concern for the marine environment inspired her to found The Greenseas Trust, a charity working to reduce plastic pollution in the sea and raise awareness about the issue.  Fazilette is one of the seafarers featured in the Life on Board gallery at the Maritime Museum. 


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8 February 2020
SAFETY4SEA
Rubbish bins from recycled plastic spread across the UK

BinForGreenSeas announced that Swale Council will join its project. The organization will soon establish three bins along the Swale seafront, prompting visitors to dispose of their litter responsibly with our prominent and poignant message: throw marine life a lifeline.
 


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6 February 2020
Swale Borough Council
Plastic recycling for Sheppey beaches

New recycling bins to be installed at Sheppey beaches 


16 February 2020
Kent Online
New recycling bins for Sheppey’s beaches after 10-year-old Oliver Huggins starts campaign

New recycling bins are being installed on Sheppey’s beaches after a 10-year-old boy started a campaign for them. 


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28 January 2020
Nautilus International
Picking up for the marine environment

There rarely seems to be any positive news about the marine environment these days, but one clean-up project we have been following in the Telegraph is really gaining momentum. Fazilette Khan, the former seafarer behind the GreenSeas Trust, provides an upbeat update on the BinForGreenSeas. 


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2 February 2020
The Maritime Executive
BinForGreenSeas’s Success in Northwest leads to Southeast Expansion

Following the success of its bins on Blackpool and Bognor Regis in the U.K. , GreenSeas Trust is set to change the mind-set of beach litterers with three new bins in Kent. 


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30 January 2020
Hellenic Shipping News
BinForGreenSeas’s success in Northwest leads to Southeast expansion

Following the success of its bins on Blackpool and Bognor Regis, GreenSeas Trust is set to change the mind-set of beach litterers with three new bins in Kent. 


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29 January 2020
All About Shipping
BinForGreenSeas’s success in Northwest leads to Southeast expansion

Following the success of its bins on Blackpool and Bognor Regis, GreenSeas Trust is set to change the mind-set of beach litterers with three new bins in Kent. 


10 January 2020
University of Southampton
Dissolvable food blocks that reduce supermarket plastics win global engineering prize

A team of Malaysian PhD students has won a global engineering challenge with a sustainable approach to packing dried food products, as a result of a challenge posed by Greenpeace and the GreenSeas Trust. Team Baywatchers from Oxfordshire won this year's GreenSeas Trust scenario with a concept for a crab-like robot that could collect cigarette butts from UK beaches.

 


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6 January 2020
E&T Magazine
In Search of Greener Seas
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29 November 2019
Tokamak Tales
The Graduates Work on Saving our (Green)Seas

The article showcasing winners of The IET Young Professionals Global challenge. 


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25 November 2019
The Rakyat Post
Msian Researchers Win UK Innovation Award For Plastic Packaging Solution Inspired By Tempeh

The global engineering challenge, organised by UK-based The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in partnership with Greenpeace and GreenSeas Trust, inspired four Malasian PhD students to create an alternative to plastic packaging. 


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22 November 2019
Malay Mail
Four Malaysian students win UK innovation award at Greenpeace Global Challenge

A group of four Malaysian PhD candidates won the Institute of Engineering and Technology Innovation Award at the Greenpeace Global Challenge in London. The competition objectives were set by Greenpeace and GreenSeas Trust. 


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22 October 2019
All About Shipping
Bognor Regis – proud new owner of a BinForGreenSeas!

19 October 2019
Oxfor Mail
Entrepreneurs design cigarette butt clutching ‘crab’ robot

A TEAM of young entrepreneurs from Oxfordshire has won a global engineering challenge posed by GreanSeas Trust with a crab-like robot designed to collect cigarette butts from UK beaches.

 


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19 October 2019
Propeller Club UK
Our Mersey Paradise

There is little disputing that the River Mersey is cleaner now that it has been for many a long year. However, it has been reported that the waters are still not what they might be. Sadly it seems the Mersey is more polluted with microplastics than any other river in the UK. 

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17 October 2020
The Engineer
IET ‘Save our Seas’ winners tackle ocean plastic and waste

The IET has revealed the two winners of its Save our Seas global engineering challenge, with projects to tackle cigarette butts and plastic food packaging scooping the prizes. 


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15 October 2019
RACE (Remote Applications in Challenging Environments)
UKAEA team wins IET Global Challenge

The winners of the IET Global Challenge have been announced. This year’s competition, open to students and professionals aged 18-35, was themed ‘Save our Seas’, with challenges set by the Green Seas Trust and Greenpeace. The Green Seas Trust focused on tackling the trillions of cigarettes that are currently in the sea, whilst the Greenpeace task looked at reusable packaging options for supermarkets. 


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14 October 2019
E&T Magazine
Rubbish-collecting bot and dissolvable packing method win IET challenge

The IET has announced the winners of its ‘Save our Seas’ engineering challenge, which called on young people to propose solutions to help reduce the quantity of single-use plastic and cigarette butts in the oceans.

 


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14 October 2019
Institution of Engineering and Technology
IET Global Challenge winners provide solutions to real world problems

 


11 October 2019
Bognor Regis Observer
‘Delight’ as new eco bin unveiled in Bognor

Pupils from a Bognor Regis school joined the chairman of Arun District Council for the unveiling of a new bin made out of 450 recycled bottles this week.

 


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11 October 2019
Bognor Regis Post
Beach-goers encouraged to bin rubbish to cut plastic pollution

The group of Eco Warrior pupils from the Edward Bryant School, London Road, joined members of the GreenSeas Trust, for the launch of their new bin on the Bognor Regis seafront. 


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9 October 2019
Arun District Council
Behaviour-changing bin unveiled on Bognor Regis seafront

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3 October 2019
vpoglobal
UK Town Gets BinForGreenSeas to Support Ocean Plastics Clean Up

The English resort town of Bognor Regis, West Sussex is to receive a BinForGreenSeas to highlight the consequences of litter on marine life. 


2 October 2019
Bognor Regis Observer
New Bin Set To Be Unveiled At Bognor Beach Has A Bold Message

An eye-catching new bin set to be unveiled at Bognor beach will be a ‘bold and unmissable reminder’ to visitors of the damaging effect of litter on marine life.

 


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2 October 2019
Asia Today
Bognor Regis to get a BinForGreenSeas to help change the mindset of beach litterers.

The West Sussex resort town of Bognor Regis is to receive an eye-catching BinForGreenSeas to highlight the consequences of litter on marine life. 


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2 October 2019
Bognor Regis Observer
New bin set to be unveiled at Bognor beach has a bold message

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1 October 2019
Allaboutshipping.co.uk
Bognor Regis To Be The Latest Town To Receive a BinForGreenSeas

Bognor Regis to get a BinForGreenSeas to help change the mindset of beach litterers. 


20 June 2019
Sfarnytt, Stena News
THROW MARINE LIFE A LIFELINE #BINFORGREENSEAS

Stena is supporting the BinForGreenSeas Project tackling marine plastics. 


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19 June 2019
Nautilus International
Progress in BinForGreenSeas project as iconic waste bin is launched in Blackpool

With a significant proportion of plastic pollution reaching the sea through litter dropped on beaches, many beachgoers need reminding to put their rubbish in the bin – and what better way than for the bin itself to spur them into action? Sarah Robinson reports on recent developments in a clever back-to-basics environmental campaign. 


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14 June 2019
That’s TV Lancashire
That’s TV Lancashire: GreenSeas Trust

Founder of GreenSeas Trust, Fazilette Khan, talking about how she started the organization, how one person can make a difference and the project on reducing plastic pollution. 


10 June 2019
Hellenic Shipping News
Planet saving ‘BINFORGREENSEAS’ woos Seaside visitors

The BinForGreenSeas was unveiled on Blackpool promenade by Cllr Fred Jackson, Cabinet Member for Environment, Transport and Climate Change for Blackpool Council and Fazilette Khan, Founder trustee of GreenSeas Trust. 


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10 June 2019
British Plastics and Rubber Magazine
Blackpool Council becomes first to support BinForGreenSeas project

A new distinctively styled bin called BinForGreenSeas, the first of its kind in the country, has been placed on Blackpool Promenade to raise awareness about ocean pollution. 


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7 June 2019
Hellenic Shipping News
New behaviour-changing bin destined for Blackpool on World Environment Day

The UK’s first innovative and eye-catching rubbish bin made from recycled plastic and aimed at encouraging people to cut plastic pollution of the seas and oceans will be unveiled in Blackpool next week. 


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6 June 2019
Blackpool Council News
Blackpool Council is the first to support the BinForGreenSeas project

A new distinctively styled bin called ‘BinForGreenSeas’ – the first of its kind in the country has been located on Blackpool Promenade to raise awareness about ocean pollution and help stop plastics getting into the sea. 


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2 June 2019
Safety4Sea
UK to get its first ever rubbish bin made from recycled plastic

The UK’s first rubbish bin made from recycled plastic aims to encourage people reduce plastic pollution at the sea, will be presented in Blackpool next week. 


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2 June 2019
Visit Flyde Coast
Blackpool Supports BinForGreenSeas

Blackpool Supports BinForGreenSeas – with the first bin of its kind in the country is being located on Blackpool Promenade. 


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31 May 2019
Sea News
GreenSeas Trust and Blackpool Council to Launch UK’s first ever BinForGreenSeas

The UK’s first innovative and eye-catching rubbish bin made from recycled plastic and aimed at encouraging people to cut plastic pollution of the seas and oceans will be unveiled in Blackpool next week. 


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30 May 2019
Asia Today
New Behaviour-Changing Bin Destined for Blackpool on World Environment Day

GreenSeas Trust and Blackpool Council are launching the UK’s first ever BinForGreenSeas. 


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30 May 2019
Spinnaker
BinForGreenSeas destined for Blackpool on World Environment Day

GreenSeas Trust and Blackpool Council are launching the UK’s first ever BinForGreenSeas 


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14 May 2019
University of East London
University of East London Students design Beach Bin to Raise Awareness of Plastic Pollution

Two students from University of East London design bin for environmental charity GreenSeas Trust.

 


10 May 2019
Evening Standard
Design students create eco-friendly bin to help collect plastic pollution on Britain’s beaches

Talented students from the University of East London have created a bin to dispose of plastic waste on Britain’s beaches. 


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10 May 2019
Environment Journal
Students design impactful bin to cut down on beach plastic waste

Two students from the University of East London (UEL) have designed a bin that encourages people to responsibly dispose of plastic waste near beaches. 


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10 May 2019
Evening Standard
Beach clean up: Design students create eco-friendly bin to help collect plastic pollution on Britain’s beaches

Students from the University of East London have created a bin to dispose of plastic waste on Britain’s beaches. 


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16 February 2019
E&T Engineering And Technology
Global Challenge: There is still time to ‘Save our Seas’

Plastics have become public enemy number one. This year, environmental groups GreenSeas Trust and Greenpeace have joined forces with the IET to engineer creative solutions to two specific parts of the problem. 


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15 January 2019
ODINAFRICA
Save our Seas student challenge targets plastic ocean waste

Open to engineers aged 18-35, the IET Global Challenge is split into two separate competitions sponsored by Greenpeace and GreenSeas Trust.  


15 January 2019
The Engineer
Save our seas student challenge

The IET has launched a new Save our Seas competition with GreenSeas Trust and Greenpeace. 


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14 January 2019
E&T Engineering & Technology
IET challenges young entrepreneurs to solve plastic and toxic waste threat

Partnering with Greenpeace and GreenSeas Trust, the IET has set two very different challenges, to solve the ocean plastics problem. 


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11 April 2018
Taylor & Francis Online
Behavioural change through BinForGreenSeas

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28 May 2018
All About Shipping
Final design of the BinForGreenSeas revealed at Maritime HR Association conference

GreenSeas Trust marked a big milestone as the final design chosen for manufacture was revealed at this year’s Maritime HR Association conference. 


20 February 2018
Nautilus International
GreenSeas Trust – binning plastics on the beach

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1 February 2018
TradeWinds
Green beach bin adds fun to throwing rubbish away

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23 January 2018
Portcare
New beach bin could help tackle waste on beaches

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23 January 2018
allaboutshipping.co.uk
New beach bin could help tackle waste on beaches

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14 January 2018
Asia Today
Students’ Innovative Bin Designs to Change our Disposable Culture

Students from the University of East London (UEL) to present submissions for the BinForGreenSeas Project. 


13 November 2017
BBC South
GreenSeas Trust explained

Interviewed by Sophia Seph from BBC South Today, Fazilette Khan from GreenSeas Trust with the students from UEL explain why the new BinForGreenSeas campaign is so important. 


26 October 2017
maritimeprofessionals.net
Students hit the beach to design a behaviour-changing bin

25 October 2017
littlehamptongazette.co.uk
Litter pick forms part of a beach bin project

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23 October 2017
allaboutshipping.co.uk
Charity and University team up to tackle plastic pollution in the sea

23 October 2017
portcare.com
Students hit the beach to design a behaviour-changing bin

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9 January 2017
Princess Anne meets Fazilette Khan

Her Royal Highness, Princess Anne with trustee, Fazilette Khan. One of eight special readers invited to partake in the prestigious Mission to Seafarers annual Christmas event. It was held at St Michael Paternoster Royal, in the City of London. 


3 November 2016
Nautilus International
Changing Minds to Clean Our Seas

A Nautilus member is heading up a campaign to cut the ‘tsunami’ of plastic waste in the world’s oceans — and she tells Andrew Linington how it begins with a ‘no ifs and butts’ approach to problem. 

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21 August 2016
Monaco Life
GreenSeas Trust targets butts on the beach

The UK-based charity GreenSeas Trust, with the support of the Mairie de Cannes in France, recently gave away free pocket ashtrays and leaflets at Midi Plage, just west of La Croisette, to residents and tourists taking advantage of this popular beach and the sunny weather. 


22 August 2016
No more butts on the beach: GreenSeas Trust helps to clean up Cannes beaches

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16 August 2016
allaboutshipping.co.uk
GreenSeas Trust targets cigarette ends

The UK based charity GreenSeas Trust, with the support of the Mairie de Cannes in France, recently gave away free pocket ashtrays and leaflets at Plage-Midi to residents and tourists taking advantage of this popular beach and the sunny weather. 


16 August 2016
All About Shipping