DB Green

Hi everyone. We have two different activities going on this Sunday – would love to see you all out at one of them!

Beach Clean up . Sun May 19 . Nim Shue Wan . 9am-12pm

Come and join other volunteers from our community as we get the rubbish off of the beach and out of the ocean. We want clean beaches and oceans and are willing to do something about it!

You bring a full water bottle, hat and sun cream. We provide water refills, gloves and bags. (Get to this beach from the Marina Club road, on the way to Trappist Monastery.)

Remember – every little bit makes a difference.

Tree Planting . Sun May 19 . 10am-2pm

If you prefer forests to beaches, we have something for you too! Sunday will be our last day of tree planting for the year.

Head up the golf course rd. Take the concrete road on your right that takes you to the lookout. About 50 m along start looking for people on your left and bamboo stakes with coloured twine.

Bring: Water, sunscreen, insect repellent, hat, snacks

Wear: Long sleeve trousers and shirts as they stop you getting scratched from scrub. Hiking boots are handy otherwise old sneakers.

If you have trouble finding us call John on 94575548.

Thanks to everyone for their continued support!

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BEACH CLEANUP

First beach cleanup of the year this Saturday afternoon Feb 16 at the North Plaza beach. 1-4pm

Come and join other volunteers to start the year of the snake with a community and eco message. We want clean beaches and we will do something about it.

Bring your family and friends.
Bring your own water bottle, we will supply additional water, gloves and bags.
BBQ by Hemingway’s

FLEA MARKET

When: …….. Sunday, 12noon till 5pm

Where: ………………….DB Green Stall near the post office.

Bring along your unwanted items for us to sell.  All money raised goes to DB green and will go towards the cost of the after beach cleanup BBQ’s as well as tree planting costs etc. Every cent goes to projects- there are no admin costs!

See you on the weekend

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We may have been a small group of around 20 on Saturday, October 27 at Sam Pak Wan, but everyone can be very proud of what we achieved! Thanks to everyone’s hard work, we managed to do a fantastic job cleaning the rubbish from the rocks, all the way from the wall to the beach area. (I am referring to the horrible mess that you usually see when you enter through the gates.) And the people working on the pile of rubbish that greeted us when we reached the beach did a terrific job on that, not only cleaning it all up but sorting out the pastics as well. Thanks to everyone who came out: the DBers, the group from HK Island and the regular from Kowloon. Big thanks to Barefoot Wines – the wine tasting was a perfect finish to the day!

When we got there …

When we left …

So many bags of rubbish

Loads of plastic for recycling

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I’ve just been to Nim Shue Wan and there are plenty of nurdles in the high tide line(s), ready and waiting to be swept up. No rubbish at the moment so perfect for those who want to nurdle but don’t want to pick up rubbish. Low tide is at 3pm.

Tracey was on Sam Pak Wan yesterday and reported loads of nurdles there as well.

The nurdles are being washed up as a result of the recent storm, and the goal is to try and get them the day they appear so they don’t get washed back out to sea. Please go whenever you can. There are rubbish bags, dust pans, sieves and some brushes at both locations. Gloves aren’t so necessary for sweeping up the nurdles, but we try to have clean, dry gloves there as often as possible. Thanks for your help.

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P Solutions accepts the following for recycling, and will give you HK$5 for ink cartridges and HK$10 for toners:

HP – 21, 21XL, 22, 22XL, 27, 28, 45, 56, 57, 60BK, 60XL, 60C, 61, 61XL, 61C, 74, 74XL, 75, 75XL, 78, 92 – 98

Canon – 40, 41, 50, 51, 740, 740XL, 741, 741XL, 810, 810XL, 811, 811XL, 830, 831

HP Toner -12A, 35A, 36A, 45A, 78A, 85A, 125A, 126A, 128A

Canon Toner – FX9, 312, 416

Thanks to P Solutions for providing this information. Please check with them if you have something not on the list.

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Thanks to everyone who came to help at Nim Shue Wan and Sam Pak Wan today! You did a great job. There are still a lot of nurdles out there though. More so in Sam Pak Wan but Nim Shue Wan also has plenty. (will update on Friday for those weekend-only nurdlers).

If you are in Sam Pak Wan, don’t forget to look along the tree line as there are many nurdles just under the branches. Also, if you are there later in the day at very low tide, you can walk all the way around the rocks and you’ll reach another beach where today there were loads of nurdles on the top of the sand, ready to be easily swept up. And if you get tired of nurdling, there’s plenty of rubbish to keep you busy! We don’t recommend sandles/flip flops on the beach, especially if you are going over the rocks!

Please help us out by always returning your equipment to the main equipment areas (Nim Shue Wan, in front of the abandoned house and Sam Pak Wan, on the beach under the trees near the entrance).

For those of you who are not aware of the nurdle situation or would like some more information on how to help, feel free to contact me at dana.winograd@gmail.com. Looking forward to hearing from you. Dana

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Morning all!

Well a bit of rain today but nothing that would dampen the spirits of Dana and myself so we’ll be there! I’ll be on the 9:20 ferry from DB. Dana will be there to meet volunteers off the 9:15 ferry from Central.

The best way for me to keep you all updated would be on our Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/DBGreenHK so check this out if you think there might be news. I will keep that up to date first as a priority as oppose to this site.

Hope to see you all there. If we don’t get many volunteers today we may well change tomorrows cleanup to Peng Chau also so check Sundays activities later today.

Cheers,

Kate

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Hi there,

Plastic Resin Pellets as a Transport Medium for Toxic Chemicals in the Marine Environment

Here is a technical article found by one of the volunteers, on a study done on nurdles and what the problem is once in the water. For those technically minded take a read. Thanks  for sending it in!

http://www.mindfully.org/Plastic/Pellets-Transport-Medium.htm

Shortly I’ll be posting information about beachcleanups around hong kong and the various organisations to contact near you. With all this energy wouldn’t it be great to have regular ‘cleanup hong kong’ events to make Hong Kong beaches  some of the cleanest in the world?? Hmmmmm… Project to think about ……

Have a great day,

Kate

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There has been an horrendous spill of tiny preproduction plastic pellets totalling in excess of 5000 kg which we ( Including City Management, EPD, FEHD, Marine Dept) have been trying to clear off the beach before they are washed back in the sea. On Saturday we want to clear as much of the ‘other’ plastics washed ashore which includes an abundance of single use disposable plastics. It is always dreadful the amount of plastic that is deposited on the beach after a typhoon. This one is made especially difficult as there are so few people around DB to get the numbers. So if you can help out and help spread the word on short notice that would be great. We really, really, really, really need lots of people on the beach. There will be water available. As always please bring a refillable container. There won’t be food afterwards as it is too short notice but Hemingways have very kindly agreed to donate some beer and soft drinks for after. There is broken glass and sharp objects on the beach so all care needs to be taken.

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Thanks Tracey for the great review of the last beach cleanup.  I also wanted to add a special thanks to the paddlers of the Lantau Island Outrigger Canoe Club who not only collected a huge amount of flotsam and PLASTIC  whilst out paddling and bought it back to shore for appropriate disposal and recycling, but also helped us on the beaches.  A huge thank you to all of you who helped out.  It is this sort of community spirit that makes living in DB very special indeed!!

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