Top O' The World, Ma!
Thursday was a relaxed beginning to a marathon day. Klaus, from the Skagen Education Center met us early with his itinerary (here we go again).
The first stop was to the pier. A new demonstration device mulches up plastic fish barrels and nets into small fragments that can eventually be re-pelletized and made into…fish boxes!
It’s a start. And a new – giant-sized – machine will soon be in operation in Lithuania to deal with the Baltic Sea’s debris. Part of Save the North Seas Project, it unifies a collection of countries in reducing litter at sea.
Then it was off to meet Willy – a veteran submarine captain and current Harbour Master in Skagen’s port. Willy spoke better English than either of us and agreed to a rooftop interview – a place he called the Monkey’s Island.
We talked of the fishing industry and the no-service-tax law in Danish harbours – any trash accumulated onboard or caught is offloaded without charge…but it is included in the overall harbour fee…
Next was Cryptic Moth’s first interview for the press! That’s right, people had heard about us…done their homework…and, of course, were kindred spirits.
Back to work.
Long before nets meet the recycling machine, they are repaired again and again. We visited one operation where all the workers were eager to play up to the camera. These men have a tough job.
And the results are 10X less the price to a fishermen than replacing a net. Still, old rubber tires used to hold nets at the bottom, or steel-lined rope, are simply scrapped or dumped back into the ocean.
“Toss it on the leeside.”
12hrs from waking and only an egg in each engine, Cryptic Moth hiked 2km out to the northernmost part of c-Europe at 8pm.
Nuff said...
Except...
Heroic filming, gut-pulling patience, and smooth-talking access. This is filmmaking.
Tomorrow we leave Denmark and think hard of what that means. 10 days in a clean, responsible (corporate and citizen), progressive culture still mystifies…why a small Scandinavian country acts the model for energy, packaging and downright politeness?
Tusin Tak + keep breeding.
Out.
I+G
1 Comments:
Psssst! ok sad ur leaving the denmarkitopia, but onwards and upwards right? and besides, ain't you going to germany next?? a little birdy (euro plastic news) told me the following:
11 May 2006 – IBAW, the Berlin-based industry association for the degradable polymers industry, has renamed itself European Bioplastics, in a move accompanied by changes in the articles of association. The new focus is the representation of members’ interests at the European level, it says. The association, founded in 1993, regards bioplastics as biodegradable polymers complying with EN 13432 and biodegradable polymers based on agricultural feedstocks. Membership has virtually doubled to a figure of 60 over the past 18 months. It is benefiting from the price increases in conventional plastics and ongoing discussions on fossil resources.
...then again we all aggregate the same news sources right? so you prolly alreay know this! in which case, have a safe flight, awesome time, and remember; if the Spaniards are sleeping-- you might want to try the other room down the hall.....
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