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You found the Wood Brick!

Please report the number and location where you found it.

Help us gather valuable data.

Wood Bricks will be released

The releases will occur in two phases: November 2024 (during the rainy season) and Summer 2025, with 10,000 bricks released at 24 locations in the waterways of Lemvig and Varde, Denmark. All found and registered bricks will be mapped to track and understand their movement.

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Research and Innovation

The aim of releasing wood bricks into the water is to gain insights into how plastic objects and other waste move through our rivers, streams, creeks, and fjords to the ocean, allowing us to identify critical hotspots for targeted intervention.

 

Our Mission

Every year, 20,000 tons of waste end up in the North Sea—85% of it is plastic, and 70% comes from rivers and streams. We're here to stop it.

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An EU Initiative to Prevent Plastic Pollution from Reaching the Ocean

TREASURE is an EU collaboration involving Denmark, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany, aimed at mapping plastic pollution, specifically macroplastic (plastic pieces larger than 0.5 cm), in rivers, streams, creeks, and fjords to prevent it from flowing into the ocean. Lemvig Vand and KIMO Denmark are leading the plastic program of TREASURE in Denmark.

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Planned Initiatives & Projects

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The Wood Brick campaign

This campaign aims to understand the movement of macroplastic and other types of waste in waterways by tracking the movements of wood bricks and identifying hotspots where waste accumulates at specific times. The campaign encourages people to register the wood bricks when they find them.

2024-2028

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Establish removal systems

This initiative aims to deploy advanced technologies designed to capture plastic pollution in waterways. Removal systems will be strategically installed at identified hotspots in Lemvig and Varde Municipality and thoroughly tested to evaluate their effectiveness in reducing plastic waste.

2025-2028

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National Plastic Pact

We must address the macroplastic issue in our water environment by collaborating with municipalities, utility companies, NGOs, politicians, and civil society. Diverse knowledge, ideas, and resources are essential for making a difference together.

2025-2028

Contact us for more details

Isa Schipperheijn
Project Leader, Lemvig Vand
isa@lvs-as.dk
+45 61628325

Per Kristansen
Project Leader, Lemvig Vand
pekr@lvs-as.dk
+45 24635331

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