Did you know that 80% of plastic pollution passes through our rivers and streams on its way to the sea? Plasticblitz, a UK wide event that aims to clear up plastic and waste from rivers takes place from Saturday 27th May – Sunday 11th June 2023. Working with Nautica Competition and Are You Mad, many volunteers and communities are coming together to help tackle the issue of waste pollution before it hits out oceans. We are working with conscious creative agency, Are You Mad to do a river clean-up of the Roding River which runs through to the Thames on 4th June as part of this worthwhile cause.

As a brand who draws from the essence of water & the currents of the world, we are so proud to be a part of this cause! We will be joined by the volunteer group Roding Rubbish so we can all muck in together alongside Are You Mad’s Wastemen and Nautica Competition’s own volunteers.

This exciting and funfilled day will be structured with a health and safety briefing and then just getting stuck into our mass clean up of the Roding River! Complete with a lunch break and a continuation of the litter pick up.

At the end of the day when all litter is collected, Are You Mad will be taking the litter, sorting it and processing it to create custom branded carabiners and floating boat keyrings. We are so excited to be a part of this great event to clear up the rivers of rubbish and litter.

If you'd like to sign up and make a difference, follow the link here.

Don’t forget to follow our Instagram @nauticacompetition to keep up to date on our litter pick up on 4th June!