What was it?
2,370 km around Portugal on Rosa, a bike built entirely from second-hand bike parts, collecting bottles, cans and signatures. The journey gave trash value and promoted a Portuguese NGO petition for a deposit system.
Context
Food shopping was an experiment too. Raquel bought local food without packaging whenever she could. Less packaging means less trash. For the climate, how a food is made often matters more than how far it travelled.
Where?
A loop around Portugal.
Who joined?
The Trash Traveler, Rosa the bike, and everyone who signed. Raquel supported along the way, buying only local and unpackaged products.
The wider ocean issue
Deposit return systems keep bottles and cans in circulation and out of nature.
How you can take part
Invite a talk about circular solutions.