Doris Knoblauch und Felix Nütz (beide Ecologic Institut) haben interessierten Besucher:innen des Donaufests am 10. Juli 2024 das Plastics Pirates Projekt nähergebracht. An einem eigenen Stand führten sie mit Kindern und Erwachsenen Versuche durch, die das Problem der Plastikverschmutzung und besonders von Mikroplastik zeigen.

The Plastic Pirates start a new small project in the autumn of 2024. The new focus this time: the river system of the Danube! The second-longest river of Europe, stretching over 2.850 kilometers, starts in the Black Forrest, and flows through a total of 10 countries before emptying in the Black Sea. The river system includes many important tributaries, for example the Isar, Inn and Lech. The new project focused on the Danube is an addition to the ongoing analysis of the Elbe River System and the German coasts. Gaining further insights in plastic pollution of these water bodies will be the aim of the Plastic Pirates’ 2024 autumn campaign period.