The Brussels-based Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) has committed a major amount to the mission, making it one of the two principal sponsors of Project Kaisei, a two-boat expedition to assess the impact of and techniques for removing plastic debris in the Pacific Ocean.

Brussels/San Francisco/Hong Kong - “We are very excited to be supporting Project Kaisei’s first research expedition to the North Pacific Gyre,” said Dominique Maguin, BIR President. “The Project Kaisei team has ambitious plans, which are fully in line with BIR’s mission to increase recycling and recyclability. Our members across the globe are providing industry with nearly 50% of the raw materials needed, and we can still increase this figure. The collection of waste can be improved and the recycling activities are indispensible for saving energy, gas emissions and natural resources. It is of paramount importance to leave a safe, clean and welcoming planet for future generations. Project Kaisei represents an innovative constructive approach to addressing a problem that would not have been there if recycling had been promoted and implemented by all nations. We believe that by collaborating together it will bring benefits to both of our organizations, as well as for the whole planet.”

Project Kaisei is a group of scientists and ocean lovers who set up to study the North Pacific Gyre and the plastic debris that has collected in this oceanic region, to determine how to capture it and to study possible processing techniques that would allow the recycling of captured materials into diesel fuel. The project’s first research expedition, comprising two boats, will set sail on August 2nd and 3rd from San Diego and San Francisco.

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