De plastic spotters

Do you have grandchildren and you are a little bit adventurous? Invite them for a cleanup trip in the canal by kayak. That’s what Magda and her husband did with their two grandchildren, a really lovely group that did its part to become clean and green waterways 🌊. Next, Euronext employees also participated in a […]

Summer is the perfect occasion to get out on the water and clean up trash. That’s also what Sethupathy and his friend, Erik and his son and Charlotte with her friends thought. During their trip they saved some plastic trash from ending up in the sea. We also had the pleasure of receiving Virginie and […]

🌿 Each paddle stroke is a ripple of change towards a greener future. Ruth, a passionate coach, came with 12 of her Brussels students to celebrate the end of their secondary education. Each paddle stroke taken by these young individuals is a step towards a greener future, though they still have much to learn about […]

Secretary of State responsible for Urban Planning in Brussels, Ans Persoons, is the first participant of our canal trips under our new name City to Ocean 🥳💦. Ans, together with Anaïs Maes, alderman for urban planning at the city of Brussels, and other colleagues fished trash out of the water. And we discussed the different […]

? Our recent kayaking trips have been like planting seeds of ideas in the minds of the participants. During one of these trips, Théodore and his colleagues from the Belgian Chambers collected several kilos of floating debris from the Brussels canal, a freshly planted seed that could lead to a bigger ecological awareness. ? Sarah […]

We are happy to share three amazing groups we recently received for our kayak outings ! ?‍♂️ First, we welcomed Brede School Nieuwland with their “Nature and Mobility” working group. They invited primary school teachers for a kayaking excursion, offering a unique educational experience on the water. Then, for the second time, we hosted some enthusiastic individuals […]

We were thrilled to have an incredible wave of volunteers join our recent kayak outings! One of them is Erik, he has three sons and joins us son by son to make them experience our activity and learn about the problems of waterways. Abdelaziz also joined us before but this time brought his family along.Then, […]

For the first time we received an Austrian politician in our kayaks. Stefan Kaineder, the Minister for Environment and Climate from Upper Austria, had meetings in Brussels about the European Green Deal initiatives ??? and decided to pay us a visit. We discussed the challenges the waterways in Brussels are facing and what the situation […]

We recently had the pleasure of hosting four groups eager to learn more about water issues in Brussels during our kayak outings on the canal.Among them, many students from diverse backgrounds, including students from Utrecht University participating in their PPE program, students from Haute École Francisco Ferrer, and business students from Don Bosco Groot-Bijgaarden.We also […]

Recently, we welcomed three groups determined to purify our canal and to raise their own awareness of environmental issues ?? The VUB – Vrije Universiteit Brussel has its own “GreenTeam”, a group of committed and passionate students. They came to gain a better understanding of the water-related issues we work on. Finaly, they managed to […]

Welcome aboard to our kayaking trips in 2024, new dedicated participants came, saw and conquered the litter problem!  Through the Try Out initiative, we’ve had the chance to host young people facing challenges for a kayaking trip focused on collecting waste in the canal. This activity is crucial for raising awareness about plastic pollution in […]

Talented Youth Network, Circular Court groep, collega’s van Post NL België en Joker Reis Visiting youth makes us feel young so we were very happy to have motivated youngsters from Talented Youth Network, TYN and Ras El Hanout Asbl from Molenbeek, as well as a group from the EU funded activities of Circular Court. They […]

Collega teams van TUC Rail, BNP Paribas, Air Liquide & Bureau Bouwtechniek Several organizations recently joined the shared environmental responsibility for clean waterways during working hours, some despite the Brussels autumn weather!  TUC RAIL , with its focus on rail transportation, plays an important role in reducing emissions by offering an eco-friendly mode of travel. […]

Scholengroep en enthousiaste collega’s van Leefmilieu Brussel, Achilles Design, GiveaDay & Stichting Degroof Petercam We kicked off the month of October with a diverse group of individuals and organizations all focused on the environment and community service: School Group: Young, enthusiastic learners eager to make a difference in our environment. Bruxelles Environnement Leefmilieu Brussel : committed to […]

Scholengroep uit Woluwe-Sint-Lambert, collega’s van Muntpunt Bibliotheek & Magabel Company, Nationale Bank van Belgie en Optimy Teaching the young ones to care for our environment is a mission close to our hearts. It was therefore great to host a school group from Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, and see the motivated faces of these new kids on the block […]

Oda met vrienden, schoolgroep van Maria-Boodschaplyceum, UPS-team, Gents MilieuFront & Stichting Degroof Petercam Hurray!! Oda wanted to celebrate her birthday fishing for trash with her friends. They even dressed up in Canal It Up t-shirts.Double Hurray, we welcomed yet another school group, Maria-Boodschaplyceum , with dedicated teachers bringing their students to the forefront of environmental […]

Zero Pollution afdeling van de EU Leefmilieu, lokale beleidsmakers & team van Henkel The Zero Pollution department of the EU Environment works towards clean air and water all year round through legislation. This time they had some practice with our kayaks and fishing nets. More local policymakers working towards the elections of 2024 also joined us […]

Okan studenten, KMPG, Umicore, Aude, Eloise, Frankie en hun vrienden Aude, Eloise, and Frankie joined our activity with friends, some of whom were all the way from Denmark. On that particular day, the canal was exceptionally dirty, so they didn’t have to go far to return with buckets full of collected trash.We also welcomed a […]

Tier, Taisei, Belarbi en Michelle met vrienden, TADA, leerkrachten en Unilin It was the perfect weather for weekend activities as the new school year began! Tier, Taisei, Belarbi and Michelle, along with their friends, joined us to help pick up some trash and make a positive impact!TADA – Toekomstatelierdelavenir , an organization that supports vulnerable […]

Leerkrachten uit Molenbeek, FOD Finance and VEKA The teachers of a new school that recently opened its doors in Molenbeek started their new adventure by a kayaking adventure. It provided them with a wonderful opportunity to bond and get to know each other in an active and enjoyable manner, just before the start of the […]

JOETZ vzw, Arktos vzw, Mauro, Ellen met vrienden, Proximus and TCS JOETZ vzw volunteers from the Canary Islands did a trash fishing trip on their way to their windsurf camp. Their experience highlighted the unfortunate reality that water cleanliness is a concern across Belgium. sTeam a partnership between Arktos vzw , JAC, Emino and Groep […]

Sandra, Guy, Charlotte en co., BIGH Farming, Fedasil, Clara met haar familie, en Gemeenschapscentrum Den Dam In August, individuals like Sandra, Guy, Charlotte, Clara, some of them solo and some accompanied by family or friends, all took to the water. All of them would like to see clean and green waterways. A team from Bigh […]

Bo, Christelle, Leen en Katlijn met familie en vrienden, Toyota motor Europe Bo and his family from Denmark joined us during their stay in Belgium. Their unwavering enthusiasm persisted, undeterred even when rain began to pour down. Christelle, Leen, and Katlijn arrived, accompanied by their friends for a trip of trash fishing by kayak. And […]

Mosaïc asbl, Maison de l’Europe, Amazon, en Milliman Maison de l’Europe brought a group of 9 young adults from France, who were in Brussels to explore the European institutions and cultivate their roles as engaged citizens. Amid their busy schedule, they dedicated time to ponder the future and confront environmental challenges. Their journey on the […]

Drees & Sommer, Zabala, imago asbl Embracing the summer vibe Imago Asbl joined us with a group of young adults. They really enjoyed themselves on the water, adding even more energy to the day’s activities.Drees & Sommer opted to break free from their desks and computer screens to soak up the fresh air on the […]

Mobius, Amazon, Marjan, Heleen en comp. Marjan and Heleen, along with their friends, participated in our canal cleaning activity and they had a fantastic time together! Möbius Business Redesign chose to clean the canal for their teambuilding activity, and we give them extra kudos for their unwavering dedication even when the rain poured down! Amazon.com […]

Ethibel, Gerd, Sara met vrienden, Brussels Parlement, Umicore Sara and her friends, along with Gerd and his friend, spent a fulfilling Saturday with us. It was a day well spent, indeed! Ethibel was one of the groups who helped us with our brand audit. Their interest in the number of recycled bags found in the […]

AFAS Software N.V. , WWF, Eric, Chiro en IKEA AFAS Software België surprised their team with a fantastic outing on the canal, and it was a resounding success! They had an incredible time cleaning the canal and couldn’t get enough of the experience. They even kept bumping into their Canal It Up guide over the […]

Dynafin, Cinemaximiliaan, Giulia met vrienden, Sebastien en Konni DynaFin Consulting arrived with a motivated team, ready to clean the canal and make a difference! Cinemaximiliaan gathered a group of people for this eye-opening activity, coming together to create an impactful experience. Giulia celebrated her 30th birthday by inviting her friends to join her on the […]

Schneider Electric, BNP Paribas Fortis, de scouts, Charles, Vico, en hun vrienden Schneider Electric joined us during their sustainability day, combining a canal trip with a brainstorm session organized at Belmundo . Their commitment to prioritizing sustainability was inspiring! BNP Paribas Fortis België also made a significant impact by bringing their team together for a […]

World environment day met de UN Environment Programme en de Europese Commissie Monday, 5 June was World Environment Day and for that occasion 20 participants from UN Environment Programme and the European Commission spent the afternoon with the Canal It Up crew. They kayaked and fished trash out of the water, picked up trash on […]

Sint-Jozefscollege Torhout, Deloitte, Xavier, Karel en Inge Who let the boys out? Sint-Jozefscollege Torhout descended down upon the canal once again with a group of motivated students. Besides lots of single-use plastics they found some road signalling equipment of which we know it couldn’t have been blown into the water by the wind. the A-team […]

De Sint-Maarten Bovenschool Beveren, de Go4city School van Molenbeek, en Rozelien met haar vrienden From Beveren to Brussels, the Sint-Maarten Bovenschool embarked on an exciting week-long adventure to explore the city. They had an incredible time discovering Brussels from our kayaks combining both utility and enjoyment!A special shoutout to Rozelien and her friends who joined […]

De Youth Team van WWF-Belgium The Youth Team from WWF-Belgium chose to help restore the local nature by cleaning up the Brussels canal. While fishing trash out of the water they also gained insights into the issues of poor water quality, floating trash and lack of nature and biodiversity and the possible solutions. As you […]

Radio studenten van RITCS School of Art en Scouts van de Saint-Paul unity Adventurous radio students from RITCS School of Arts put on their Captain outfit to take on the challenge of the canal. During their trash-fishing expedition, they stumbled upon some peculiar objects, including a Harry Potter pillow and a perfectly usable basketball. We […]

European Parliament collaborators, Surfrider Foundation Europe en European Environmental Bureau We met with European Parliament collaborators who were invited by Surfrider Foundation Europe Brussels Office and European Environmental Bureau – EEB to experience a trip on the Brussels canal. The collaborators are working on the revision of the European wastewater treatment legislation.We discussed the situation […]

Semetis, King’s College London Alumni, architectuur studenten van de VUB, Rudy, Sara en Tille met vrienden en familie Our efforts to clean up the canal are going strong, with new groups joining us twice a week. Recently, we had the pleasure of hosting colleagues from Semetis , alumni from King’s College London Alumni – Belgium […]

European School of Bruxelles-Argenteuil, KAKoekelberg en Apptweak Between the winds in March and the showers in April, the students from the EEBA Ecole européenne de Bruxelles-Argenteuil and Koninklijk Atheneum Koekelberg were fortunate to have a bit of sunny weather. The KAKoekelberg students were joined by their exchange students from Spain, who had the unique experience […]

Brusselse Waterdagen: Benoit Hellings, vrienden, famillies en een kerk van Brussel Lots of water falling from the sky at Brussels Water Days last Saturday. But that didn’t stop the ones who subscribed for a cleanup trip on the canal. Two mothers joined with their young sons, there was a group from a Brussels Church, groups […]

Sint-Lukaskunsthumaniora en Het College Vilvoorde Who says winter means no kayaking? Not us! The students from @Sint-Lukas Kunsthumaniora Brussel hit the water and enjoyed the views of Brussels while cleaning the Canal. We were also joined by @Het College Vilvoorde, who cycled all the way to our docking zone.  While we had a fun time, we […]

LUCA School of Arts, Kunsthumaniora Brussel en de International School of Brussels Being schooled on the water! No better way to show students the problems of water and plastic pollution than to let them experience it by themselves. The Interior design students of LUCA School of Arts joined around their yearly theme, water. Hopefully there […]

Maïa haar family en de Internationale School van Brussel The cold didn’t stop these first COURAGEOUS kayakers of the year to get out on the water! Maïa works for Canal It Up and brought her family to the canal during the Christmas holidays to immerse them in her daily life. Luckily the sun was out, […]

Internationale school van Brussel, Studenten van Theux, Nicole, Chris, Chris en co., Initio Belgique, Liesbeth, Geneviève, Studenten van Vives en de Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Science It is COOOOOLD, but our kayaking trips continu all year round! These brave people joined us in November and December. We had students from the International School of […]

Brauzz, Terumo, International school of Brussels, Minglers, Daviña en co Who could have known that when Brauzz, a start-up of sustainable cleaning products, and Terumo Europe Nv, a healthcare company, planned a kayak activity for October the sun would be out, and the temperature would be around the 20°C. It is pleasant but mostly it […]

Grohe, CAW Brussel Schuldbemiddeling, D-carbonize, Nola, Minglers en de International School of Brussels The people behind GROHE constantly work in the water business, clean water normally. This time they changed from clean water to water to clean. In the early morning after a croissant and some coffee they jumped in our kayaks to go and […]

De Molenbeekse schepen van openbare netheid , Gloria Garcia Fernandez, haar collega’s en journalisten van Le Soir Gloria Garcia Fernandez , Molenbeek council member of cleanliness, dressed up for Halloween and a trip on the canal. Together with her colleagues she fished lots of trash out of the water and she could observe with her […]

VUB Biologie masterstudenten, Apptweak, Minglers, Ibostar, Celine en vrienden On the 7 th of October colleagues from AppTweak: ASO Tool Driven by Data Science together with a group of 30 Biology master students from the VUB – Vrije Universiteit Brussel joined us on the water. The students were very interested and had many interesting questions.A […]

De scouts van Jette, Flora, Ilse, Tom en co, minglers, BPC, Oris en Optimy October started with good weather, and our boats were still full! The Scouts Jette went on the water, and even though they predicted some heavy rain, they were greeted in the morning with rays of sunshine. After them several duos followed […]

Les jardins du 8eme jour, Catalina, Serco, Destelheide, Dow en het departement ruimtelijke planning van de stad Leuven We had the pleasure to receive some members of Les Jardins du 8ème Jour , adults with a mild mental handicap. For their project Amiko they do several cultural and civil activities to open them up to […]

Vlaams Minister van Brussel Benjamin Dalle, Politico Europe en fietsreparaties met Molembike Flemish Minister of Brussels Benjamin Dalle took place in one of ours kayaks to go kayaking for a clean canal. Like everybody, he was surprised about the frequency and the volumes with which the canal and the Senne are polluted by sewage overflows. Right […]

De Verenigde Naties organisatie UNRIC, een vrijgezellenuitstapje en Arcadis België op World Cleanup Day For World Cleanup day the United Nations organisation United Nations Regional Information Centre- UNRIC equiped themselves with fishing nets, litter pickers and kayaks to go and hunt for trash. Colleagues around the world did exactly the same during their yearly awareness-raising […]

Mina Guli loopt 200 marathons in 1 jaar voor haar Run Blue campagne After completing her 101st MARATHON at our docking zone in Brussels we had the chance to meet Mina Guli and go and fish trash out of the canal together. Mina is running 200 MARATHONS in one year for her #RunBlue campaign. She wants […]

Edelman Global Advisory, geëngageerde Nederlandse jongeren, Minglers, C’est tof in den Hof, Vlaams departement van landbouw en visserij, Robert, Evelien, Annelore, Sigrid, Rita, Laurence en Tim Edelman Global Advisory, a communications firm in an evolving geopolitical environment, is not only about online communication, in full action in our kayaks on the canal they too communicated […]

Het European Environmental Bureau (EEB) op onderzoek op het terrein The European Environmental Bureau – EEB joined us for some field work on the canal. One part of the team is working on the revision of the waste water treatment legislation. The bar will be RAISED for all european countries and one of the issues […]

Een voetballer, vlot engels, Minglers en een grote groep Vincent, Football player from the Rue de Flandre Team, brought his son Elliot to fish trash out of the canal. And since that day Elliot speaks fluent english that he picked up on the water. This must have been because Elodie, Uldis, Matteo, Paula, Estelle, Marjorie […]

Saintklet, Sureal en een Politie-jongeren project Lots of variety at the end of August. A whole bunch of cool Saintklet guys and girls jumped into the kayaks to free the canal from floating trash. A day later they were joined by a group of Sureal colleagues. When they are not fishing for trash they support others […]

Cofinimmo, een nieuwe voetbal en Sebastiaan en vrienden Maxime, Wouter and Nazli from Cofinimmo wanted to do something different for their teambuilding and they came on 25 August to paddle and fish for trash. Wouter was particularly happy with the new football he found! Sometimes, the canal yields lost treasures. Afterwards Sebastiaan and his friends also […]

The First Minglers, Violette, een drijvende fiets, Nathalie en Froukje On 20 August, Violette had prepared a surprise for her improv group and organised a kayak trip for them. They found a bicycle, hanging to a ladder just below water surface, and had a fun time getting it into the kayak. Thanks to this prized […]

Buumplanters, JCI Belgium en Jeunes Citoyens Actifs Saturday 13 August was a warm day… very warm, and the canal displayed its classic bright green colour of hot Summer days. But it would have taken more to put off our brave Canalituppers of the day. We welcomed Victoria from JCI Belgium and her group of Jeunes […]

Duitse tv ZDF, BIPT en KPMG, een afkortingsdag On 10 August, we had a pretty special day. We welcomed very motivated collegues from BIPT – IBPT but that’s not all… Have you spotted the microphone yet? It’s hanging above their heads on one of the pictures. And what about the cameraman? It was with great […]

A great Belgian National Day with Myrthe & co, the Maison médicale du Vieux Molenbeek and MJ La Clef On 21 July, Myrthe and a group of friends came to Brussels for a double celebration – the Belgian national day of course, but more importantly, a bachelorette party! We’ll give them a 10 for the […]

An enthronment with Sony, a language class with Red Cross youngsters and the DHL fun team On Friday 15 July we witnessed a very special ceremony. A team from Sony Belgium went fishing, found a 21st-century mass produced throne, and officially chose the queen of the day. Afterwards, we welcomed a group of Pashto- and Arabic-speaking […]

Fedasil Molenbeek, Chiro Vilvoorde, Sabine, Luis & friends, Anke & family, Hilke & Alexis the warriors, and a totem ceremony with Eva! On July 10, Fedasil Molenbeek filled all our kayaks with a very enthusiastic group. They were followed by four members of the Chirojeugd Vlaanderen , who came all the way from Vilvoorde by […]

Un petit coup de BALLET avec le Théâtre des Martyrs Mercredi 6 juillet, nous avons mis en SCÈNE un petit BALLET de kayaks pour l’équipe du Théâtre des Martyrs . Certains sont descendus dans les embarcations avec une grâce naturelle tandis que d’autres ont préféré diriger les opérations depuis le quai. Mais qu’ils aient été […]

Sunday Adventure with Hélène & co, Indiandribble Sunday ADVENTURE, Hélène brought her friends Matthew, Majda, Sylvain, Manon and Alessandro to clean the canal. As it turns out, Hélène seems to love cleaning in general and she is always looking for new tricks to keep her environment sparkling. We are happy that she shared her passion […]

Plastic Soup Surfer, Arjen & Sarah aka the pigeon saviours, Simon & friends, Emily, Koen & Ellen What a productive morning! We accompanied @Plastic Soup Surfer for the start of his e-foil trip all the way to Amsterdam, fished several kg of trash out of the water, and Sarah en Arjen saved a pigeon from […]

Go Kompaz Zaventem, Stratec & BNP Parisbas Fortis Three COOL groups, a new guide and soOoOo much sun, all on june 29th! First, we welcomed 10 Ukranian pupils from GO Kompaz Zaventem and their cheerful teachers, Hannah and Elia. These youngsters are learning Dutch and they understood quite a bit of the presentation. Elia, who […]

Minister Alain Maron in onze kajaks! Today, MINISTER Alain Maron joined us near and on the water. We had a constructive discussion about the problems of water quality and litter, and the different ways of solving them.Among other things, we discussed the deposit system for cans and bottles and the special TASKFORCE we think is […]

Ecorys Brussels, Emily, Massimo, Véronique, Britt & friends, and pom pom POM West-Vlaanderen On 19 June, we welcomed a group of colleagues from Ecorys Brussels, who were so committed they dedicated a couple of hours on a Sunday to come and fish out some trash. Afterwards, their vacated seats were soon taken up by a […]

Brussels Beer Project heeft hun nieuwe brouwerij met ons gevierd! Our kayaks went on a little TRIP themselves, all the way to Biestebroeck dock and the new brewery of Brussels Beer Project. Being out of their own zone, they got a warm welcome from all the local beer brewers. To celebrate the opening of the […]

Pic-nic under the Bridge, Surfrider Foundation & Groep Intro ? On 12 June, we PICNICED under the BRIDGE… mmh not really because it’s difficult to keep your lunch from being soaked but we did play waterpolo. We participated in our own way to Picnic the Bridge, an event organised by @pic nic the streets to […]

Publiq vzw, Hugo, Stijn & zijn lerarenteam, Aimée & haar tieners, Emma & co Een heel gemotiveerde groep van @Publiq vzw liet zich op 8 juni niet doen door de regen en kwam voor een teambuilding bij ons varen. De collega’s wisten op voorhand niet wat ze gingen doen en het was duidelijk een aangename […]

Air Liquid, Green Trotters, Remko, Agata & Co! On 3 June, Margaux showed up with a whole bunch of colleagues from @Air Liquid. Many didn’t know each other and the kayak trips were a nice occasion to have a chat with people from other departments while doing something good for the environment.  The next day, […]

Alle kleuren van de regenboog ? On 25 May, a whole group of colleagues from the youth movement @ksanationaal came to add some blue to our palette! Their traditional uniform and bright smiles created quite a striking effect together with our flashy orange life jackets. Thank you for bringing colour to life and helping to make […]

Treasures and Creatures ? Volunteers were plentiful in our kayaks on Saturday 21 May. Charlène and Helena came with their friends, and they were joined by Mathilde. We also welcomed Lisbeth and her daughter, who might be young but very committed already! She found some rare treasure and maybe took it home as a souvenir? […]

Abla, Lions & Hagelstenen Yesterday, we had to compose with bad weather for the first time in months! We had to postpone some trips unfortunately but still, two groups got lucky. ⛈ In the morning, @vzwalba came out of the water just in time before the drache. This organisation is active in the sector of youth care in […]

Het Sint-Jozefscollege van Torhout, Eurodad, Severine en Vincent A whole class from Sint-Jozefscollege Torhout brightened our day on 6 May. Look at those smiles! ? These motivated young people chose our kayak trips among a full list of activities for their Brussels day-out – thank you! On May 14, we welcomed Ilaria and her committed […]

Abrusco vzw, Fedasil, 2dehands & Vivacité – all in one day! So much happened on May 10th! We had the honour to welcome highly motivated people from from Fedasil, 2dehands (2ememain) and Abrusco VZW, an association doing amazing work to help youth in Brussels. Some of the participants were even interviewed by Vivacité Radio who came to […]

Het kriebelde op 1 en 8 mei Fiona and Friends, Erik and his sun, Daniela and herself and Pieter with friends. That’s what made a motivated group of people on a Sunday afternoon to sail out on the water and hunt for trash. Exactly one sunday later Stadskriebels@Canal transformed the canal area in one big playground. […]

Jef Van Damme in onze kayaks! Jef Van Damme, deputy mayor of public works for the municipality of Molenbeek, joined us on the water. The canal marks the limit of Molenbeek over 1km, so it’s in their interest too that it becomes green and healthy. We discussed the different problems and possible solutions. One extra challenge […]

De Week van de Brusselse Studenten en de Maria Assumptalyceum Laken Last week on Friday we welcomed some enthusiastic students for the Week of the Brussels Students. This event was launched by Brik – Student in Brussel to enable the students to make up for all the lost opportunities during the difficult covid period and […]

HIAF School, het Meininger Hotel en een hoop handtekeningen voor onze petitie! Last Wednesday, the HIAF school and the Meininger hotel came on the water to fish for trash. For the citizen internship of their students, the school wanted to come and clean the canal with our organization. A big thanks to these motivated students […]

Zoveel geëngageerde jonge mensen! NOTHING but committed young people on April 23rd! One of these youngsters could almost have taken over our explanation of problems and solutions. He had informed himself very well in order to get people to sign our petition for a deposit system. Well done! Two others, Ilias and Mollie, are members of […]

De Paashaas bij Canal It Up met Stijn, Oda, Marca en haar vrouwenclub Easter is treating us well with such good weather. Perfect conditions to get out there on the water. Stijn, founder architect of Kaderstudio, and his daughter Oda found a dolphin captured in concrete watching the water from the side. The dead seagull […]

Meer scouts en een slaapverwekkende kayaktocht Scouts De Pelgrims from Groot-Bijgaarden came to Brussels for a weekend around the theme Environnement and Sustainability. Their trip on the canal to fish the trash out of the water was spot on. We couldn’t do differently than welcoming these forward looking, future saving youngsters.  Next was Aymeric with […]

Een KLJ groep, altijd enthousiast! Ook als het regent… On this RAINY monday, 6 girls from KLJ Vlezenbeek Meisjes challenged the rain and wind to collect 2.5 kilos of waste from the canal. And these highly motivated girls brought us 70 signatures to prevent waste of finding its way into nature instead of fishing it […]

Schooltijd met KA Etterbeek, Plastic Factory en Roberto de documentairemaker ? Monday was SCHOOL time, 22 motivated and cheerful students from @katterbeek rolled up their sleeves to come and fish for trash. They witnessed a canal with way more trash than they ever could clean up. Luckily they brought more than 200 signatures for our […]

Brusselse Waterdagen met een kleurrijke bende en TADA Out on the water for the Brussels Water days with this colorful gang of people. The bright shining sun helped all participants to save the oceans from lots of trash. All ages were present and the young most of all with ToekomstATELIERdelAvenir and their teachers. They held […]

Rotalink Yesterday the youngsters of RotaLink set their sails direction the canal of Brussels. It was a perfect sunny sunday to go and fish plastic out of the water. Rotaract is an international organisation for youngsters for self-development and with a mission to serve the community, and that they did, even more than that, a […]

Radio 2 en Stand-up comedian Erhan Demirci twee uur live vanop het water Twee uur lang LIVE radio vanop het water met Radio 2 en Stand-up comedian Erhan Demirci. Radio 2 zette voor de week van de vrijwilligers de Weldoeners Actie op om zoveel mogelijk luisteraars aan te zetten een paar uurtjes te gaan vrijwilligen […]

Pure liefde, een dode aalscholver en een hechte groep “Pure Love” this is how Alessio, the guide of the day and much more, described his trip last Saturday. Summary of this outing: a lot of rubbish collected, an unfortunate cormorant found dead and a close-knit group. 10 people that did not know each other at the […]

First trip of 2022! The FIRST trip of 2022 was an amazing start of the NEW year. The Youngsters of ToekomstATELIERdelAvenir and their mentors showed an inspiring enthusiasm and eagerness to learn about the problems and solutions. They made the canal clean again, at least for a couple of hours.  Also Ingrid joined us and […]

Pepijn Kennis en collega’s op het water Not his FIRST time on the canal, but indeed a first to fish trash out of the canal for Pepijn kennis, elected spokesman in Parliament for his Brussels Citizens Assembly, and his two colleagues.  They saw the trash, learned about the water quality problem and found a floating […]

Gewestelijke Overheidsdienst Brussel – Hoe mooie fotos te maken! Bring your own PHOTOGRAPHER and the pictures will be BEAUTIFUL . That’s what SPRB – GOB must have though when they were planning their trip on the canal. The Brussels civil servants had a great time on the water and have some nice pictures to remember […]

4 Studenten, 6 consultants en 2 roommates The COLD couldn’t STOP these 4 first year students elementary education from Brugge, the 6 consultants in mobility, environment and urban planning and two roommates from Brussels. All of them nestled into their warmest clothes for a relaxing ride on the water to go and fish trash out […]

Kalmte in het midden van de stad samen met RTL New kids on the block, Naomi and her 5 friends, Sarah from RTL Info , Julie, Stéphane, Baptiste and Justine put on their warm clothes to go and fish plastic trash out of the water. “Amazing what kind of calmness you encounter on the water […]

Kanal Side of Life, Färm, Homegrade en een parkeerblok van Kaaitheater WHO WHO WHO were the ones to fish the plastic out of the canal these last days? Thiery and Nathalie of Kanal Side of Life , who want to publish stories about life near the canal, brought a team of Färm to hunt for […]

Jane Goodall Institute Belgium, Levi’s, Sint-Guido Anderlecht, Vlaamse Scholierenkoepel, Greenpeace Belgium, Stagiaires van de Europese Commissie en jongeren van Fedasil Sint-Pieters Woluwe “ALL FOR ONE, ONE FOR ALL” together with Jane Goodall Institute Belgium and their friends of Levi’s , with the next generation youngsters of Sint-Guido Instituut Anderlecht , the student representatives of Vlaamse […]

FOD Mobiliteit, een vis, een autoband en nog veel andere afvalvissers While temperatures are dropping slowly but steadily towards winter we continue our kayak cleaning activities. It’s never too cold to go and protect nature and strive for a future with less trash. These New Kids fished a bunch of trash out of the water, […]

Een Antwerpse school, TADA, moedige dove en slechthorende jongeren, Chiro, vrienden en Parlementsleden Who are the PEOPLE who join us in our kayaks? Well, this last week we had a school from Antwerp, amazing children from ToekomstATELIERdelAvenir , a group of courageous deaf and impaired hearing youngsters, youth movement Chiro Heilig Hart Kassei , two […]

Canal Trash Fisherman bathe in SUN while cleaning up the WATER “Canal Trash Fishermen bathe in SUN while cleaning up the WATER.” It could be the title of a news article of last week trips on the canal.While we our approaching 2.000 persons in our kayaks, the trash meter surpassed 5.000 kg of trash fished […]

World Cleanup Day BAGS and BAGS and BAGS, World Cleanup Day was a succes thanks to all the motivated people who came to clean up on land and on the water.Year after year the amount of litter is rising in Belgium, our society is flooded by trash and single-use packaging. Cleanups are being organised for […]

Waterbus, Save The Plastic, CFE, BPC, FC Eliza, Kinderdagverblijf onze vriendjes, FOD Landbouw en visserij What HAPPENS during all the trips we organise in the canal is amazing, the canal becomes a place to MEET other PEOPLE and organisations. And that is what we have in mind generally for the canal area, to make it […]

RTBF – Opnames Alors On Change Aujourd’hui, l’équipe RTBF nous a rejoint dans les kayaks pour tourner les images du premier épisode Alors on Change de la nouvelle saison.Les déchets sont venus voir le spectacle en masse. Parmi les improbables, une bougie de Sainte Rita et un ballon zéro-déchets. Un tout grand merci à l’équipe […]

Many HANDS make the job very EASY. Group after group our kayaks are doing so many kilometers in their hunt for trash. And the trash is never far away.One of the discoveries was a voodoo doll, clearly used in a ritual. If the goal was to drown it in the end, that part failed, it […]

The Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the board of directors of the Port de Bruxelles – Haven van Brussel , Yassine Akki and Anthony Baert, subscribed for a Sunday stroll of trash fishing by kayak.Never been so close to the water they witnessed loads of floating trash, dead animals and a greasy kind of water. […]

If everything we find in the canal would be worth something we would be RICH. These last days trash floats on the water in ABUNDANCE.FC Eliza followed their competitors FC Motivée and Les filles du block into our kayaks. They found the weirdest item ever taken to shore. We still could’t figure out what it […]

These New Kids were lucky to be on the water with a bright shining sun. At least some of them. Jolien brought her two young daughters who at first weren’t too enthusiastic, but coming out of the water with a full bucket of treasures (trash) they clearly enjoyed the hunt. Sophie brought three friends from Spain […]

Sigrid SPRUYT, de enige ECHTE, nam plaats in onze kajaks voor de Deposithon. Ze bracht 16 jaar lang het nieuws iedereens huiskamer binnen en viste deze week een volle emmer afval en matras uit het water en zag twee dode eenden, één dood eendenkuikentje, een dode rat en een dode vis. Sinds lang pleit ze […]

New kids ENJOYING the warm water of the canal. Groups of friends, families, colleagues and even a Brussels soccer team. Les filles du block changed their soccer field for the canal and came to defend their colors in trash fishing. What about you FC Motivée, Daring Women or Boobie Trap?  Starting from now our Deposithon […]

SOOO many beautiful people battling against a stream of trash, with only a fishing net and a kayak. But on top of that they all bring powerfull signatures for the Deposithon, which is THE most powerfull way to really fight the trash problem. Special thanks to Klimaan and Plogging Mechelen, last Sunday they collected 225 signatures […]

What happens when you let a BIOLOGIST fish for TRASH and you forget to mention to leave all ORGANICAL MATERIAL in the WATER? He takes out everything, DEAD ANIMALS included. In the canal, where you almost see more dead animals than alive, you easily fish out 6 dead rats, 1 dead duck and 1 dead […]

This week, deputees of Brussels parlement Aurelie Czekalski and David Weytsman brought a little bit of parlement to the canal. Apart from fishing the trash out of the water and experiencing the state of the canal themselves we discussed about Miss Czekalskis Proposal of Resolution that she submitted to parlement. The proposal implies: – To study all […]

These coming days the weather will be BETTER, the sun will SHINE. Did you allready subscribe for a kayak cleanup trip in Anderlecht or Sainctelette? Maybe now is the perfect time!? These people were lucky and joined us in between rain events, fished lots of trash out of the water and delivered lots of signatures. We […]

The Deposithon is rolling, signatures are coming in, trash is cleaned up and everybody is having FUN in the mean time. Hopes are high up. These are Canal It Up pictures from the previous days. Want to join us in july or send us signatures by email? More info on: https://www.citytoocean.org/en/deposithon-en/

LUCKILY, in between rain events there is time to go kayakking for the DEPOSITHON. These last days lots of engaged groups joined the ranks. Future engineers from the Polytechnische Kring at the VUB – Vrije Universiteit Brussel, enjoying their free time after the exams, were lucky to be fishing for trash under a clear bright sun. Brusseleir […]

The Deposithon only started and our kayaks our already FLYING. These are pictures of the first two days filled with lots of pleasure, nice encounters and many steps in the right direction. @Cera brought us a visit as well to see how Canal It Up is doing. With their financial support we were able to buy […]

On Sunday Sea Shepherd Belgium swapped their big fleet of boats on the worlds OCEANS for our five kayaks on the CANAL in Brussels. Protecting the ocean can start in the middle of your city. After only TEN minutes 1 kayak came back with a bin completely filled with trash. Check their social media and […]

Saturday 19th of june we went FULL FORCE with 5 kayaks being (almost) permanently on the water! The first bits of trash were taken by Thomas and his family, who immediately found a jacket. At the same time Ciray and her daughter took care of the other side of the canal. As there were still […]

YESSSS! What a sunny day to have these three beautiful persons on the canal. All three employees of the Ville de Bruxelles and responsible for the Contrats de Renovation Urbaine. They came to enjoy the nice weather and visit one of the projects they support.  With the Contrats de Rénovation, they support projects that make […]

What better activity for a sunny Saturday in Brussels than Kayakking for a clean canal! Koen and Estelle were the first duo to attack the floating trash in the canal! They live very close to and saw the kayaks several times, so they decided to try it out themselves. They were already well aware of […]

Vormingscentrum Molenbeek – Groep INTRO startte met varen op deze zonnige dinsdag, 4 dagen na de grote riooloverloop. Enkele jongeren kwamen zich bewust maken van het probleem in het kanaal. Sarah 15j leek niet meteen geïnteresseerd, maar eenmaal in de kayak zagen we dan toch haar echte lach en bleek dat ze uiteindelijk niet meer […]

Last Sunday the colors were more than bright. So many beautifull people joined us for a cleanup trip in the canal under a blue sky and in a brown canal. More about that brown color in another post. First Eva, Theo, Hanno and Celia each brought a sailing partner to go and fish out the […]

Lots of trash and sun, the ideal recipe for a Saturday of fishing for trash! In the morning Katti, Talita, and Pol each brought a companion to join them on the water. They all went direction Suzan Daniel bridge which is still under construction. Lots of garbage had accumulated there. Next, eight members of the […]

FRIDAY, a good day to get out on the WATER. In the morning BRUZZ came to visit. This time they didn’t come for Canal It Up, they came for a report on the canal itself. The result will soon be published here and on the Bruzz website. In the afternoon, the youth and disability care […]

Newest Kids on the block! Try Out kwam met 3 jongeren. Één van hen was wat later, bij zijn aankomst werd duidelijk waarom, hij was reeds afval aan het oprapen onderweg! De 3 gingen een goed uur varen en hebben door weer en wind, maar ook zon, afval uit het kanaal gehaald. Bravo!! SPELLETJE Ze […]

Despite heavy weather, an enthusiastic team of concerned citizens was once again proudly navigating on the troubled waters of the canal. The first volunteers to touch water were two mates from Brussels and Coventry. As relentless as captain Ahab on their tiny Pequod, they hunted the trash everywhere they could find it. The second campaign […]

The youth takes over the CANAL! This Saturday, Anouk, Marianne and Elisabeth, three students from a secondary school in Dilbeek organised trips with Canal It Up for their ‘Seminaire’ course. What a great idea! They took care of registering 32 motivated friends, family and school members or even new people that heard from it through […]

Regenachtige vaardag op het KANAAL. Sorry aan diegenen van wie we geen foto’s hebben deze keer. Het zal niet meer gebeuren :). De eerste groep was een familie van 4 die op deze hemelvaart-dag goed gekleed waren om de barre weersomstandigheden te trotseren. Terwijl zij vertrokken viel het meteen op dat er veel afval lag […]

Last sunday lots of people joined us for Les fêtes de l’iris. Sylvie and her two kids (8 and 10) got interviewed by RTL and we must say we were impressed by their well spokenness! Nathalie and her family of 4 were super motivated and all smiles! They really went to look for trash far […]

LABOR DAY, 1st of may, a perfect day to labor through the canal and gather some bins of plastic trash from the water. Nele, our future guide made everybody feel at ease. Nathalie signed up together with Jose who is a Yacht captain. A very fun couple from Brussels and being at home on the […]

Deze dinsdag kwamen de leerlingen van het Koninklijk Atheneum Koekelberg , beter bekent als de KAK, per fiets naar onze docking zone om plaats te nemen in onze kajaks. Alessio was hun gids en legde de problemen en bijhorende oplossingen uit. Hier zijn enkele getuigenissen van Alessio en enkele leerlingen: Alessio: Waarom sta ik hier […]

Saturday, it’s Sunny, a NEW BRIDGE is being placed over the canal and New Kids are HAVING FUN kayakking while fishing the trash out of the WATER. ?‍??‍? Annelies and her sister, a happy duo and both studying to become engineers, came to see the big challenges Brussels is facing in his water management. Their […]

?‍?‍?‍? FAMILY time on the canal. Last sunday, this family of four, with two children aged 8 and 11, signed up for a kayak cleanup session. Even with the changing April weather they were SUPER motivated and smiling from ear to ear. Afterwards they came up with a creative idea for their picture, SOS, no […]

Scouts Vilvoorde Represented! ⛺️? Luckily, youngsters can still come together in small groups. These 7 girls choose cleaning up the canal as one of their activities! This summer, they hope to be able to go to Montenegro, we’re crossing our fingers for them! If not, we will be here for them on the canal under […]

The New Kids of a beautiful sunday afternoon. Erna was zeer enthusiast om het kanaal te komen schoonmaken. Ze is begaan met de natuur en starte daarom met Neat & Nature, een start-up die schoonmaakproducten en zeep maakt uit natuurlijke en reeds gebruikte producten. Ze liet ons ook weten dat ze huidig op zoek zijn […]

Green Team VUB and We.KONEKT.brussels organised a quiz game for the Brussels Water Days. 8 duos won tickets for a cleanup trip with us on the canal last monday. Under a bright shining sun they found TONS of trash in the water. On weekdays like this, more boats pass by so the lock (FR: écluse, […]

One week ago on the day of our activity for the Brussels Water Days, Greenpeace Youth Belgium came to Brussels for an afternoon of trash picking. Some of them in our kayaks on the canal, others in duos in the surrounding streets. They showed lots of enthusiasm and realised that stricter measures like a deposit […]

? Fishing Fishing Fishing, that’s what the volunteers did last Sunday. Full bins of trash. They saw with their own eyes that we have a problem, a trash problem. Mission accomplished. But now what? How to close the tap of the plastic trash that keeps coming? A deposit system for cans and plastic bottles could […]

Sad but true, but we will have to reduce the number of kayak trips due to the new measures. But Saturday 14th of March we had a whole bunch of New Kids. Marthe and her friends Lina, Jilke and Britt got to know Canal It Up for Marthes Bachelor test. They will use the trash […]

Maak je klaar, want we hadden een hele dag vol gelukkige Canal It Uppers! Gislaine en Vincent waren de eersten die de koude wind trotseerden om al het plastic dat ze konden vinden te verzamelen! Ze wonen in de buurt, dicht bij het kanaal en wilden dus graag iets doen om de altijd aanwezige vervuiling […]

The Safety Jogger team came all the way to Brussels for a cleanup trip. They came bearing gifts with a box of reusable gloves to help us continue our activities. One of them made these beautiful pictures of their time on the water.

If Canal It Up would have been around in the year 1999, it would have looked like this. We would have taken pictures with an analoge camera to stick them in a Canal It Up family album instead of social media. The New kids on the pictures are the youngsters of Try-Out. Try-out is an […]

NEW NEW NEW kids, only with their support are we able to strive for a cleaner and greener canal and Senne. Every week, new volunteers come to the canal to do a shout out for the solutions we propose, the green islands with aquatic plants, a green mobile trash barrier to stop all the trash […]

Een week geleden was het kanaal nog bevrozen, dit weekend was het zeer aangenaam kajak-weer. De weergoden zijn duidelijk in de war. Wie niet in de war is zijn de New kids, die kwamen weer opdagen voor een avontuur plasticvissen, en het werd een avontuur met alleen studenten. ?‍? ?‍? Jonas, student leerkracht lager onderwijs […]

❄️ ? Cold, colder, coldest. Last sunday the canal was partly FROZEN. Still, four volunteers were motivated enough to come and fish for trash in the new discipline ICE-KAYAKING. Janne, student in Art science at the VUB – Vrije Universiteit Brussel and living in Molenbeek and Kelly, student in social work in Hasselt, jumped into […]

❄️❄️❄️ ?️ Deze zondag doken de temperaturen onder nul en was de gevoelstemperatuur -6°C! We konden alleen constateren dat het warme hart van de Brusselaar niet makkelijk afkoelt! Een mooi gezelschap helden trok warme kleren aan en ging toch te water. Natalie is kotstudente in Brussel en trommelde Lieven op die helemaal per fiets van […]

❄️ Zelf op deze koude dagen ontspruiten er nieuwe New Kids uit de Brusselse fertiele grond om te komen vissen naar afval in het kanaal. Dezer dagen is dat in de speciale vorm van bubbels van 2. ? Thomas bracht zijn kotgenoot Fransisco en zijn eigen pocahontas-stijl bootje mee. Fransisco doctoreert aan de VUB – […]

?‍♂️ De New kids zijn terug! De Helden-Bubbel Sjur & Laura was eerst aan de beurt, en dat bij 2°C, chapeau! Sjur komt uit Noorwegen maar aan zijn perfect nederlands is dat niet te merken. Samen met Laura vormde hij een snel roeiend team! Zo snel dat ze de tijd uit het oog verloren. Ze […]

Zaterdag 24 oktober, voor de tweede lockdown, kregen we gezelschap van een hele groep moedige mensen voor een uur van vissen naar afval in het water. Onder hen twee groepen van de American club of Brussels, mensen van alle leeftijden. Zij vergezelden ons al eerder op het water en tijdens de grote cleanup actie op […]

3 teenagers who were guided by the school. Yes, the Isb Brussels obliges these pupils to do 15 good deeds per school year! BRAVO ! Very quickly these youngsters learned the trade and with one of them I passed under the bridge of Sainctelette. By the way, I had never been there before and there […]

Het was een zeer internationale cleanup dag met een eerste multicultureel team uit Spanje, Portugal en Mozambique. Elena, Gemma, Helena en Luis leven allen in Brussel en kwamen het drijvend afval in het kanaal met eigen ogen bekijken. Daarna kwamen Bart uit Belgie en Naomi uit Engeland. Naomi is ondertussen een regular maar voor Bart […]

Zaterdag 3 oktober werden de kayaks alweer goed bemand! Eerst kwamen de drie vriendinnen Laura, Margaux en Fred de dag opklaren met hun glimlach. Met veel goede moed en een tophumeur zijn ze de kajaks ingesprongen en waren al snel uit het zicht om afval te verzamelen. Het trio was op een affiche gevallen en […]

Stormy weather for the last weekend of September. We had some cancellations, but not from these brave hearts! We started off with Maha and her group, she brought along Kenn, Maëlle and Giulio. The group after them had cancelled, so Maha and Kenn continued and explored the other side of the starting point. I almost […]

New kids on the Block ! De vergeten canalituppers van de zomer! Gilles Grossen en Waski Nikita zijn komen kuisen op de nationale feestdag. Dit prachtig liefdevol koppel hebben zich last minute beslist om mee te komen varen. Het kanaal was die dag zéér vuil, ik zal de foto van de dode kat niet posten, […]

Donderdag 17 september verraste Rebecca haar vriendin Virginia met een tocht op het kanaal, met veel enthousiasme, gelach en getier tot gevolg. Bij hun terugkomst kroonde ik hen De Meisjes ZigZag. Vervolgens ging ik samen met Ann te water. We ontdekten dat de meisjes ZigZag niet zelf voor hun bijnaam hadden gezorgd, maar dat het […]

19 en 23 september ontvingen we maar liefst 25 New Kids. Lara, William, Anke en Rocio gaven het startschot, en hoe! Na 15 min waren Lara en William al terug met een volle vuilbak om hem te legen en NOG maar eens te vullen! ? Kristin kwam voor de tweede keer en bracht Marleen mee […]

Zaterdag 5 september waren Uli, Bertrand, Floris en Lisa de eerste groep die het water in gingen. De wetenschap dat er tot dan toe nog niemand in het water was gevallen veroorzaakte ook dit keer rust en stress in de troepen. Gelukkig bleek dit laatste niet nodig, en verliep het te water gaan vlekkeloos. Bij […]

Vorige vrijdag bracht Arnaud Pinxteren, Brussels schepen voor Burgerparticipatie en Stadsvernieuwing, ons een bezoek. Samen zijn we gaan vissen naar afval op het kanaal. In het kader van het Stadsvernieuwingscontract Citroen-Vergote kent de Stad Brussel Canal It Up een subsidie toe om ons te ondersteunen in onze acties richting structurele oplossingen voor een proper en […]

We waren met 225 deelnemers zondag tijdens de grote opruimactie in en langs het kanaal. Nogmaals bedankt aan alle vrijwilligers en Jommeke de Plasticjager. Samen ruimden we 560 kg afval op. Laat ons proberen de straten proper te houden en geen single-use plastics te gebruiken. Photos @Bram Penninckx Photo BXL

Een heerlijke nazomerdag in Brussel op 12 september! Zoals steeds wanneer de zon haar best doet, komen de mensen massaal naar buiten – wij bij Canal It Up begeven ons dan en masse op het water: niet minder dan 19 vrijwilligers zorgden er mee voor dat het water op een dag hopelijk even blauw is […]

Op de heerlijk zonnige donderdag namiddag 10 september kwamen Fransziska en Hanna met hun Duitse roots ons Brussels kanaal bevaren. Zij waren zo gemotiveerd dat we hun vuilbak maar met zeer veel moeite uit de kajak konden hijsen. Ze werden bijgestaan door Zeppe en Elena. Een koppel dat heel slim besefte dat een romantische boottocht […]

Donderdag 27 augustus kregen we eerst Ann, Jules, Karina en Odilon over de vloer. De eerste twee, moeder en zoon, kwamen uit Simonis aanwaaien. Karina en Odilon uit Neder-Over-Heembeek. Gewapend met netjes en emmers gingen ze het afval te lijf, en wisten dit ook veilig naar de kade te brengen. Hierop kwamen Amrdip, Fabian, Sarah […]

Canal It Up is aan het boomen ?! Vrijdag 4 september hadden we terug een aantal gemotiveerde New Kids aan boord. En ze moesten wat moeite doen gezien het afval zich probeerde te verstoppen. Britt en Marjolein, de eerste groep, wonnen het spel verstoppertje en vonden het afval verstopt achter een boot. Het ongelukkige afval […]

Dinsdag 25 augustus was een wisselvallige dag qua weer, maar had een algemeen hoog niveau aan deelnemers. De eerste groep kreeg ’t meteen te verduren qua weerelementen. Dat was het Leuvense zestal Luka, Anna, Marieke, Payam, Nomi en Joana, die elkaar nog kenden van de periode samen in het heilig hart instituut te Heverlee. Zij […]

Zie hier New Kids Eliza, Céline en Julie! Nog een groep oude schoolvrienden die elkaar veel te vertellen hadden en daar de tijd voor vonden tijdens het vuilvissen. Er kwam teamwerk aan te pas aan onze trip. Terwijl Julie en Céline rechts aan het vissen waren, namen Eliza en Lauren de linkerkant voor zich. En […]

Twee zondagen geleden kwam een heleboel moedige mensen ons helpen, het was echt Belgisch weer zoals we het normaal kennen.. ⛅?️⛅?️⛅?️ De eersten, Virginie en haar zoon Charles, hadden geluk ☀️?️. Charles was niet opgezet met het zicht en de geur van het water. En hij had gelijk. We legdem hem uit dat het zo […]

Friends who Canal It Up together, stay together!Een groep van maar liefst 8 jeugdvrienden, veilig opgedeeld in bubbels van 4, kwam ons helpen. Zij trotseerden weer en wind, met de nadruk op wind, om ons Brusselse kanaal properder te maken en op te fleuren met hun enthousiasme. Met het vinden van een brandblusser hebben zij […]

Zaterdag 22 augustus was een goed gevulde dag, met in totaal 25 mensen die mee het kanaal een properdere plek hielpen maken. Het begon met een prachtig Belgische combo. Selina en Jill kwamen helemaal vanuit Zonhoven met de trein en Frederic en Astrid kwamen helemaal uit Charleroi. In deze Belgische coalitie – het kan dus […]

Saturday at 11 am we were already on the water with New kids Andrée, Ben and Auguste. They wanted to see the lock from up close so we peddled direction center! Once arrived there we found a small treasure, all the trash was hiding in front of the lock door. Afterwards Laura and Antoine brought […]

New kid Rodrigo woont al een tijdje in Molenbeek en vroeg zich onlangs af hoe hij kon helpen de buurt schoner te maken. Rara wie hij toen op het water zag dobberen? Canal It Up! Samen met Esteban, afkomstig uit Peru en nu ook al 4 jaar trotse Brusselaar, zijn ze niet bij de pakken […]

Zondag was alweer een goed gevulde dag, met wel 18 prachtige vrijwilligers. Sergei, François, Sarah en Paul hebben ongelofelijk werk geleverd, ze gingen zowel stroomopwaarts als afwaarts om zeker te zijn dat ze alles vonden. Jonah en Ine hadden meer zin om het centrum op te zoeken. Daarna waren Abdil, Dunia, Sophie en Annelies aan […]

Nathalie en Maël (13 jaar), voor de gelegenheid geflankeerd door Hilde, de moeder van monitor Wouter. Maël, een fiere zeescout, kreeg bij het neerzitten in de kayak een stevige splinter in de bips. Dat belette hen niet om even later met een mooie buit huiswaarts te keren.  Met Valérie en Natasha in de ene en […]

Maandagnamiddag kreeg ik als eerste groep Ilias, Marquez en Stephane over de vloer. Deze 3 radio- en fotogenieke kerels formuleerden al snel de makkelijk te onthouden slagzin: ‘les rats, on prend pas, le débri, oui’. Dit zou wel eens het credo kunnen worden van het collectief 😉 Hierna was het de beurt aan Sarah en […]

De eerste groep die ik (Wouter) mocht begeleiden voor Canal it up, woensdag jongstleden, bleken meteen 2 getalenteerde kanaalvissers! Niamh en Jack (6j), moeder en zoon, hadden geen moeite om een flinke boel plastic, schoenen, papier en piepschuim uit het kanaal te vissen. Ze hadden dermate de smaak te pakken dat de weg tussen de […]

Some great expeditions on the canal last week, each of them deserve a word to share! Wednesday evening of their staycation, friends-for-life Bart and Claire took up the nets to paddle with a purpose. Supercool to take them and my girlfriend Ellen on this tropical evening session. After an hour of waste hunting, we finished […]

Dankzij de vele hulp gisteren was het kanaal dat echt wel vuil was, het al minder op het einde van de dag. Net klaar voor de regenstort! ?

Vrijdag was alweer een mooie dag op het kanaal. Ivana en Nathalia waren de eerste groep, deze ervaren vrijwilligers waren koning te rijk op het kanaal. Hoe kan het ook anders, Ivana leerde kayakken op de Kroatische rivieren! Zij waren niet de enige die een stevig steentje bijdroegen, ook Melissa en Branimir verzamelden kilo’s afval. […]

Dinsdag kwam Celine met ons meevaren. Zij vertelde dat in Kopenhagen kinderen op de ferry een snoepje krijgen als ze 5 stukjes afval vinden… Dat zou veel snoep betekenen voor onze jonge ketjes! Naast al het afval, vonden we ook veel dode dieren. De slechte waterkwaliteit en aanhoudende hitte is voor hen extra moeilijk! Dat […]

Enkele dagen geleden ontvingen we een klein leger aan New kids. Wim, Sophie en Lorenzo deden de taalbarometer de hoogte inslaan met frans, nederlands, engels en italiaans. Vrolijke Brusselaars Benoit, Valerie en de kunstminnende Daria vertoonden de beste stuurmanskunsten die we al gezien hebben. Ongeziene snelheid en wendbaarheid op het water leverden een recordvangst op. […]

De zon op de kade leek vandaag nog feller te schijnen dankzij onze vrijwilligers! Eerst ontvingen we de vier goedlachse vriendinnen Melanie, Charlotte, Caroline en Loes. Hun enthousiasme en teamwork werkten aanstekelijk op de Brusselaars op de kade, die hen vrolijk toewuifden en aanmoedigden. Dat onze afvaltochten niet alleen nuttig en nodig zijn, maar ook […]

The pleasure was ours to welcome 3 New Kids this Monday. The weather forecast announced rain, rain, rain. Since Canal It Up and the New Kids are not afraid to get wet, we did not let that stop us. Special kudos to the New Kids since they did not only clear the canal, but also […]

New Kids on the block! VUB – Vrije Universiteit Brussel , Green Team VUB Als teambuilding activiteit van het green team kon deze groep niets beter bedenken dan met ons te gaan varen! Gedreven, ondanks het wisselvallige weer, waren ze ten top! Een mini-regatta ontstond spontaan en uiteindelijk kwam de zon dan toch piepen. Wie […]

Gisteren was een toffe en intense dag. Het Laatste Nieuws kwam langs om een artikel te schrijven en Julie bracht haar vader mee (mijn excuses ik ben zijn naam toch vergeten (zodra ik het weet, ga ik ‘aha’ zeggen)). Ook Bieke had een vriendin mee (mijn geheugen laat me in de steek, tag ze alsjeblieft!). […]

Vorige week heeft Collin (de man, niet de vis ? ) de in gebetonneerde dolfijn gevonden in het kanaal dicht bij Graaf Van Vlaanderen. Hij is het water komen uittesten om misschien vaker te kunnen komen. Florent, die had zijn kinderen mee om hen van kleins af aan aan de kayak ten proef te stellen […]

De hele Canal It Up vloot zat maandag op het water. In onze groene kajak: New kids Nona en Mathijs, aangespoelden vanuit de Brusselse Rand en hartje West-Vlaanderen. Beide nu wonend, werkend en levend in Brussel. Lekker pedellend met een warme avondzon op de achtergrond trokken we richting de sluis en vulden we de emmer […]

The green kayak was lucky enough to welcome New kids Ana and Myriam onboard on Tuesday. They come from Macedonia and the Netherlands, both currently working at the university of Brussels and living close to the canal. They show great social commitment by following and supporting local initiatives like Pool Is Cool and Canal it […]

New Kid Frank heeft een hart voor projecten met een duurzaam karakter. Hoewel hij niet graag in open water zwemt, hield dat hem niet tegen om de kajak in te stappen voor Canal It Up. Het was een tocht met veel kronkels, achteruit peddelen en bochten om het afval te bereiken. Een van de troeven […]

Lokaal talent gespot in de kajak! New kid Nicolas zag Canal It Up vanuit zijn appartement. Na een (over)volle kajak op maandag stond hij op dinsdag weer paraat om de emmer te vullen zodat we opnieuw met 2 kajaks konden uitvaren. In het dagelijks leven leerkracht Frans,  schaaft zijn talent voor meubel design met staal […]

Schoon volk in de kajak vandaag. En dan hebben we het niet enkel over onze vrienden van BRUZZ, die een Staycation reportage kwamen opnemen, maar over de New kids on the block Kaat en Margot! Twee mooie zielen die hun handen durven vuil te maken voor de goede zaak: we love ‘em! https://www.bruzz.be/videoreeks/staycation-2020/video-staycation-een-kajak-heel-veel-capri-sun-sapjes-en-bifi-worsten  

Fier om @pascalsmet en zijn team als New kids on the block van Canal it up te mogen meerekenen. Ze kwamen het Staycation idee zelf uittesten en dit was met wederzijdse bevestiging (Zij als idee en wij als new kids). Er nog steeds van overtuigd dat Brussel een steeds mooiere plek kan worden. Vandaag zijn […]

New kids on the Block Pierre en Sofie aka The Laundry Service. Ook vandaag was de zon weer op de afspraak. In zijn kielzog Pierre, student fysiotherapie in Brussel, hij beweerde nog nooit in een kajak gezeten te hebben, maar daar geloven wij niet veel van. Een natuurtalent en geboren stuurman! Sofie werd zelfs kort […]

New kids on the block Laura en Cedric kwamen speciaal van het Leuvense afgezakt om op de nationale feestdag onze hoofdstad nog wat mooier te maken. Warme mensen met een hart voor de zon, het water en blijkbaar ook voor vogeltjes! Zo konden we deze arme stakker redden. Eens op het droge en opgewarmd vloog […]

New Kids on the Block! Ellen, Ines en Willem. Ze kwamen special uit Mechelen om het kanaal op te kuisen. Na een korte briefing en gewenning verliep de opkuis opvallend snel! De gedrevenheid van deze heer en dames was ongelofelijk. Ik had moeite om ze te doen stoppen. Had ik niets gezegd, bleven ze volgens […]

Anna, Lucrezia, Vittorio & John are the new kids on the block of this week-end!  Two charming couples that literally are from the block and saw the kayaks on the canal, so they wanted to participate and contribute to having a nicer view on the canal. They have found eclectic stuff like an old slipper […]

New Kids on the Block ! Suzanne en Emeline, ze hebben over ons horen praten via vorige canalituppers waarmee eentje samenleeft. 1 week later zijn ze dus zelf te water en afval aan het rapen. De ene woont in Brussel sinds september en haar vriendin is op vakantie in Brussel en kiest DE coolste toeristische […]

New Kids on the Block ! Lotte, Hendrik, Lauren, Jell, Roman, Miedas, Nele, Amandine, Ivy, Pieter, Jana, Tristan, Frounswa, Charlotte, Michiel, Nele, Eliah, Olivia, Alessio, ze waren er allemaal om de kade en het kanaal op te kuisen! Een bende van vier kwam zelfs vanuit Gent! Speciaal hiervoor. Zo mooi! De heren van @Saintklet die […]

Vorige week hebben deze twee new kids on the block, Sophia en Estelle (aka birdsaver lookalikes :P) zich (van minder dichtbij) verplaatst om ons te komen helpen! Examens gedaan, waren ze klaar om weer buiten te komen en de natuur iets terug te geven! (Waarvan ik weet dat Estelle en haar zus wel vaker mooie […]

I present to you the newest kid on the block, almost litterally, Isabelle! She had already been on a kayak and done rowing on holidays, so she had the technique. Now she’s a pro for canal it up. 😉 It is good she came by because there was a lot of trash this sunday. We […]

New Kids on the block, Steven en Sander aka The Sunspecs, zeer zelfstandige grote kerels in een kajak vorige zaterdag. Actief het kanaal opruimen, alsof ze dat al jaren doen! Wederom opvallend véél dode vissen van alle maten. Heeft een viswinkel zijn niet-verkochte vis in het kanaal gegooid? Steven en Sander kregen op het water […]

New kids on the block, Paul, Naomi en Laurens Aka POOL IS COOL. They made it their mission to make swimming in open air possible in Brussels. And why not in the canal in the center of Brussels. For example during weekends on certain time slots when boat traffic is suspended. Unfortunately water quality is […]

Gisteren is Birdsaver met new kid on the block Farah, Freddi Fish (kennen jullie het videospel?), gaan varen! Deze bijnaam enkel omdat er enorm veel dode vissen aan het drijven waren! Weet iemand hoe dat komt?? Gemiddeld om de 5m zou ik zo zeggen. Er waren meer vissen dan afval! Er lag wel minder afval […]

New kids on the Block! Maarten, Simon, Steven en Jasper, opgegroeid in de Noordrand van Brussel, werden verliefd op deze stad door alles wat ze voor hen doorheen de jaren betekend heeft: feestjes, vrienden, studies, parken…alles wat je (zondige) jeugdjaren moeten hebben. Doorheen deze jaren zijn twee van hen er als een blok voor gevallen. […]

Birdsaver heeft 3 speciale vogels gevangen, Arendsoog and the Slip stealers. Vooral zeer gemotiveerde vogels.  Ze hebben meerdere keren herhaald dat ze mee wilden varen en gevraagd of het genoteerd stond.  We hadden geen netjes mee, dus we moesten snel zijn met de handen, of toertjes draaien rond het plastiek. Arendsoog is Victoria, heeft oog […]

New Kid on the block! Bernard Dombret, Eliah en Olivia! Bernard is parodontoloog in het militair hospitaal en op tandheelkunde VUB. Een fijne man die al aan plogging doet (al joggend afval verzamelen) Hij straalt een mooie innerlijke rust uit, waardoor je terwijl je met hem praat zelf tot rust komt. Geen schrik om zich […]

New kid’s on the block! River Cleanup ?, Lauren,  Louis, Steve, Stan, Hugo, Tine, Jasper, Eliah, Olivia, Kevin, Diana, Sebcat, Chloé, Fanchon, Térence, Irène, vriendjes van vriendjes, de VTM!, de VRT!, passanten, vreemde vrijwilligers, curiezeneuzen, de zon, the black lives matter, water matters, consciousness matters! Hopla, sometimes images make matters…PEACE!  et un merci mignon à […]

Old kid on the block Oscar shows the way to New kid on the block, Penelope aka Pop aka the intellectual jurist.Pop is originally from France but has been living the Brussels life for a few years now. She works for a law firm specialized in intellectual property and, dedicated as she is, immediately offered […]

New Kids on the block!! Waar moet ik beginnen? Dr. Chloé Grossen, Simon Delchambre en Nicolas Heydt + een echte zelfstandige canalit-upper  Louis Lammertyn, deze jonge heer begint er een gewoonte van te maken om mee te komen wanneer we gaan varen. Je zou hem wel eens kunnen zien rondlopen met zijn kajak op […]

Niewste Kid on the Block, Djo, aka Voorbereid.  Hij kwam toe met kwetsuren van een lange fietstocht de dag ervoor, maar had zijn gewoonlijke glimlach nog, bracht het ontbijt en had zijn handschoenen bij om zich te beschermen tegen infecties. We hebben een vrouw gezien die in het kanaal was gevallen en zich er weer […]

New Kid on the block! Tic et Tac (knabbel en Babbel), to the rescue van het kanaal waren reeds canalitupsters toen ze aankwamen, zonder dit te beseffen uiteraard. Schminkster en danseres levende in Brüssel. Ze hebben het kanaal onder handen genomen zoals het hoort. De muren kwamen in het begin dicht bij hun kajak, maar […]

New Kid on the block, HUGO! When he was young, he used to kayak on the rivers of Alsace. The death little chick, rats and pigeons also hits his childhood eyes. Pure honesty of this guy who is writing a book about memory. It was a moment of appeasement on the largest part of the […]

New Kid on the Block Louis, aka The Globe Kayaker, had zijn eigen kayak mee. Samen met ondertussen vaste waarde Oscar, The Writer, en Lauren, Bird Saver, waren we dus met 2 kayaks op het water, dubbel zo efficiënt op jacht op plastiek! Louis kocht zijn kayak in Colombia en vaart er nu nog steeds […]

New Kid on the block ! Stan, brusseleir met verschillende facetten. Werkt voor de verzekeringen, mixt graag muziek en volgt een opleiding om grafisch artist te worden. Na ons al rijkelijk te hebben geholpen met het realiseren van ons 1ste logo, engageert hij zich om ons verder te helpen voor de toekomstige evenementen. Na enkele […]

Well known KID on the bloc! Eliah, natuurlijk wil deze 8-jarige mee op’t water. De prijs: hij ziet een 20-tal dode ratten en véél, heel veel afval (onderweg naar de zee). Het kanaal is vies en stinkt papa. Jah, daarom dat we dit doen, jongen. We willen hier gewoon aandacht voor! Leuk was het wel […]

Latergram of last week-end when we thaught only going with two in a kayak was ok.   At least there is one positive point about this whole situation and that is the ecological impact it has on mostly CO2 emission and also trash that is thrown out in the wilderness.  Everybody who can  is at home […]

Aaand we are back! Presenting new kids on the block Fien and Oan a.k.a. The New Refreshing Movie Directors! They have studied film in Brussels and are headstarting their careers. We just had 3 consecutive stormy week-ends. After Ciara, Dennis and George there was still some wind on saturday, but at least the sun appeared […]

New kid on the block, Cedric aka Yes Man. No adventure is too strange for him. He has an ability of openess for new people and new experiences that makes him the man with no fears. He studied in Brussels and Paris, worked in Belgium Egypt, Poland, Spain, Sweden and Indonesia and went to South […]

New kid on the block, Lise aka Lisette aka The San Fransisco girl. She grew up in Flanders, studied in Brussels and works in San Fransisco. Recently she saved a woman’s life on a hiking trek in Hawai. She knows what she wants and has amazing ways of reaching all her goals. Together we went […]

Do you know what diatoms are? These are brown-yellow microscopic algae with a siliceous hull, you can find them in every body of water. We collected these algae on two spots of the Canal and they were analysed by the Belgian algae expert Louis Leclercq to determine the biological quality of the water. 74 different […]

New kid on the block, Liesbeth aka The Smiling Soul aka Euphrosyne. Nobody can resist her everlasting smile. She cycled through Europe, goes climbing whenever she can and loves dancing with all her heart, head, arms, legs and feet. She’s so consistent that sometimes things get mixed up and she ends up climbing the walls […]

New kid on the block, Tassilo aka The Poet. Growing up in and around Brussels and some Italian roots made him a quadrilingual person. He takes it up with live with enthusiasm as if he was drenched in it like Obelix was in the magic potion. With some friends he will build already the second […]

New kid on the block, Pierre aka The Semi Anonymous Hero. Lives in a world without social media, spends his time off high in the mountains and changes the Brussels landscape working in remote dusty offices off the grid. He agreed to come out of the dark to use his super-human strengths to help clean […]

New kid on the block, Virginie aka Captain Elevator. Born in France and brought to Brussels by love. She likes challenges like running marathons and besides being awesome she’s just a wonderful happy person. Even though it is getting much colder we went fishing for trash in the canal. Watching the water from the side […]

New kid on the block, Alessio came to fish for trash once more in between all his other activities. One more bunch of plastic in the bin instead of the water. Be part of the solution Not part of the pollution #beatplasticpollution #actionaroundthecorner

New kids on the block, Karen aka The Reader, she can read a book in one day while giving a guided tour in town, Cosme aka The Physicist and last but not least Marianne aka The Naturalist aka The Mom aka It’s Her Birthday ?. Together they came fishing for plastic in the canal, and […]

New kid on the block, Joanna aka The Yogini, invited by New kid Vanessa. Born in Poland she went to England for a 3 year PhD and arrived in Brussels 8 years ago to work here. Together they got out there to go and fish for plastic in the canal. The water was fairly clean […]

New kids on the block, Youssef aka The Boss, Carl aka The Double Agent and Vincenzo aka The Courageous One. Together they form a team that builds a school for the children of Molenbeek. In the rain we went fishing for plastic in the canal, with two canoes, double capacity. Two of us were Suited […]

New kid on the block, Beranger aka Iron Man, a man of real power, he can build a house with one hand while the other is making everything his imagination asks him to. Together we got out on the rough waters of the Canal, a lot of wind and waves as if we were at […]

Lauren presents The New kid on the block, Oscar aka The Writer,  goes by the captain-of-the-ship mentality, yelling ‘there is something!’ whilst pointing. Even though we were surrounded by trash the whole time! We barely had to paddle, the trash was never far away. We found a white marker in the water, amazingly enough still […]

New kid on the block, Jan aka Jean The Brusseleir, The philosopher. A real Ket from Brussels, friendly with everybody and helpful to everybody. He already crossed the biggest part of Europe on his bicycle, and is not planning to stop there. The future in his mind looks different than what the world looks like […]

New action on the block, World Cleanup Day, Lauren aka The Birdsaver came to help out to do our part in this world wide action. Before getting into the water we got a little guided tour in the Ocean Plastics Lab exposition. Once in the water we got many encouragements from people on the side. […]

New kids on the block, Andreas, Anke and Laura aka The Helicopter Rowers. They brought their own canoe to double our fleet and it’s a first, expansion is in the air. It started out like turning circles in the water but after we attached both canoes one to the other, operation fishing for plastic got […]

New kid on the block, Luana aka The Radiomaker. Made in Brussels she lives and works here and above all loves her city. Being native Dutch speaking persons in Brussels connections are never far away. It took us 10 minutes of rowing to find out we went to the same elementary and secondary school. Afterwards […]

New kids on the block, Benjamine and Cindy aka The Elegance Dancers. Benjamine was born in France and Cindy in Flanders, both big shot dancers in Brussels they met on the dancefloor and became friends. With the same swing from the dancefloor they came to help us out by fishing plastic out of the canal. […]

New kid on the block Alessio presents his son Eliah aka The Super Kid, a Ket from Brussels raised in both French and Dutch. Today his father taught him how to go fishing for plastic in the canal, but more important that the plastic shouldn’t be in the water in the first place. Elia was […]

New kid on the block, Fanny aka The Warrior, born in Arlon, living in Brussels and fighting for a better world. As member of Gracq St Josse she’s trying to pave the way to a more bicycle friendly commune. Professionally she’s working on Co2 emission reduction on a big scale. And at home there’s no […]

New kid on the block, Rosie aka The Real Kid, she is a primary school journalist for Karrewiet, the Dutch News broadcast for children. While asking questions about the ‘Canal it up’ project she was genuinely having fun fishing for plastic in the water. Seems to be that we went to the same primary school. […]

New kid Véronique presents New kid on the block Adrien aka The Professional Backpack Weight Reducer. Slightly knowing each other from home, they met in New Zealand 9 months ago. 2 months later, after 1 year in New Zealand for her and 2 months for him, coincidence put them in Thailand on the same plane […]

New kids on the block, Cecilia aka The Roommate and Benoit aka The Climber, they fell in love in Brussels almost 3 years ago. They share a love for travel and discovery, so they where immediately on board to go for a trip on the canal to fish for plastic. It became an evening session […]

New kid on the block, Elisabeth aka Pocahontrash, a creative girl flown into Brussels from Flanders. Tell her where you live and she will tell you what kind of trees there are in your street. She loves her city and is always ready to help and make it an ever nicer place to live. When […]

New Kids on the block, Ellen aka Mystery girl and Koen aka The Bicycle boy. There are in love already for 6 years. Ellen grew up in Limburg and Koen in Machelen just next to Brussels. Still, they found each other. The person to take credit for their coming together is still under discussion. Today […]

Lauren presents the New kid on the block, Alessio, aka De Lasso, because he catches every piece of plastic he encounters on his path with his very fast reflexes! Ok, we also turned around in little circles when the piece of plastic was just out of reach. ☺ His life is build up of all […]

New kid on the block Lauren takes over and presents the Newest kid on the block, Katrien aka Motivé! Not only because she plays in the football team FC Motivé, but mostly because she always goes for it! A girl from Ukkel, Brussels, went up to Bruges to share her interest and knowledge in psychology, […]

New kid on the block, Vanessa aka Vanessito aka The Cook, once she invites you for diner at her place, you’ll make sure to invite yourself next time for more of her delicious food. Born in Ecuador, she came to Belgium 10 years ago. Since then she learnt French, became an osteopath, started her own […]

New kid on the block, Johan aka The Doctor, some call him the Michael Jordan of the doctors, he became a proud father for the first time only 3 weeks ago. Another real deal bilingual Brussels person, and is it coincidence that he too is a Birdsaver? While looking for plastic in the canal we […]

New kid on the block, Mamie aka The Tree Climber, a girl that dances with so much enthusiasm she fills the dance floor in no time. Profession: Aerial silks and Tree climbing, her way to translate her connection to nature to other people through workshops. Fears: None, she climbes mountains, swims in ice water and […]

New kid on the block, Lauren aka The Birdsaver aka Rockstar In The Making, a girl from Brussels – the real deal, speaking perfectly Dutch and French. Not afraid to get dirty hands. Friday she tried to save a bird, and again yesterday in the canal a sick paralyzed pigeon floating in the water surrounded […]

New kid on the block, Benny aka The Minister, also The Dad. Specialties of the day: road sign, scooter helmet and two footballs. The objective is to go on the canal at least once a week during the summer months, this week we went fishing trash twice. Let me know if you want to join […]

New kid on the block, Véronique aka The Woofer, back from 1 year New Zealand, she soon starts research in using robots in organical agriculture. They say she’s that much into nature that when she wakes up too early in the morning she goes to read a book on a pile of manure. Today it […]

New kid on the block, Mona aka The Energizer, able to make people do stuff they weren’t supposed to do, she cycles to work everyday and eats plastic for breakfast, lunch and dinner just to make it go away. But not the plastic we collected in the canal yesterday, way to go for a clean […]

New kid on the block, Cécile aka The Dressmaker, insists on putting a bucket under the shower while waiting for hot water. Also the woman who follows me in all my crazy plans. Today we had to stop collecting plastic sooner than we wanted, the bin was filled in no time.  #beatplasticpollution #actionaroundthecorner #titaniclovewithatrashbininthemiddle

New kid on the block, Daan aka ‘The Champion’, always looking for ways to live more earthfriendly. Fishing trash out of the water today we met à turtle 30 cm big swimming in the canal, surprise of the day. #beatplasticpollution #actionaroundthecorner #2ndday

First day of fishing trash out of the canal, 15 kg of plastic!! Let us know if you want to join next time. #beatplasticpollution, #Sainctelette, #actionaroundthecorner