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250 Volunteers Clear Over 5,000 Pounds of Trash in Howard Beach

8 Comments / Environment, New York, Oceans and Waterways / WeLoveU Foundation

On August 29, 2021, the International WeLoveU Foundation joined forces with the American Littoral Society and NYC Parks and Recreation to clean Howard Beach in Queens, New York. Two hundred and fifty volunteers from eight chapters around New York collected 223 bags of trash weighing 5,263 pounds. This event fulfills the United Nations’ Sustainable Development […]

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HDR Joins Forces With WeLoveU to Clean Riverfront Park in Newark, NJ

7 Comments / Environment, New Jersey, Oceans and Waterways / WeLoveU Foundation

On Sunday, August 15, 2021, the International WeLoveU Foundation, design firm HDR, and the City of Newark joined forces to clean Riverfront Park. More than 50 WeLoveU volunteers and 20 HDR volunteers came together to remove the plastic waste that surrounds Newark, NJ’s Passaic River shoreline. In total, the volunteers filled 80 garbage bags and

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Sam Bencheghib and Petrice Jones Join the Oceans and Waterways Webinar

10 Comments / Environment, Oceans and Waterways, Webinars / WeLoveU Foundation

The International WeLoveU Foundation launched a new campaign to restore ecosystems affected by plastic pollution with the Oceans and Waterways Cleanup webinar. Hundreds tuned in on Thursday, July 29, 2021, at 7 p.m. ET as panelists discussed the detrimental effects plastic pollution has on the health and environments of communities around the world. Meet the Panel Environmental activist and co-founder of Make a Change World Sam Bencheghib and climate optimist, actor, and CEO and co-founder of The One Movement Petrice Jones joined the

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