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Stopovers
Plastic Odyssey will conduct several stopovers in the areas most affected by plastic pollution, to test and assess solutions, and adapt them to local needs with the help of inhabitants and local entrepreneurs.
Over 30 Stopovers Across 3 Continents!
30 Stages of 3 Weeks, Across 3 Continents
The Plastic Odyssey journey keeps on blooming, as well as its expedition’s itinerary. The information presented below is, therefore, likely to evolve and thus, be updated regularly.
September 2021
The Plastic Odyssey Community association meets with residents in 6 cities in France.
The association’s itinerant village goes on a Tour de France by road to meet the inhabitants and actors involved locally. From Dunkirk to Rouen, via Le Havre, Brest, Concarneau and Bordeaux…
2022
After a stop in Marseille, we head for the Mediterranean.
After a stop in Marseille, the Plastic Odyssey’s home port, to ensure the final preparations for the expedition, we will head for the cities along the Mediterranean coast for a mission lasting several months with stopovers.
Marseille, France
Beyrouth, Liban
Alexandrie, Égypte
Tunis, Tunisie
Alger, Algérie
Rabat/Agadir, Maroc
In 2023, stopovers on the coasts of West Africa and Latin America.
The expedition will continue its course in 2022 along the West African coast. It will then head for the Atlantic Ocean to finally reach the coast of Latin America.
Praia, Cap-Vert
Dakar, Sénégal
Conakry, Guinée
Fortaleza, Brésil
Belem, Brésil
Georgetown, Guyane
Le Marin, Martinique
Port-au-Prince, Haïti
Puerto Limon, C. Rica
Guayaquil, Équateur
Lima, Pérou
In 2024, the expedition will head for the Pacific and Asia, before making its final stops.
Setting sail towards the last continent, Pacific Asia! The horizon of 2024 and the return to France will loom offshore, but Plastic Odyssey will continue to lead the fight against plastic pollution in heavily impacted regions.
Hanga Roa, Chili
Île Henderson, Pitcairn
Papeete, Polynésie
Suva, Fidji
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Makassar, Indonésie
Manilla, Philippines
Nha Trang, Vietnam
Jakarta, Indonésie
Padang, Indonésie
Phuket, Thaïlande
Chennai, Inde
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Malé/Thilafushi, Maldives
Development of projects in the field.
In parallel to the expedition, waste management projects are developed in the four corners of the world by our teams and in partnership with local actors.
Our pilot project in Cape Verde
In order to protect marine turtle nesting areas in Cape Verde, we are developing a recycling centre project on the islands of Sao Vicente and Santa Luzia, in partnership with Biosfera and SCE. This project will be implemented in early 2022 thanks to FAZEP funding and the work of local partners.
