Ramsvik, near Smögen and Kungshamn, is one of the first sites where Electrolux has started to collect plastic debris for the Vac from the Sea project. Last week we joined the local community cleaning initiative and went out in the Skagerrak archipelago to gather ocean garbage.

Each year, large amounts of debris drift ashore along the Bohuslän coast in Sweden. Streams from the North Sea and Baltic Sea shove the floating debris to Skagerrak, where it is collected and blown ashore on our coast. The bulk of the material is not biodegradable and made up to 80% of plastic, but also oil, chemical and medical waste and military items occur. It is stored in banks mixed with seaweed and grass in the coves and in rock crevices.

More info and images to come!