{"id":76020,"date":"2020-06-23T01:45:17","date_gmt":"2020-06-23T05:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thatdope.com\/rides\/youth-americas-cup-rhkyc-team-agiplast-supports-clean-seas\/"},"modified":"2020-06-23T01:45:23","modified_gmt":"2020-06-23T05:45:23","slug":"youth-americas-cup-rhkyc-team-agiplast-supports-clean-seas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thatdope.com\/rides\/youth-americas-cup-rhkyc-team-agiplast-supports-clean-seas\/","title":{"rendered":"Youth America’s Cup: RHKYC Team Agiplast Supports Clean Seas"},"content":{"rendered":"
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RHKYC Team Agiplast, Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club\u2019s challenger for the Youth America\u2019s Cup 2020\/2021, has partnered with the Clean Seas campaign in the battle against marine plastic pollution.<\/p>\n

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Aymeric Gillard of Youth America\u2019s Cup entry RHKYC Team Agiplast<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The United Nations Environment Programme launched Clean Seas in February 2017 with the aim of engaging governments, the public and the private sector in the fight against marine plastic pollution. Over five years, this campaign aims to address the root-cause of marine litter by targeting the production and consumption of single-use plastic.<\/p>\n

In 2016, RHKYC became one of the first yacht clubs to ban single-use plastic bottles, bags and straws. Following the new partnership, the club and RHKYC Team Agiplast will promote Clean Seas and its values, create education plans to highlight the problems of plastic pollution, and inspire through example.<\/p>\n

Agiplast, sponsor of the club\u2019s Youth America\u2019s Cup entry, has been regenerating plastics for over 25 years and its main focus is to supply processing companies globally with sustainable plastic raw materials, so eliminating the need for virgin plastic materials.<\/p>\n

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