CleanUpFence - Shielding the environment from plastic bags

A project in Rotterdam, Netherlands by Peter Welleman
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Funds needed to build a demo prototype of the CleanUpFence. The aim of this fence is to shield wildlife from dangerous plastic bags.
Backers: 11
Average Pledge Per Backer: €12

Funded: €136 of €10,000
Dates: Dec 4th -> Jan 31st (58 days)
Project By: Peter Welleman
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Last Updated: January 31 @ 09:45 -0500 GMT

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Latest News

Lessons learnt

January 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi dear supports, Despite a lot of positive feedback the campaign didn't go very well and is almost at its end. One of things that I've learnt is that before starting a project, you must have an audience on social media. Otherwise no matter if the... (Read More)

Created an illustration for social media

December 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
.. just to generate some attention plastic soup cartoon  (Read More)

I posted this cartoon on FB to get more attention for my project

December 18th - via: kickstarter.com
.. hope it works, hope to draw some attention with this...  (Read More)

Today I learnt people might be more interested if they are rewarded -and they will!

December 17th - via: kickstarter.com
So I added a new reward: you get a beautiful handcrafted rose if you pledge for 15,- Euros. I created them from my discarded plastic bags I have in abundance under my kitchen sink :) They are nice and colorful if I may say so myself :)  (Read More)

Improved my title and catch phrase

December 16th - via: kickstarter.com
The new title is: CleanUpFence - Sack the plastic bag - after it's fenced off The new catch phrase is: You like to eat plastic? You might not know it, but it's in your food chain. Learn how the CleanUpFence stops plastic bag pollution  (Read More)

Today I created a cartoon to go viral on Facebook :) Would it work?

December 16th - via: kickstarter.com
cartoon for getting support for CleanUpFence  (Read More)

Added a new campagne video to the story

December 14th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play 00:00 00:00  (Read More)

Created a short promo clip for this idea

December 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Added this video to my campagne: http://youtu.be/5f9SWZJo1Po  (Read More)

DIY tool for CleanUpFence

December 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Simple construction of a DIY tool to install the CleanUpFence could look like this, see illustration below. However this should be further investigated by building a prototype. Concept of easy to build DIY tool to install the CleanUpFence  (Read More)

Discussion between me and Christopher May of REFUSE PLASTIC GROUP on fb

December 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Christopher May Hi Peter, A bit of clarification is needed here.. We agree that there are not as yet any simple solutions to the existing problem.. While I can see some good applications; tipping sites for instance, I'm not sure how this idea could... (Read More)

Reloaded the lead movie

December 4th - via: kickstarter.com
wasn't appearing at first but now it does. Now trying to figure out how to connect the Youtube movie to the kickstarter site....  (Read More)

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