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Our products

Ekipa Tasi Mos produces a variety of products through the use of recycled bottle caps that are found on the local beaches of Atauro Island.  We collect plastic debris and sort and record our findings onto a data sheet that is uploaded onto the AMDI Database. We are only recycling the type of plastics that is used for bottle caps (HDPE), at the moment. We hope to expand to use other plastic types in the future.

Our products are (Prices in USD):

Coasters - $5 each                            Fruit Baskets - $10 to $15                      Art pieces - Geckos, $3

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Process of recycling

Once we have collected the marine debris from our beach clean ups, we separate the plastic bottle tops from the rest of the debris as we use these for our recycling. To make sure there are no defects while creating our products, we manually clean each individual bottle top of any sorts of dirt or grime still on it. Once they have been thoroughly cleaned, we put it in a machine that shreds the plastic bottle tops into fine pieces. We then put these shredded pieces into a machine which heats them to their melting point and pushes it out of a nozzle into a mold

ABOUT US >

We are a plastic recycling organization based on Atauro Island, Timor-Leste. In May 2016 co-founders Bernadette Davis and Barry and Lina Hinton of Barry’s Place Eco lodge Atauro formed Ekipa Tasi Mos Atauro to address

some of the problems that impact Atauro with regards to marine debris.

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Tetun Translation

Ami mak organizasaun halo fali plastiku iha Ilha Atauro ( reciclando), Timor-Leste. Iha Maiu 2016, fundadór sira Bernadette Davis ho Barry no Lina Hinton husi Barry's Place Eco Lodge Atauro forma Ekipa Tasi Mos Atauro atu resolve problema sira ne'ebé afeta Atauro relasiona ho lixu maritimu.

  • What types of plastic can you recycle?
    We preferably recycle the types of plastic with the resin identification code "2" which is HDPE. This plastic type is food safe and the easiest types of plastics to recycle. We use plastic bottle tops to recycle as they are most commonly made out of HDPE and are easy to find and collect on Atauro.
  • Who helps with your beach clean ups?
    Local and international schools, tourists, visitors to the island and staff from Barry's Place Atauro Eco Lodge.
  • Where does the marine debris come from?
    The amount of marine debris that is deposited on Atauro Island is dependant on the weather, ocean currents and time of the year. We primarily get the most amount of marine debris during the months of June through to September. This time of year is when there are strong trade winds. For more information please download this pdf.
  • When was Ekipa Tasi Mos Atauro established?
    In 2016 Bernadette Davis and Barry Hinton founded the local organisation Ekipa Tasi Mos Atauro.
  • What does the name, "Ekipa Tasi Mos Atauro" mean?
    Ekipa Tasi Mos Atauro translated from Tetun means, "Clean Ocean Team Atauro"
  • What do you do with your funds gained from your recycled products?
    100% of the funds we gain are used to keep running Ekipa Tasi Mos Atauro.
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