The Trash Pirates

07/06/2025

Our next Beach Clean-up!!! Come join us!!

04/21/2025

Come join us!!

City of Dania Beach! BEACH CLEAN-UP!

03/14/2025

🌊🏴‍☠️ 2025 Earth Day Beach Clean-Up Event! 🏴‍☠️🌊

Ahoy, mates! Join us on April 21st at Dania Beach for a fantastic beach clean-up aimed at keeping our shores pristine. Bring your best pirate hat or eye patch because it’s a pirate day! Just like pirates protect their treasure, we’ll be protecting our most valuable treasures — our oceans and beaches.

Become part of our crew this Earth Day and help us make our ocean and beaches shine! 🌍✨

02/05/2025

There is power waiting to be harnessed all around us, particularly in ocean movement. When you go to the beach, you hear the nonstop sound of the waves—simply beautiful and relaxing to listen to. You could be there forever. When I hear the waves, I also hear the power we could be harnessing nonstop.

Our progress continues to develop, enabling power generation by utilizing the innate energy of the beach waves. We have already 3D-printed several components of our device. After many attempts, we have finalized our blade design and gear ratio box. Our objective for this first phase is to generate a small amount of DC power before scaling up.

01/16/2025

🌊🌍 Environmental Concerns Leading to Action!

TheTrashPirates.org is always taking meaningful steps toward ocean conservation! Join us in our mission to protect our beautiful oceans and marine life. Every effort counts—together, we can make a difference!

The plastic pollution that plagues South Florida's local beaches and oceans led the Hernandez family to create The Trash Pirates, a non-profit ocean conserva...

01/01/2025

12/30/2024

Besides our beach cleaning events and educational programs, we are always looking to innovate and design systems to support our ocean conservation and energy-efficient green mission. We are happy to report on a novel idea to enable power generation utilizing the innate energy of beach waves. Today, we are starting to develop the first component of our wave power generation prototype. What you are seeing is the beginning of the blades that will harness the natural motion of the waves to convert them into angular motion providing power to the rest of the system.

10/12/2024

We hope this message finds everyone in good spirits. Our hearts go out to those affected by Hurricane Milton; we pray for strength, peace, and healing for all.

The shores of Stuart are currently blanketed with foam and insulation, remnants of the storm. This morning, we gathered to collect what we could, but the task is daunting. If you choose to join in the cleanup, please exercise caution, as there may be hazardous debris among the flotsam.

04/22/2024

🌊🌍 Support Ocean Conservation this Earth Day 2024! 🌍🌊

Dear friends and ocean lovers,

This Earth Day, let's come together to make a real difference for our planet's oceans. I'm excited to announce that we're launching a special fundraiser in support of our nonprofit ocean conservation organization.

Why Donate?
Our oceans are facing unprecedented challenges, from plastic pollution to climate change. By donating to our fundraiser, you'll directly support our efforts to protect marine life, restore habitats, and promote sustainable practices.

How You Can Help:

Donate: Every contribution, no matter how small, makes a big difference. Even a few dollars can help us fund critical projects.
Spread the Word: Share this fundraiser with your friends, family, and colleagues. Together, we can raise awareness and inspire action for ocean conservation.
Get Involved: Join us in our mission to protect our oceans. Volunteer, participate in beach cleanups, or advocate for policies that benefit marine ecosystems.

Donate today:

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12/03/2023

12/03/2023

Another successful beach cleanup!!!

10/27/2023

Yet another successful discovery and recovery from our beaches. It's satisfying to witness this item removed from our waters and repurposed effectively.