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Svt Nyheter: Fredrik Johansson, Toxic car and boat batteries are dumped along Stockholm's docks (swedish)

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Giftiga bil- och båtbatterier dumpas längs Stockholms kajer (Swedish)

Dykaren Fredrik Johansson har startat det ideella projektet Rena Mälaren vars mål är att rensa Mälaren och Östersjön från gifter.

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40 toalettstolar hittade i Mälaren – på ett dygn (Swedish)

En sex meter hög miniatyr av Stockholms stadshus håller på att byggas i centrala Stockholm. Som byggmaterial används skräp som hittats på Riddarfjärdens botten.

Dagens Nyheter

Stockholms stadshus får kopia av skräp (Swedish)

Sveriges Radio: Fredrik Johansson, Divers found 90 electric scooters dumped in the water (swedish)

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Dykare hittade 90 elsparkcyklar dumpade i vattnet (Swedish)

Svenska Dagbladet: Fredrik Johansson, Diver's alarm: “Hundreds of electric scooters on the bottom of the ocean" (swedish)

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Dykarnas larm: “Hundratals elsparkcyklar på botten” (Swedish)

Aftonbladet: Fredrik Johansson, Fredrik dives for trash - here are his unexpected weapon find (swedish)

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Fredrik dyker efter skrot – här är hans oväntade vapenfynd (Swedish)

There are tonnes of trash along the docks of Stockholm, toxifying the water. Fredrik cleans up under the surface, reducing toxic waste in the water.

Fredrik Johansson

Den ideella organisationen Rena Mälaren har ställt ut ett minst sagt skräpigt konstverk utanför Stadshuset i Stockholm. Tanken bakom verket är att uppmärksamma nedskräpningen av stadens vatten – och att pressa politikerna till att göra mer åt problemet.


Här är Stadshuset – helt uppbyggt av skräp (Swedish)

En sex meter hög miniatyr av Stockholms stadshus håller på att byggas. Som byggmaterial används skräp som hittats på Riddarfjärdens botten. Initiativtagaren, Fredrik Johansson berättar om projektet.

Flera tusen ton skräp från havets botten blir konst (Swedish)

Stockholms stadshus har nu blivit avbildat av skräp som hittats på Riddarfjärdens botten.
Miniatyren ställdes ut under fredagen och lockade många stockholmare.
– Det är förskräckligt att det är så mycket skärp i vattnet, säger Åke Larsson.

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Ton med skräp från vattnet avbildar Stockholms stadshus (Swedish)

En sex meter hög miniatyr av Stockholms stadshus håller på att byggas i centrala Stockholm. Som byggmaterial används skräp som hittats på Riddarfjärdens botten.


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INRIKES En sex meter hög miniatyr av Stockholms stadshus håller på att byggas i centrala Stockholm. Som byggmaterial används skräp som hittats på Riddarfjärdens botten.


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Expressen: Fredrik Johansson, More electric scooters are about to be removed out of Mälaren (swedish)

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Nu ska fler elscootrar bärgas från Mälaren (Swedish)

Mitt i: Fredrik Johansson, Fredrik cleans Söder´s seabed from hidden poison (swedish)

Fredrik rensar Söders sjöbottnar från dolda gifter (Swedish)

Östermalm Direkt: Fredrik Johansson, 1,8 tonnes of batteries cleaned from the bottom of Norr Mälarstrand (swedidh)

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1,8 ton batterier rensat från Norr Mälarstrands botten (Swedish)

Dagens Nyheter: Fredrik Johansson, Volunteers clean the Riddarfjärden from environmentally hazardous trash (swedish)

Frivilliga rensar riddarfjärden från miljöfarligt skrot (Swedish)

Donate to Fredrik - Fighting to Clean Polluted Waters

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## In short
Fredrik is a diver and Conservationist fighting to clean the polluted waters of Stockholm by picking up several tonnes of toxic waste.

**Underneath the surface**
A friend of mine bought a houseboat placed in the central parts of Stockholm, and since I am a diver, he asked if I could check so the bottom of the boat looked fine. It did, but I noticed significant amounts of trash lying underneath. It was an eye-opener, I first then realized how incredibly polluted the waters around the city are.

**Toxic trash**
My hometown, Stockholm, is a city surrounded by water, and all along the docks, people have been dumping all kinds of trash for centuries. From glass bottles to batteries, scooters and cars. All of this trash, and especially items containing batteries, toxify the water. And some of the trash, for example car tires, contains carcinogenic substances.

**Diving for clean water**
Since I started Rena Mälaren in 2019, I’ve been organizing underwater clean-ups at least once a week, all year round. We have approximately 50 volunteers connected to the organization and they are working both above and below the surface, finding trash in the water, pulling it up on the docks and making sure it gets recycled.  

## Achievements and highlights
To this point we’ve picked up more that 10,000 kilos of lead batteries, 280 electric scooters, one car, one motorbike and 25,000 kilos of other trash from the water in Stockholm.

## My organization
Rena Mälaren started in 2019 and became a registered Swedish non-profit organization in 2020. The organization's mission is to reduce the human impact on the unique ecosystem of Lake Mälaren and the Baltic Sea, remove debris and environmentally harmful objects and to raise awareness among the general public about the impact we have on our fragile aquatic environment. 

The organization is founded by Fredrik Johansson who leads a minimum of one clean-up per week and to date, over 50 volunteers are working both above and below surface to remove trash.

## Publications

**In the news**

[Dykarnas larm: ”100-tals elsparkcyklar på botten”](https://www.svd.se/dykarnas-larm-100-tals-elsparkcyklar-pa-botten), Svenska Dagbladet, 2020

[Nu ska fler elscootrar bärgas från Mälaren](https://www.expressen.se/dinapengar/nu-ska-fler-elscootrar-bargas-fran-malaren/), Expressen, 2020

[Här dumpades 90 elsparkcyklar i vattnet](https://www.stockholmdirekt.se/nyheter/har-dumpades-90-elsparkcyklar-i-vattnet/reptcb!6Jo8yOVDRdqD9nhp01hug/), Stockholm Direkt, 2020

[Frivilliga rensar Riddarfjärden från tonvis miljöfarligt skrot](https://www.dn.se/sthlm/frivilliga-rensar-riddarfjarden-fran-tonvis-miljofarligt-skrot/), Dagens Nyheter, 2019

[Fredrik dyker efter skrot – här är hans oväntade vapenfynd](https://www.aftonbladet.se/svenskahjaltar/a/dObr6A/fredrik-dyker-efter-skrot--har-ar-hans-ovantade-vapenfynd), Aftonbladet, 2019





In short
Fredrik is a diver and Conservationist fighting to clean the polluted waters of Stockholm by picking up several tonnes of toxic waste.

Underneath the surface
A friend of mine bought a houseboat placed in the central parts of Stockholm, and since I am a diver, he asked if I could check so the bottom of the boat looked fine. It did, but I noticed significant amounts of trash lying underneath. It was an eye-opener, I first then realized how incredibly polluted the waters around the city are.

Toxic trash
My hometown, Stockholm, is a city surrounded by water, and all along the docks, people have been dumping all kinds of trash for centuries. From glass bottles to batteries, scooters and cars. All of this trash, and especially items containing batteries, toxify the water. And some of the trash, for example car tires, contains carcinogenic substances.

Diving for clean water
Since I started Rena Mälaren in 2019, I’ve been organizing underwater clean-ups at least once a week, all year round. We have approximately 50 volunteers connected to the organization and they are working both above and below the surface, finding trash in the water, pulling it up on the docks and making sure it gets recycled.
Achievements and highlights
To this point we’ve picked up more that 10,000 kilos of lead batteries, 280 electric scooters, one car, one motorbike and 25,000 kilos of other trash from the water in Stockholm.

My organization
Rena Mälaren started in 2019 and became a registered Swedish non-profit organization in 2020. The organization's mission is to reduce the human impact on the unique ecosystem of Lake Mälaren and the Baltic Sea, remove debris and environmentally harmful objects and to raise awareness among the general public about the impact we have on our fragile aquatic environment.

The organization is founded by Fredrik Johansson who leads a minimum of one clean-up per week and to date, over 50 volunteers are working both above and below surface to remove trash.

Publications

In the news

Dykarnas larm: ”100-tals elsparkcyklar på botten”, Svenska Dagbladet, 2020

Nu ska fler elscootrar bärgas från Mälaren, Expressen, 2020

Här dumpades 90 elsparkcyklar i vattnet, Stockholm Direkt, 2020

Frivilliga rensar Riddarfjärden från tonvis miljöfarligt skrot, Dagens Nyheter, 2019

Fredrik dyker efter skrot – här är hans oväntade vapenfynd, Aftonbladet, 2019


Tons of trash along Stockholm's docks is turning the water toxic. Fredrik organizes underwater clean-ups, reducing toxic waste in the water.

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