The cleaning of Agia Thekla beach, with the aim of eliminating waste from the coast, was carried out on Sunday by NGOs and organizations, co-organizing this year the established nationwide campaign of cleaning beaches and counting sea litter.
The Youth of Ecologists, the Ecological Movement of Cyprus, the Center for Social Innovation and RESET organize a total of four beach clean-ups across Cyprus, and today they proceeded with the clean-up of Agia Thekla beach in the free province of Famagusta.
Kika Yallouri, from the Youth of Ecologists, said that like last year, this year they are cleaning the beach, while Natasha Ioannou, General Secretary of the Ecological Movement of Cyprus, said that the nationwide beach cleaning campaign is organized every year, while the various waste streams are recorded. This way we know the source and can create campaigns and promote solutions, especially for the reduction of single-use plastic.
According to the organisers, the aim of the campaign is not only to eliminate waste from the coasts, but also to raise awareness of the importance of reducing pollution in seas and coasts.
At the same time, the clean-up campaign and the scientific action of recording waste is a reminder of the huge problem of plastic waste (especially single-use plastic) on marine ecosystems and human health, a statement said.
The campaign aims to promote volunteerism, collegiality, respect for nature and the joy we receive when we give back to the environment, it concludes.
Source: KYPE
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