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Balearic Islands coastal waste management

Overview

In mid-September, a community beach clean-up event was organized in Cala Major, Mallorca, to coincide with World Cleanup Day. The initiative, involving several environmental organizations, focused on collecting rubbish from the shore and sea while providing environmental workshops for youth.

By October, data from the Department of the Sea and the Water Cycle revealed that coastal cleaning services across the Balearic Islands removed more than 5.3 tonnes of waste during September. Mallorca accounted for nearly half of this total, with 2.5 tonnes collected, followed by Ibiza with 2 tonnes. Plastics were identified as the most prevalent waste type, representing 44.2% of the total material.

Entities

Mallorca · Calama Collective · Cleanwave Foundation · Formentera · Ibiza

Timeline

  1. [INTERNATIONAL] 2 sources
    Balearic Islands coastal cleanup removes over 5.3 tonnes of waste

    Coastal cleaning services in the Balearic Islands collected over 5.3 tonnes of waste in September, with plastics making up 44% of the total debris found across Mallorca, Ibiza, Menorca, and Formentera.

  2. [CULTURE] 3 sources
    Mallorca hosts community beach clean-up in Cala Major

    A free community beach clean-up and environmental education event will be held in Cala Major, Mallorca, on September 19 to coincide with World Cleanup Day.

Sources

arabalears.cat · bayareascience.org · euroweeklynews.com · fox13news.com · noudiari.es