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Coastal waste cleanup initiatives in Italy

Overview

Various environmental volunteer initiatives have been conducted along the Italian coastline to remove waste from beaches.

In Catania, the sixth ‘Blue Day’ event organized by Sibeg Coca-Cola and the association Marevivo resulted in the collection of 1,043 kilograms of plastic, glass, aluminum, and paper from Plaia beach. The initiative included environmental education regarding recycling and the circular economy.

In Palmi, a cleanup at Pietrenere beach organized by Plastic Free and the association Seconda Chance removed 465 kilograms of waste, including tires. This event involved participants from social reintegration programs and external penal execution programs from the Reggio Calabria UEPE.

Entities

Sibeg Coca-Cola · Seconda Chance · Marevivo · Plastic Free · Plaia

Timeline

  1. [INTERNATIONAL] 3 sources
    Palmi volunteers collect 465 kilograms of waste at Pietrenere beach

    A joint initiative by Plastic Free and Seconda Chance removed 465kg of waste from Pietrenere beach in Palmi, involving social reintegration programs for inmates.

  2. [CULTURE] 5 sources
    Catania beach cleanup collects over 1,000 kg of waste

    Over 100 volunteers collected 1,043 kg of waste during the sixth ‘Blue Day’ environmental cleanup at Catania’s Plaia beach, organized by Sibeg Coca-Cola and Marevivo.

Sources

agenparl.eu · blogsicilia.it · catanianews.it · citynow.it · gdmed.it · lasettimanalivorno.it · oggi.it · radiobrunobrescia.it