750kg of plastic waste removed (& counting)

We did the sums and with a full bag of rubbish weighing on average 10kg and so far 75 bags collected, that’s a whopping 750kg of plastic waste removed from the shores we’ve visited in Greece, Turkey and Cyprus so far. That doesn’t include tyres, large ropes and other large pieces that don’t fit in bags either!

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Local Area	Coordinates	Bags
Greece – Proscyna	38.6395443, 23.1678999	1
Greece – Phydna Salt Flats	40.3763549, 22.6322011	1
Greece – Amfipoli	40.7791532, 23.8644327	3
Turkey – Ayayorgi	39.3581293, 26.6233951	4
Turkey – Pamucak beach	37.9472394, 27.2731650	2
Turkey – Gazipasa	36.2952637, 32.2693935	3
N. Cyrpus – Cucuk Erenkoy Beach	35.3624858, 33.6630062	12
N. Cyprus – Cape Kormakitis	35.3910567, 32.9234475	5
N. Cyprus – Rizokarpaso	35.5233267, 34.3443309	4
N. Cyprus – Golden Beach	35.6409484, 34.5405335	2
S. Cyprus – Avdimou	34.6575872, 32.7686485	1
S. Cyprus – Peyia	34.8676164, 32.3430748	2
S. Cyprus – Polis	35.0445010, 32.4272894	1
S. Cyprus – Pomos	35.1741798, 32.5504508	4
N. Cyprus – Adkeniz	35.3003683, 32.9397318	30

While this is a huge achievement, more needs to be done to change things. Just because an item is recyclable does not mean it will be recycled, there needs to be better infrastructure and education around the impact of plastic waste.

We are looking for contacts and partnerships with people and business making direct impact in these areas.

• Education
• Innovation
• Alternative products
• Clothing brands

We want to work together to raise awareness, to change habits and behaviour.

We are all part of the problem, but we can do better, we can all be part of the solution.