Antalya Metropolitan Municipality cleaned the Konyaaltı beach with the slogan 'Our Sea, Our Beach, Let's Protect Our Garbage'.
Antalya Metropolitan Municipality continues its efforts to raise awareness for the protection of coasts and seas. With the slogan "Our Sea, Our Beach, Let's Take Care of Our Garbage", coastal cleaning was carried out with the participation of 120 students from Naciye Havva Manavuşak Secondary School on the Konyaaltı beach. The students, who were divided into pairs, wandered the entire beach and collected the garbage they could find. Garbage such as glass, plastic, metal, masks and butts were separated and displayed on the beach.
10 Million Tons of Garbage Enters the Seas Every Year
Marine and Coastal Management Branch Manager Aliye Ergendedeoğlu stated that such studies are extremely important for raising awareness. Ergendedeoğlu: “The garbage reaching the oceans and seas causes deterioration of the marine ecosystem and environmental problems. The main cause of pollution in the sea is the unconsciously thrown garbage on the shores. According to international studies, it is estimated that 10 million tons of land-based litter enters the seas and oceans annually. As the Metropolitan Municipality, we are cleaning with students in order to raise awareness on these issues with the slogan 'Our Sea, Our Beach, Let's Take Care of Our Garbage'. Let's protect our seas," he said.
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