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62 tons of garbage in one day: This is the product that Israelis throw most on the beaches
More than 62 tons of garbage were collected last Friday in a nationwide beach clean-up operation, with the most common type of garbage being smoking products.
Also: corks, cardboard and styrofoam packaging, plates, cutlery and bottles. In resuscitation, take your cigarette butts and other trash with you
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Sunday, 01 November 2020, 13:15
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The largest beach and sea cleaning day in the world took place last Friday, when at 100 points along the shores of Israel, from Rosh Hanikra in the north to Ashkelon in the south (including the beaches of Eilat and the Sea of Galilee), about 18,000 volunteers, environmental activists and good citizens cleaned all the garbage we leave.
A total of over 62 tons of garbage were collected, with the most common type being smoking products and then corks, cardboard and styrofoam packaging, plates and cutlery, hygiene products, no-deposit beverage bottles, building materials, fishing products and toys.
According to various estimates, too About eight million tons of plastic are dumped into the seas and oceans each year. A national monitoring report of marine waste for 2019, compiled by the Ministry of Environmental Protection and the Institute for Marine and Lake Research, shows that about 70% of marine waste consists of plastic bags and packaging. And disposable gloves, for waste on beaches.
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Cigarettes collected at Nahariya Beach (Photo: The Society for the Protection of Nature)
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"Act for the future of the sea"
The Cleanup Day was an initiative of the Mediterranean Coalition, consisting of a long line of environmental organizations including the people of the Mediterranean, the Society for the Protection of Nature, Aquaculture, Clear, Life and Environment and more.
Michael Raphael, national coordinator of the Mediterranean Coalition of We, said: "We all hope that the extensive mobilization will influence decision-makers, to work for the future of the sea. Marine marine and plant life provide us with existential services - breathable air, food source, infrastructure For agriculture and we must protect them.
"By 2020, the State of Israel has pledged to declare 10% of Israel's sea area as marine reserves and, as of today, has declared only 3% of Israel's marine area, leaving many marine species at risk.
Marine nature reserves are the only solution recognized by science, as one that can provide significant protection and ensure the future of the sea. "
According to Pazit Shavid-Shiit, director of communities and urban activities at the Society for the Protection of Nature:" From the large number of participants, "From their desire to contribute and help, we learn that keeping the beaches clean and manicured is the aspiration and hope of each and every one of us."
Garbage at Mikhmoret Beach last Friday (Photo: Iris Arbel, Society for the Protection of Nature)
Cigarettes collected at Nahariya Beach (Photo: The Society for the Protection of Nature)
Cleaners on the shores of the Sea of Galilee (Photo: Daniel Vaknin, Kinneret Cities Association)
Cleaners at Tel Michal in Acre (Photo: Arie Peledi)
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