District 18 News
Written by: Huang Wenxuan
2020-11-09 17:53
Last update date: 2020-11-09 17:54
The global coastal environment is seriously polluted, and many people spontaneously go to the coast to clean up garbage.
On the last Saturday, more than 300 volunteers visited 8 coasts in Hong Kong and collected 3.78 tonnes of garbage, including refrigerators and mahjong.
Isabelle, who is responsible for organizing the event, pointed out that cleaning up the coast is only a "temporary cure, not a permanent cure." It is important that everyone starts to reduce waste at the source and reduce the use of disposable plastic.
Ocean pollution is a serious problem. Last year's "Hong Kong International Coastal Cleanup Campaign" report pointed out that in 2019, more than 9,400 tons of waste were collected on the coasts of the world.
On the last Saturday (7th), Ocean 3C, a local marine environment organization, launched beach cleaning activities on 8 coasts in Hong Kong. A total of 335 volunteers visited Lamma Island, Lantau Island, Shek O, Nam Wan, Clear Water Bay, Clean beaches in Tai Po, Hok Tsui and Sai Kung.
According to Isabelle, the founder of the organization, everyone collected a total of 3.78 metric tons of coastal garbage, including refrigerators, firefighting equipment, tires, mahjong and different plastic products.
Last Saturday, a total of 335 volunteers visited Lamma Island, Lantau Island, Shek O, Nam Wan, Clear Water Bay, Tai Po, Hok Tsui and Sai Kung to clean beaches.
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The ghost net has a large area and must be cut into small pieces to take away
In this event, a group of people picked up more than 6,000 plastic bottles. Isabelle said that more than 4,000 plastic bottles have been sorted and sent to the organization "V CYCLE" for recycling.
She added that among the garbage collected, styrofoam and ghost nets are the most and heaviest. Only 100 kg of styrofoam has been collected from Hezui, while ghost nets weigh 650 kg.
She said that the ghost net has a large area and it takes time to cut it into small pieces and take it away.
And what surprised Isabelle the most was the ubiquitous styrofoam.
"Styrofoam is broken into small pieces and scattered around. There are too many, we can't completely remove them, and they can't be recycled." She also said that if plastic breaks down into microplastics and flows into the ocean, it will be eaten by fish and harm the environment. Cause irreparable effects.
She believes that Hong Kong should legislate as soon as possible to prohibit or reduce the use of styrofoam.
Isabelle said that most of the volunteers are French, and this is the 9th time the group has been cleaning up the coast.
She pointed out that she hopes to use the event to let people understand the aftereffects of using disposable plastics. "The important thing is not how much garbage we clean up, but we need to reduce waste from the source and use reusable water bottles, lunch boxes, and bags. "
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Marine garbage garbage sorting dump/waste recycling station