ABOUT THE PROJECT
The main purpose of the project is to ultimately improve the ecological status of marine waters in the Bay of Burgas by raising public awareness, self-awareness making citizens responsible for the reduction and prevention marine litter. Additionally the projects aims to:
- Reduce the amount of waste in marine environment from the territory of Burgas Municipality originating from the land;
- Increase the capacity of the local administration by introducing measures for waste management and implementation of local environmental ordinances;
- Raise the self-awareness of the local community about responsible uses of resources, and protect marine waters by increasing environmental knowledge
DID YOU KNOW?
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tons of plastic enter our seas every year
This is the the equivalent of one garbage truck being dumped every minute
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trillion
microplastic particles are already floating in our the world ocean
That’s 500 times more than there are stars in our galaxy
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billion
tones of plastic have been produced by humans since the 1950s
and only around 9 per cent has been recycled
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plastic drinking bottles are bought every minute around the world
In total, half of all plastic produced is designed to be used only once — and then thrown away1 to 5 trillion
single-use plastic bags are used every year
1 bag takes at least 500 years to degrade
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tones of plastic are produced annually
That’s nearly equivalent to the weight of the entire human population
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marine species are already harmed by marine litter
15% of them are endangered
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sea birds and 100 000 sea animals
are killed by plastic waste each year
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