Plastistop I

The local initiative, “PlastiStop”, is based on several elements:

The 1st component involves organising several clean-up and litter picking campaigns to reduce the amount of plastic poured in the Mediterranean. These campaigns will be implemented at three levels; on beaches; in shallow coastal waters, with young participants equipped with a snorkelling kit in order to instil a conservation culture and educate future advocates of the marine environment; and with deep sea campaigns in the most vulnerable areas (coral reefs, caves, palm leaf pound traps in Mellita).

The 2^nd component of this initiative is the installation of a range of plastic collection equipment (boxes, dustbins, 10lt cans) in order to address the current lack of such facilities.

The 3^rd component concerns the training of 10 people (5 fishermen and 5 youngsters) who will be future ambassadors of the Med and will raise public awareness and ensure the sustainability of the initiative in coordination with the association.

The results :

Organisation of 6 clean-up campaigns, bringing together 486 volunteers and collecting 839kg!
Participation of 12 schools in a drawing competition, which led to one child per school joining the association.
Distribution of sorting bags to the residents of Mellita.
Organisation of a seminar on the transmission of know-how and good practice by fishermen, local associations and public stakeholders, attended by 113 participants.
A booklet of recommendations sent to the Ministry of the Environment’s officer in charge of relations with associations.
Installation of sorting bins and containers on beaches and 2 fishing ports, collected by AJEM.

Updated 06/03/2024