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FOCUS ON 3 PROJECTS

ART AGAINST PLASTIC
“Arts against Plastic. Plastiğe Hayır!!” - EDOSK - Turkey
It all began at the University of Edirne, a city located at the confluence of three rivers whose waters and the plastics they carry
empty out into the Mediterranean. First, professors and students at Trakya University’s art school got together to organize clean-up
operations along the banks of the Tunca River. Owing to the enthusiasm this generated, they came up with “PlastigeHayir!!” which
aims to raise student awareness and apply graphic techniques to create visually appealing informational tools to reach the general
public.

AN ALTERNATIVE TO STYROFOAM IN THE FISHING INDUSTRY
“Blue Packaging” - BLU MARINE SERVICE SOC COOP – Italy
The Blue Packaging project aims to develop alternatives to the Styrofoam packaging used all over the world by the entire fishing
industry – from aboard fishing boats all the way to market – to transport fish and seafood. A single 200-gramme Styrofoam crate,
non-recyclable and non-reusable, can pollute dozens of kilometres of coastline for over a century once it breaks down into plastic
microspheres. Thanks to research, Blu Marine Service Coop aims to replace these materials with a GMO-free, ecological and
renewable bio-polymer (made from sugar starch for example). This initiative builds on three workshops on plastic pollution aimed
at raising awareness among local stakeholders: San Benedetto del Tronto and Martinsicuro in Italy, and Barcelona in Spain.

RECYCLE FISHING NETS
Relieving the Northern Lebanese Mediterranean Sea coast from abandoned nylon fishnets -Lebanese Developers - Liban
Waste management in Lebanon is a major environmental problem. Along its coasts, abandoned nylon fishing nets disintegrate and
become a significant source of pollution both on land and in the sea. This initiative goes beyond clean-up operations to motivate
fishermen to gather and recycle discarded nets. Thanks to the purchase of a grinder, the nets are transformed into granules resold
to textile factories, creating a new source of revenue for locals.