ESG Press Release 16th November 2017
Seven Sisters Coastline Cleared of Plastics and harmful waste
CUTW Campaign continued its work last weekend with a group of volunteers tackling the beautiful coastline known as Seven Sisters. The Gibraltar Defence Police Marine Section helped us on and off the site with the team getting down to an intense period of activity for around 4 hours duration.
While this area has seen clean ups for the past 9 years, with many skip loads of historic dumping removed, each year sees fresh marine debris brought in with the tide. A lot of this is trapped in the upper reaches of the beach, while some closer to the waters edge is at risk of re-entering the sea during winter storms.
It is with great satisfaction therefore that the volunteers were able to remove six x 1-ton sacks of non-biodegradable waste, mainly plastics, Styrofoam and a number of large objects, leaving a much cleaner environment in our wake. A full report is being produced and will shortly be submitted to the Ministry for the Environment who has upgraded this zone to protected status in recent years.
Thanks to all volunteers, to the GDP, to GibDock for assisting with crane removal of the waste, and to the Dept. of the Environment for assistance rendered also.
You can find out more about this beautiful part of Gibraltar’s coastline by visiting the online real-time underwater footage at:
http://www.thinkinggreen.gov.gi/index.php/gib-nature-cams/underwater-camera
Also visit this link for some pictures of the clean up:-
https://www.yourgibraltartv.com/society/15846-nov-20-big-clear-up-of-plastics-and-harmful-waste-at-seven-sisters-coastline
