Governor Şahin Announced The Coasts Are Grabbed

Antalya Governor Hulusi Şahin made statements about the fight against marine pollution and the work carried out against the microplastic threat at the press briefing held at Kaleiçi Marina. Muratpaşa District Governor İhsan Kara, Coast Guard Group Commander Lieutenant Colonel Mustafa Söylemez, Deputy Provincial Director of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Ufuk Ağdak, Turkish Environment Agency Environmental Protection Director Ömer Oruç and Marine Rehabilitation Cooperation and Waste Management Inc. attended the meeting. Deputy General Manager Levent Erbuzcu attended. Stating that plastic and microplastic pollution on the Mediterranean coast is closely monitored, Governor Şahin emphasized that the pollution is handled with a holistic approach, from its source to the marine ecosystem, in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change and the Turkish Environment Agency.

Cleaning Operation on the Sea Surface

Şahin stated that field teams collected packaging waste, foam and floating solids with sea vacuum cleaners, and explained that 27 cubic meters of waste were removed in a controlled manner in the first 10 days. Stating that more than 325 thousand tons of waste has been collected from the seas so far within the scope of the Zero Waste Blue movement, Governor Şahin stated that the teams are on alert to protect the Blue Homeland.

Night Raid on Suspicious Facilities and Beaches

Şahin stated that field work has been started in Alanya Konaklı beach, Cleopatra Beach, Payallar Beach and Avsallar beach, as well as Kumluca and Kemer Phaselis regions, where complaints are concentrated, and noted that unannounced raid inspections were carried out day and night on the facilities that carry out plastic crushing and recycling activities and the underhand businesses operating without permission. It was also reported that sample collection at ASAT and treatment facilities continues, and contact has been made with the provinces of Ankara, Konya and Aydın regarding the allegations of plastic pallet production. Stating that Coast Guard and commission inspections continue in the open sea and in ports, Governor Şahin added that waste retention barriers will be installed in 29 major rivers and the issue will be brought to workshops to be held on international platforms.

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