BCG Perform Their Community Service Day with Cleanup Arabia

FEATURE AND PHOTOGRAPHY ALLY LANDES

All the rubbish is first collected to fill the burlap sacks donated to EDA by Nightjar Coffee Roasters LLC (www.nightjar.coffee), weighed and then emptied onto a tarpaulin mat ready for counting. We sort all items into categories which are then transferred to rubbish liners and collected and disposed of by the Department of Umm Al Quwain Municipality.

Boston Consulting Group (BCG) did their 4th annual beach clean-up on the 11 th of February as part of our Cleanup Arabia campaign and their Community Service Day – collecting a whopping 196.5 kg of rubbish! It’s clear to see from the results on the far right that all plastics continue to dominate what is irresponsibly left behind by weekenders using these coastal areas for camp outs. The buildup is an eyesore by it being caught in all the foliage and getting swept to sea. We should be seeing improvements in this day and age but the problem is escalating to no end.

We will continue to perform small independent clean-ups throughout the year with the escalating level of pollution entering our environments since the pandemic’s halt of travel. More people are now exploring the outdoors, but with this comes a lack of environmental respect and sadly, more rubbish is left behind on our beaches and in our deserts. It may not be your direct mess, but it sure does become all our responsibility to fix this global problem. We need to make Cleanup Arabia mean more than ever before!

We want to thank the Department of Umm Al Quwain Municipality for their support and partnership for us to continually protect and monitor this area with our members.