NEWS
CLEANUP ARABIA CORPORATE EVENT WITH AL FUTTAIM WATCHES & JEWELLERY AND SEIKO PROSPEX
The Emirates Diving Association (EDA) organised a Cleanup Arabia corporate beach clean-up event in Dibba, Fujairah on the 14th of December for Al Futtaim Watches & Jewellery and Seiko Prospex who successfully played their part in cleaning up our environment. 25 participants filled 30 large sacks amounting to a whopping 151kg of rubbish.That was broken down to a total of 4,939 items collected out of the items we were able to count. 328 food wrappers, 212 aluminium takeout containers, 1,036 plastic bottle caps, 1,054 plastic beverage bottles, 280 beverage cans, 113 plastic bags, 53 plastic grocery bags, 85 straws, 43 plastic forks, knives and spoons, just to name a few. There had been 7 separate BBQ areas in which single-use items had been left behind. Sadly, parts of that rubbish had been burnt in the pits leaving masses of melted plastic and foam to coat with other metals, glass and paper. Please remember that when you’re out enjoying our beautiful beaches and deserts wherever you are in the world, nothing left behind, will ever disappear. It’s the environmental volunteers and municipality staff that have to clean-up after you in order to protect our delicate ecosystems and we’re still not able to collect absolutely everything as it breaks down into even smaller pieces that take a lot more time and effort to collect. Share your wisdom with others and continue to work together to get our beaches trash free! 10
DIVERS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT | MARCH 2022
