The difficult fight against litter

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A can can take 200 years to decompose: it is therefore important to constantly remember that nature is not a trash can. "The fight against marine litter must be a priority," said the prefecture yesterday as part of the "Clean Holidays" campaign.

This new national operation tackles the thousands of tons of litter thrown each year on beaches, roadsides and rivers. In Saint-Martin, let's hope that this 45th campaign, supported by the Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy (MEDDE) and the Association of Mayors of France (AMF), will have a positive impact: it will not You just have to turn your head to see that consciousnesses are difficult to change. 80% of the waste at sea comes from the land, according to the MEDDE which stresses that marine fauna is the main victim of this detritus of all kinds.

"I sail, I sort"
The operation “I navigate, I sort” was launched yesterday in Bormes-les-Mimosas. This year, 30 marinas with the Blue Flag label are participating in this summer campaign to raise awareness of marine litter.

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