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Parley begins nationwide beach clean up event

Hassan Mohamed|Jun 17, 2023, 3:50 AM

Parley has collected over 2.1 million kilos of recyclable waste from the Maldives. -- Photo: Clean Waves

Parley Maldives has launched a nationwide beach cleanup event on Saturday morning to mark World Oceans Day.

The beaches and surrounding waters of more than 300 islands will be cleaned up during the event in partnership with the education ministry and Maldives Association for Tourism Industry (MATI).

The event will be carried out on inhabited islands and tourist resorts. Parley said the event will be held from 7 am to 9 am and 4 pm to 6 pm.

As part of the event, a video about the oceans will also be released on its YouTube channel at 2:30 pm.

Parley opened on Friday to sign a pledge to “avoid plastic and to intercept plastics from going to the ocean.” The pledge will be open to the public till 6 pm Saturday.

Parley is an NGO that works to reduce plastic waste in the Maldives. They have, so far, collected over 2.1 million kilos of recyclable waste from the Maldives.

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