DRASTIC PLASTIC: About 2.6 Tonnes Of Trash Cleared From Galapagos Islands

Workers and  volunteers pick up trash during  the first coastal clean-up, in Galapagos, Ecuador, undated.
 A total of 2.6 tons of waste was recovered from Genovesa, Marchena and Pinta islands.
Note: Licensed photo.  (Parque Nacional Galapagos/Newsflash) Workers and volunteers pick up trash during the first coastal clean-up, in Galapagos, Ecuador, undated. A total of 2.6 tons of waste was recovered from Genovesa, Marchena and Pinta islands. Note: Licensed photo. (Parque Nacional Galapagos/Newsflash)
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21 February 2023
A huge haul of about 2.6 tonnes of rubbish - most of it plastic - has been removed from the Galapagos Islands by volunteers. The coastal clean-up trip - supervised by Galapagos Park Rangers - took in remote sites like Genovesa, Marchena and Pinta islands. In a 33-kilometre route, 257 bags...