Around 1,400kg of waste was collected as part of two major beach cleanup drives at Janabiya and Malkiya to mark World Cleanup Day.
More than 500 volunteers joined the campaign, the seventh World Cleanup Day initiative held in Bahrain.
Organised in collaboration with the Northern Governorate, participants managed to clear the debris in just two hours.
“We would like to thank each and every participant, entity and the organising team for their outstanding efforts and dedication in making this event a success,” the group said in a statement on Instagram.
“It reflects their care and determination on preserving the environment.”
According to earlier reports by the GDN, CleanUp Bahrain has removed more than 58,000kg of waste on Bahrain’s shores since 2018.
Some of the beaches include Malkiya, Busaiteen, Jid Al Haj, Diraz, Demistan, Nurana, Karranah, Karbabad, Amwaj Islands, Salman City, Juffair, Arad, Janabiya and Askar.
The group picked up a total of 3,300kg waste last year with its hands-on beach clean-ups, a drop from 7,600kg in the preceding year, with the collected general waste being transported to the Askar landfill in the Southern Governorate. Plastic litter is recycled locally.
CleanUp Bahrain is a non-profit volunteer organisation dedicated to reducing litter, protecting and preserving the kingdom’s beautiful beaches and promoting environmental awareness among citizens and residents.
World Cleanup Day is a day for collective action against waste pollution, uniting millions of volunteers in cleanup efforts and awareness-raising activities. It was created by the global organisation Let’s Do It! World in 2018 to address the issue of mismanaged waste worldwide, with the goal of getting five per cent of the global population involved in cleanup efforts.
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