A Coastal Cleanup Campaign

In connection with the International Day of the Sea, as part of the Caspian Week celebrated in our country, a coastal cleanup campaign was conducted in the Jorat settlement of Sumgayit.

The event was organized by the IDEA Public Union and the Faculty of Ecology and Soil Science of Baku State University (BSU), with the support of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources and Təmiz Şəhər CJSC.

Along with more than 300 students from BSU, representatives of the Ministry of Ecology and volunteers actively participated in the coastal cleanup campaign.

During the campaign, over three hectares of coastline were cleared of plastic and other debris. The collected waste was transferred to a solid waste sorting plant in the Balakhany settlement.

The aim of the event is to prevent the pollution of coastal areas with household waste, enhance the role of the public in improving the environmental condition of the Caspian Sea and its coastal zone.