The National Beach Cleaning Strategy Aims to eliminate plastic pollution

This Thursday World Environment Day, the federal government started a National Coast and Coastal Cleaning StrategyIts central aim is to operate in the 17 coastal states of Mexico and eliminate plastic pollution.

Environment Minister Alicia Persena, Navy Minister Remundo Morales and many other state governors spoke at a press conference of President Claudia Shenbam.

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In which #Díamundial of the environment 🌎 We join the 2025-2030 National Strategy to keep our beaches clean and safe.

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Persena said that 15,000 tonnes of plastic waste develops in Mexico every day and that 80% of that amount will end on the coast or its coast.

“What we really want to do today is to invite citizens (plastic) to our beaches, to avoid damage to our beach,” he said.

Persena noted that the National Cleaning Strategy was created in conjunction with the 17 coastal states of the Navy and the 17 coastal states of Mexico: 11 of them on the California coast, one of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean coast.

Morales presented specific details about the initiative, explaining this:

• Cleaning in all 17 coastal states.
• The initial focus will be on 63 beaches.
• About 2,500 naval personnel will contribute to efforts.
• Thousands of volunteers, including school children, will be invited to participate.

“Another function we are doing, I think this is very important. This too … We are releasing instructions for not using single -utility plastics and recyclable plastics,” Morales said.

The leader of the navy, a part of the strategy, refers to the removal of the garbage around Pierce, where it is concentrated.

“The sea is out of the garbage. It accumulates in ships, port facilities, so we have a Trash fishing Campaign, ”he said.

The main goal of national strategy

Persena said that by the end of the current six -year period, the central purpose of the strategy was to keep clean, plastic -free beaches by 2030.

He said “Circle” Mexico can reduce plastic waste up to 3,000 tonnes per day, so that we can get rid of it for five years from now on… Plastic arrival to the seas “.

“That’s the idea,” Persena said.

“We invite a lot of recycling, companies and citizens to use less plastics,” he said, insisting on people to reuse plastic products/or take them to recycling centers.

“In the Mexico campaign (vs.) single-use plastic is fighting at an international level,” Persena added.

Shinebam says ‘this is a comprehensive strategy’

Shinepham stated that the coastal cleanups are taking place on the 53rd Thursday World Environment Day And the day of the designated National Beach Cleaning Day.

However, he emphasized that “this is not just today,” that the beach cleansing will take place.

“This is a comprehensive strategy,” he said, mentions the national coast and coastal cleaning strategy.

Shinbam noted that municipal governments in the coastal states are also involved in the effort, and in Mexico contains nearly 12,000 kilometers of coast, including Kosumel and Islands. Marius Islands.

Governors appreciate this effort

At the press conference of four governors Shinbam, they joined the video connection from the beaches in the ruling states. All of them expressed their support for the rest of the initiative during the tenure of the central government.

Kuerro Governor Evelyn Salgado (speaking from Agabulko):

“We know that it is a shared responsibility and a devotion to our children and future generations. We consider this task from Kurro to great love and responsibility.”

Urukadan Government Johanan Theiaz Mena (speaking from programzo):

“This is one of the reasons we accept with full confidence because we know that taking care of our coast is careful and taking care of health and the future of our communities.”

Quintana Ru Government Mara Lesama (Speaking from Puerto Morallos):

“We are joining … (The) Joint effort, seeks to remove 100% of plastics from our beaches in the next five years. We do this from the Punta Brava beach, the place of comparable beauty, but we are doing a (facing) deep environmental challenge.”

Baja California Government Marina Del Bilar Abila (Speaking from San Belipe):

“From this most important place of the Gulf of California, where The fisheries of the world Starting, we start with this national strategy, and an attempt to reflect the commitment of your government, As chairmanDedication to environmental justice, the safety of our environmental organizations and the well -being of coastal communities. ”

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