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“Lithuania this year surprised the organizers of the global initiative. Today, more than 50 registered teams have cleaned various bodies of water, which is three times more than last year,” said Ieva Budraitė, Director of the Institute of Green Policy, representative of the initiative in Lithuania, in the report.
On Saturday, not only rivers were cleaned, but also lakes and ponds, as well as the Baltic Sea coast in Lithuania, and Lithuania, along with Belgium, is the world leader in the number of registered cleanup sites.
“Six continents participate in the initiative, but most teams participate in the initiative’s country of origin, Belgium and Lithuania. This only confirms once again the relatively high awareness of Lithuanians regarding the surrounding environment,” he said. I. Budraitė.
With this initiative, conservationists are calling for attention to be made to water pollution in the world and for change to be promoted.
“While weekend-focused volunteers will not fundamentally change the situation, we will at least pay attention to the need to change this situation. And we have to do it not only for global problems, but also to protect rivers and lakes in Lithuania,” said Remigijus Lapinskas, who coordinated the initiative in Garliava.
The institute also reports that volunteers pulled more than 60 tires from Vilnelė in the capital on Saturday, but most of the time volunteers pulled out a glass of beverage containers, packets of toothpaste liquid and cigarette butts.
“There were also auto parts, construction materials, bed frame, TV cabinet and other bulky debris,” the report said.
According to the Green Policy Institute, less than 40% of rivers meet the criteria of good ecological status. In Lithuania, almost every second is considered to be in average, poor or very poor condition.
The global river cleanup campaign is being carried out in Lithuania for the second time. Last year, 500 volunteers attended. Approximately 20 tons of waste were collected from Neris and Nemunas and their coasts.
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