Together With The Fishers towards the plastic-free Mediterranean Sea
1.500+ fishers from Greece and Italy
900.000+ Kg of marine plastic collected
58%+ integrated into the circular economy
OUR SOLUTION FOR CLEANER SEAS
Education. Prevention. Mitigation. Recycle & Upcycle.
Education
On the path to minimise plastic pollution
We work with the fishing communities in the Mediterranean, mobilising them on sustainable fishing practices and incentivising them to bring their plastic bycatches back to the port.
Prevention
We want to ‘cure’ the planet, but we must first focus on preventing harm to the environment
Lost or otherwise Discarded Fishing Gear (LDFG) makes up the majority of large plastic pollution in the oceans. To prevent further marine plastic pollution, we collect the used fishing nets and other LDFG that otherwise would end up in the sea or landfill. The fishers hand over their LDFG, to the Port Coordinator of Enaleia, who places them in our special storage equipment placed at every port to be upcycled.
Mitigation
Fishers on the frontline of the marine plastic pollution crisis
The fishers don’t collect only fish but also plastic, which they previously used to throw back into the sea. This is why we mobilise the fishers to bring back their plastic bycatches. Mainly between October and May, we incentivise the fishers to bring their plastic bycatches back to port, collecting the equivalent of more than 2 trucks of plastic daily.
In addition, between March and June, we are spearheading our actions by incentivising coastal fishers to limit their regular activity and instead collect marine plastic from remote coastlines, helping the breeding and reproduction of fish.
The fishing communities are fishing for plastic
Certified recycling partners store the marine plastic in containers which are placed at the port
Transportation and sorting by certified partners
Creation of new products
Circular Economy
Transforming ocean plastic into treasure
Transparency. Blockchain technology. Recycle & Upcycle.
By working together, we can deliver long-lasting, sustainable change. Thanks to our circular economy partners, the collected marine litter is managed, and the biggest portion of it is integrated into the circular economy.
