Plastic pollution is a serious problem that is damaging the environment. Plastic garbage ends up in oceans and beaches, hurting wildlife. Greek beaches and coasts in particular suffer from plastic pollution. Many marine animals in the Mediterranean Sea are injured or killed after ingesting plastic waste, which makes the Mediterranean one of the most polluted seas in Europe. The document discusses the authors' experience visiting a beach to photograph and clean up plastic rubbish, where they felt proud to help the environment.

1. …by Anna Konidari, Despoina Liatou and Konstantina Mareti.

2. Plastic garbage all over the world
 The phenomenon of plastic pollution is a very important
and serious matter. It is about the mistreatment of plastic
rubbish after their use. Unfortunately, many of these
plastic rubbish end up in the wrong places, causing that
way enormous environmental damage. Although there
has been a huge effort from ecologically conscious people
to stop that phenomenon via people’s information and
awareness about the problem, not many things have
changed. That means that the necessity of the problem’s
solution is even bigger than before.

3. Plastic garbage in the Greek coasts
 The last ten years, Greek coasts suffer from plastic
pollution. Greece has some of the most beautiful beaches
around the world, yet still a lot of plastic rubbish can be
seen in the sand and the sea. There are many
organizations in Greece that are trying to make people
aware about plastic pollution and by organizing and
advertising their goal, visit beaches in order to clean them
up.

4. Plastic garbage in the Greek coasts

5. Marine animals in the seas of Europe
 Many marine animals die
from the waste that humans
throw into the seas. The
Mediterranean is, according
to a research, one of the
most polluted seas in
Europe. Most rubbish waste
end up in the Mediterranean
sea every year, injuring and
even killing emblematic
marine species.

6. Marine animals in the seas of Europe
Dirty beaches, dead animals; why do we do that?

7. Our experience
 Last week, we visited a beautiful beach near our town to take
photographs of the plastic rubbish on the sand and clean up.
«My experience was fantastic, my feelings were unbelievable; the
only thing I can say is that when we finished this project, I felt
proud of myself».
- Anna
«My experience when we visited the beach, was that we did
something good for the environment; we collected a lot of plastic
rubbish which had been thrown by people. I felt happy and
proud!»
- Despoina
«That action was definitely one of the most fascinating
experiences I’ve ever had in the Erasmus program. I was really
happy and excited while I was cleaning the beach; we made it a
place where everyone could enjoy the golden sand and the clear