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Attica Group Second Environmental Action: ‘Sailing Together’ to protect our environment and our seas

In the framework of the Responsibility program of the Attica Group “WE SAVE TOGETHER” and with the aim of further raising awareness and contribution of the Company’s Human Resources in social and environmental issues, in November 2021 starting from Naxos and in collaboration with Aegean Attica Group launched a series of actions to decontaminate the seabed and protect the marine life of the islands.

As Attica Group states in the relevant announcement: “Following the first successful action we are pleased to announce the” 2nd Environmental Action “, which will take place on Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 April on the island of Kos with the participation our volunteers-employees, volunteers of Aegean Rebreath and the cooperation of the Municipality of Kos, the Municipal Port Fund of Kos and the Non-Governmental Organization “Nisyriou” We will all work together in a coordinated way

– The lifting of plastics and all kinds of waste by volunteer divers
of Aegean Rebreath and Attica Group from the seabed at a point near the Venetian
Neratziotissa castle, next to the port of Kos.
– In the subsequent transport and separation of waste by volunteers
“dry”.
– In the recording of the materials that will be collected.
– In the cleaning of the beach and the recording of the materials that will be collected.
– In sampling for the detection and collection of micro-plastics from selected
beach.
In the information – training of volunteers by Aegean Rebreath in relation to
environmental issues.
“In raising awareness and engaging the local community and our passengers.”

The aim of the program, as stated in the announcement, “is to infuse the value of the voluntary offer to our employees, to get closer to the local communities in which we operate, to contribute to the protection of the environment, the circular economy and the sustainable development of our islands.” for a better today and an even better tomorrow for all of us ”

The participants in the 1st Environmental Action in Naxos collected and classified from the coastal cleaning of Laguna beach and from the bottom of the fishing shelter in Naxos Town 2,811 recyclable everyday products, 5.5 bags with plastic bags, 1 bag and 40 bags Nets. Also, a Marine Waste Collection Station was completed and inaugurated, which the Group hopes will be the trigger for the awareness and active participation of the local population in reducing the problem.

Attica Group is active in passenger shipping through SUPERFAST FERRIES, BLUE STAR FERRIES, HELLENIC SEAWAYS and AFRICA MOROCCO LINK with a total of 31 ships offering modern, high quality transport services in Greece and abroad. The ships of its fleet travel to 4 countries, to 60 unique destinations, approaching 71 ports, carrying over 7 million passengers, 1 million private cars. vehicles and 400,000 trucks per year.

Source: Capital

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