As a part of Coca Cola’s global initiative for a world without waste, the Coca Cola System in Bangladesh, in partnership with Kewkradong Bangladesh, successfully conducted a coastal clean-up across the beaches of Saint Martin’s Island.
This is the 11thconsecutive year that these two organizations have teamed up as part of the annual International Coastal Cleanup.Kewkradong Bangladesh is the country coordinator of Ocean Conservancy, said a press release.
On the 11th edition, there were a total of 500participants who took part in this cleanup project.
The volunteers included locals of Saint Martin’s to people from all across the nation,coming from different professions and a number of reputed universities.
The event was organized in sync with 33rd annual International Coastal Cleanup® and this year the participants managed to remove 1450 kgs of marine debris from the shores of St Martin.
The International Coastal Clean-up project is an integral part of Coca-Cola’s global commitment to create a “World Without Waste” by the year 2030.
Ta Duy Tung, Managing Director of Coca-Cola Bangladesh said: “We at Coca-Cola Bangladesh appreciate the tireless effort Kewkradong has been putting in for 11 years to keep the shores of St. Martins clean. Every year we’ve witnessed the increase in marine pollution but at the same time we saw increase in volunteers as well. If we all come together and take up our responsibility, not only St. Martins but we’ll be successfully creating a World without Waste.”
