Beach Cleanup at Selinus After the Storms — 21 February 2026

We carried out a cleanup at Selinus beach following severe storms.

The beach was heavily polluted: the sea had washed ashore large amounts of rubbish, plastic, branches, and fishing waste. After storms, this kind of pollution appears especially often — the waves bring everything that has accumulated in the sea and on the seabed and throw it back onto the shore.

We collected plastic bottles, bags, caps, pieces of nets, and other litter that is dangerous not only for nature but also for marine animals. It is especially important to clean beaches because this is precisely where sea turtles lay their eggs.

Plastic on the beach can prevent females from choosing a safe spot for a nest, and stop small hatchlings from reaching the sea after birth. This is why every such cleanup matters greatly for their survival.

Events like these help not only nature, but also foster a sense of responsibility towards the coastline — because a clean sea begins with a clean shore.