Welcome to the 1st ‘Plastic Free Beach’ of Akamas!
Coral Bay Beach, is the 1st ‘Plastic Free Beach’ in the Municipality of Akamas to join the ‘Plastic Free Beach’ Network and the 9th at the national level. The ‘Plastic Free Beach’ concept is to organise a beach that encourages and facilitates its visitors to avoid the use of single-use plastic during their stay at the beach.
What can you do?
- Bring Your Refillable Water Bottle
- Use the available Water Station for Cold, Filtered and Free Water
- Avoid straws or bring your reusable one
- Bring Your Reusable Cup
- If you smoke, use the smoking area and the available ashtrays
- RETHINK YOUR ACTIONS
The facilities on the beach follow the Branding funded by the Cyprus Environment Foundation (CEF). This Plastic Free Beach is a reality thanks to the amazing support & enthusiasm shown by the Cyprus Environment Foundation and the Akamas Municipality with the funding kindly provided by the Conservation Collective, through the Depeche Mode & Hublot partnership. We are also grateful for the support of the TUI Care Foundation, Cyprus Environment Foundation, Deputy Ministry of Tourism, Department of Environment, Commissioner for the Environment, ETAP Pafos, PASYXE, STEK & PASIDIXE.
The launch of the beach was on Friday, 09 May 2025.
Artwork “Rethink Your Plastic Footprint”
These feet are made from Plastic Waste collected in beaches – bottles, cups and caps that pollute the environment and harm our health. Plastic doesn’t disappear; it breaks into microplastics that enter our water, our food and even our bodies.
Reduce single use plastics. Choose sustainable options. Be the change our planet needs. Small actions leave a cleaner footprint.
This artwork was created for the ”Keep our Sand and Sea Plastic Free” Project by Art Walk, an artistic SME partnering with the initiative to raise awareness through upcycled art installations.
The Plastic Free Beach Provides the following:
- Water Refill Station with Cold, Filtered & Free Water – so just remember to bring your refillable bottle from home & you are covered for the day!
- Smoking Area to park your cigarette butts
- Awareness Raising Signs
- Artwork “Rethink Your Plastic Footprint” a powerful art installation made entirely from plastic waste
- Toybox Library to Borrow, Play and Return toys.
An Initiative by
Supported by
The ‘Plastic Free Beach’ concept is an idea of the “Keep Our Sand and Sea Plastic Free, Destination Zero Plastic in Cyprus” Project. The Project aims to bring together tourists, tourism businesses and residents to cut consumption of single-use plastic in coastal regions so that less plastic ends up in the sea reducing plastic pollution. It is an initiative of the TUI Care Foundation in partnership with the Cyprus Sustainable Tourism Initiative (CSTI).
