Welcome to the 1st ‘Plastic Free Beach’ of Agia Napa!
Ammos tou Kambouri Beach is the 1st ‘Plastic Free Beach’ in the Agia Napa district to join the ‘Plastic Free Beach’ Network and the 8th 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 new Branding funded by the Cyprus Environment Foundation (CEF). This Plastic Free Beach is a reality thanks to the amazing support & enthusiasm shown by the Agia Napa Municipality with the funding kindly provided by Beyond Plastic Mediterranean. We are also grateful for the support of the Deputy Ministry of Tourism, PASYXE & ACTE.
The launch of the beach was on Friday, 24 May 2024, and the event was under the auspices of the Deputy Ministry of Tourism.
Nireas the Dolphin is an artwork created by the students of Athienou High school together with their teacher Vangelis Evangelou with 375 plastic bottles, sending a strong message againt plastic pollution.
According to Greek mythology, Nireas is the God of the Mediterranean Sea, and is directly associated with the calm and serene aspects of the sea. Nireas the Dolphin dreams of changing the Mediterranean Sea, from a sea filled with plastic, which threatens his survival, to one that is calm, peaceful, and plastic-free.
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 with wooden benches and table with umbrella & clay pots for parking your cigarette butts
- Awareness Raising Signs
- Artwork
- Branded refillable water bottles were given at the launch event of Ammos Tou Kambouri ‘Plastic Free Beach’.
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).
