{"id":2629,"date":"2021-08-12T10:22:23","date_gmt":"2021-08-12T09:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/?p=2629"},"modified":"2023-05-04T14:32:14","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T13:32:14","slug":"cypruss-first-plastic-free-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/index.php\/2021\/08\/12\/cypruss-first-plastic-free-beach\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyprus&#8217;s first plastic-free beach"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2629\" class=\"elementor elementor-2629\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8a1e85 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8a1e85\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8024540\" data-id=\"8024540\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69e8117 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69e8117\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We are delighted to announce the creation of the <b data-stringify-type=\"bold\">first plastic-free beach <\/b>in Cyprus. <strong>Ayia Triada<\/strong> in Paralimni is the first beach in Cyprus that encourages and facilitates the avoidance of single-use plastic.<\/p><p>The new beach facilities were launched on <strong>4th August 2021<\/strong> at an event attended by more than 60 people, along with <span lang=\"EN-US\">Deputy Minister of Tourism Mr. Savvas Perdios and the Mayor of Paralimni Mr. Theodoros Pyrillis.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb9443a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bb9443a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4d3f56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e4d3f56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How is it 'plastic free'?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc62853 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc62853\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c20f79\" data-id=\"9c20f79\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2847db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2847db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The idea is that the beach is set up to enable users to avoid pointless single-use plastic, with the following additions:<\/p><ul><li>Free, convenient refill station for cold, filtered water<\/li><li>A turtle artwork &#8216;CALYPSO&#8217; created from plastic waste found during beach cleans, to raise awareness<\/li><li>A smoking area encouraging users to dispose responsibly of cigarette butts, which are the most commonly found piece of beach litter worldwide<\/li><li>New signage with suggestions for ways to go plastic-free<\/li><\/ul><p>It is hoped these changes will encourage tourists to get on board and choose alternatives to single-use plastic.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd8f04a\" data-id=\"fd8f04a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-762b734 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"762b734\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"766\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20210804_Plastic-Free-Event-16-766x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2655\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20210804_Plastic-Free-Event-16-766x1024.jpg 766w, https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20210804_Plastic-Free-Event-16-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20210804_Plastic-Free-Event-16-768x1026.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20210804_Plastic-Free-Event-16-720x962.jpg 720w, https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20210804_Plastic-Free-Event-16.jpg 958w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 766px) 100vw, 766px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e23f30e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e23f30e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cddf7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9cddf7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">'CALYPSO' highlights plastic pollution<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd64893 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cd64893\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20210804_Plastic-Free-Event-6-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2652\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20210804_Plastic-Free-Event-6-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20210804_Plastic-Free-Event-6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20210804_Plastic-Free-Event-6-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20210804_Plastic-Free-Event-6-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20210804_Plastic-Free-Event-6-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20210804_Plastic-Free-Event-6-720x540.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64720fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64720fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The plastic waste used to create \u2018CALYPSO\u2019 was collected during beach and sea clean-up campaigns which were part of &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetravelfoundation.org.uk\/project\/keep-our-sand-and-sea-plastic-free\/\">Keep Our Sand and Sea Plastic Free<\/a>&#8216; and undertaken with the cooperation of organised groups, local authorities and businesses.<\/p><p>The sea clean-ups were carried out as part of GPM-HENKEL and Dixan&#8217;s initiative \u201cClean In Depth\u201d environmental campaign, where divers collected waste from the sea floor to the surface.<\/p><p>\u2018CALYPSO\u2019 was inspired and created by the artist Vangelis Evangelou, who used the plastic waste to stress the longevity of plastic as a material, since plastic can remain in the environment for hundreds of years.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-003f9b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"003f9b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20210804_Plastic-Free-Event-4-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20210804_Plastic-Free-Event-4-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20210804_Plastic-Free-Event-4-360x360.jpeg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"003f9b6\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"20210804_Plastic Free Event (20)\" 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\/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a3c295 elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"5a3c295\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\"Tonight the sea turtle named \"CALYPSO\" created from plastic waste, collected from clean up campaigns of the beach and seabed, was placed on the beach of Agia Triada in Paralimni, and aims to eliminate single use plastics in the coastal areas of the free Famagusta district.\"<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Mr. Theodoros Pyrillis<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">Mayor of Paralimni<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b2fe18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b2fe18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>More than 60 people attended the launch event and the reception at Paragka Caf\u00e9-Restaurant, where Cypriot delicacies were served without using plastic, reinforcing the objectives of the project. The project\u2019s animated video <a href=\"https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/index.php\/animation\/\">\u201cKeep our Sand and Sea Plastic Free\u201d<\/a> was shown, as well as artwork created by students who took part in the project\u2019s educational activities.<\/p><p>If you are in the area, why not stop by <strong>Ayia Triada<\/strong> and see what a plastic-free beach is like? We are hoping it will be the first of many.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ayia Triada in Paralimni is the first beach in Cyprus that encourages and facilitates the avoidance of single use plastic. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2671,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2629","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2629","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2629"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2629\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2721,"href":"https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2629\/revisions\/2721"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2629"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}