The Department of Environment of the City of Mazarron starts tomorrow Environmental Awareness Campaign this year which will impact particularly on the responsibility of citizens and entrepreneurs in the municipality so that, together, will get the Mazarron is consistent picture of the beauty and attractiveness its many tourist potential and its important natural heritage.
The campaign will take place throughout the month of August in the most popular beaches in the municipality will be held under the theme "The beach is not a dump, take care. Does your trash? No, thanks" and will feature participation of nearly a hundred volunteers from associations "Red Cross Youth Mazarrón", "Reforestation Mazarrón" and the hiking club "Friends of Nature", that have joined so altruistic in the initiative.
As explained by the president of "Red Cross Youth Mazarrón" Pedro Garcia, "our volunteers, about 30 in total, distributed information on the beach tomorrow the Port and the Rihuete from five-thirty in the afternoon to raise awareness tourists of the importance of keeping our coast clean. "
This activity will be repeated on 17 and August 23 from 11 in the morning.
Specifically, "we will be on 17 beaches of the Island, Bahia, La Reya and El Castellar, while 23 will conduct the campaign in Bolnuevo Beach."
Meanwhile, Rafael Peral, president of the club "Friends of Nature", said that "the day we also will add 17 to the campaign starting at 7 pm in the beach of La Ermita, as we must be aware that maintaining clean beaches and streets of the town is everyone's job. "
Finally, "Reforestation Mazarrón" which were represented today by Cesar Bienvengut, will conduct a cleanup campaign in Playa Grande and Bolnuevo on 1 September.
Besides cleaning and information on beaches, will be distributed cone-ashtray that were published last year with support from the hotel "Spa-Sensol Mazarron."
Councillor for the Environment, David Fernandez, explained that "the massive influx of visitors over the weekend in a summer atypical produced by the effects of the economic crisis, coupled with the inconsiderate attitude of some citizens, are causing a saturation public services. This is forcing the City to step up spending on personnel and equipment to try to maintain a clean image of the coast and residential areas. "
So strongly has asked citizens and businesses "that engage the most in keeping our beaches and streets clean, working with the council to optimize the resources at our disposal."
These resources are concentrated in the municipal "Bay of Mazarron 97 SL Urban Engineering."
His manager, Tina Ruiz, explained that "in addition to regular cleaning tasks that increase with the arrival of summer, we had to deal with uncontrolled dumping of fish catch from the beach to the Port Marker, the realization barbecue on wooden walkways Cabezo of the Barley, theft of stainless steel floor toilets Bolnuevo Stroll, footbath and breakage and other vandalism as road signs torn or launching glass bottles from the sand of the beach promenade of the harbor. "
David Fernandez explained that "all this, plus the uncontrolled attitude of many visitors who leave the beaches converted into true dumps, have taken my council to focus awareness campaign this summer called the attention of citizens about responsibility and obligation to contribute with small gestures in maintaining the cleanliness of the municipality, as well as to appeal to denounce those who fail to comply with municipal ordinances or with the minimum standards of civic behavior. "
Source: Ayuntamiento de Mazarrón