Over 200 kg. waste, mainly car tires, plastic and glass, were removed from the seabed near the Bridge by professional divers from the Friends of the Sea Association during an eco-action initiated by the Municipality of Burgas.
Volunteers from the 415th Civil-Military Cooperation Battalion in Kalamazoo, Michigan also joined.
The event was dedicated to the International Day of the Sea and is part of the project "Implementation of measures to reduce marine litter in the Burgas Bay", which is implemented in partnership with the Foundation "Chance for Children and Nature of Bulgaria" and NGO "The Blue Army ”, Iceland. Its funding is under the Program "Environmental Protection and Climate Change" of the EEA FM 2014-2021.
