Thousands of volunteers remove plastic from northern Spanish coast
A volunteer lays down a car battery taken from the seabed in the Zero Plastiko Urdaibai ocean and coastal cleanup in Bermeo, Spain June 8, 2019. REUTERS/Vincent West
BERMEO, Spain (Reuters) - Thousands of volunteers plucked plastic and other waste products from the rocks and beaches along Spain's Basque coast on Saturday, while divers took to the sea to clear garbage from the water as part of World Oceans Day.
Divers retrieved rusted scrap metal, a shopping trolley and a discarded bicycle from the waves alongside plastic waste. Volunteers dressed in blue T-shirts sifted through fine sand to remove fragments of plastic as well as collected larger items like bottles.
A diver empties a bag of waste taken from the port, in the Zero Plastiko Urdaibai ocean and coastal cleanup near Bermeo, Spain June 8, 2019. REUTERS/Vincent West
The Urdaibai estuary, on the Bay of Biscay coast in northern Spain, is one of the most important wetlands in the Iberian Peninsula and a habitat for many migratory birds. It has had UNESCO protected status since 1984.
(Reporting by Vincent West; Writing By Sonya Dowsett; Editing by Marie-Louise Gumuchian)
Volunteers load bags of plastic waste during the Zero Plastiko Urdaibai ocean and coastal cleanup near Bermeo, Spain June 8, 2019. REUTERS/Vincent WestA volunteer takes part in the Zero Plastiko Urdaibai ocean and coastal cleanup near Bermeo, Spain June 8, 2019. REUTERS/Vincent WestVolunteers take part in the Zero Plastiko Urdaibai ocean and coastal cleanup on Laida beach near Bermeo, Spain June 8, 2019. REUTERS/Vincent WestVolunteers take part in the Zero Plastiko Urdaibai ocean and coastal cleanup near Bermeo, Spain June 8, 2019. REUTERS/Vincent WestVolunteers take part in the Zero Plastiko Urdaibai ocean and coastal cleanup on Laida beach near Bermeo, Spain June 8, 2019. REUTERS/Vincent WestVolunteers walk past a sunken plastic boat during in the Zero Plastiko Urdaibai ocean and coastal cleanup near Bermeo, Spain June 8, 2019. REUTERS/Vincent WestBoys look at a bike and a shopping trolley taken from the seabed during the Zero Plastiko Urdaibai ocean and coastal cleanup near Bermeo, Spain June 8, 2019. REUTERS/Vincent WestVolunteers take part in the Zero Plastiko Urdaibai ocean and coastal cleanup on Laida beach near Bermeo, Spain June 8, 2019. REUTERS/Vincent West
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