Three tonnes of waste picked up by volunteers

Three tonnes of waste were collected by volunteers during a recent clean-up drive in the Northern Governorate. It was organised on the coast of Salman City and saw huge number of volunteers taking part in it. Governor of the Northern Governorate, Ali Al Asfoor, said that the initiative was a great success as it fulfilled its aims of cleaning up the shore.

He praised the dedication and co-operation from the Supreme Council for Environment, the Ministry of Housing, Northern Region Municipality for the success of the event. He also praised all the participants for their handwork. “The participation of such a huge number of volunteers reflects the dedication to environmental cleanliness,” he said. 

In a similar event recently 70 volunteers took part in a beach clean up event at Karbabad Beach. It was organised by Bangladesh Youth Club. More than 100 bags of garbage with items such as bottles, plastic carry bags, glass pieces, woods, cans other sharp metal objects were picked up from the ground. 

“As part of social responsibility, we, as Bangladeshi community in Bahrain would like to spread the message that its high time to be aware of environment pollution,” society spokesperson Stanley Costa said.  “I would like to spread the joy and awareness of the importance of saving our environment for our future generations to have a cleaner and greener earth,” he said.