The Washington Post | His family fished for generations. Now he’s hauling plastic out of the sea
Enaleia is featured in The Washington Post series “Climate Visionaries”, which highlights the work of
3.000+ fishers daily involved
900.000 kgs of marine plastic collected since 2018
Circular economy solutions
Working in Greece, Spain, Italy, Egypt & Kenya
Plastic production will increase by 40% in the next 10 years. If we don’t do anything about the plastic soup, oceans will carry more plastic than fish (by weight) by 2050. The United Nations warns that marine life will be irreparably destroyed.
The reduction of fish stocks…
…and plastic pollution
Through our educational projects, we work on creating a new generation of eco-conscious fishers
Implementing mega cleanup projects in collaboration with fishing communities
At the end of every fishing season, we collect the used fishing gear from the fishers, preventing them from ending up at sea
The biggest portion of the collected marine plastic and used fishing gear enters the circular economy through recycling or upcycling
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