The Mediterranean Cleanup is an action of Enaleia, with the vision to make the Mediterranean plastic-free

THE CHALLENGE IN NUMBER
570.000
33.800

Need of cleaner seas
20-30%
8.000.000
Based on Data from the
Ellen MacArthur Foundation
2014
2050
QUANTITY OF PRODUCED PLASTICS

311 000 kg

1,124 MT
PLASTIC TO FISH RATIO IN THE OCEAN (PER WEIGHT)




PERCENTAGE OF OIL CONSUMPTION FOR PLASTIC PRODUCTION


PERCENTAGE OF CARBON COMING FROM PLASTICS

A SOLUTION FOR CLEANER SEAS
The plastics that are lying at the bottom of the sea are not going to cleanup themselves. To solve this issue we have to do two things: stop the plastics from leaking into the sea meanwhile clean the existing plastic already there
PILOT PROJECT
PREVENTION
THE EXPANSION
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
OUR PRODUCTS
In collaboration with Healthy Seas, we created co-branded socks with the ghost nets we clean from the sea. The Mediterranean Cleanup with the support of the public guarantees the cleaning of one kilo of plastics more than what is already achieved, with each pair of socks sold.
INFORMATION FOR CIRCULAR ECONOMY
OUR MISSION IN NUMBERS

Fishing Season
October 2018 - May 2019
10
fishing vessels
cleaned marine litter from Piraeus and Lavrio
16.000kg
marine litter
5.000kg
fishing nets
Fishing Season
October 2019 - May 2020
40
fishing vessels
Cleaned marine litter from Piraeus, Lavrio, Chalkida, Kymi και Patra
42.900kg
marine litter
were cleaned from the bottom of the sea
10.000kg
fishing nets
Fishing Season
October 2020 - May 2021
400 +
fishing vessels
καθαρίζουν θαλάσσια απορρίμματα σε 28 λιμάνια σε Ελλάδα και Ιταλία
14.000kg
marine litter
are cleaned from the sea on average every month
More than
20.000kg
fishing nets
OUR TEAM

LEFTERI ARAPAKIS
Co-Founder & Director

NIKOS THERAPOS
Policy & Finance

ZETA KABARDI
Project Manager

KONSTANTINOS GIANNAKOPOULOS
Operations Manager

EVI PAPADOPOULOU
Accounting & Finance

DANAI TZOUBA
Digital Marketing

GEORGE ANTONIOU
Nea Michaniona Port Manager

CHRISTOS SARAFOGLOU
Keratsini Port Manager

MICHALIS CHRISTOU
Kimi Port Manager

PANAGIOTIS FLAMPOURAS
Kyllini Port Manager

MARIALENA KRYONOPOULOU
Agios Nikolaos, Crete Port Manager

MANTHOS
DAKOS

SPIROS
MAKRIPODIS
Patra Port Manager
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The Mediterranean Cleanup is Enaleia’s project,which aims at a sustainable marine ecosystem, through environmental education, prevention, sea cleanups and making the most out of marine litter.
Address
46 Kefalinias Street, Athens, Greece
info@enaleia.com