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Tartaruga Foundation collects 1.6 tonnes of waste in Boa Vista

By , based on Expresso das Ilhas

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The Tartaruga Foundation removed 1,633.21 kilograms of waste from around 820 metres of Cruz do Morto beach in Boa Vista on 31 October. The operation brought together 29 participants and filled 63 bags, according to the Cape Verdean organisation, which detailed the fishing waste and plastics collected.

The Tartaruga Foundation removed 1,633.21 kilograms of waste from Cruz do Morto beach in Boa Vista, Cape Verde, during an operation carried out on 31 October 2026 as part of the Lixo Limpo project. The initiative brought together 29 participants and filled 63 bags along around 820 metres of beach, according to the foundation, cited by Expresso das Ilhas.

The waste included 939.40 kilograms of unsorted waste, 419.46 kilograms of fishing nets and ropes, and 138.60 kilograms of plastic bottles. Participants also removed 52 kilograms of octopus traps, 46.50 kilograms of glass bottles, 25.50 kilograms of fishing buoys, and 11.75 kilograms of shoes and clothing.

The operation received support from GEF SGP and Emicela, a local partner of the Tartaruga Foundation.

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