The annual scheme is carried out by volunteers from Sharjah Aquarium, waste management company Beea’h, Sharjah Municipality, Sharjah Police, the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment and others. Forty divers from the Emirates Diving Centre took part in this year's edition.
Volunteers removed about 580 kilograms of waste from Sharjah’s Al Majaz Waterfront on Saturday morning. Photos: Sharjah Museums Authority
The event was part of a marine clean-up campaign that falls under the Sharjah Museums Authority social responsibility initiative called 'Because We Care'.
The campaign began in 2009 and more than 14 tonnes of waste have been removed from the emirate's beaches and waters, including car tyres, plastic waste and fishing tools.
The annual scheme is carried out by volunteers from Sharjah Aquarium, waste management company Beea’h, Sharjah Municipality, Sharjah Police, the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment and others. Forty divers from the Emirates Diving Centre took part in this year's edition.
Volunteers removed about 580 kilograms of waste from Sharjah’s Al Majaz Waterfront on Saturday morning. Photos: Sharjah Museums Authority
The event was part of a marine clean-up campaign that falls under the Sharjah Museums Authority social responsibility initiative called 'Because We Care'.
The campaign began in 2009 and more than 14 tonnes of waste have been removed from the emirate's beaches and waters, including car tyres, plastic waste and fishing tools.
The annual scheme is carried out by volunteers from Sharjah Aquarium, waste management company Beea’h, Sharjah Municipality, Sharjah Police, the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment and others. Forty divers from the Emirates Diving Centre took part in this year's edition.
