Jubail Industrial City – Jubail Dareen Beach was front and center early morning on 20 June 2022, Monday as Farabi Petrochemicals initiated a Coastal Cleanup Drive in observance of the World Environmental Day.
Around 30 employees have taken their time off and volunteered for the coastal cleanup initiative. The cleanup involved clearing the kilometer-long coast of Dareen Beach in Jubail Industrial City.
In partnership with Royal Commission for Jubail (RCJ), the coastal cleanup is one of Farabi Petrochemicals social initiatives that focuses on environment and was designed to engage Farabi employees on the importance of coastal cleanup and enable them to become the leaders of environmental protection. Around two tons of garbage was collected from the shoreline.
“I am happy on the drive of the employees to volunteer for this initiative, their passion and high spirit, but we would not have this if people in our community were responsible in handling their litters,” Ziyad Bahamdan, Farabi Petrochemicals Technical Division General Manager, said.
“Coastal cleanup is important and shall be part of our culture because everything people leave on the beach ends up in the oceans and come back to us in the water we drink or the food we eat”, he added.
The Plastic Problem Plastic pollution in aquatic ecosystems across the globe has grown sharply in recent years and is anticipated to double by 2030, according to a report by the UN Environmental Program.
The ocean is 72% of our planet. It feeds and sustains humans. Healthy ocean equals healthy humans.
The majority of the trash that was found during the cleanup drive consisted of cigarette butts, bottle caps, drinking straws and various microplastics. These trashes are ingested by marine life and it’s a constant cycle. Picking up these trashes helps keep microplastics out of our bodies.
“What I have learned from this cleanup, it opened me to how much plastic waste people leave at the beach rather than dispose it properly. I am happy to volunteer in this event and be part of the solution, not part of the pollution!” – Meshal AlAnzi, Farabi employee.
