Greece and Lithuania face significant coastal pollution, despite cleanup efforts and EU regulations targeting plastic waste.
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Greece, which has the longest coastline in the Mediterranean, faces significant pollution, especially in remote areas, leading to projects like “Typhoon” to collect and register waste. While these efforts show progress, pollution remains a major issue. Studies in Greece reveal that plastic, particularly cigarette butts, constitutes the vast majority of found waste, with pollution levels significantly exceeding EU standards. Similarly, in Lithuania, waste levels are increasing in most monitored beaches, with plastic and cigarette butts being the primary contaminants. Both countries are implementing initiatives, such as beach cleanups and river cleanups, and the EU is addressing marine litter through directives that ban certain single-use plastics and aim to reduce plastic waste in seas by 2030. Despite these measures, the overall pollution levels in European waters remain high.
