Pulifondali 2025, 450 quintals of waste re-emerge from the seas of Italy

Almost 500 quintals less waste in a single day. And the sea thanks The 2025 edition of Pulifondali, the maxi waste collection in forty-two locations organized by Fipsas on the occasion of the “World Environment Day” with the patronage of the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security, the General Command of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard and Rai has hit the mark.

Clean the bottoms 2025 (Elio Nicosia)

Over 450 quintals of ghost nets, plastics, tires, ferrous materials and even the carcass of a Vespa have “re-emerged” from the depths thanks to the members of Fipsas, which also took care – with the help of over three thousand students – of cleaning the beaches right at the beginning of the summer season. Lecce was the central city of this 2025 edition of “Pulifondali” and “Pulispiagge”, which developed in all the regions of Italy with the sole exception of Valle d'Aosta. “An incredible achievement - explains Prof. Ugo Claudio Matteoli, federal president - which leads us to continue on this path because environmental protection is a crucial necessity for the survival and well-being of life on earth. Despite these remarkable numbers, the hope is, however, that, in the short and medium term, the quintals of waste “fished”, rather than increasing, may decrease".

Clean the bottoms 2025 (Elio Nicosia)