Il fish eats plastic arrived on the Italian beaches. But what is it and what is its function? The initiative, aimed at protecting the environment, serves to raise awareness of the separate collection of plastic and limit pollution. The pioneer localities that had the honor of being the first to welcome the friendly fish friend of the territory are those of Sicilian coast. But, given the importance of the issue felt globally, it will certainly not be long in arriving in other cities as well. Let's now get to know the plastic-eating fish closely.
Fish eats plastic to protect the territory
Many, who arrived at the beach of San Leone in Agrigento, wondered what that huge fish positioned on the sand was. An original sculpture? A game for children? The hypotheses certainly will not be lacking, but soon the news of its important role spread rapidly in the areas involved. Fish is meant to eat plastic! What does it mean concretely? It means its interior was made for contain all plastic of swimmers and prevent some of them from throwing such waste in places not suitable for the differentiated collection provided. And then bottles of water, bottles of sunscreen and any other object or container in plastic bags it must end up in the mouth of the big fish.
The plastic-eating fish were built in wrought iron all of the same size, 2 meters by 80, and have a shape that is as original as it is aesthetically engaging, unable to not capture the attention of passers-by. The laudable initiative is the work of Cucchiara workshops and from the beach of San Leone it soon spread to other beaches in the Agrigento area, including Sciacca, Porto Empedocle and Menfi, reaching as far as Lampedusa. But the plastic-eating fish has already conquered everyone and several other cities have already requested to be able to have their own specimen on their seaside resorts.
All united in the fight against plastic
The plastic-eating fish is part of the great initiative that has been shaking every part of the world for some time. There fight against plastic and its harmful effects on the environment has now begun and there are numerous projects aimed at promoting separate collection or even completely eliminating plastic objects. In Toronto, for example, the production of crockery and dishes in wheat bran: another way of saying enough to the devastating effects that our territory suffers from this material.
But if most of the coasts of Agrigento are united in the fight against plastic using the fish sculpture, not everyone seems to have understood what it is. Disturbing reports have also arrived on some beaches, showing that some people have not well understood its function. And so the plastic-eating fish are filled with garbage of all kinds! The municipalities, therefore, have a duty to increase information campaigns in favor of the e raise awareness of residents and tourists, because the fish eats plastic is a big step towards the protection of territorio, that common good that we all have a duty to protect.
