July to September, a cleaning effort has been carried out along the coast from a boat, on behalf of the municipality.
Now that the cleaning investment has been summed up, Sofie Samuelsson, environmental developer at Ronneby municipality, is satisfied with the result.
Sofie Samuelsson is an environmental developer at Ronneby municipality
- Yes absolutely.
We have collected more than we have imagined.
It is very positive that you remove so much that should not be there.
A total of 90 km of coastline has been cleaned over three years, which means the entire municipality's coastline.
This year, the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency granted just over half a million kronor to the investment.
Got a job for a year
The beach cleaning has also meant that four people got a job for three months, and thanks to the project, two of them have found new employers for the next year.
This summer, SVT's reporter met the beach cleaners on the islands around Ronneby:
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Hear Peter Grön about the discovery of debris along the coast.
He and his colleagues are cleaning beaches and islands in the Ronneby archipelago this summer.
Photo: SVT / Towe Olsson