WHAT CAN YOU DO?

Each of us can contribute to the success of The Custodians Plastic Race. Working with citizens active on the ground in waste collection can be essential to quantify the extent and impact of pollution, identify the most common types of waste and act at the source of the problem. By watching the videos, it is possible to understand which activities can only be performed by adults and which are also suitable for children.

The territory's waste collection company is an indispensable ally in the fight against the dispersal of plastic in nature and for its proper re-entry into a recycling and disposal system that is not harmful to human health. The role of the waste collection company is fundamental even if it does not differ from its usual tasks. Follow all the necessary steps to ensure the success of the organisation of the clean-up activity.

The Civil Protection is responsible for the coordination of activities required to manage extraordinary events that cannot be addressed by ordinary means alone. It serves as the main contact point for each sub-area, organizing the efforts of participating organizations and designating a meeting point.

The Marina Militare is an Armed Force of the Italian Republic, together with the Italian Army, Air Force and Carabinieri. Together with the Hydrographic Institute of the Navy, the most obvious and challenging marine litter clusters are identified. They then actively participate in the clean-up.

The Coast Guard, carries out tasks related to the civil use of the sea and is functionally and organisationally framed within the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport to which its main institutional tasks are related. Its contribution to The Custodians Plastic Race is the coordination of civilians in the water, communicating intervention zones to diving centres and volunteers.