LETS CLEAN THE BEACHES OF MALLORCA

        I am passionate about my project  to mount   my attractive,  small , ceramic murals  at the entrances of the  beaches and bays along the coast of the island of Mallorca. They  visually demonstrate the message to  : Take your trash with you off  the beach and place it in the trash cans ,   

        The spectacular island of Mallorca fills up in summer with tourists enjoying our beaches but leaving their garbage on the beach to be washed out to sea where it contaminates the waters and marine life surrounding the island. This diminishes the beauty and the allure of the island  which  ultimately  will reduce the number of tourists visiting as well as the quality of life for the permanent residents like myself . I am a lover of the sea , a swimmer and diver thus it is painful for me to see so much garbage increasing yearly in the waters around Mallorca.

       Some of Mallorca´s beaches have wooden or metal  signs written in Spanish or Catalan with the message ” Deposit your garbage in the trash can” . This message is not getting through  to the masses who either  don´t read them because  they don´t attract their attention or because they don´t understand the language in which they are written .  My hand-made, unique, ceramic murals  are durable to sun , wind and rain.  They attract attention because they are colorful and fun . Once people look at them  they can see the message put forth and they will become more conscious of taking their garbage with them off the beach. As this is visually conveyed it is internationally understood. 

       There is growing awareness of the urgency to act sooner rather than later to protect the sea life and water  surrounding  Mallorca especially due to the recent approval of searching for petroleum nearby the Balearic islands .  Adding to that awareness is the  recent program tracking the re-emerging population of stingrays around Mallorca which reveals unprecedented garbage at the bottom of the sea.

   According to information released by the  Mallorcan government agency (Abaquea) in 2014…. “The Mallorcan government  spent 513.333 euros ( an increase from last year of 122%)  on 15 boats  which extracted 27.910 kilos of  solid , floating residue in July, August, and September  with the objective of collecting solid , floating residue in the proximity of the the beaches and coves around Mallorca and with the goal of improving the look of the waters and beaches closest to the thousands of residents and tourists  that during the summer months enjoy the sun and sand of the Balearic Islands . The service maintains the quality of the bathing waters , preventing the possible contamination of those waters.”   

      Clearly we have a major problem with garbage contaminating the waters around Mallorca which will , in the long run , negatively effect the economy and livelihood of it´s residents if not taken seriously.

      In 2014 alone  Mallorca  spent over a half a million Euros to collect garbage floating on the surface of the sea during only a three month period in summer , not to mention the expense of cleaning trash off the beaches.   The garbage which has sunk to the bottom will contaminate sea life or eventually wash  back up onto the shore . 

   Mallorca is now importing garbage from other European countries and anticipates the importation of 1.9 million tons in the next five years for processing in  the incinerators of Son Reus. 

     Placing my attractive murals around the coast ,at the cost of 400 euros each, will have the effect of  more people  placing their garbage into the bins which will be collected and taken to the incinerators. This will  reduce the cost of collecting that trash from the sea  and the  beaches.  It  will  also  fill up the garbage processing plant and thus eliminate  the need for us to import garbage in order to fill the capacity of that facility. 

     To get my project started  I would like  to offer my murals to Mallorcan  coastal  municipalities for free  with the assistance of CROWD-FUNDING  LANZANOS. I propose to begin  by making a dozen murals  for a total of 4.800 Euros and I intend to monitor the effectiveness  of the murals by controlling the amount of  garbage collected . I will then  propose to the government  that they might mount more of my murals and thus reduce  their present and increasing cost of over half a million Euros by collecting the trash in the garbage bins before it goes out to sea , not only contaminating water quality and endangering marine life but  ultimately  the economy and livelihood of Mallorca´s inhabitants . 

I  would appreciate your financial support to get this project started

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Joanna de Deía

Deía , Mallorca , España

25€

10 of 10 availables

Twenty five reward

I want to gift you with a hand-painted floral tile with the flower of your choice that you may use as a trivit. .

50€

10 of 10 availables

Fifty reward

My gift to you would be two unique ,hand-painted trivit tiles painted with a fish motif

100€

10 of 10 availables

One hundred reward

I will compensate you with a present of a bowl with olive branch motif of a classical Mallorcan form, 18 cm diameter

200€

10 of 10 availables

Two hundred reward

I will offer you a larger bowl with or without a rim in the motif of your choice from my collection with an inscription of the project as well as your name written on the base

300€

5 of 5 availables

Three hundred reward

I would like to reward you with a bowl of 35cm diameter or a plate of the same size. You are free to choose the motif from my collection or the design of your choice with your name and inscription of the project at the base.

500€

5 of 5 availables

Five hundred reward

For those who support my project with so much energy I will reward you with my largest bowl of 40cm. diameter