SWoPP

Sunday, Jan 28th, 2018 I am going to start collecting garbage on the beach and on the cliffs in the area around my home. SWoPP stands for Single Woman Project Portimão. My first step yesterday was to determine the garbage problem in the immediate area: 1) I noticed that the garbage, like pieces of plastic, was often caught way in the bushes. So, my first step was to order a trash grabber. Also, a lot of the paper lying around was used as toilet paper, so a trash grabber is definitely a good idea. 2) A lot of the garbage is unfortunately cigarette buts. It sounds silly but I spent considerable time thinking about an efficient way to remove these from pathways and around benches, mainly consisting of sandy ground. I think I will try with a small rake and a sieve shovel (as used for a cat litter). Unfortunately, these don't come with long handles.   3) Portimão provides quite a few dog litters but there are none in the immediate area. I would like to make contact with EMA