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Holidaymakers in Cyprus are being encouraged to go plastic free as part of a programme to free the country's beaches of single use plastics.

With the help of a leading travel agency, TUI, the scheme's been put in place at two seaside resorts.

Veronika Blach works for the TUI Care Foundation.

The scheme's seen coastal hoteliers and bar and restaurant owners working together.

It's been a learning journey for them, as Chris Karas, restaurant proprietor points out.

According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, under 10 percent of 460 million tonnes of plastic worldwide was recycled in 2019.

So in Cyprus, rather than selling water in single use plastic bottles, filling stations have been installed which are available for use with reusable bottles, at no fee.

Panagiota Koutsofta, project manager of the scheme, is thrilled with the massive amount of waste saved to date.

She has high hopes for the future.

Tourists are being persuaded to play their part in the big clean-up, helping to pick up tiny pieces of plastic and cigarette ends that lie in the sand.

Data and statistics about exactly what's discovered over a 100m2 area is then sent off to the European Environment Agency, to help advance environmental policies.

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