Environmental Volunteering in Greece: Pick Up a Bag, Plant a Tree, Change a Place

One plastic bottle on a beach feels tiny, until a few hundred people pick up a few hundred of them in a single morning…
Articles written by volunteers. Each article shows its author’s own views. EVEC Athens does not always agree with them, but we work to make sure young people’s voices are heard.

One plastic bottle on a beach feels tiny, until a few hundred people pick up a few hundred of them in a single morning…

Every summer we watch Greek forests burn and Greek beaches fill with plastic, and feel there is nothing we can do. There is.

What if one phone call, a shared activity, or a little help with a smartphone could make someone feel less alone?