Working together with fishers for a sustainable marine ecosystem

Welcome to the ENALEIA Hub—a dashboard that tracks the environmental efforts and impacts made by our community and partners. Our mission is to create a sustainable marine ecosystem by promoting circular and social economy solutions.

Explore the data

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Our impact at a glance

Since 2023, we’ve partnered with local fishers to promote a healthier marine environment. Alongside our professional training programs, we empower fishers to be active stewards of the ocean by incentivizing sustainable practices and marine conservation efforts.

Waste removed (Kg)

824K

Collection containing plastic, metal, fishing nets, etc.

Collectors

141

Fishers that participate in our actions.

Actions performed

4077

Fishing for litter, prevention, beach cleanup & more.

Locations

74

Ports, recyclers, and manufacturing sites.

Countries

5

Countries participating within the Mediterranean area.

Waste collection insights

Plastic waste makes up the majority of what our community collects. Various factors, such as tourism and fishing seasons, influence the trends in our data. Explore how these dynamics shape our collection efforts over time.

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Mixed plastic

Represents a collection that mainly contains plastics but can also contains other materials such as metals, rubbers, ocean floor debris and water.

Metal

All types of metal collected from the ocean. Often these metals can be reused elsewhere.

Rubber

Mainly tires and other rubber material. This category has been recently added to the platform.

Prevention net

Fishing nets, collected from fishers to prevent disposal in the sea.

Ghost net

Ghost nets are abandoned, lost, or discarded fishing nets that continue to drift through oceans and waterways. They trap fish, turtles, seabirds, and marine mammals, often causing injury or death.

Rope

Used fishing gear, collected from fishers to prevent disposal in the sea.

Other

Other undefined collected materials.

To explore the individual collection activities of our partners, please view our  locations page

All sorted materials so far

Thanks to our partners, approximately 415,437 kg of waste has been sorted by recyclers across all locations. This breakdown gives a closer look at what types of plastic are making it into the recycling stream—from PET to LDPE—helping us understand what's actually being recovered and reused.
PP
131,141Kg
PA
89,291Kg
PET
54,760Kg
Mixed Plastic
51,809Kg
Rubber
40,627Kg
Other
30,535Kg
Net
10,489Kg
HDPE
2,435Kg
LDPE
2,435Kg
PE
1,800Kg
PS
115Kg

ENALEIA partners with environmentally conscious organizations and companies dedicated to closing the loop on waste and promoting sustainability.

Collaboration is essential for a successful transition to circularity. ENALEIA partners with certified recycling and upcycling organizations that are transforming collected marine plastic into valuable resources, seamlessly integrating it into the circular economy.

See product tracing example

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