Not even 14 days have passed since Earth Day, which was held this year under the slogan "Let's Stop Plastic Pollution Now", when large quantities of rubbish floated into our sea on Tuesday night. TV Slovenija reports that Styrofoam, plastic bags and other waste are floating in strips between Strunjan and Koper, and individual pieces have already been deposited from the sea to the coast. Members of the Portorož Aeroclub, who have been among the first to observe the incident, have already informed the authorities responsible for the protection of the sea.

TV Slovenia reporter Špela Lenardič described the situation as follows: "We recently returned from the sea, where we took a look at the situation in the company of the Office for the Protection of Coastal Waters (SVOM). The view of the Gulf of Koper is really sad. Plenty of waste is floating on the surface: remains of plastic packaging and plastic bags, plastic bottles, Styrofoam, as well as larger pieces of wood. The streams and wind have spread larger strips of waste far and wide all the way to the coast: passers-by can see them well by the fishermen's pier and in the port of Koper. Such pollution occurs several times a year, typically after major storms at the mouth of the Pad River, explains the Slovenian Maritime Administration. In their opinion, this time the streams have brought waste into our bay from both the southern Adriatic and the mouths of rivers in northern Adriatic. Litter had accumulated on the banks and shores over winter. In the past few days, the streams have scattered it all over the Gulf of Trieste, since the waste on the surface of the sea was noticed all the way to Gradež/Grado. The employees of SVOM have been removing larger pieces of rubbish, which can be hazardous to sea vessels, for three days now. In the following days, utility services workers and staff of the Slovenian Water Agency will join them on land. "