Between 1,000 and 3,000 tons of plastic are estimated to be floating in the Mediterranean Sea. While Lebanon only boasts a tiny fraction of Mediterranean coastline, the country makes a pretty significant contribution to its pollution.

There have been recent efforts to clean up Beirut’s beaches, but do they symbolize a new era or are they just a government public relations campaign?

An audio report from Lebanon’s beaches for DW – Deutsche Welle.