Environmental pursuit
Abell Point Marina signs a pledge with the Marina Industries Association to fully eliminate single-use plastics from within the marina.
18 June 2019
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Abell Point Marina is continuing on its path towards ‘cleaner’ living by signing of a pledge with the Marina Industries Association to abolish single-use plastics.
This signed pledge is acknowledgement of the need to proactively address the damaging reality of single-use plastic and publicly show the genuine commitment the marina has towards initially reducing unnecessary waste, and ultimately eliminating it throughout the marina by 2025.
Abell Point Marina has already committed itself towards being plastic bag free, where all marina guests receive their own environmentally friendly reusable shopping back at check-in. Similarly, all dining and food outlets, plus several tourism operators, within the marina signed The Last Straw campaign pledge in July 2018.
Through this, Abell Point became the first marina in the country where every all food and beverage outlets are committed to prohibiting plastic straws.
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The Marina is also sponsoring local volunteer group Eco Barge Clean Seas, through the Containers for Change scheme. The vision is to assist with funding this committed not-for-profit organisation, through giving them access to the marina’s collected recycled materials, from which they can generate funds to continue the wonderful work that they do in terms of keeping the seas clean through marine debris removal, recycling of plastics and their Turtle Rescue Centre.
As first-time sponsors of the annual Great Barrier Reef Festival, Abell Point Marina will host a series of marine debris (Trash to Treasure) workshops led by acclaimed artist, David Day. The vision for the workshops is to engage the community by offering them the opportunity to upcycle marine debris into pieces of art, which will then be displayed throughout the 4 day festival in August.
Abell Point Marina overall aim is to reduce their environmental footprint in a bid to protect and preserve the incredible marine environment of the Whitsunday Islands and Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.
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