{"id":4177,"date":"2026-03-15T11:27:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T10:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.campingsurabaja.it\/?p=4177"},"modified":"2026-04-16T13:01:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T11:01:54","slug":"plastic-free-roseto-degli-abruzzi-receives-two-turtles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.campingsurabaja.it\/en\/plastic-free-roseto-degli-abruzzi-receives-two-turtles\/","title":{"rendered":"Plastic Free: Roseto degli Abruzzi receives \u201ctwo turtles\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Going greener! Another step towards sustainable tourism<\/strong>!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On <strong>14 March 2026<\/strong>, the town of <strong>Roseto degli Abruzzi<\/strong> received the national recognition <strong>\u201cPlastic Free Municipality\u201d with a two-turtle rating<\/strong>, an important award that honours Italian municipalities committed to protecting the environment and reducing plastic pollution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The award is presented every year by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plasticfreeonlus.it\/en\/what-we-do\/municipalities-plastic-free\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.plasticfreeonlus.it\/en\/what-we-do\/municipalities-plastic-free\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Plastic Free Onlus<\/strong>,<\/a> an organisation active throughout Italy with projects focused on environmental awareness, territory clean-ups and ecosystem protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udc22 What do the \u201cturtles\u201d represent?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The recognition is symbolised by the <strong>sea turtle<\/strong>, a species particularly threatened by plastic pollution in the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Municipalities are evaluated according to several criteria, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>waste management<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>actions to prevent plastic littering<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>environmental education initiatives<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>involvement of the local community and schools<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>clean-up activities across the territory and along the beaches<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The rating ranges <strong>from one to three turtles<\/strong>, with three representing the highest level of environmental commitment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf0a A recognition that looks to the sea<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For a seaside town on the Adriatic coast like <strong>Roseto degli Abruzzi<\/strong>, this recognition has a special meaning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Protecting the marine environment, the beaches and the surrounding landscape is becoming increasingly important both for residents\u2019 quality of life and for visitors\u2019 experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In recent years, the area has seen a growing number of environmental initiatives, awareness campaigns, school projects and volunteer activities dedicated to caring for the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf31 Moving towards more sustainable tourism<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Receiving <strong>two Plastic Free turtles<\/strong> means that Roseto has strengthened its commitment to a more environmentally responsible development model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is also a vision:<br>a destination where <strong>the sea, nature and landscape are precious resources to be protected and enhanced<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For those choosing <strong>Roseto degli Abruzzi<\/strong> for their holiday, it means discovering not only one of the most loved beaches on the Adriatic coast, but also a community increasingly committed to sustainability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Going greener! Another step towards sustainable tourism! On 14 March 2026, the town of Roseto degli Abruzzi received the national recognition \u201cPlastic Free Municipality\u201d with a two-turtle rating, an important award that honours Italian municipalities committed to protecting the environment and reducing plastic pollution. The award is presented every year by Plastic Free Onlus, an [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4178,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-breaking-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.campingsurabaja.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4177","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.campingsurabaja.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.campingsurabaja.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.campingsurabaja.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.campingsurabaja.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4177"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.campingsurabaja.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4177\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4179,"href":"https:\/\/www.campingsurabaja.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4177\/revisions\/4179"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.campingsurabaja.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.campingsurabaja.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.campingsurabaja.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.campingsurabaja.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}