Mission Completed: Torbalı Clean Up Day

In order to draw attention and raise awareness to environmental issues, Philip Morris International (PMI) volunteers and their families collected garbage in the parks of Torbalı on Sunday, October 6, 2019. A volunteer group of Philsa Philip Morris Sabancı employees and their families cleaned the Koruluk and Gazi Çamlık parks in Torbalı on Sunday, October 6, 2019. Me and my son Okan cleaned Torbalı, where I have been working since 2010, and we also had the opportunity to create environmental awareness. At the end of the event, a total of 274 kilos of garbage, including plastic and paper waste, were collected from 70,000 square meters of area cleaning. Antonio DeMarco, Philsa Philip Morris Sabancı Operation Director said: We have to keep Torbalı, which is the biggest district of İzmir and host our factory, clean together. With this activity, we did environmental cleaning in Torbalı and collected garbage, but more importantly, we want to increase the awareness on this issue and ensure that such activities increase in our district. ' Torbalı Municipality also supported the volunteers in this event, which was supported by citizens of Torbalı in preparation of the organization and recycling of collected wastes.