US EditionIO 2024: in Marseille, the association Clean my Calanques refuses to carry the Olympic flame for ecological reasons
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Among other things, the Clean my Calanques Volunteers Association opposes sponsors such as Coca-Cola and the mass production of plastic gadgets and souvenirs.
The association organises, among other things, coastal clean-up operations in Marseille and in the Calanques National Park, and refuses to "bring a flame that is paid for by those who make us fall".
The association condemns the participation of Coca-Cola, one of the "pollutingest companies in the world", as the official sponsor of the Olympic Games, but also highlights more broadly the social and environmental impact of the Games.
In Marseille, the environmental association "Clean my Calanques" refused to carry the Olympic flame to protest Coca-Cola’s presence as a sponsor of the sporting event.
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