Tonne of waste removed from Ljubljanica on Earth Day

A tonne of waste was removed from the Ljubljanica on Earth Day but the divers exploring the riverbed find the situation is improving as the pile of rubbish pulled out of the river is getting smaller by the year.

The weather was good and the water clear for the annual clean-up campaign, Miro Potočnik, head of the Vivera underwater activities association, told the STA.

About 40 divers plunged into the river to clean up the bed from Špica to the Triple Bridge. The dumped rubbish they collected was then lifted on to the Shoemaker's Bridge.

Looking at the pile, Potočnik...