The Charlotte, a sieve created by a ‘Plagiste’ (beach attendant) 50 years ago, and always used by them since the first light of day, has proved to be indispensable to the world renowned beach restaurants and five-star hotels of this region. It makes it possible to justify the tariffs for services, such as the impeccable cleanliness of the sand, a truly added value to the clientele and the municipalities always more concerned about the health and preservation of sites.

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By using it for many years I have raised the awareness and responsibility of individuals towards the consequences of what they consider a benign practice which goes against the environment and our health: the camouflage of waste in the sand. I was inspired by this practice 25 years ago as a beach attendant, and have been using The Charlotte for several years during my cleaning missions around the world. I want to democratize the use on the coastlines of this tool without equivalent in the world.

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Despite motorized copies, The Charlotte remains unsurpassed by its economical, maintenance-free, strong, light, handy, efficient and silent character and being 100% ecological.  I demonstrated that the beach, like the submerged body of the Iceberg, actually hides in the sand a multitude of micro-plastic particles (these already unfortunately entered our food chain) but also stoppers, cigarette butts, lollipop sticks, fishing lines, syringes  and condoms...