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Local action, global change!
Excerpts, By Ocean Conservancy
Over the past 25 Years, Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup has become the world’s largest volunteer effort for ocean health. Nearly nine million volunteers from 152 countries and locations have cleaned 145 million pounds of trash from the shores of lakes, streams, rivers, and the ocean on just one day each year.
They have recorded every item found, giving us a clear picture of the manufactured items impacting the health of humans, wildlife, and economies. As our 2011 report demonstrates, the body of data from the International Coastal Cleanup has inspired action to rid the ocean of harmful trash.
All year long, organizations and individuals across the globe take part in Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup to remove trash and debris from the world’s beaches and waterways, identify the sources of that debris, and change the behaviors that allow it to reach the ocean in the first place.
During the amazing signature event each September, hundreds of thousands of volunteers from countries all over the world spend a day picking up everything from cigarette butts and food wrappers to lost fishing nets and major appliances. Because trash travels to the ocean by way of storm drains and waterways, they don’t just work along ocean beaches; these dedicated folks slog through mud and sand along lakes, streams, and rivers, too, often working far inland…
Public waste on Koh Kong coast, Cambodia. Photo source: ©© Screenpunk
The 26th Annual International Coastal Cleanup Day is on September 17th, 2011:
In partnership with organizations and individuals across the globe, Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup engages people to remove trash and debris from the world’s beaches and waterways, identify the sources of debris, and change the behaviors that cause ocean trash in the first place. Join us this September 17: Sign up for a Cleanup near you and get involved today!
Sunset, Bali. Photo source: © Santa Aguila Foundation
Read Full Article, International Coastal Clean Up, Ocean Conservancy
Ocean Conservancy Marine Debris Report 2011: Tracking Trash: 25 Years Of Action.
27th California Coastal Clean Up Day
Join more than 80,000 of your friends and neighbors, and help protect our coast and shorelines! Participate in California (and worldwide) to the beaches and coastal clean up day, tomorrow September 17th, 2011.
