Every third Saturday in September, International Coastal CleanUp Day encourages people to rid beaches of the garbage plaguing them. Awareness is also spread about preserving and protecting the world’s oceans and waterways.
Last year with the launch of PURELY COE we organized our first clean up in conjunction with the Antigua Grammar School Old Boys and Ottos Comprehensive School Environment Cadets.
INTERNATIONAL COASTAL CLEANUP DAY HISTORY
International Coastal Cleanup Day got its start in 1986 when Linda Maraniss met Kathy O’Hara while working for Ocean Conservancy. The two of them reached out to other ocean-lovers and organized a Cleanup for Ocean Conservancy. The first Cleanup consisted of 2,800 volunteers. Since that time, the Cleanup has grown into an international event in more than 100 countries.
HOW TO OBSERVE #CoastalCleanupDay
Last year with the launch of PURELYCOE we organized out first cleanup in conjunction with the Antigua Grammar School old boy and Ottos Comprehensive School environment cadets. COVID 19 presents a number of challenges for another coastal clean but all is not lost.
Besides cleaning up the coastlines, ocean conservation groups educate the public about the importance of keeping the coast clean. If you would like to do your part, join us online on September 19, 2020 at 9 am for a free chat about the importance of keeping our oceans, beaches and rivers clean. Learn about the importance of keeping the oceans and other bodies of water free from debris. While we cannot gather in groups at the beach, we can play our part when we visit beach individually by picking up and cleaning up small portion of garbage.
Encourage others to keep our beaches and our waterways clean. Recruit friends and family to join you in a larger cleanup. Explain to them that no matter where you live all waterways lead to the ocean. But if we take action and work together, we can improve the ocean’s health and make trash free seas a reality.
Make a Difference Year-Round
Download Clean Swell app and document the trash you collect around the clock or start your own Cleanup at a beach near you.
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