ORGANIZE YOUR OWN BEACH CLEAN UP
ORGANIZE YOUR OWN BEACH CLEAN UP
Start with an idea
If you’re thinking of organising your own beach or underwater clean-up there are lots of useful resources out there to help. Here’s a list of some that can get you started. They range from educational posters to detailed guidelines on how to organise a big event with important, local stakeholders.
Decide what kind of impact you want your event to have. Would you like to collect specific data on the trash you find and report it to a global database driving international change, like Ocean Conservancy? Or would you like to conduct a brand audit to see which companies are producing the most waste on your beaches and make them aware via social media?
Whatever you decide, your actions will have positive impacts on the people around you and will help drive change towards a cleaner environment for us all!
Ocean Conservancy resources
Clean-up Kit https://oceanconservancy.org/work/plastics/cleanups-icc/start-a-cleanup/
Data Form https://oceanconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/OC-DataCard_volunteer_ENG_form.pdf
Clean Swell App https://oceanconservancy.org/work/plastics/cleanups-icc/clean-swell-app/
Outreach and Education Materials https://oceanconservancy.org/work/plastics/cleanups-icc/outreach-education/
Reports and Infographics https://oceanconservancy.org/work/plastics/cleanups-icc/annual-data-release/
Green Fins resources
Beach Clean Guidelines https://greenfins.net/material/gf_all_eng_cleanupguidelines_a4/
Clean-up Event Guidelines https://greenfins.net/material/gf_all_eng_cleanupguidelines_a4/
Underwater Clean-up Guidelines https://greenfins.net/material/gf_all_eng_cleanupguidelines_a4/
Crown-of-Thorns Sea Star Cleanup Guidelines https://greenfins.net/material/gf_all_eng_crownofthornsguidelines_a4/
Say No to Plastic Bags Poster https://greenfins.net/material/gf_all_eng_noplastic_a4/
Don’t Litter Poster https://greenfins.net/material/gf_all_eng_nolitter_a4/
Project AWARE resources
Dive Against Debris Toolkit:
https://www.padi.com/aware/dive-against-debris
Break Free From Plastic resources
Brand Audit Toolkit:
https://brandaudit.breakfreefromplastic.org/
Organise a Brand Audit:
https://brandaudit.breakfreefromplastic.org/brand-audit-sign-up/
We do beach clean-ups six days a week!
We have a full time collection team that collects ocean plastic every day. You are always welcome to join (and you are of course very welcome to bring family, friends or colleagues.) To join in and give us a hand, please reach out to us on Facebook so we can tell you where we are heading that day!