Big Beach Clean
2025
26.08.25
THE annual Clean Coasts
Big Beach Clean is back for 2025 and we are encouraging
people from across Inishowen to take part and
register their local beach clean-up.
Taking place from September 19th to 21st, volunteers
across the country will join the action to clean litter
from their local beaches, waterways and towns, all while
contributing to a global effort to combat marine litter. |
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The Big Beach Clean is
encouraging volunteers to sign up now for their free
clean-up kit and join the beach cleaning movement. In
2024, over 600 groups in Ireland registered to host a
clean-up, and removed a staggering 95 tonnes of litter
from our marine environment making it the biggest
clean-up action yet!
Upon signing up, participants will receive everything
they need to conduct a successful beach clean and
complete a marine litter survey. Through filling in the
Clean Coasts Marine Litter Data Cards or using the Clean
Swell App you can becoming a part of a global citizen
science action by recording your litter picking
findings. |
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As part of this event,
Clean Coasts volunteers contribute to a global citizen
science initiative by carrying out marine litter surveys
on Irish beaches. These surveys help record the quantity
and types of litter found most frequently, raising
awareness about marine pollution and highlighting the
scale of the issue.
By participating in the Big Beach Clean and submitting
the quantities and varities of litter found,
participants will help make Ireland’s voice heard on a
global scale. The data collected by volunteers in
previous years have informed national Clean Coasts
campaigns such as "Bin the Butt" and "Break Up With
Plastic”.
On a global level, this data, when shared with Ocean
Conservancy, has driven significant policy changes
worldwide, including banning of certain plastic items
such as bags and straws or the implementation of laws to
prohibit smoking on beaches.
For more information and to register, visit
www.cleancoasts.org . |
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