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Taking action                           Marine Clean Cymru



 Marine Clean Cymru  Friday 16 September – Sunday 09 October 2022





 Over recent years, there has been  Despite this progress, there is still
 increased attention to the issue of  a need to stop the litter at source-   This autumn, we are calling upon volunteers to dust off those trusty

 plastics in the world’s oceans.   which is usually from land. A society   litter pickers, pledge their support and take part in our Marine Clean


 Fantastic  projects  such  as  young   that is based on a circular economy   Cymru campaign, targeting rivers, waterways, and beaches across Wales.
 Dutch inventor Boyan Slat’s Ocean   wouldn’t  create  waste,  or  litter,   Band together as a group, class or whole school and pledge to pick up

 Cleanup are removing plastic items   and would therefore have a hugely   as much litter as you can during the campaign. You might choose to pick

 that have accumulated on the ocean   positive  impact  on  the  issue  of   up just one bag, or you could set yourself a goal of collecting as many as
 surface. In fact, some of the plastics   ocean plastics.  you can!

 recovered have been used to create  While we move towards becoming

 sunglasses that were sold  to  fund  a waste-free world, we can take an   Don’t forget that Marine Clean Cymru isn’t just about coastal

 the  continuation  of  the  clean-up.  active role to remove litter from our   communities, but also rivers, streams, canals, reservoirs, lakes and
 How fantastically circular!   beaches and rivers, before it reaches   estuaries.

 the oceans. A great way to take part

 is through Keep Wales Tidy’s Marine   For all information, and to organise your school’s event, visit:
 Clean Cymru campaign.
          https://keepwalestidy.cymru/caru-cymru/marine-clean-cymru-2022/























      Interested in learning more about marine litter and environmental action?

                                Check out our #BeTheWave resources!
     Working in partnership with the Marine Conservation Society, with support

 9      from Welsh Government, we have developed a whole host of secondary

    school resources. The resources include lesson plans, awareness raising ideas
     and practical guidance for coordinating events and days of action. For more

        information, visit https://keepwalestidy.cymru/education/be-the-wave/
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