Page 12 - Eco-Schools Newsletter Autumn One - English

Take action

Million Mile Clean (Surfers Against Sewage)

In 2021, Surfers Against Sewage, decided enough was enough.

Despite the media attention on ocean litter and micro plastics, they didn’t

feel change was happening at the rate it needed to. So, they turned to you,
the public, to ask for help.

What is it? For the science lovers:

The Million Mile Clean is an annual Could you help to investigate who
action which mobilises hundreds the 12 biggest polluters are – the

of thousands of ocean activists ‘dirty dozen’?

to take on the trash and clean up
our oceans. By asking volunteers Submit the results from your clean-
to clean 10 miles of green or blue up to add your data to the citizen

spaces in their local communities science project and help create

each year, and to report on who the a huge data base which exposes
biggest pollutants are, this action is exactly who the real culprits are!

helping to keep our oceans a thriving
and healthy eco-system. Want to get involved?
You can get involved with the Million
The initiative will run every year until Mile Clean by registering your Eco-
2030, by which time, over 10 million Committee, class or even the whole

miles of UK coastline will have felt school to partake in a clean-up.
the love of the litter picking, ocean

loving activists.

Alternatively, check out the

registered clean-ups to find out if
there are any happening in your

local area.