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Friday 25 September 2020

International Coastal Clean-up Day Aruba:

More than 1.7 tons (1520 kg) of trash collected

ORANJESTAD — More than tons of garbage winds up resort organizes monthly
one million people have in the oceans, with 60% of beach clean-ups. In con-
been participating in a that being composed of nection with Great Global
worldwide coastal cleanup plastic material. Plastics Clean-up day during the
on September 19th to help especially last a very long weekend, associates, vol-
keep our oceans and wa- time in the ocean and are unteers, and resort guests
terways free of trash. Aruba in such abundance that joined and did a wonderful
was happily ready to help there are 46,000 individual job. tion that work to help pro- the money they bring into
make our beaches clean pieces of plastic litter for ev- tect the ocean from the those communities that are
with the support of many ery square mile of ocean. The Dutch marines who are challenges it faces every the ocean shore.
hotels, organizations and Plastics are very hazardous stationed in Savaneta also year. The Ocean Conservatory
the Dutch marines. to marine life, killing more participated in the coastal They serve as a voice for knows that solving these is-
than a million birds and clean-up with about 130 the ocean, speaking of sues requires bold initiatives
Aruba collectively col- over 100,000 seals, turtles, people. They were 'sweep- the issues that aren’t often and eliminating the sources
lected more than 1.7 tons and whales, and an im- ing' from the dog cemetery represented through social of the trash that damages
(1520 kg) of trash during mense number of fishes in to Father Piet early morn- networking, publicized up- the ocean.
the International Coastal our ocean. Coastal Clean- ing with the end result of a dates, and challenges like
Cleanup Day Aruba. A lot up Day encourages us to truck filled with litter. asking your waitress to skip Empowering people to
of participants deposited get out to our beaches the straw for your drink. Ef- take an active role in the
their collected trash at a and help to limit this prob- Many more have joined forts like that work towards preservation and cleaning
central drop-off and many lem by cleaning up the this event which resulted a trash-free ocean. up of the ocean are im-
disposed of the trash in their garbage that has washed in having a cleaner Aruba The trash in the water im- portant parts of helping the
own trash bins making the up on shore, and that left and a healthier ocean. Let pacts the world on many conservation of the ocean.
estimated amount of col- by visitors every day. us keep it this way! levels, including harming By spreading tips and tech-
lected trash much higher. wildlife, humans, and im- niques to help reduce trash
Most of the trash was plas- Participants History of Coastal Cleanup pacting the livelihood of they help people every-
tic and it for sure made a Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort, Day those who work on the where aid the cleanup of
difference to get this out of Aruba is active in the field Coastal Cleanup Day was ocean. It causes economic our oceans. https://www.
nature, out of the ocean. of sustainability and keep- established by the Ocean damage by affecting tour- daysoftheyear.com/days/
Every year thousands of ing the island clean. The Conservancy, an organiza- ism and recreation and coastal-cleanup-day/.q