Registrations Now Open – Supported by Kia Ireland: request a free kit to carry out a beach clean and join a worldwide citizen science project to influence policies and campaigns to protect our ocean.
The Big Beach Clean 2024 is back and Clean Coasts are asking people to register to join the campaign. From September 20th to 22nd, volunteers across the country will gather to clean our beautiful beaches and contribute to a global effort to combat marine litter. This year, we are thrilled to announce that the initiative is proudly supported by Kia Ireland.
In 2023, over 400 groups registered to host a clean-up, with 7,700 Clean Coasts volunteers removing a staggering 46 tonnes of litter all across the country! This year let’s continue to push for positive change.
After signing up, participants will receive everything they need to conduct a successful beach clean and carry out a marine litter survey, by filling in the Marine Litter Data Cards or using the Clean Swell App. As part of the Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup, individual and group efforts in Ireland will have far-reaching effects, contributing to global data and influencing environmental policies worldwide.
By participating in the Big Beach Clean and submitting the information on the types and quantities of litter you collect, participants will help make Ireland’s voice heard on a global scale. The data collected by our volunteers in previous years have informed national 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 like bags and straws or the implementation of laws to prohibit smoking on beaches.
Bronagh Moore, An Taisce’s Clean Coasts Manager commented “We are delighted to announce that registrations for the Big Beach Clean 2024 are now open. Every piece of litter removed and reported not only contributes to cleaner beaches but can lead to impactful campaigns and healthier oceans. Your participation in the Big Beach Clean 2024 helps amplify Ireland’s voice in the global effort to protect our oceans. It’s a powerful reminder of how local actions can lead to significant global impacts. Join us in making a difference!”
Cathal Kealey, Head of Marketing & PR @ Kia Ireland commented “As a brand we are on a journey towards Carbon Neutrality and part of that strategy looks at the use of recycled materials in our vehicle production, and particularly the use of recycled ocean waste. By 2030, 20% of our vehicle plastics will come from recycled materials. Kia Ireland are delighted to be the official sponsor of the Big Beach Clean 2024. Our support will ensure that cleanup kits are distributed to all volunteers that sign up to registered cleanups across the country. In line with to our global clean up initiatives that are designed to combat ocean pollution, we would urge as many people as possible to register for their local beach clean this September.”
For more information and to register, visit www.cleancoasts.org.
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About Clean Coasts
An Taisce’s Clean Coasts programme engages communities in the protection of Ireland’s beaches, seas and marine life.
Since 2003, Clean Coasts has been working with communities to help protect and care for Ireland’s waterways, coastline, seas, ocean and marine life. Clean Coasts strives to create tangible and immediate improvements to Ireland’s coastal environment, involving thousands of volunteers removing large quantities of marine litter from our coastline each year.
For the past 20 years, Clean Coasts has grown from strength to strength and now includes two main national clean-up drives, as well as other initiatives, including the Green Coast Award, the Love Your Coast Photography competition, the Clean Coasts Roadshows for coastal communities and the Ocean Hero Awards. All these initiatives are aimed at celebrating the beauty of our coast and the efforts of our volunteers across all of Ireland.
Currently, there are over 2,000 registered Clean Coasts volunteering groups and 40,000 volunteers. There are a variety of group types such as community groups, residents’ associations, tidy towns groups, sports clubs, schools, businesses, universities etc. Clean Coasts organises hundreds of beach clean-ups annually mobilising thousands of volunteers, removing considerable quantities of marine litter from Ireland’s beaches and waterways.