Show you care for the TCI’s natural environment by getting yourself, your school, business or church involved in International Coastal Clean-up Day! With your help, the Department of Environment & Maritime Affairs (DEMA) will fight for trash-free seas, on Saturday 19 September. It doesn’t matter where you are, just grab a bag and collect that litter!
“In 2014, 168 people collected 279 bags of trash nation-wide. DEMA hopes that this year the event will have increased support, making it one of the most successful clean-up campaigns in the country!” Said Amy Avenant, DEMA’s Environmental Outreach Coordinator.
It is hoped that this initiative will encourage people across Turks & Caicos to remove litter found along the shoreline, underwater or in the bushes, to help create healthy waters for everyone, including the wildlife and communities that depend on them. You, your school or organisation can get involved by getting a group together and spending an hour out of your day cleaning up a beach, bush, path, road or sea-bed in your local area.
HOW TO GET INVOLVED:
Co-ordinate an underwater / beach / bush clean-up in your immediate area.
WHEN:
Early morning, Saturday 19 September 2015 (to beat the heat!)
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
• Gloves
• Water (make sure everyone remains properly hydrated – DEMA would like to encourage the use of re-usable water bottles)
• Trash Bags
• You may want to keep a first aid kit handy in the event of cuts or scrapes
WHAT TO DO NOW:
Register your commitment in taking part with Amy Avenant - DEMA Environmental Outreach Co-ordinator, by no later than 11 September 2015. You can do so by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or calling on 341 4321.
If you do not have a group but wish to participate, please contact Amy to find out about groups you may join! Want to help out but unable to organise such an initiative? Consider donating supplies (trash bags, gloves etc)!
WHAT TO DO ON THE DAY (and a few days before):
• Arrange for proper disposal of the collected trash
• Submit the following information to DEMA:
o Organisation name
o Number of clean-up participants
o Location of trash collection (and whether it was underwater/beach/bush)
o Number of bags collected
o Amount of time spent collecting trash
o Photographs of you / your organisation and the trash collected.
DEMA has registered this event with the Ocean Conservancy - Ocean Conservancy works to keep the ocean healthy, to keep us healthy.
http://www.oceanconservancy.org/
Please help DEMA in the fight for trash-free seas! Together we can all make a difference!