NATIONAL COASTAL CLEANUP DAY IN ST. KITTS, FRIDAY SEPTEMBER
28, 2007 – HEALTHY BEACHES ARE NOT JUST FOR KIDS – COME HELP
AND CELEBRATE CLEAN BEACHES, A PRECIOUS RESOURCE
The single most important day of the year to volunteer a few hours at the
beach and learn how garbage is damaging our seas
ST. KITTS AND NEVIS, WEST INDIES. (September 27, 2007) Countriesaround the world are cleaning their waterways of debris this month for the 22nd Annual International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) to better understand how to save marine life and habitats from pollution. Initiated by the Ocean Conservancy, youth and adults alike are taking a few hours to make a big difference.
The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis is participating this Friday, September 28, 2007, with a National Coastal Cleanup on St. Kitts, cleaning beaches from Sandy Point to the Southeast Peninsula. The event is organized by the Department of Physical Planning and the Environment and will involve Department staff members and 250 secondary students and teachers from six schools that have committed Friday to volunteer as ‘Clean Beach Ambassadors’.
The participating schools are Cayon High, Basseterre High, Washington Archibald High, Convent High, Verchilds High and Sandy Point High. Not only will these youths be collecting unsightly trash and plastic from one of the Federation’s most valuable resources, but they will also be recording and weighing all the trash they collect.
This information will go to a worldwide database and be used to better understand behaviors that cause debris. For example, more than ever before plastic bags and bottles are ending up on our beaches and oceans, killing marine life and threatening tourism opportunities. The final information is used to educate the public, business, industry and government officials about the problem, which is key to finding long-lasting solutions.
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