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Taking part in an active environmental community is paramount which is why we not only organise our own beach cleanup events but also help out whenever we are invited to join other organisations or groups who organise events which share our goals and dreams!
Green Fins - Beach, Community and Reef Cleanup on White Beach, Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines
The Reef-World Foundation, supported by many partners and friends, held a Clean Up Event last Wednesday on the 2nd February 2011 on White Beach in Puerto Galera, a popular diving destination in the Philippines.
The event was managed by Reef-World, sponsored by Marco Vincent Dive Resort and supported by Guli Divers – two new Green Fins Dive Centres. Clean Up events are incredibly effective at firstly removing damaging litter from the natural environment, but also to raise awareness of the negative impact litter can have on marine life. The Reef-World staff held a training session with the participating dive centre staff the night before the event to let people know how best to collect rubbish without damaging the environment and how plastic can harm marine life, such as plastic bags being ingested by marine turtles and cetaceans which will ultimately kill them.
The event was also hugely supported by the Local Government Unit with the Barangay (Village) Captain and the SIBROA, San Isidro Beach Resort Owners Association helping to promote the event and encourage the participation of the local community and make sure the rubbish was collected and removed responsibly. This included the various Associations including the Banka (Boat) crews, The Vendors Association and the local Beach Masseuse Association as well as representatives from The Puerto Galera Municipal Employees Cooperative known as PGMECO, came along and got their hands dirty.
Over 80 people gathered on the beach during the cool morning hours and worked hard to remove rubbish from along the beach and in the surrounding village. A big effort was made to explain how this will have a positive impact on the local environment, and the implications this will have on the livelihoods of the local people. A group of 9 divers from Marco Vincent Divers and Guli Divers then cleaned up a local reef which catches a lot of rubbish being washed out of a river close by.
The stakes were raised as 1,000 pesos was awarded to the participant who managed to guess what the total weight of rubbish collected from land over the course of the day was. The final weight was 340.25 kg (including the underwater cleanup) and the prize money was awarded to Ms. Venancia Viena from the PGMECO. At the end of the day all the rubbish was moved to the back of the beach and was then collected by the rubbish truck from SIBROA to be disposed of responsibly.
Reef-World would like to especially thank, Captain Genaro S. (Ohrie) Bunquin from Barangay Isidro, Marlon G. Albo from Marco Vincent Diver Resort, Lisa from Guli Divers, Joel from the SIBROA and Erwin from Leynlies Beach Resort and all the Associations and the general public for all their help and support.
More than 700 volunteers cleared the James River and its banks of trash and recyclables on Sept. 10, 2016. The cleanup covered 17 sites in the cities of Richmond, Newport News, Petersburg and Lynchburg, and Chesterfield, Henrico, Goochland, Powhatan, Appomattox, Buckingham, Charles City and Isle of Wight counties. This is the 17th year for the cleanup, which is organized by the James River Advisory Council, jrac-va.org.
Green Fins - Beach, Community and Reef Cleanup on White Beach, Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines
The Reef-World Foundation, supported by many partners and friends, held a Clean Up Event last Wednesday on the 2nd February 2011 on White Beach in Puerto Galera, a popular diving destination in the Philippines.
The event was managed by Reef-World, sponsored by Marco Vincent Dive Resort and supported by Guli Divers – two new Green Fins Dive Centres. Clean Up events are incredibly effective at firstly removing damaging litter from the natural environment, but also to raise awareness of the negative impact litter can have on marine life. The Reef-World staff held a training session with the participating dive centre staff the night before the event to let people know how best to collect rubbish without damaging the environment and how plastic can harm marine life, such as plastic bags being ingested by marine turtles and cetaceans which will ultimately kill them.
The event was also hugely supported by the Local Government Unit with the Barangay (Village) Captain and the SIBROA, San Isidro Beach Resort Owners Association helping to promote the event and encourage the participation of the local community and make sure the rubbish was collected and removed responsibly. This included the various Associations including the Banka (Boat) crews, The Vendors Association and the local Beach Masseuse Association as well as representatives from The Puerto Galera Municipal Employees Cooperative known as PGMECO, came along and got their hands dirty.
Over 80 people gathered on the beach during the cool morning hours and worked hard to remove rubbish from along the beach and in the surrounding village. A big effort was made to explain how this will have a positive impact on the local environment, and the implications this will have on the livelihoods of the local people. A group of 9 divers from Marco Vincent Divers and Guli Divers then cleaned up a local reef which catches a lot of rubbish being washed out of a river close by.
The stakes were raised as 1,000 pesos was awarded to the participant who managed to guess what the total weight of rubbish collected from land over the course of the day was. The final weight was 340.25 kg (including the underwater cleanup) and the prize money was awarded to Ms. Venancia Viena from the PGMECO. At the end of the day all the rubbish was moved to the back of the beach and was then collected by the rubbish truck from SIBROA to be disposed of responsibly.
Reef-World would like to especially thank, Captain Genaro S. (Ohrie) Bunquin from Barangay Isidro, Marlon G. Albo from Marco Vincent Diver Resort, Lisa from Guli Divers, Joel from the SIBROA and Erwin from Leynlies Beach Resort and all the Associations and the general public for all their help and support.
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D -- Team Minot Airmen pose for a group photo after completing a clean-up of Bud Ebert Park here, Oct. 13, 2012. The group removed debris and trash from the playground and surrounding areas for approximately two hours. Their work helps provide a sanitary and appealing park environment for base residents and their families to enjoy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Stephanie Ashley)
Living Lands and Waters (LLW), an Illinois-based non-profit dedicated to cleaning up America’s rivers, spent nearly two weeks hosting volunteer clean-up days on the Delaware River. Held Aug. 20 through Sept. 2, the clean-up effort was sponsored in part by Philadelphia Water and resulted in the removal over 35,000 pounds of trash. Here, volunteers from Philadelphia Water and the Delaware River Basin Commission join the LLW crew for a Sept. 1 clean-up just north of the Betsy Ross Bridge that netted 26 large bags of recyclable bottles and 17 30-gallon bags of non-recyclable trash. For more on the LLW Delaware River Cleanups, visit Phillywatersheds.org.
Volunteers set out to pick up trash during the 2023 Earth Day Campus Cleanup held at Jefferson Lab on Thursday, Apr. 20, 2023. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)
Dianna Vandewol helps clean up the kitchen in the home of Rob and Laurel Marlatt, 1004 South Highway 14, south of Aurora, Nebraska. ..Aurora was struck by an EF-2 tornado on May 29. 2008.
Taking part in an active environmental community is paramount which is why we not only organise our own beach cleanup events but also help out whenever we are invited to join other organisations or groups who organise events which share our goals and dreams!
www.stvincent.edu | Our Bearcat athletic teams volunteered their time to help cleanup campus in anticipation for Homecoming and Fall Family Weekend.
Taking part in an active environmental community is paramount which is why we not only organise our own beach cleanup events but also help out whenever we are invited to join other organisations or groups who organise events which share our goals and dreams!
The city of Jhb, South Africa, has embarked on a massive cleanup campaign in the inner city that targets unregistered businesses, slumlords, drug dealers and prostitutes in a bid to spruce up the city's image ahead of 2010 world cup Picture: Tawedzerwa Zhou
More than 700 volunteers cleared the James River and its banks of trash and recyclables on Sept. 10, 2016. The cleanup covered 17 sites in the cities of Richmond, Newport News, Petersburg and Lynchburg, and Chesterfield, Henrico, Goochland, Powhatan, Appomattox, Buckingham, Charles City and Isle of Wight counties. This is the 17th year for the cleanup, which is organized by the James River Advisory Council, jrac-va.org.
www.stvincent.edu | Our Bearcat athletic teams volunteered their time to help cleanup campus in anticipation for Homecoming and Fall Family Weekend.
Ocean Elements ran a successful Project AWARE Beach & Underwater Cleanup in Perhentian from 31 Aug - 2 Sept 2007. 24 divers took part and lots and lots of fishing nets were removed from several diving sites around the island. This event was sponsored by Canon Malaysia and covered by Astro.
www.stvincent.edu | Our Bearcat athletic teams volunteered their time to help cleanup campus in anticipation for Homecoming and Fall Family Weekend.
After using the vactor truck to remove contaminated material at the edge of the parking lot, crews covered the soil with plastic sheeting to protect the area in case of rain.
Just in case: a bright orange tub contained a set of tools that could be used to clean up a fuel leak on the ice. The tools were not needed. Photo by David Dodman.
Virginia State Parks has two teams that traveled to FL to help with the cleanup following Hurricane Irma
www.stvincent.edu | Our Bearcat athletic teams volunteered their time to help cleanup campus in anticipation for Homecoming and Fall Family Weekend.
7-6-12 | SUN-e Picture of the Day: Assistant Director of Student Engagement/Outdoor Experience and Summer Programs Stacey Keenan (left) and President Tracy Fitzsimmons (right) team up to clear tree limbs as part of a clean-up effort on main campus yesterday morning. More than 40 Shenandoah University students, faculty and staff volunteered their time to remove fallen tree branches and other debris on main campus from storms that rolled through the area last weekend. (Photo by Rick Ours)
www.stvincent.edu | Our Bearcat athletic teams volunteered their time to help cleanup campus in anticipation for Homecoming and Fall Family Weekend.
More than 700 volunteers cleared the James River and its banks of trash and recyclables on Sept. 10, 2016. The cleanup covered 17 sites in the cities of Richmond, Newport News, Petersburg and Lynchburg, and Chesterfield, Henrico, Goochland, Powhatan, Appomattox, Buckingham, Charles City and Isle of Wight counties. This is the 17th year for the cleanup, which is organized by the James River Advisory Council, jrac-va.org.
www.stvincent.edu | Our Bearcat athletic teams volunteered their time to help cleanup campus in anticipation for Homecoming and Fall Family Weekend.
More than 700 volunteers cleared the James River and its banks of trash and recyclables on Sept. 10, 2016. The cleanup covered 17 sites in the cities of Richmond, Newport News, Petersburg and Lynchburg, and Chesterfield, Henrico, Goochland, Powhatan, Appomattox, Buckingham, Charles City and Isle of Wight counties. This is the 17th year for the cleanup, which is organized by the James River Advisory Council, jrac-va.org.
Joe C and son work hard to clear away mountains of debris. This little area in the shade of the trees will make a pleasant place to relax and dine. Mud Creek: a different kind of country club.
www.stvincent.edu | Our Bearcat athletic teams volunteered their time to help cleanup campus in anticipation for Homecoming and Fall Family Weekend.