Protecting our beaches, seas & marine life

Annabel FitzGerald Clean Coasts & Blue Flag Manager, An Taisce

Impacts

Impacts

420

1 per 12km

800

14,000

500,000

519,000

152

103

The Big Beach Clean

• 103 clean ups

• 19-21 September

• 128 km of coast

• 1,442 volunteers

• 33,442 litter items removed from the coast

5,349

4,149

2,880

3,283

3,540

2,837

1,436

1,444

2,280

1,191

3,000

#LoveYourCoast

Love Your Coast

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2015 Target

13 29 47 60

79 110

163 207

286

356

420

500

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

2015

• Clean Coasts & Green-Schools Marine Litter Education Programme

• Individual action initiatives

• Sewage Related Litter Education & Awareness programme

• Crowd fund it project

• 25 Clean Coasts Road Show events

Thank you

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