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A small group took part in a beach clean-up at Banna on Thursday.
TO celebrate 20 years of Clean Coasts working with community groups to protect Ireland’s coast and marine life, a clean-up was organised on Banna Beach on Thursday.
Clean Coasts have been supporting Banna Coastcare for the past ten years, a Clean Coasts group that was set up by Rachel Geary back in 2013.
A small group joined Banna Coastcare to help clean up the beach and Rachel said; “with all the sunshine we’ve had and everyone flocking to the beaches we weren’t surprised to find lots of terrestrial litter. We filled 2.5 bags with plastic cups, cutlery, cigarette butts, wipes, toys and much more. We filled another half bag with marine litter.”
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Rachel wished to thank those that joined the clean-up and Salty Souls for providing the younger volunteers with a well-deserved hot chocolate.
World Ocean Day is celebrated annually on June 8 to highlight the important role the ocean has for our life and the planet.
Marine litter has become a global problem for humans and marine life alike. Each piece of marine litter removed from a beach, river, lake, park or street in Ireland, has a positive impact on a global scale.
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