Why? To Be Happy on a Clean Beach!
So many of us enjoy a beautiful day at the beach. With warm sand, seashells and sunshine, fun waves, and fascinating marine life, we realize the beach and the ocean make us happy and emotionally healthy. Keeping the beaches clean and safe is an important part of Surfrider's goals through the Beach Cleanup program.
At the clean-ups, straws, plastic bottles, polystyrene foam, single use plastics, cigarette butts, and other debris are collected weighed and recorded. This data is then compiled nationwide, identifying the types of trash and harmful debris so that we can find solutions to stop it from entering our ocean and littering our beaches.
By volunteering at a beach cleanup, we become more aware of our own lifestyle and the importance of reducing plastic pollution. Tons of plastic waste enters our oceans every year impacting our marine ecosystems and wildlife. Plastic fragments displace plankton as the base of the food chain, and toxic chemicals are transferred into the food we eat.
If you are interesting in hosting a Private Beach Cleanup with Surfrider, learn how to here.
