![]() But every bottle and straw, every piece of trash you clean up can lead to a cleaner, healthier ocean." They often end up on our beaches, smother our mangroves and coral reefs. Most of the plastic pollution in Jamaica is caused by single-use plastic such as food containers, plastic bottles, food cutlery, and food wrappers. The theme for ICC Day 2023 is #SeatheChange and there will be strong focus on plastic pollution.ĭr Theresa Rodriguez-Moodie, CEO of JET, said, "Plastic pollution is a major problem worldwide but especially for island nations like Jamaica. Volunteers can also register for JET's flagship clean-up, but registration does not open until Augand then closes September 4, 2023." Groups must register with JET to be a site coordinator. Justin Saunders, JET programme director, said, "Registration is now open for groups wanting to host their own clean-up on ICC Day 2023. In 2022, a total of 6,020 volunteers from 134 groups collected 79,507 pounds of garbage from 124 miles of coastline at 158 clean-ups across all 14 parishes. JET has been Jamaica's national coordinator for ICC Day since 2008 and each year has attracted thousands of volunteers who register to do clean-ups right across Jamaica. ICC Day is now one of the world's largest annual preservation and protection events and volunteer efforts for our ocean, waves and beaches. It is held on the third Saturday of September each year, in over 100 countries, and spearheaded by the Ocean Conservancy, a non-profit agency in the United States. ICC Day was started to raise awareness about growing pollution on beaches around the world. ICC Day 2023 will be held on September 16, 2023. INTERNATIONAL Coastal Clean-up (ICC) Day, hosted by Jamaica's national coordinator, the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET), will again be supported by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) and the Ocean Conservancy. ![]() Volunteers clean debris from the Palisadoes beach during International Coastal Clean-up Day. ![]()
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