International Coastal Cleanup is Saturday,
September 17
September 2011
Stations, the following is
a news announcement. Suggested lead in 3, 2, 1…
(INTRO)
Trash is one of the biggest
threats to our ocean and waterways. It threatens wildlife,
ecosystems, and local economies. Over the past 25 years,
nearly nine million volunteers have removed 145 million
pounds of trash from the ocean, lakes and rivers as
part of Ocean Conservancy's International Coastal Cleanup,
which will take place again this weekend.
Leo Viana, deputy director
of Ocean Conservancy's Trash Free Seas Program says
the eight million pounds of trash collected during last
year's Cleanup alone would cover about 170 football
fields, a foot deep.
(VIANA)
WE FIND A LOT OF TRASH. BEACH
LITTER LIKE CIGARETTE BUTTS AND PLASTIC BAGS, TOILET
SEATS, WASHING MACHINES, ABANDONED FISHING GEAR, EVEN
THE PROVERBIAL KITCHEN SINK. IN 25 YEARS, WE HAVE SEEN
MORE TRASH TO CLEAN UP, BUT WE HAVE ALSO SEEN MORE PEOPLE
INSPIRED TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION. TO HELP, FOLKS
CAN JOIN THIS YEAR'S CLEANUP ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER
17.
(CLOSE)
Find a cleanup near you at
www.signuptocleanup.org.
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