3. International Coastal Cleanup
(ICC) is the world’s largest
volunteer effort to cleanup the
environment and is conducted
every third Saturday of
September of each year

4. • To remove trash/debris from beaches and
waterways
• To increase awareness on the extent of the
marine debris problem
• To popularize the concept of waste
management
• To promote a clean, healthy and
sustainable coastal environment
• to change behaviors that cause pollution.

5. • Ocean Conservancy, a non-profit
organization based in Washington
D.C., initiated the ICC
• Philippines joined the ICC in 1994 and was
declared “International Coastal Cleanup
Day” by virtue of Presidential
Proclamation No. 470, dated September of
15, 2003
• From a mere 3,000 volunteers in 1994, the
“cleanup army” grew each year

17. An albatross filled with marine debris

19. Worldwide
NO. OF
RANK COUNTRY BY LOCATION VOLUNTEERS
1 United States 218,779
2 Philippines 74,493
3 Canada 37,147
4 India 18,284
5 Puerto Rico 14,705
6 Japan 13,867
7 Brazil 13,664
8 Dominican Republic 11,636
9 South Africa 7,832
10 Mexico 6,772
100 Countries & Locations 498,818

20. Philippines
74,493 people
327,345.72 kilos
2,427.36 kilometers

21. The Philippines ranked 2nd to the
United States in the number of
participants and amount of debris
collected in the 2010 ICC.
Batangas ranked first among the
provinces in the Philippines.

22. otal Number of Debris Collecte
Type of Activity Qty. of Debris Percent
Shoreline/Recreational 604060 82.75
Ocean/Waterway 52146 7.14
Smoking-Related 50918 6.98
Dumping 5405 0.74
Medical/Personal Hygiene 17414 2.39
TOTAL 729,943 100

23. Underwater Cleanup Shoreline/Beach Cleanup
929 (1.25%) 66,312 (82.02%)
River/ tributary/ lake cleanup No. of Volunteers per Cleanup
Category (Philippines)
7,252 (9.74%)

24. op Ten Debris Items- Philippine
Number of Percentage of
Rank Debris Item Debris Items Total Debris Items
1 bags (plastic) 296,988 40.86
2 food wrappers/containers 110,219 15.16
3 straws, stirrers 40,526 5.58
4 bags (paper) 32,207 4.43
5 cloth/shoes/slippers 29,352 4.03
6 cigarettes / cigarette filters 28,341 3.90
7 cups, plates, forks, knives, 20,504 2.82
8 plastic sheeting / tarps 16,443 2.26
9 caps, lids 14,668 2.01
10 beverage bottles (glass) 13,826 1.90
u Top ten total debris items 603,074 82.95
u Total Debris Items 726,917 100%

25. op Ten Debris Items- Worldwid
Number of Percentage of
Rank Debris Item Debris Items Total Debris Items
1 cigarettes/cigarette filters 2,189,252 21.00
2 bags (plastics) 1,126,774 11.00
3 food wrappers/containers 943,233 9.00
4 caps, lids 912,246 9.00
5 beverage bottles (plastic) 883,737 9.00
6 cups, plates, forks, knives, spoons 512,517 5.00
7 beverage bottles (glass) 459,531 4.00
8 beverage cans 457,631 4.00
9 straws, stirrers 412,940 4.00
10 bags (paper) 331,476 3.00
u Top ten total debris items 8,229,337 79.00
u Total Debris Items worldwide 10,239,538 100%

26. Marine debris is a global pollution problem
affecting our oceans and inland waterways

27. Improperly disposed, garbage will
bring health and safety hazards to
sea creatures, people and
surroundings
Floating garbage during typhoon Ondoy
(Source:
http://aboutmyrecovery.com/2009/07/11)

28. Trash
Travels

29. Trash travels from our
hands to land to sea
through lakes, rivers
and streams network
An estimated 60-80 percent of
marine debris starts out on land

34. How long till it’s gone?
glass bottle
1 million
years
m onofilam ent fishing line 600 years
plastic beverage bottle 450 years
disposable diapers 450 years
alum inum cans
100 years
rubber boot sole 80 years
50 years
foam ed cups
tin cans 50 years
leather
50 years
nylon fabric 40 years
plastic bag 30 years
cigarette filter 5 years
5 years
w ool socks Source: U.S. National Park
w axed m ilk cartons 0.25 years Service, Sarasota, Florida
new spaper 0.004 years

35. Manila Bay after the
typhoon

38. Importance of Data Cards & Data
Collection
Record information on marine
debris
Identify sources and activities
causing the debris
Result… global database on
marine debris
Can be used to influence legislation;
education and awareness on the marine
debris crisis, etc.

39. Activities on ICC Day!
Cleanup Proper
Sign-up/Registration
Collection
Segregation
Recording of information on
data cards
Kick-off Weighing of trash
Ceremony Hauling of Trash
After the Cleanup
Submission of data cards immediately to Area
Coordinators or to ICC Country Coordinators

40. Pinamucan
/ Batangas Philippines
Philippines Wawa Beach
9 17 2011 Mr. Gideon Fadriquelan
4

41. Members of the group must fill
up the needed information
accurately.

43. •Review Data Card before starting (Read and
follow all instructions.
•Cleanup all debris found on the beach or
shoreline; record information only on the items
listed on the DATA CARD
•Collect data as a team. With one person
recording information on the Data Cad while the
others collect and bag the trash.

44. Count items in groups of 5 and record the total
in the box.(Example: IIII – IIII – II = 12)
•Be as accurate as possible. The more
accurate your information the better we can
work to reduce and eliminate trash and debris
pollution
•Don’t collect natural items like driftwood or
seaweed, coral.

48. WHAT TO BRING DURING THE
CLEANUP
sacks or net bags
ballpens/pens
rubber/plastic gloves
pointed sticks
broom sticks

49. Personal:
water or juice
food
Face towels
hat
extra t-shirts
alcohol or hand sanitizer
Cap or hat, umbrella, sunscreen
Wear rubber shoes

50. • Stay away from large drums or five
gallon buckets. Report their location
to the cleanup coordinator. Five
gallon drums may contain dangerous
chemicals.
• Wear gloves to collect the debris.
• Be careful with glass, syringes or
other sharp objects.
• Don’t ;lift anything heavy.
• Stay out of dune (sand bank) areas