{"id":10668,"date":"2012-07-01T16:54:45","date_gmt":"2012-07-01T20:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/?p=10668"},"modified":"2012-07-01T16:54:45","modified_gmt":"2012-07-01T20:54:45","slug":"green-action-clean-your-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/10668\/green-action-clean-your-beach\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Action – Clean Your Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nBe more green!<\/strong>
\nYou can make a difference today!
\nMake many small changes to make one big change!
\nAnd you’ll save a lot!
\nTake action now!
\nHere’s one idea.<\/strong>
\nClean your Beach!\u00a0<\/strong>
\nIt’s summer here in Maine and the temperatures are rising.\u00a0 Like anywhere else in the world when it gets warm – we head toward the water.\u00a0 Be it an ocean beach, a river bank or a lakeside retreat we grab our snacks, beverage bottles, and towels and head toward the cool embrace of our local watering hole.
\nWith approximately 80% of the worldwide population living near water, that translates into millions of tons of bottles and snack wrappers ending up on the worlds beaches.
\nWe all know the importance of clean water, but more often than not, the full weight of this responsibility seems unfathomable.\u00a0 Lets look at some numbers…\u00a0 The total length of the worlds coastline is estimated to be close to\u00a0 217,490 miles, or to put it visually, roughly equal to the distance from the Earth to the Moon.\u00a0 The United States alone has more than 250,000 rivers equaling to 3.5 million miles of shoreline.\u00a0 These numbers can become overwhelming in terms of tonnage and clean up.
\nBut it can be done.
\nOn September 15 for the last 26 years, the Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup has held a volunteer clean up day for ocean and waterway health.\u00a0 Each year these indefatigable volunteers not only scour our shores and waterfronts but additionally keep a running total of each specific type of item collected.
\nDuring the 25th anniversary Cleanup on September 15, 2010 nearly half a million volunteers combed the shorelines around the world to collect a total of 9,843,121 items of debris.\u00a0 Some numbers are overwhelming…\u00a0 980,067 plastic bags; 75,168 balloons; 1,094,921 plastic beverage bottles; and 1,892,526 cigarettes or filters are amongst a myriad of other refuse from vacuums to baby bottles, and washing machines.
\nWhat can you do?
\nStart with leaving the beach in better condition than it was when got there.\u00a0 Leave no trace that you have been there, take all your garbage, any neighboring debris and your belongings with you.
\nVolunteer to clean up your local beach and get your friends and relatives involved.\u00a0 Many local communities ask for help with clearing debris.
\nDon’t feed the birds!\u00a0 The more food they receive means the more they hang out on the beach which increases the amount of bird droppings on the beach.
\nDon’t leave debris near storm drains.\u00a0 Most of these drains run directly into the waterways without any filtration. After taking a swim in the nearest waterway these debris will most likely end up on the beach.
\nSo grab those snacks and beverages and remember to clean up your area after you enjoy the cool clean water!
\nSee you at the beach this summer!
\nFind more resources that will help you take action now here.<\/strong> <\/a>
\nFind environmental organizations to support here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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