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Afroz Shah is an Indian environmental activist and lawyer from Mumbai. [1] He is best known for organizing the world's largest beach clean-up. [2] In 2016, Shah was awarded the United Nations Champion of the Earth title for singlehandedly initiating & leading the clean-up of Mumbai's Versova Beach.
The main event of the organization is the International Coastal Cleanup, a day where over 150 countries gather to clean up beaches and oceans. [17] The movement was created by Linda Maraniss and Kathy O'Hara in 1986 when they organized the Ocean Conservancy's first local cleanup event .
Beach cleaning or clean-up is the process of removing solid litter, dense chemicals, and organic debris deposited on a beach or coastline by the tide, local visitors, or tourists. Humans pollute beaches with materials such as plastic bottles and bags , plastic straws , fishing gear , cigarette filters , six-pack rings , surgical masks and many ...
The cleanup runs from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at 1576 S. Ocean Blvd. Supplies will be provided, but wear closed-toe shoes. Beach cleanup set for Saturday along South Ocean Boulevard in Palm Beach ...
Big Blue Ocean Cleanup was established on 27 February 2018, by Rory Sinclair. [1] In March 2019, it supported the “Cash for trash” initiative, launched by an APEM freshwater consultancy. [4] [5] On 22 April 2020 (the Earth Day), Big Blue Ocean Cleanup was featured in Zac Efron’s documentary The Great Global Clean Up, aired on Discovery ...
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The Ocean Cleanup, a Dutch nonprofit organization, has projected that the blight on the world's largest ocean could be removed within a decade and for around $7.5 billion.
By 2015, Versova beach had become choked with up to 1.7 metres (5.5 ft) of rotting refuse and trash—most of it plastic. [6]In October 2015, Afroz Shah, a young lawyer and environmentalist in Mumbai moved into the area and along with Harbansh Mathur, an 84-year-old who has since died, began efforts to clean up the beach.