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Millions of pounds of trash in waterways spoil visits for summer vacationers every year and also choke and entangle wildlife. In fact, Ocean Conservancy’s annual beach cleanup for the last 25 years has collected enough cups, plates, forks, knives and spoons to host a picnic for two million people.
Leo Viana, deputy director of Ocean Conservancy’s Trash Free Seas Program, says the Fourth of July holiday is an opportunity to step up our efforts to protect the ocean.
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AS YOU HEAD OUT FOR THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND, REMEMBER TO TAKE CARE OF OUR WATERWAYS. YOU CAN MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE FOR OUR OCEAN BY PROPERLY DISPOSING YOUR TRASH OR CHOOSING REUSEABLE PICNIC SUPPLIES. AND BE SURE TO JOIN MILLIONS OF VOLUNTEERS ON SEPTEMBER 17TH FOR OUR INTERNATIONAL COASTAL CLEANUP. WHETHER YOU’D LIKE TO CLEAN UP ALONG THE BEACH, FROM YOUR BOAT, OR BY DIVING BENEATH THE SURFACE, SIGN UP TODAY.
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To learn more, visit oceanconservancy.org.