The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup
Sept. 15-23, 2007
Powered by Canadians, this program allows people from all regions and all walks of life to make a positive difference to their environment. Last year alone, over 40,000 Canadians registered to clean up 966 shorelines removing 84,708 kg of harmful shoreline litter.
More than just a program to pick up trash, we collect valuable data from each cleanup which then allows us to determine the major (and minor) causes of shoreline litter in each region.
Garbage in our waters will block movement of any migratory species, like fish. That’s why it is critical to keep waterways clean and healthy!
Our waterways are not dumping grounds, yet Canadians year in and year out keep using them for just that.
The TD Canada Trust Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup is the perfect opportunity for school groups, community groups, families, and concerned individuals to get involved in a hands-on conservation program. It provides a chance to be a part of an activity that has a real, measurable effect on the environment, both locally and globally. Cleanups are more than just collecting trash, they are examples of communities working together to create solutions that ensure our oceans and waterways are kept clean.
Cigarettes contain over 165 chemicals – all of which leach into the water when left on the shoreline. Cigarette filters typically take 5 years to biodegrade.
"Pollutants dumped into the environment don’t just disappear, or remain suspended in air and water: they enter the tissues of the living things. The pollutants are then passed up the through the food chain and increase in toxicity, a process known as bioaccumulation."-David Suzuki Foundation
Register Now!
www.vanaqua.org/cleanup/home.php
