Beach Clean Project | Nature Opportunities for Businesses

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The Beach Clean Project

In addition to giving effect to your corporate goals, taking part in organised beach cleans are a great opportunity for team building and providing staff with the mental and physical health benefits of being out in nature and contributing to its preservation. Participants learn about the harmful impacts of litter and enjoy becoming citizen scientists and getting involved in analysis collected waste and producing the data that goes into our survey findings for each event.

Overview

Sign up to this Activity

To book this activity, please contact The Clean Earth Trust: hello@cleanearthtrust.org

More details are available here: Corporate Programme - The Clean Earth Trust

The Clean Earth Trust is a Guernsey charity established by Andrew Munro in 2018 with the stated aim of limiting human impact on the environment.

The original intention was to tackle the marine litter problem on our shores. The aim has been to reduce the direct risks litter causes to marine wildlife and to limit the levels of micro plastics and toxins released from discarded plastic and cigarette butts. To achieve these aims we arrange beach clean events in which the community can engage and similar events specifically for corporate entities. At these events the marine waste collected is examined and data is gathered on its composition, which is the basis for our annual Marine Litter Reports.

These aims have been broadened to include working towards reducing the impact of consumerism on our environment. Through our Repair Café initiative, we encourage the community to repair clothing and other items; to swap clothing and to learn sewing techniques so those skills can be used to make, repurpose or repair clothing. In this way we encourage people to consider options other than buying new items to minimise the impact of production on the environment.

Format and content

Contact us at hello@cleanearthtrust.org with a request to discuss your proposed event, or to make one of our weekend public beach cleans your sponsored event.

We provide:

pre-activity organisation
risk assessments
staff support
equipment
waste processing
detailed findings reports.

You bring:

enthusiasm and engagement
your own corporate banner to benefit from positive PR.

Cost

The minimum cost of this activity is £300. Any variation to this will depend on factors such as how many staff you wish to take part.

Outcomes:

Removal of litter from our beautiful beaches and foreshore, reducing the risk to wildlife caused by physical pollution, which is a pressure on our natural environment recognised in the State of Nature 2024 report
Collection of data which contributes to the annual Marine Litter Report - a detailed visual representation of what is found on our shores, the solutions to the problem, and how people can get involved
Building of the evidence-base leading to campaigns against single-use plastic, with the intension to ban single-use plastic from the island as a whole
Raising awareness with the community of Guernsey by combining learning and practical application, contributing to positive behaviour changes.
Facilitates CSR reporting by providing measurable actions that your business can include in sustainability reporting
Boosts staff morale and wellbeing by spending time outdoors doing meaningful work.