To support this project, please contact The Clean Earth Trust: hello@cleanearthtrust.org  

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.

The Beach Clean Project encourages all members of the public to get out into nature and not only help to keep it clean but learn to understand about the impact of waste infiltrating our ecosystem, polluting soil, sand and sea. Through collecting detailed data, we can start to understand the waste landscape along our coast in more detail, particularly its source.

At each organised beach clean, volunteers help to sort and categorise the waste found so that the resulting data can be logged. In addition, we receive data submitted via the survey report form on our website by people doing their own independent beach cleans. The data accumulated during the year is then used to prepare our annual Marine Litter Reports. 

We encourage people who can’t get to our events and wish to do independent beach cleans by providing information on what is involved through our Marine Litter Guide and we ask that they complete our survey form so their data can be included in our Marine Litter Reports.

Our annual Marine Litter Report acts as a base from which we can make recommendations to local policy makers on how the pollution, and ultimately its effects, can be mitigated. The project launched January 2021 and the data collected so far has been staggering.

Marine Litter reports can be found here: Marine Litter Report - The Clean Earth Trust

The minimum suggested donation to this project is £300.

This project helps to progress against the following UN Sustainable Development Goal:

• #14 life below water