even as the first day of autumn hovers over American shores traces of summer
over American shores traces of summer
over American shores traces of summer linger so every year at this time nearly
linger so every year at this time nearly
linger so every year at this time nearly half a million people step forward to
half a million people step forward to
half a million people step forward to help to volunteer in an International
help to volunteer in an International
help to volunteer in an International Coastal Cleanup and the results can be
Coastal Cleanup and the results can be
Coastal Cleanup and the results can be staggering in the last couple of years
staggering in the last couple of years
staggering in the last couple of years alone an average of 8 million pounds of
alone an average of 8 million pounds of
alone an average of 8 million pounds of trash is collected worldwide please
trash is collected worldwide please
trash is collected worldwide please watch where you put your feet watch what
watch where you put your feet watch what
watch where you put your feet watch what you grab with your hands we have found
you grab with your hands we have found
you grab with your hands we have found in the past hypodermic needles we found
in the past hypodermic needles we found
in the past hypodermic needles we found drug paraphernalia from California to
drug paraphernalia from California to
drug paraphernalia from California to New Jersey and here along the banks of
New Jersey and here along the banks of
New Jersey and here along the banks of the Potomac River just outside
the Potomac River just outside
the Potomac River just outside Washington DC people Don protective gear
Washington DC people Don protective gear
Washington DC people Don protective gear and comb the coast for trash from
and comb the coast for trash from
and comb the coast for trash from cigarette butts to candy wrappers every
cigarette butts to candy wrappers every
cigarette butts to candy wrappers every little item is recorded by the Ocean
little item is recorded by the Ocean
little item is recorded by the Ocean Conservancy the sponsor of the cleanup
Conservancy the sponsor of the cleanup
Conservancy the sponsor of the cleanup since it started in 1986 there’s a lot
since it started in 1986 there’s a lot
since it started in 1986 there’s a lot of our trash that’s found unfortunately
of our trash that’s found unfortunately
of our trash that’s found unfortunately is not coming off the ships in the dark
is not coming off the ships in the dark
is not coming off the ships in the dark of night it’s coming from land in areas
of night it’s coming from land in areas
of night it’s coming from land in areas people who were at the beaches people
people who were at the beaches people
people who were at the beaches people who are inland and things are washing
who are inland and things are washing
who are inland and things are washing downstream
all this out here I was so shocked I
all this out here I was so shocked I came out here I thought oh you know
came out here I thought oh you know
came out here I thought oh you know people don’t litter that lets just see
people don’t litter that lets just see
people don’t litter that lets just see stuff on the side of the roads and we
stuff on the side of the roads and we
stuff on the side of the roads and we come out here everyone pick a lot of it
come out here everyone pick a lot of it
come out here everyone pick a lot of it up one day and then the next day come
up one day and then the next day come
up one day and then the next day come back and there’s twice as much as there
back and there’s twice as much as there
back and there’s twice as much as there was two days before so it seems like
was two days before so it seems like
was two days before so it seems like there’s no end at this site 2,000 pounds
there’s no end at this site 2,000 pounds
there’s no end at this site 2,000 pounds of trash were collected in just an hour
of trash were collected in just an hour
of trash were collected in just an hour and a half
despite their obvious progress in many
despite their obvious progress in many places such as here along the Potomac
places such as here along the Potomac
places such as here along the Potomac River the work is far from over the
River the work is far from over the
River the work is far from over the river is going to require continued
river is going to require continued
river is going to require continued maintained efforts for many generations
maintained efforts for many generations
maintained efforts for many generations to come but we’re getting there this is
to come but we’re getting there this is
to come but we’re getting there this is a sign that the next generation is going
a sign that the next generation is going
a sign that the next generation is going to care about the resource and it’s
to care about the resource and it’s
to care about the resource and it’s going to want to pass it on to the next
going to want to pass it on to the next
going to want to pass it on to the next generation
generation
generation improved everywhere water meets land the
improved everywhere water meets land the
improved everywhere water meets land the goal of this cleanup is the same to
goal of this cleanup is the same to
goal of this cleanup is the same to beautify and restore coastlines and to
beautify and restore coastlines and to
beautify and restore coastlines and to get people to think about how they
get people to think about how they
get people to think about how they dispose of their own garbage
dispose of their own garbage
dispose of their own garbage so autumns wind will blow cold but
so autumns wind will blow cold but
so autumns wind will blow cold but perhaps not so cluttered
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