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 drive with your hands we have found
you drive with your hands we have found
you drive 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 you know
of night it’s coming from land you know
of night it’s coming from land you know areas people who were at the beaches
areas people who were at the beaches
areas people who were at the beaches people who are inland and things are
people who are inland and things are
people 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 let’s just see
people don’t litter that let’s just see
people don’t litter that let’s just see stuff on the side of the road but we’ve
stuff on the side of the road but we’ve
stuff on the side of the road but we’ve come out here it’s everywhere yeah it is
come out here it’s everywhere yeah it is
come out here it’s everywhere yeah it is pretty amazing
pretty amazing
pretty amazing we can take a lot of it up one day and
we can take a lot of it up one day and
we can take a lot of it up one day and then the next day back and there’s twice
then the next day back and there’s twice
then the next day back and there’s twice as much as there was day before so it
as much as there was day before so it
as much as there was day before so it seems like there’s no end trap at this
seems like there’s no end trap at this
seems like there’s no end trap at this site two thousand pounds of trash were
site two thousand pounds of trash were
site two thousand pounds 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 is going to require continued
the 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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