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Tips for organizing a beach cleanup
🗓️ Pre-planning:
🏖 Select an accessible and safe beach
☀️ Check the weather forecast and tide schedule
📄 Make sure you have the necessary permits to carry out the activity
⚒️ Necessary material:
🧤 Gloves , which are durable and reusable. Like the ones Bolseta sells , which are made from recycled raincoats.
👟 Closed and comfortable shoes .
🧴 Sun protection and 👒 cap or hat.
👜 Reusable bags that can be cleaned well afterwards.
🩹 First aid kit in case of cuts or falls .
✅ Tongs that allow you to pick up waste without bending down every time. They’re not mandatory, but highly recommended.
Kit de material necesario para una recogida de residuos
Good practices in waste collection
Before collection:
📣 Provide an informative explanation of basic safety rules and area boundaries .
🚫 Warn of possible dangers : do not touch glass with your hands
📸 Take photos of the environment before the cleanup, so you can show the full impact afterwards .
During collection:
🐚 Do not collect shells or vegetation , they are part of nature.
🚰 Drink water occasionally (using reusable bottles) and take breaks .
After collection
⚖️ Weigh and sort all collected waste .
🚮 Separate all waste into its corresponding containers
🙏 Share the results achieved with the entire group .
Momento de pesaje de los residuos encontrados en la playa
Organizations that collect waste in nature
We introduce you to organizations that can help you carry out waste collection:
It is an environmental NGO based in Salou that works to raise awareness and action against plastic pollution.
Non-profit association focused on plastic pollution in the sea and natural spaces.
It is a Barcelona-based organization that promotes knowledge, education, and awareness about the marine environment.
We are a company that offers solutions to promote the circular economy and sustainability. In addition to waste collection, we encourage participants to use our app to continue making an impact with challenges and prizes.
Recogida realizada para EXTIA por parte de Go Zero Waste
Summary and conclusions
We’ve created this essential guide to organizing a beach cleanup to help all individuals and organizations looking to create this impactful activity .
Above all, it’s important to plan well, remember to bring all the necessary materials, and finally make sure to weigh and separate the waste properly for proper management.
✅ We must prioritize safety and legal permits to plan the activity
✅ It’s important to document the before and after, weighing the waste and taking photos, to raise awareness as much as possible.
✅ Only waste should be collected ; algae, shells, and any vegetation are very important for the ecosystem.
✅ We can support organizations that carry out these activities on a recurring basis, so you don’t have to purchase all the materials.
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