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DECR hosts successful 10th annual International Coastal Clean-up Day!
#TurksandCaicos, October 23, 2023 – On Saturday, 7 October, the DECR hosted a very successful International
The event was open to everyone, and participants from all circles of the community signed up to keep the TCI beautiful by nature! Organizations and individuals alike, took to beach accesses, bushes, roads and of course the water, for a few hours, tidying up any litter and other debris they found.
“The DECR would like to thank the businesses, organizations and individuals that participated in this year’s clean-up event! The community of the TCI showed up and showed off for another ICCD! As we continue to fight for trash-free seas, we are excited to notice ICCD turning into the TCI’s largest annual clean-up event!” Said Amy Avenant, the DECR’s Environmental Outreach Coordinator.
The DECR would like to thank the following organizations and individuals who registered and attended the event on Saturday, around the islands (in no particular order):
- Fortis TCI
- JEM Group, South Caicos
- Exclusive Escapes
- British West Indies Collegiate
- Marjorie Basden High School
- Seven Stars Resort
- Enid Capron Primary School
- Five Cays Community
- International School of the Turks and Caicos Islands
- The Strand
- TCI Rubbish Runners
- Turks and Caicos Reef Fund
- Provo Primary and Middle School
- Turks and Caicos National Trust
- Rotaract (Grand Turk)
- The Source
- Norman Rogers
- The School for Field Studies
Remember to throw your garbage into a waste receptacle, or in your garbage bin at home, and use re-usable items (such as refillable drinking bottles) whenever possible! A small act makes a big impact!
