I initiated a clean up drive on coastal of North Obhur - Bouhairat this coming April 29, 2016 Friday at 7-8:00am.

10. Encourage friends, family and colleagues to get
involved. Meet up to plan the event and assign
roles.
Spread the word by telling everyone about the
cleanup through email, social media and e-
vites.
Mag post sa facebook!

11. 1. Work gloves for volunteers (bring a pair of
gloves with you.
2. Water to keep properly hydrated.
3. First-aid kit for minor cuts and scrapes
4. Trash bags or have a reusable containers.
5. Sign-in sheet to record the number of
participants and enable to contact later with
thanks and photos.
6. Pens or pencils
7. Cleanup data forms
8. Snack!

12. 1. Review what to do in case of health emergency
(heat exhaustion, etc.) and find out any of
volunteers have medical training or know basic
first aid.
2. Beware of man-made safety hazards such as
rocky areas, highly variable tides, etc.
3. Dress accordingly, wear long pants and closed-
toed shoes.
4. Plan ahead for handling sharp items including
syringes or pieces of broken glass. We
recommend disposing of these items in a
container with tight screw lid.

13. 1. ARRIVE EARLY TO SET UP.
2. POST SIGNS AND LABEL TRASH DROP-OFF
SITE.
3.AT CHECK-IN STATION, ENSURE WRITING
UTENSILS AND SIGN-IN SHEETS READY FOR
VOLUNTEERS.

14. 1. EMPHASIZE IMPORTANCE OF DATA
COLLECTION. THIS COLLECTION IS USED TO
CREATE A SNAPSHOT OF THE GLOBAL
OCEAN TRASH PROBLEM AND INFLUENCE
LONG-TERM SOLUTION.
2. ASK VOLUNTEERS TO TICK MARKS TO
RECORD DEBRIS ITEMS USEFUL FOR DATA
ANALYSIS.
3. SUGGEST TO WORK IN SMALL TEAMS WITH
EACH TEAM FOCUSED ON ONE DATA CARD.

15. 4. INSTRUCT VOLUNTEERS ON WHAT TO DO IF
THEY ENCOUNTER ANY HAZARDOUS ITEMS, SUCH
AS SHARP OBJECTS OR DEAD, ENTANGLED OR
INJURED ANIMALS.
5. REMIND THEM OF ANY LOCAL SAFETY HAZARDS
SUCH AS POWER LINES OR POISON IVY.
6. ESTABLISH POINT-PERSON TO STAY AT THE
CHECK-IN STATION IN CASE OF HEALTH
EMERGENCIES OR ANY LATE ARRIVALS
7. TELL VOLUNTEERS WHAT TO DO WITH THE
FILLED BAGS OF TRASH, AND SET A MEETING TIME
FOR THE END OF THE CLEANUPS SO THAT
EVERYONE RETURNS AT THE SAME TIME.

16. 1. Take before and after photos of the cleanup
site as well as shots of volunteers in action and
final group picture with all of the trash
collected.
2. If you have a scale with a hook, use it to weigh
the trash collected. If you don’t have a scale,
you can use a standard version of 15 pounds
per trash bag to estimate the overall weight of
collected trash.
3. As the volunteers finish, collect all completed
data forms.
4. Ensure all trash is left in the designated drop-
off location that no materials are left behind as
you leave the cleanup location.

17. 1. Return all data forms to Ocean Conservancy
after ensuring that you have included the
cleanup location and total number of
participants as well as the final amount of trash
collected.
Ways to submit your data:
Email: cleanup@oceanconservancy.org
Mail: Ocean Conservancy
Attn: International Coastal Cleanup
1300 19th St. NW, 8th floor
Washington, DC 20036

18. Survey cleanup team post-event.
Encourage everyone to share experiences,
stories and pictures about what they saw. This
might encourage others to attend future events
- and now is the time start planning.
Get volunteers on board while their enthusiasm
is high!

19.  Send out an email saying, “Look what we did!”
Include how many friends, family and
community members joined in, and how
many pounds of trash were collected.
 Collect lessons learned and best practices for
future activities.
 Share photos from the event with your
community, and consider emailing your
images to cleanup@oceanconservancy.org.