Stay up to date with all of our latest clean-ups. Although these photos of marine debris are disturbing, our intention is not to point fingers. On the contrary – we are extremely grateful to the municipalities and Harbour Authorities that support clean-up efforts and take action to reduce marine dumping! We are not here to blame any industry for the marine debris that litters our coast – we need commitment and action NOW to remove – and prevent – further plastic waste from entering the marine environment. We all need to work together – governments, industries, NGOs and individuals – to improve our waste management practices and restore our harbours and ocean environment for the benefit of all.
Long Harbour, July 27-29, 2021
On July 28, Shawn and Andrew removed an estimated 1000 lbs of marine debris, including 4 tires, 9 fish pans of small plastics, 10 broken fish pans, ½" thick foam rubber (4x8'), black plastic sheeting, (4x6’), 2 pieces of [...]
Long Harbour, July 21-23, 2021
Buoy oh Buoy! Big week of clean up in Long Harbour for Shawn and Andrew! They retrieved 80 good buoys (contact us if you'd like to purchase) , 30 broken buoys, 75 broken fish pans, 1000 lbs of rope, [...]
North Arm Clean Up, 16 July, 2021
A solid day of helping the ocean, thanks to the team at Dunphy Molloy & Associates in St. John's, NL. Together, we removed 25 tires, including 1 bus tire, 1 stove, 1 computer, 2 mugs, 1 pop bottle, 1 [...]
Burgeo, July 7-9, 2021
A fantastic week of clean up in Burgeo with our partners from ACAP Humber Arm. Our thanks to Sheldon Peddle, Ian, Dylan, Kendra, Logan, Jared and Lily. Andrew Scott and Renee Scott, June Hiscock, Leonard Ball [...]
Herring Neck Clean Up, June 20-24, 2021
A busy week! Back in Herring Neck, as there is no shortage of plastic debris to be removed. So far Clean Harbours Initiative has removed 6 truckloads of plastic: mostly buoys, barrels, mussels netting, and 6 fish nets. There's [...]
CHI x Chamberlains District Girl Guides Beach Clean Up
On June 19, Clean Harbours Initiative joined forces with the Chamberlains District Girl Guides to do a beach clean up near Coley's Point. 8 bags of trash were removed from the beach! Some of the items found were Tim [...]
