Ocean Conservancy’s Trash Free Seas Report –
When it comes to halting plastic pollution, the Ocean Conservancy and International Coastal Clean Up Coordinators know the importance of playing the long game.
As their name implies, Fight Dirty Tybee knows a lot about perseverance. This ICC partner on Tybee Island, GA (USA), has been battling cigarette litter for years. After an initial proposed smoke-free beach ordinance was rejected in 2015, the organization and volunteers kept at it, conducting year-round clean ups and methodically counting every cigarette butt and sharing these findings with city council.
When a new ordinance was proposed in early 2022, Fight Dirty Tybee was not only prepared with the numbers, but they also had a visual statement to make. After saving bucket upon bucket of cigarette butts collected off their beaches, they lined the walkway leading to to their city hall. This time the ordinance passed, making Tybee’s beaches smoke and vape-free by June 2022.
From the Ocean Conservancy’s Trash Free Seas Report, 2022
When it comes to halting plastic pollution, the Ocean Conservancy and International Coastal Clean Up Coordinators know the importance of playing the long game.
As their name implies, Fight Dirty Tybee knows a lot about perseverance. This ICC partner on Tybee Island, GA (USA), has been battling cigarette litter for years. After an initial proposed smoke-free beach ordinance was rejected in 2015, the organization and volunteers kept at it, conducting year-round clean ups and methodically counting every cigarette butt and sharing these findings with city council.
When a new ordinance was proposed in early 2022, Fight Dirty Tybee was not only prepared with the numbers, but they also had a visual statement to make. After saving bucket upon bucket of cigarette butts collected off their beaches, they lined the walkway leading to to their city hall. This time the ordinance passed, making Tybee’s beaches smoke and vape-free by June 2022.
