International Coastal Clean-Up Day 2025

Beach cleaning activity #93 with Trash Hero

International Coastal Clean-Up Day is a global volunteer action that began in 1986 with Ocean Conservancy. Each September, communities in more than 150 countries remove litter from beaches, rivers and mangroves and record every item collected, building one of the world's largest citizen science datasets on ocean trash.

The point is simple and practical: clean a stretch of coast, learn what ends up there, and use the data to push for better habits and better policies, from single use plastics to waste management.
In Sabah, it is also a morning of teamwork and care for the places we live.

Activity Details

🌴 Gorongon Beach, Kg Dumpil, Putatan
⏰ 7.00 am - 11.00 am
📆 Sunday 21 September 2025

6.30am - Arrival of participants and volunteers

7.00am - Brief safety briefing by Trash Hero KK

7.15am - Activity begins.

10.30am - Activity stop & weighing of collected rubbish, photo session, debriefing.

11.00am - Disperse & see you again in the future.

Strategic Partner:
💛 Putatan District Council

Organiser:
💛 Trash Hero Kota Kinabalu

Security Rules

• Make sure breakfast has been taken before starting the cleaning activity.
• Be careful of glass, sharp objects & insects or bugs.
• Do not collect natural waste such as leaves, branches, seaweed, dead fish, dead animals, stones and the like.
• Make sure plastic bottles are empty.
• If you are tired, please stop to rest for a while and drink water.
• Please use insect repellent spray.
• Apply sunscreen cream (sunscreen / sunblock).
• Be careful when collecting face masks for those who do not wear gloves.
• Do not throw away sacks.
• Have fun & stay safe!

What to wear

• Ideally long sleeves & long pants to protect against insect bites (sand flies)
• Waterproof shoes if available (boots or adidas kampung)
• Hat if needed

Trash Hero will provide

• Gloves
• Gunny sacks
• Trash pickers
• Drinking water (you are encouraged to bring your own bottle)

More Info

Contact Zurainee for more information:
Zurainee (012-820 0087)