Big thank you to the legends who took part in the Great Northern Cleanup at Dolly Beach, Christmas Island
Our Dolly Beach is one of our prized island gems and looks like something out of a movie.
It’s a 2km jungle trek from the car park (with boardwalk of course).
Also, Dolly is a popular turtle , coconutcrab and seabird habitat .
What we collected was international waste that was washed ashore eg, plastic bottles, lids, shoes, styrofoam, rope, straws, lighters, soft plastic, and hard plastic fragments.
We collected:
Reusable (can be recycled)
Number of sacks collected: 33
Total weight: 119.5
kg
Non- Reusable
Number of sacks collected: 38
Total weight: 126.5kg
Total
Number of sacks collected: 71
Total weight of above: 246kg
We did such a good job the volunteers were able to sightsee and take a dip.
This event, which has transformed our Dolly Beach, was hosted but our Christmas Island shire and supported by:
Eco Crab Industries
National Parks Australia
Island Care Christmas Island
Australian Federal Police
Christmas Island Tourism
Christmas Island Resource Center
and our wonderful community and visitors
Please rethink what you buy, where you buy it and know where it goes so it does not become someone else’s problem.