Plastic-Free Fisheries Harbor & Community Cleanup
Cod Bay
23 May 2025This cleanup expanded the focus to both the harbor and the surrounding community areas, systematically collecting plastics and handing them over to authorized waste collectors, with 10 kg sent specifically to NRC. It recognized a simple reality, that marine pollution doesn’t start in the ocean, it starts in streets, drains, and daily living spaces. By cleaning beyond the harbor edge, the initiative helped reduce the flow of litter carried by runoff into the bay. It also opened space for informal conversations with residents and workers about how and where waste should be disposed, and why segregation is the only way recycling can really happen.
Why this matters
to Oceanpick
- Targets community-level leakage points that reach the ocean via drains/runoff
- Improves public health and cleanliness around shared coastal spaces
Project
Impact
- Cleaner harbour-community interface and reduced litter hotspots
- Improved awareness of correct disposal pathways
Key
Activities
- Collection + segregation at source
- Transfer to authorized waste collectors and NRC stream
Alignment to SDG
Gallery
Sustainability in Action
Sampalthivu Beach Cleanup
Plastic-Free Fisheries Harbor Cleanup Series (1)
International Coastal Cleanup Day
Plastic-Free Fisheries Harbor Program
World Ocean Day: Shore Cleanup
World Ocean Day Mangrove Cleanup
Plastic-Free Fisheries Harbor Series (2)
Plastic Strainer Project
Beach Cleaning (World Ocean Day)
Plastic-Free Fisheries Harbor Continued Cleanup
Sustainability in Action
Sampalthivu Beach Cleanup
Plastic Strainer Project
Plastic-Free Fisheries Harbor Series (2)
Beach Cleaning (World Ocean Day)
Plastic-Free Fisheries Harbor Continued Cleanup
Plastic-Free Fisheries Harbor Cleanup Series (1)
International Coastal Cleanup Day
Plastics-Free Cod-bay Harbour – Fourth Cleanup Program
World Ocean Day Mangrove Cleanup