On Sunday, between 9 am and noon, Islanders are invited to join teams from the JEP, Jersey Gas, Jersey Electricity, the Probation Service and Close Finance to clean beaches at Bel Royal, Grève de Lecq, Havre des Pas, Green Island and Bouley Bay.
Santander volunteers will be working at Bouley Bay next Friday.
And those taking part on both days are also being encouraged to collect any shark, ray or skate egg cases – also known as mermaid’s purses – they find to help inform a national study by The Shark Trust of the creatures. A guide of what to look for and which sea creatures they belong to is printed on page 8 today.
Meanwhile, Ms Brockie, who last year set herself a New Year’s resolution not to throw anything away in a bid to encourage more people to think about recycling, said that as well as taking part in events such as the Coastal Clean-up, Islanders must also address their personal habits and choices.
‘We must reduce single-use plastic,’ Ms Brockie said. ‘We have to turn off the tap of plastic use or we will be cleaning up for a long, long time.’
She also encouraged those joining in the Coastal Clean-up, which has been organised in partnership with Littlefeet Environmental, this weekend to keep an eye out for microplastics at the high-tide lines.
‘People often look for the big pieces and the beaches tend to be clean in summer,’ she said. ‘But if you look at the high-tide lines, you will find the micro-plastics, and that is what is getting into the food chain. Look for the small stuff,’ she said.
Lentil-sized pieces of plastic may also be found mixed in with seaweed, she added.
