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Now celebrating its 15th year, the Hong Kong Cleanup has engaged over 200,000 volunteers in cleaning up over 17 million pieces of trash from our beautiful country parks, coastlines and urban areas, and is established as a well-loved and vital part of the Hong Kong event landscape. Its aim is to educate, empower and advocate Hong Kong citizen on waste reduction in support of a cleaner, healthier future for Hong Kong and the planet. HKcleanup.org

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ECOVISION  ASIA  

8 MILLION TONNES OF PLASTIC FROM LAND TO SEA EACH YEAR “The  quan2ty  entering  the  ocean  is  equal  to  about  five  grocery  bags  full  of  plas2c  

for  every  foot  of  coastline  in  the  world.”  –  CNN  

“5  trillion  pieces  of  plas2c  are  floa2ng  in  the  world’s  oceans,  collec2vely  weighing  nearly  269,000  tonnes.”  –  The  Guardian  

China  ranked  top  polluter  as  figures  suggest  total  plas2c  liOer  ending  up  in  the  seas  could  rise  tenfold  by  2025.”  –  BBC  News  

Source:  Plas4c  Waste  Inputs  from  Land  to  Ocean,    Jenna  Jambeck,  University  of  Georgia  

1 EVENT 15 YEARS 200,000 PEOPLE 17,000,000 PIECES OF TRASH

Established  in  2000  as  the  city’s  first  community  coastal  cleanup,  the  Hong  Kong  Cleanup  has  evolved  into  a  civic  movement  and  is  now  the  region’s  largest  environmental  volunteer  event.  

THE CHALLENGES

With  its  expansive  coastal  areas,  Hong  Kong  has  a  special  rela2onship  with  the  marine  environment,  and  as  such  this  event  has  inspired  tens  of  thousands  to  take  part  in  its  protec2on.    Beach  cleanups  bring  awareness  to  the  vast  and  vital  issue  of  marine  debris,  and  allow  par2cipants  to  engage  with  their  coastal  ecosystems.  

Hong  Kong’s  country  parks  are  one  of  our  most  valuable  assets.  They  offer  not  only  beau2ful  vistas  and  recrea2onal  ac2vi2es,  but  also  absorb  carbon  dioxide  and  are  rich  in  biodiversity.    Detrimental  amounts  of  liOer  and  trash  can  be  found  in  all  of  our  country  parks.  Cleanups  educate  about  liOering  and  its  effect  on  the  natural  world  we  all  need  and  enjoy.  

Every  day,  more  than  10,000  street  cleaners  manually  remove  copious  amounts  of  liOer  from  our  city  streets.  Trash  from  our  homes,  offices  and  schools  is  sent  to  already-­‐full  landfills,  or  swept  down  storm  drains  and  washed  out  to  sea.    Cleaning  our  city  streets  will  provide  an  eye  opening  experience  for  many.  

 To  empower  Hong  Kong  ci2zens  to  become  ac2ve  agents  in  keeping  our  beau2ful  coastal  areas,  country  parks  and  city  streets  safe,  clean  and  trash  free    

 To  increase  awareness  and  ins2ll  a  level  of  understanding  that  communi2es  are  pivotal  to  changing  a]tudes  towards  environmental  protec2on    

 To  advocate  for  change  in  policy  related  to  waste  management,  liOering  and  pollu2on,  and  for  improved  coordina2on  of  government  departments  to  minimize  Hong  Kong’s  waste  produc2on.    

OUR MISSION

ECOVISION  ASIA