Cleanup Leader Toolkit
Since 1986 Ocean Conservancy has been working with partners around the world to organize the International Coastal Cleanup. Our team works directly with cleanup leaders worldwide to ensure this global community is ready to activate each year. We provide communications and promotional support, free printed educational resources and data cards, and years of experience to help you navigate cleanup and data collection logistics.
It is through leaders like you that the International Coastal Cleanup celebrates 35 years of success. Below you will find tools to help plan and promote your cleanup event:
Clean Swell®
The Clean Swell® app makes it easy for anyone to make an impact for our ocean. Download our app that makes it easy for volunteers to collect data and record their impact. The data they collect will instantaneously upload to Ocean Conservancy’s global ocean trash database. Learn more about Clean Swell® here.
Cleanup Guides
- Cleanup Toolkit
- Watercraft and Marina Cleanup Toolkit
- Cleanup Guidelines to Align with SDG 14
Volunteer Data Card
Collect data during your clean ups with these printable cards. Find them in various languages below:
Safety Steps Poster
Stay safe with eight helpful tips for cleaning up at individual and small group cleanups. Find it in various languages below:
Clean Up Data Poster
Promote collecting data at the ICC with our “Can You Top Last Year’s Finds” poster. Find it in various languages below:
- English
- French
- Italian
- Portuguese
- Spanish (Europe)
- Spanish (Mexico & North America)
- Spanish (Puerto Rico)
Ocean Trash Poster
Promote the ICC with the “What Will You Find?” poster detailing the types of trash commonly found at clean ups. Find it in various languages below:
Event Flyers
Invite volunteers to your cleanup with these posters with a blank box for your specific cleanup information:
How to Use Clean Swell Poster
This instructional poster walks people through how and why to use Clean Swell to collect data:
Skip the Straw
Encourage your volunteers to skip the straw with these materials:
Take Five for Turtles
When you Take 5, you make a difference for animals such as endangered sea turtles by preventing and removing trash that pollutes our beaches and waterways. Use these materials to promote this campaign to your volunteers:
Educational Materials
These materials provide an introduction to ocean trash and what people can do to address the issue:
- Six Degrees of Separation
- 10 Things You Can Do for Trash Free Seas
- Talking Trash & Taking Action Instructor’s Guide