1. Analysis and Relevance of the Data

2. It is more than just a cleanup. International Coastal Cleanup is a data collecting exercise.

3. Why is it more than cleanup? Trash gathered will be categorized and recorded, and the consolidated data will be sent to the Ocean Conservancy to be analyzed.

4. ICC 2007 Results

5. ICCS 2007 Results

6.  discovers sources of marine debris  develops effective pollution control strategies  educates the public, business, industry, and government officials about the problem The Ocean Conservancy

7. Are these data really used ? ? ? ? ? YES! For Public Education "Here's the dirt on S'pore's beaches." By Radha Basu. The Straits Times, 05 Dec 2005. 108,000 pieces of litter, up from 90,000 last year, hauled in at annual beach cleanup. “Local coastal clean-ups have revealed that plastic bags are one of the most common forms of coastal debris.” "Plastic bags needed, but reduce dependence." Letter by Liang Xinyi (Communications Executive, Singapore Environment Council). The Straits Times Forum, 25 May 2007. “Mr. N. Sivasothi, coordinator of the annual International Coastal Cleanup Singapore, can attest to this. Last year, its volunteers collected 2,600kg of trash along East Coast Park.” Plastic bags: Ban or not to ban? -Shobana Kesava, Straits Times 13 Jun 08 Action National Environment Agency's launch of "Why waste plastic bags, choose reusable bags" campaign -based on the data collected by ICCS volunteers International Efforts Ocean Conservancy Hosts International Conference Focusing on Global Impact of Marine Debris on Our Ocean and Wildlife May 30, 2007 -based on the data consolidated from ICC

8. So, record data meticulously!