Record #:

10227

Author(s):

Green, Ann

Abstract:

Big Sweep in North Carolina is a volunteer effort started in 1987 to clean trash from beaches and waterways. The program is now in all 100 North Carolina counties. 18,000 volunteers retrieved over 720,000 pounds of trash in 2007. Now Big Sweep has produced a book to make middle school students aware of the need for a clean environment. The publication included eleven litter awareness lessons and was written by two North Carolina teachers.

Source:

Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue , High Season 2008, p12-15, il

Subject(s):

Environmental protection--Citizen participation; Environmental education--Activity programs