September 16th

Participants	Kamehameha students & Waimanalo resident drag a ball of fishing net to the road for pick-up	Job well done!
Over 130 people took part in the annual "Get the Drift and Bag It clean-up including 9 groups and 10 sponsors. Participants worked in teams of 3 or 4 to collect, count, and record marine debris and other trash that is picked up. Below is a top ten list of what was collected: 3890 Pieces of plastic 3319 Cigarette butts 600 Food wrappers/containers 546 Plastic bottle caps 410 Rope 245 Cups, plates, forks, knives, spoons 221 Straws, stirrers 210 Bags (plastic or paper) 136 Oyster spacers 132 Pieces of fishing nets “Get the Drift and Bag It” is the name of the local statewide effort which is part of the International Coastal Cleanup Day – an annual event that takes place on the 3rd Saturday of September. International Coastal Cleanup Day sponsored by the Ocean Conservancy involves millions of volunteers around the world collecting and recording what types of marine debris is found. The data is then compiled and used to find solutions to preventing pollution.
Buried fishing nets	Before the clean-up	After the clean-up