Sustainable Coastlines Hawai‘i hosts the largest, hands-on, and most engaging community beach cleanups across the islands. With a focus on fun and education, our goal is to take grass-roots action to inspire global change. Plastic Pollution is an overwhelming issue and with the help of thousands of volunteers, over half a million pounds of debris have been removed from our coastlines. However, what we’ve learned along the way is that cleaning can only do so much. It is not the solution; cleanups are the gateway to behavior change. After spending a couple of hours doing the hard work with the SCH crew, we know that you will never look at plastic the same.
Sustainable Coastlines Hawai’i cleanups are immersive, inspiring people to look deeper into the products they purchase and use on a daily basis. Together, we can turn off the tap to plastic pollution by changing how we consume and asking more from the businesses that provide us with goods and services. We’ll never ask you to be perfect at cleanups, just to take notice and be part of a community of positive change.
So you want to #CleanYoBeach...Here’s what we currently offer:
Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii’s Education program is solutions-based, interactive, and fun. Educators focus on defining marine debris, where it comes from, how it affects wildlife and people, and most importantly: what we can do about it. SCH empowers students to take immediate action in their everyday lives, and encourages getting their friends, family, schools, and community involved. SCH Education presentations are always free for schools.
Have a class that wants to take a deeper dive? SCH can facilitate workshops with small or large groups of students that include innovative educational games, art projects, and community/civic engagement.
Who: All student levels (preK-Graduate level), adults
Where: Our team will come to you!
Costs: No cost to schools; varies by event for businesses
Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii’s Education Delivery Vehicle is a sprinter van that has a drop-down TV in the back that we can conduct presentations out of. It allows you to bring your class on a “field trip” to an outdoor classroom. We recommend finding a nice big shady tree that we can park it under, or, we have a pop-up tent for shade. (Photos included on website).
There’s nothing like a hands on experience to ground students in their learning. Beach cleanups provide the opportunity for project/service-based learning, and allow students to get outside and explore parts of Hawaii they have yet to experience. Through organizing a school cleanup, students are able to connect the dots between the problem and proactive solutions to plastic pollution in the environment.
Who: Small and Large Groups
What: Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii brings supplies provides the following beach cleanup supplies:
Where: Our team will come to you!
Transportation: not provided
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Since 2012, Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii has been working with diverse clients to make environmentally conscious choices when planning events, diverting waste all while educating and inspiring guests in the process. Hosting a zero waste or sustainable event can be simple and rewarding. We are available for hire to help you minimize your events impact on the environment through pre-event consulting and during event implementation of our waste diversion systems and trained resource management/education staff.
All proceeds go directly back into our program to perpetuate our mission.
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