International Coastal Cleanup 2013

The overall results show the total from waterfront (ocean coasts, river banks and lakeshores), underwater, and inland sites during the period
when ICC was implemented (September and October).

In the Autumn 2013 International Coastal Cleanup (ICC), 9,337 people participated. A total of 243,423 pieces of litter was picked up
meticulously one-by-one from 84 km of waterfront (coasts, riverbanks and lakeshores), underwater and inland areas. A summary of theoverall results is presented here.

3rd18

4th

11

5th

50

Kagoshima

2030

4050

Sites
１st1,829

800
700

Yamagata

804050900

Number ofCleanup Sites
in Prefecture

Participants of ICC in the world

100

1000
0KanagawaShizuoka

10Tokyo▼Trends in ICC in the world

Countries of ICC in the world

1990

1995

2000

▼Trends in ICC in Japan
Cleanup Campaign participants in Japan

600
500
400
300

2nd1,716

Kanagawa

200

3rd1,713

Tokyo

100

People ( 104)

26SitesRank

2ndYamagata

150

ICC participants in Japan
CleanupCampaign sites in Japan

2005

2010

Other

Other

4
316.2%
31.1%

Plastic Sheet
10.7% and Bag
Pieces

10.9%

3.2%

65

Plastic Pieces

Ocean, river and lake origin

070000People ( 104)

42１stCountries200● Of the “piece” type, three of the four items were in the top 10.
● Of the “inland origin” type, six of the 32 items were in the top 10.
● Of the “inland origin” type, the top 10 accounted for 26.9% of the overall.
The top 20 accounted for 41.3%.
● “Ocean, river and lake origin” items accounted for 10.9% of the overall.
Piping for oyster farming (rank 6th) entered the top 10.
● The top 10 (up to rank 15 overall) of the manufactured items were “inland origin”
and “ocean, river and lake origin” , accounted for 72.7% of all manufactured
items, and 35.9% of the overall.

Livelihood 11.7%

Pieces39.7%

2.8%
Beverage Cans
3.1%
Food Containers (Plastic)
3.2%
Bottle Caps (Plastic)
4.0%
Food Wrappers 4.8% 5.2%

Oyster Short Pipes（1.5cm）

Eating2

Inland origin

10.3%

8.6%

Cigarette Butts

Beverage Bottles (Plastic)▲Top 10 items in Japan

10.9%▼ Overall results in 2013

Rank

Rank

Rank

Rank

Items
Pieces▼Pieces
ICC sites in Japan
Drinking
Plastic Pieces
37,422
Smoking
00
Kagoshima
4th816
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
Plastic Sheet and Bag Pieces
24,625
YearFoam
Pieces23,801▲Proportionofoutﬂow
byorigin
Number ofYear
5th692
Hyogo
Glass Pieces
5,818
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2012
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
Participants▼Inland Origin
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007 20092011
2013● “Pieces” was decreased from
Cigarette Butts
19,967
0500
1,000
1,500
2,000
52.1% (2012) to 39.7%.
1
Tobacco Packaging/Wrap
1,030
Plastic Pieces● “Pieces” accounted for 45% ofParticipants（people）
Cigarette Lighters
2,049
the items on the ocean coasts,
2
Plastic Sheet and Bag Pieces
but less than 30% of the items
Beverage Bottles (Plastic)
11,9003
Foam Pieces
in rivers, underwater and less
１st53,090
Yamagata
Beverage
Bottles(Glass)
4,542
4Food Wrappers & Containers
than 1% of the items inland.
Beverage Cans
6,425
●The
numberofarticles
collected
5
Cigarette Butts
2nd7,970 Kanagawa
Bottle Caps (Plastic)
7,476
per item of type “Pieces” on the6Oyster Pipes
Bottle Caps (Metal)
964
ocean coasts was about 10
5,160 Hyogo
Waterfront
3rd7Caps, Lidstimes that for type “inland
6-Pack Holders
51origin” .
Distance
8
Beverage Bottles
Forks,Knives,
Spoons327
4th5,070 Tokyo● Of the “inland origin” type items,
9Cups & Plates (Paper)
414
Beverage Cans
Coveredover 90% were attributable toCups & Plates (Plastic)
888
5th
10
daily life.
1,829 Kagoshima
in Cleanup
Cups&Plates(Foam)
763●Fisheries
andmaritime
industry
11
Glass Pieces
origin accounted for 27.7%. The
Straws/Stirrers
1,911
12
Grocery Bags(Plastic)cause is oyster pipes.
0
10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000
Food Wrappers
9,208
13● The ratio was 3:1 for “inlandCollected length（m）
Take Out/Away Containers (Plastic) 7,141origin” type: “ocean, river and14
Take Out/Away Containers (Foam) 4,628
lake origin” type.
15
Grocery Bags (Plastic)
4,859
49,321 Kanagawa
１stPaper Bags
746
16
Fireworks
Other Plastic Bags
6,316
44,319Tokyo
2nd
17
Lids (Plastic)
4,989● Top 3 items in terms of frequency of appearance: (1) Plastic pieces (2118
Other Plastic Bottles
1,496years), (2) Cigarette butts (18 years), (3) Foam pieces (L) (15 years).
21,175 Wakayama
3rd19● Incidence of the top 10 items: No major changes over 23 years.
Livingware
3,260
20● Top item: Shifted from cigarette butts (1990s) to plastic pieces (2000s).
Toys
1,559
20,375 Kagoshima
4th● Items that rose in rank over 23 years: Plastic sheet and bag pieces and▲Changes in top 10 items since 1991
Balloons
188
beverage bottles (plastic).
Summary
5th
16,539 Hiroshima
Fireworks
3,694● Items that dropped in rank over 23 years: Fireworks.
Appliances
122● Food wrappers/containers have increased again since 2000, and beverage(1) Large quantity as well as variety.
cans have increased again since 2010.
13,084 Osaka
6thTires161(2) Pieces account for about 40%.
Strapping Bands
1,639(3) Over the past several years, no major changes in the top ranking items.
7th12,954 Ehime
Other Plastic/Foam Packaging
4,260(4) 3:1 ratio of inland origin items: ocean, river and lake origin items.
Construction Materials
848(5) Plastic products that we use in daily life (especially items related to beverages, food, smoking and livelihood) account for over 90% of the inland origin items.
11,752 Yamagata
8thSyringes
231(6) The top 10 manufactured items account for only 30% of the overall, and the marine litter problem cannot be solved by only reducing generation of manufactured-items▼Ocean, River and Lake Origin
litter.
11,150 Hyogo
9thOnce this litter that ﬂows out to the ocean sinks to the ocean ﬂoor, retrieval becomes very diﬃcult. Further, litter that ﬂows out to the ocean scatters over a wide area withFishing Line803
the ocean currents. Litter related to industry and medicine that ﬂows out to the ocean is a major issue, but we must become aware that litter from our daily life activities
Amount ofLure
2,053
6,210 Chiba
10threlated to “beverages” , “food” , “smoking” and “livelihood” is a major portion of marine litter. The daily life activities of people who live inland, away from the ocean, are
Rope
4,166
Littercreating a great burden on the ocean. An eﬀective measure that is apparent from the results of the present work, is to focus on the top 10 items that account for 70 percent
Fishing Net and Pieces
264of the whole. For this, an important key is to reduce generation of pieces/fragments that account for about 40% of the overall amount. It is considered that most of theFishing Floats (Foam)
852
0
10,00020,00030,00040,00050,000pieces are items that washed ashore on the coast, and fragmented from the impact of waves or deteriorated from ultraviolet rays while drifting in the ocean over a long period
Fishing Buoys/Floats (Plastic)
2,197of time. Therefore, it is a matter of great urgency to collect the objects from the ocean before they become fragmented. The coast is a ﬁlter for the ocean, and with each
Amout of litter (pieces)
Crab/Lobster/Fish Traps
441
wave, the ocean carries to the shore, litter that was scattered over a wide area. Since we are the only beings on earth that create things that will become litter, and use and3,289
Oyster Pipes(10-20cm)▲ICC participation bydiscard them, we have an obligation at least to always keep the coasts, which are the ocean ﬁlter, clean as compensation.
Oyster Pipes (1.5cm)
11,140prefecture: Top 5 and 10
To recover and maintain the beautiful ocean, we need to continue cleanup eﬀorts by everyone.
Total
230,923149.4%

Foamed Plastic
Pieces

13.6%

10.0%

%

Rank

16.2%
10.7%
10.3%
2.5%

123
12

8.6%
0.4%
0.9%
5.2%
2.0%
2.8%
3.2%
0.4%
0.0%
0.1%
0.2%
0.4%
0.3%
0.8%
4.0%
3.1%
2.0%
2.1%
0.3%
2.7%
2.2%
0.6%
1.4%
0.7%
0.1%
1.6%
0.1%
0.1%
0.7%
1.8%
0.4%
0.1%

429
24
516
10830
45
39
38313525
791514
36
11
1328
21
27
4219
44
43
26
1733
41

0.3%
0.9%
1.8%
0.1%
0.4%
1.0%
0.2%
1.4%
4.8%
100.0%

34
23
1840
32
2237
206