Territory Wide-Beach Clean up in Turks and Caicos
- William Bolton
- Jun 23
- 2 min read
Updated: Jun 25
A coordinated, territory-wide beach clean-up brought together every island across the Turks and Caicos, early in the morning on the 31 May.
Volunteers on each island began their clean-up efforts simultaneously, underscoring a shared commitment to protecting the nation’s coastline and a demonstration in unity.
The initiative was supported by the Environmental Health, which provided volunteers with essential supplies such as garbage bags and gloves. Local coordinators were appointed on each island to lead and organise community involvement, drawing participation from residents and local school children.
The campaign has helped to create a lasting change in the Turks and Caicos Islands, creating new bins for each beach, which were distributed and decorated by schools around the islands. This helped engage children with the issue and will help future environmentalists keep their local areas clean.
Volunteers separated the different forms of collected waste and plastics to allow for accurate measurement and future recycling. Reflecting the campaign’s values, five-gallon water kegs and paper cups were used instead of single-use plastic water bottles.
This collaborative effort marks a meaningful step forward on the campaign and in raising environmental awareness and shared stewardship across communities and schools throughout the Turks and Caicos Islands.
ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN
The Royal Commonwealth Society’s Commonwealth Clean Oceans Plastics Campaign will prevent one million pieces of plastic from entering Commonwealth waterways.
The campaign will combine education and local action to encourage people to reduce their plastic waste, highlight alternatives, and reduce pollution across the Commonwealth.
For the action component of the campaign, the Royal Commonwealth Society has partnered with Commonwealth Sport to deliver the Commonwealth Clean Oceans Plastics Campaign as a core component of The King’s Baton Relay. This newly envisioned King’s Baton Relay will focus on sustainability and environmentalism and was launched by His Majesty The King at Buckingham Palace on Commonwealth Day 2025, beginning a 500-day journey to the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in July 2026.
Journeying through every Commonwealth nation and territory, this partnership will bring together young people, athletes, conservation groups, and the local community for a week of activities, including a plastic clean-up.
The views and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the Royal Commonwealth Society.
