The participants used rakes, shovels, hoes and their own hands in cleaning the coastal area in 10 towns and one city in the province, excepting Dinalupihan which is the only landlocked municipality.
Collected were plastic, water lily, wood, cans, twigs, clothes, sacks and even fishing nets.
“Galing sa dagat ang karamihan sa basura tulad ng plastic at water lily. Kapag Malaki ang tubig, dinadala rito ng malakas na hangin at agos,” said 81-year-old Marcelino Paulo, resident of Limay.
He said that only a few trash came from the locality itself that residents immediately burn. The old man claimed most of the garbage come from Metro Manila that are thrown into rivers and creeks that find its way to Manila Bay.
Asked what he wanted to appeal to Metro Manilans, he said “Matagal na ‘yan, bahala na sila. Sawa na kami. Maliit pa ako, ganyan na.” Paulo said.
