2025 Shoreline Cleanup Impact Report
9,192 volunteers, 363,246 pieces of litter and 1,003 Kilometres of shoreline = 14,025 Kilograms of waste and a year's worth of data!
This year’s data shows clear declines in items covered by the single-use plastics ban, including a 16% drop in plastic bags and a 3% decrease in utensils per person year on year. But these gains are being offset by increases in items not covered by current regulations. The number of coffee cups and lids found by volunteers rose by 19%, emerging as a growing source of shoreline pollution.
We are calling on the Government of Canada to expand the single-use plastics ban to include coffee cups and lids, which continue to pollute our shorelines.
This report shows the power of collective action,. When communities come together, we don’t just clean up our shorelines, we build the data and solutions needed to tackle plastic pollution at its source. Our progress proves that change is possible, and that together, we can go even further.
Jennie Moushos, Interim CEO
Ocean Wise
2025 Shoreline Cleanup Impact Report
