Coastal cleanup aimed at raising environmental awareness
Taipei,July 4 (CNA) A monthly coastal cleanup campaign will take place during thelatter half of 2013 to encourage the public to get involved in environmentalprotection efforts, the organizer said Thursday.

The Taiwan Environmental Information Association said the idea of the missionis to allow people to learn about what is happening to their surroundings sothat proper environmental measures can be taken.

"Knowledge is the foundation of meaningful action," thenon-government group said on its campaign web page.

During the cleanup at New Taipei's Jinshan beach, participants will be able toobserve the debris on the beach.

The campaign could also help the authorities keep a closer eye on the make-upof the trash washed up on the beach and come up with solutions.

In a similar cleanup event held in June, 22 volunteers collected 160.5 kg oftrash, according to the association.