Despite public anti-littering campaigns and annual cleanups involving thousands of people , Singapore's coasts are dirtier than they were five years ago , according to new data . Over 9,755kg of waste , from plastic bags to refrigerators , was fished off beaches and mangroves during a mammoth cleanup in September , almost 400kg more than in 2007 .The cleanup was organised by International Costal Cleanup Singapore (ICCS) and was part of a worldwide drive . Locally , over 2,500 people from schoolchilderen to business execuitives and civil servants took part in the event , faningout to coastal areas from Changi to Jurong . The results of the the cleanup were recently computed by the entirely volunteer run ICCS . Lead coordinators N. Sivasothi described the cleanup as a stopgap measure , saying the only way to cut down on beach front trash is to encourage conservation . This year , about 2,530 volunteers participated in the September 20 th clean up , down from 2,860 last year . Organisers said the numbers were higher when when volunteers who worked on other days of the year were included . Plastic bags , straws and styrofaom have been a constant on the shorelines there and abroad for years . Larger items , such as refrigerator and tyres , have also been found , according to the organisers.

I felt that we should keep the environment clean and green, and not dumping rubbish into seas .Because rubbish will pollute the sea water , and the marine animals' live will be in danger.Throwing rubbish into sea is easy but when cleaning up is hard.

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