International Coastal Cleanup Singapore (ICCS)

The International Coastal Cleanup, Singapore (ICCS) is coordinated by Toddycats! – volunteers with the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum of the National University of Singapore.

This effort by numerous local and international schools, institutions, government bodies, private organisations and corporate entities have battled the curse of marine litter for more than two decades.

Annually, some 3,500 ICCS volunteers from 70 organisations collect, categorise and count more than 180,000 pieces of trash weighing about 16,000kg, along 20km of Singapore’s shoreline!

The extent and scope of the ICCS has grown over the years, from beaches of East Coast, Pasir Ris and Changi, to pioneering mangrove cleanups in Mandai to the present day comprehensive coverage of the island, with year-round cleanups and an enhanced education programme about the marine environment.