REPEAT – TELUS and Vancouver Whitecaps FC tackle harmful litter during Ocean Wise Shoreline Cleanup

Three home-town Vancouver organizations team up to support the largest direct-action environment project in Canada

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- To kick off the summer cleanup season, TELUS and Vancouver Whitecaps FC will join the Ocean Wise team at Spanish Banks Beach, on June 16^th to take action for the ocean, as part of the 18th annual TELUS Days of Giving. Every year, 400 million tons of plastic is produced, 36 per cent of which is designed for single use or packaging. Of that number, only 9 per cent is recycled. The Shoreline Cleanup is the largest direct-action environmental project in Canada, helping remove approximately 13 million tons of plastic that enters oceanic currents annually.

This Friday, the Shoreline Cleanup opportunity brings together three longstanding Vancouver-based organizations and further builds upon the commitment TELUS and Vancouver Whitecaps FC made earlier this year, when TELUS joined as the club’s premier partner to drive meaningful change in local communities.

From helping make soccer more equitable by delivering camps to youth in British Columbia, to planting trees and cleaning local shorelines and parks, TELUS and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are committed to long-lasting impacts and helping address some of the most pressing challenges in their local communities.

Since 2000, the TELUS team members, retirees and their families have contributed 2 million days of global volunteerism and donated C$1.5 billion to local charities and not-for-profit organizations.

If members of the media are interested in attending this cleanup, or interviewing a spokesperson, please contact us.

Where	Spanish Banks West, Parking Lot B on NW Marine Drive, Vancouver
When	June 16
Time
	2:30 p.m.	Guests and Media to arrive
	3:00 p.m.	Opening welcome remarks (including event briefing and safety instructions)
	3:15 p.m.	Photo opportunities and media interviews Equipment distribution and send off
	4:15 p.m.	Return to weigh and sort trash
	4:30 p.m.	Closing remarks
	4:45 p.m.	Event concludes
Who	Geoff Pegg, Head of Sustainability & Environment at TELUS