Analyzing Eco Barge Clean Seas Inc's Sustainable Practices

This case study analyzes Eco Barge Clean Seas Inc, a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting the marine environment in the Whitsunday region through debris removal and community engagement. The study highlights the organization's sustainability strategies, including marine debris monitoring, recycling practices, and the establishment of quarantine centers for injured marine animals. It also explores the roles of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling within the organization's management framework. The analysis identifies challenges such as financial constraints and public cooperation, and it recommends increased awareness campaigns, school involvement, and community education to enhance the program's effectiveness. Ultimately, the case emphasizes the importance of collective responsibility in supporting Eco Barge Clean Seas Inc's mission to combat plastic pollution and safeguard marine life, encouraging global participation through their website.

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Background information
Plastic collection program in marine environment is aimed at the conserving aquatic
biodiversity life. The plastic collection is a major initiative carried out not only in Australia but
also in other parts of the world. This case study will analyze Eco Barge Clean Seas Inc which
focuses on the protection aquatic environment in Whitsunday. Eco Barge Clean Seas Inc is small
organization that engages the community to protect marine life (Van Dam & Apeldoorn, 2016).
It organizes various activities and programs aimed at cleaning the marine environment for a
better survival of marine animals. Some of the activities carried out by the organization include
the removal of the marine debris and cleaning streets along with the marine environment. The
organization has involved school children who help to clean the marine environment. It has been
estimated that the organization has about 5000 members registered. These members help in
removal of more than 177 tones of the marine debris within the Whitsunday region over the last
9 years (Elphinstone & Gibson, 2010). Eco Barge Clean Seas Inc is not a profit organization but
a volunteer firm that needs a lot of financial support.
Eco Barge Clean Seas Inc sustainability strategies
Plastic pollution is one of the major threats in the marine environment; Eco Barge Clean
Seas Inc was launched in the year 2013 to prevent plastic pollution within the marine
environment. The sustainability plan of the organization is to make sure that any injured or sick
marine turtle or any other animal is provided with immediate treatment (Hamann, 2019).
Strategically, the organization has established 5 quarantine centers that provide care for over 90
sea turtles and animals per day. Eco Barge Clean Seas Inc has been supporting the removal of
marine debris in Whitsunday since 2009. Its main aim is to provide continuous debris removal

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program in Whitsunday and also monitoring of the coastline and island to prevent pollution by
people. Generally, Whitsunday Island is affected by plastic pollution since 1998. The monitoring
strategy has been successful in the prevention of debris spread within the cost line.
There are some issues facing the Eco Barge Clean Seas Inc debris removal program.
Some of the activities require heavy machines which are expensive and therefore lack of
financial support has been a major challenge of the program (Vorhies & Morgan, 2015). Some
activities are carried out well due to the lack of proper equipment. In addition, monitoring and
controlling the public from polluting the coastline and island has been another challenge. Some
people do not understand the importance of the program and therefore they do not cooperate. The
organization has incurred a lot of costs to make sure that their mission is accomplished daily.
Analysis of the situation
In situation analysis, the discussion will focus on collection practices used to analyze Eco
Barge Clean Seas Inc activities (Wheeller, 2016). There various sustainability practices that will
be analyzed for a successful plastic collection program by Eco Barge Clean Seas Inc. Some of
the practices will be analyzed below:
Monitoring sustainability practice
This practice involves constant evaluation of the activities going on within the coastal
regions. Eco Barge Clean Seas Inc has come with monitoring teams that go around the
Whitsunday coastal region and islands monitoring the activities of the tourists and residents
(Levine, 2017). Through cooperation with the government, they have established some policies
and regulations which prevent the pollution of the coastline and islands. In addition, they educate

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the tourist and residents in the regions important of keeping the region clean to avoid dangers
associated.
Recycling practice
In the year 2018, ocean trash recycle shack was launched through the support of the coca-
cola company in the south pacific. The Eco Barge Clean Seas Inc has taken this opportunity to
collect many plastics within the coastal region for recycling. This is one of the major practices
used by the organization to collect and control the spread of the plastic pollutants. The recycling
program has been so helpful in various ways. First, it has been economical and boosted the
economy of the region as people collect plastic along the seacoast for sell (Arthur, 2016).
Generally, instead of dropping plastics and other litter within the cost region, people have been
taking them for recycling. People are paid for bringing the recycling products and therefore this
is a better strategy to make sure much of the litter is brought for recycling instead of polluting the
marine environment. In addition, this has been another source of money for Eco Barge Clean
Seas Inc simply because they are paid by the cycling company. Other aspects included are;
I. Role of planning
Eco Barge Clean Seas Inc has come up with debris collection planning theory to make
the program effective. Having so many members, the management team has allocated various
people with different tasks (Critchell, 2015). They have come up with the collection program
making sure that every day, plastic litter and any other debris is collected from the island and
coastline. The planning theory maintains a constant collection of marine debris to prevent
accumulation. Marine debris collection program has been well programmed to make sure that the
process is carried out on a daily basis.

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I1. Role of organising
The fact that Eco Barge Clean Seas Inc is a volunteer organization, the management team
has established some programs aimed at improving the performance of the organization. Some of
the programs established by the Eco Barge Clean Seas Inc include marine cleanness day (Daub
& Ergenzinger, 2015). This is a special day set by the organization to get help from the
community. Through the program, the organization has gotten help from the community and
schools (Fleming, 2011). They take this opportunity to educate communities and schools about
the importance of keeping the marine environment free from plastic pollution. In addition, the
organization has social media education program about the effects of plastic pollutants in marine
and island regions (Zeppel, 2011). The organization has well-trained experts who are well
trained and specialized to deal with any issue arising.
III. Role of leading
The management team organizes for the marine cleaning event and make sure that they
provide adequate tools and equipment to be used (MacDonald, 2014). The organization is
teaming up with other local businesses in the process of expanding its volunteer network. It also
increases more participation in the program. In addition, the program led by management to
partner with other organization increase awareness about the purpose of the organization. Eco
Barge Clean Seas Inc is working with different other organizations that aim to transform the state
of the marine environment (Yender & Mearns, 2013). In addition, it is working with the artists
who use the plastic disposed along the sea line and islands to make artistic ornaments.
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For the purpose of preventing the spread of the plastic pollutant within the coastal regions
and islands, Eco Barge Clean Seas Inc has come up with control mechanisms for this. In
cooperation with the government policies on environmental policies, the organization has warned
the community against pollution of the marine environment (Martin & Schaffelke, 2014). There
are penalties imposed for anyone caught polluting the marine environment. The purpose of
coming up with these control and regulation policies to make sure that the people are responsible
and keep the marine environment unpolluted (Critchell & Lambrechts, 2016). In addition, some
pollutant products are prohibited within the marine area. People are not allowed to carry the
plastic bottles or any other plastic materials which may pollute the environment. In addition,
tourists are warned against polluting the marine areas they visit.
Recommendations
There are various areas that Eco Barge Clean Seas Inc should improve and establish to
make sure that their strategies are well achieved. It should create awareness about its programs
and advertisement on social media. They should make the organization a global thing where
anyone can join to save the lives of marine animals. In addition, they should make use of the
local schools nearby to help in the collection of the program. Actually, they should agree with
the head of the schools around to allocate every school a special day for cleaning of the marine
environment. I think by so doing, there will be increased manpower and a lot of plastic pollutants
will be collected in the process. They should as well arrange for community education about the
effects of marine pollution and what they should do to avoid it. By doing so, many people will
understand the important associated with controlling plastic pollution in the Whitsunday marine
region.

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Conclusion
The discussion has evaluated what Eco Barge Clean Seas Inc involves and mission
behind the organization. Plastic pollution is a major threat to marine life and specific sea turtles
and therefore, better frameworks for collection have been established. The organization should
keep its strategies on plastic collection in marine area. Some of the practices and strategies done
by the Eco Barge Clean Seas Inc have been identified and discussed. Eco Barge Clean Seas Inc
being a nonprofit organization, it needs a lot of financial support from all parts of the world for
its survival. It is the responsibility of everyone to support the program through their website so as
to make sure that marine life protected.

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