. ▁So , ▁beach ▁clean lin ess ▁is ▁very ▁important ▁for ▁countries ▁and ▁the ▁tour ism ▁industry ▁now ad ays . ▁ ▁Public ▁eng agement ▁and ▁aw aren ess , ▁education , ▁and ▁behavior ▁change ▁ ▁Part icip ation ▁in ▁beach ▁clean ing ▁is ▁associated ▁with ▁a ▁better ▁understanding ▁of ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁marine ▁l itter ▁and ▁its ▁impact s . ▁Beach ▁clean ing ▁volunte ers ▁demonstrated ▁more ▁accurate ▁knowledge ▁of ▁the ▁amount ▁and ▁type ▁of ▁waste ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁environment , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁greater ▁aw aren ess ▁of ▁the ▁causes ▁and ▁consequences ▁of ▁marine ▁l itter . ▁For ▁example , ▁Hart ley ▁et ▁al . ▁( 2 0 1 5 ) ▁found ▁that ▁students ▁that ▁volunte ered ▁to ▁clean ▁a ▁local ▁beach ▁with ▁their ▁school ▁could ▁more ▁accur ately ▁identify ▁the ▁primary ▁orig ins ▁of ▁marine ▁l itter ▁and ▁estimate ▁the ▁lif es pan ▁of ▁pl astic . ▁By ▁highlight ing ▁the ▁connection ▁between ▁human ▁behavior ▁and ▁marine ▁l itter , ▁beach ▁clean ing ▁increases ▁the ▁lik elihood ▁that ▁participants ▁will ▁habit ually ▁remove ▁and ▁appropri ately ▁dispose ▁of ▁coast al ▁tr ash , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁eng age ▁in ▁prevent ion ▁and ▁mit ig ation ▁efforts . ▁By ▁comparing ▁beach ▁clean ing ▁to ▁other ▁coast al ▁activities - ▁walking ▁on ▁the ▁beach ▁and ▁rock ▁pool ing - ▁W yles ▁et ▁al . ▁( 2 0 1 7 ) ▁aim ed ▁to ▁identify ▁the ▁benefits ▁unique ▁to ▁beach ▁clean ing . ▁In ▁doing ▁so , ▁W yles ▁et ▁al . ▁(