▁be aches ▁through ▁wind ▁and ▁waves . ▁For ▁this ▁reason , ▁it ▁is ▁most ▁important ▁that ▁this ▁suggestion ▁be ▁implemented ▁on ▁be aches ▁with ▁consist ently ▁low ▁t ides . ▁ ▁Public ▁eng agement ▁and ▁beach ▁clean ing ▁▁ ▁There ▁are ▁three ▁primary ▁ways ▁the ▁public ▁can ▁learn ▁about ▁or ▁particip ate ▁in ▁beach ▁clean ing : ▁educational ▁programs , ▁aw aren ess ▁campaign s , ▁and ▁volunte ering . ▁All ▁modes ▁of ▁public ▁eng agement ▁can ▁increase ▁aw aren ess ▁of ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁marine ▁l itter , ▁educ ate ▁participants ▁about ▁marine ▁l itter ▁and ▁ocean ▁conservation , ▁and ▁motiv ate ▁behavior ▁change . ▁When ▁volunte ers ▁particip ate ▁in ▁beach ▁clean ing , ▁they ▁can ▁use ▁mechanical ▁or ▁manual ▁methods . ▁ ▁Edu c ational ▁programs ▁and ▁aw aren ess ▁campaign s ▁ ▁Edu c ational ▁and ▁aw aren ess ▁campaign s ▁can ▁be ▁developed ▁by ▁schools ▁or ▁promoted ▁by ▁government . ▁Both ▁have ▁effectively ▁en hanced ▁their ▁target ▁audience ’ s ▁knowledge ▁of ▁marine ▁l itter , ▁per ception ▁of ▁the ▁extent ▁of ▁the ▁issue , ▁and ▁catal yz ed ▁behavior ▁change . ▁ ▁Multiple ▁studies ▁research ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁service ▁learning ▁programs ▁on ▁students ’ ▁level ▁of ▁knowledge ▁accum ulation ▁and ▁aw aren ess ▁of ▁both ▁marine ▁l itter ▁and ▁bro ader ▁marine ▁conservation ▁issues . ▁For ▁example , ▁O w ens ▁( 2 0 1 8 ) ▁studied ▁the ▁self - report ed ▁change ▁in ▁student ’ s ▁per ception ▁of ▁their ▁knowledge ▁about ▁ocean ▁conservation ▁and