Tag: Beach Cleanup

Local Sea Scouts picking up debris from a public beach in Bay Village, Ohio.

Volunteers Help Monitor, Clean Up Ohio Beaches

8/29/2024 - By coast.noaa.gov. Volunteers are cleaning up Ohio’s Lake Erie shoreline while contributing to national marine debris monitoring efforts, thanks to a partnership between the state’s coastal management and research reserve programs. Marine debris, or solid litter that ends up in marine or Great Lakes environments, is a type of nonpoint… SEE MORE

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Find a Coastal Clean Up Event Near You

9/13/2022 - By Oceanconservancy.org. Every year during Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup™, hundreds of thousands of volunteers comb lakes, rivers and beaches around the world for trash. Find a cleanup leader near you and join the movement. Here's how to use the map (link at the bottom of this post): Search for… SEE MORE

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List of International Coastal Clean Up Events

9/3/2022 - By US Harbors. The International Coastal Cleanup began more than 35 years ago, when communities rallied together with the common goal of collecting and documenting the trash littering their coastlines. This year there are thousands of events taking place all over the world. Here is a list of events all around the… SEE MORE

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International Coastal Clean Up Day Is September 17

9/1/2022 - By National Today. International Coastal Cleanup Day on September 17 is a promise to bring cleanliness and purity to nature as a whole. The day was started as a way to raise awareness about the growing pollution on various beaches of the world. Population growth and capitalism are just two… SEE MORE

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A West Coast First: Water Wheel Trash Collector

6/19/2022 - By Erica I. Ritchie. Newport Beach is set to be the first city on the West Coast to turn to a relatively low-tech, autonomous water wheel system to scoop trash headed toward Upper Newport Bay, the harbor and the ocean. The California Coastal Commission commended the city for its plan… SEE MORE

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World Ocean Day Beach Cleanup Events Near You

6/7/2021 - In honor of World Ocean Day (June 8th, 2021), we've gathered a few of our favorite beach cleanup events throughout the country. Don't see one near you? Check the full list of events HERE or be the first to start one in your area! SAN DIEGO, CA - Shore Buddies… SEE MORE

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Expedition Hauls Tons of Plastic Out of Remote Hawaii Atolls

4/24/2021 - By Caleb Jones / AP News. HONOLULU (AP) — A crew returned from the northernmost islands in the Hawaiian archipelago this week with a boatload of marine plastic and abandoned fishing nets that threaten to entangle endangered Hawaiian monk seals and other animals on the uninhabited beaches stretching more than… SEE MORE