Coastal Cleanup Day 2024

Hey ACSC-ers,

Please JOIN US to remove trash from Encinal Beach & the Bay Trail, and participate in this one-day, statewide event. We need you! To volunteer, please RSVP here!

This year we are celebrating the 40th CA Coastal Cleanup Day and ACSC is joining this event!

The goal of this event is to engage all Californians to remove trash and debris from our coasts, beaches, shorelines and, to identify the sources of the litter, to change behaviors that causes pollution and to raise awareness on the extent of the debris problem. It happens across the state!

Trash collection data gathered from CCD has been used to influence policies and legislation to prevent marine debris, including California’s plastic bag ban, Styrofoam food packaging bans in more than 80 cities and new regulations to keep trash out of stormwater systems. Data from past cleanups continue to be critical in decreasing the amount of trash that enters the waste stream.

In 2023, over 45,762 volunteers removed 376,308 pounds of trash and recyclables from our waterways, beaches, and lakes. Forty-one boating facilities and groups (including ACSC) participated in the event with 1,799 volunteers collecting 17,641 pounds of trash and recyclables on land and from 203 kayaks, canoes, and dinghies.

VOLUNTEERS

On Saturday, September 21st starting at 9 am, come to ACSC. Then stick around after the cleanup as we will have Open Sail and it's FREE for all the cleanup helpers!

Download before you go - log data on your smartphone during the cleanup: The CleanSwell App

ACSC will have some cleanup up supplies for you BUT please bring your own cleanup supplies if you can.

Be sure to wear good work shoes and put on plenty of sunscreen.

This event supports ACSC's values, which include protecting the environment. We love our clean waterways, and we love the future of our very beloved community of Alameda and its future generations.

COME AND VOLUNTEER with us!

This event in CA is led by the CA Coastal Commission.

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https://www.coastal.ca.gov/publiced/ccd/ccd.html

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