2019 Clean Ocean Action Beach Sweeps

Jersey Shore - All along the Jersey Shore, volunteers could be found Saturday Oct 26, 2019 participating in Clean Ocean Action’s Beach Sweeps. Approximately 5,700 volunteers registered across New Jersey to help clean the beaches and catalogue what types of trash were being found. This data is then used compiled into an annual report that Clean Ocean Action releases to bring awareness to the state of our beloved beaches. At Sea Bright, approximately 250 volunteers picked up items such as plastic bottles, broken pieces of plastic of various sizes, straws, cups, and Juul pods. At Sandy Hook, over 600 volunteers undertook the incredible effort of combing the various beaches for trash, finding things like driftwood, water shoes, cups, wagon wheels, nails, and potato chip bags. These volunteers should be commended for taking time out of their day to help keep our beaches clean.