25th Annual International Coastal Cleanup

When:September 19th, 2009
Where:Beaches of New York State, including Long Island Sound, the Hudson River, Atlantic Ocean, and the Great Lakes, Finger Lakes, and creeks and bays.
Who:You and thousands of other volunteers, led by Beach Captains from local environmental groups, schools, scout leaders, corporate public service directors, divers, civic associations, etc.
Why:
  • To clean the beach and document what litters our shores
  • To compile data to devise strategies to combat pollution
  • To increase public participation in solving the problem of pollution
  • To increase public awareness and appreciation of the coastal environment
    How:We gratefully acknowledge support for the Beach cleanup. These are the funders who make it happen:

    Anderson-Rogers Foundation
    Bloomberg
    Con Edison
    Dorsey & Whitney Foundation
    Florida Power & Light
    Frank J. Antun Foundation
    Josh and Judy Weston
    National Grid Foundation
    Long Island Sound Futures Fund/National Fish & Wildlife Foundation
    Lucius N. Littauer Foundation
    MetLife Foundation Volunteer Project Fund
    NYC Dept. of Environmental Protection
    NYC Environmental Fund/Hudson River Foundation
    NY State Dept. of Environmental Conservation
    Patagonia
    Altria
    Quebec Labrador Foundation
    Richmond County Savings Foundation

     

    In 2009, 10,425 volunteers, coordinated by the American Littoral Society, cleaned and documented 144,837 pounds of debris along 326 miles of New York State's shoreline.

     

    BEACH CLEANUP SITES

    To organize a cleanup in your area, contact the NY State Beach Cleanup Coordinator:

    Barbara Cohen
    ALSBeach@aol.com
    1478 Point Breeze Place
    Far Rockaway, NY 11691

    Cleanup Hotline: (800) 449-0790
    Phone: (718) 471-2166
    Fax: (718) 471-0034


    Call 1-800-262BEACH for a national listing of beach cleanup coordinators.


    2008 NEW YORK SUMMARY REPORT IS UP
    Click     here to view the 2008 report. Microsoft Excel is required.

     

    Graphic Representation of Growth of New York State Beach Cleanup*


    * The 2001 Beach cleanup was four days after September 11th.
    * Graphs courtesy of Beach Captain Matthew Grant.

    Top of Page