Coastal Cleanup


For the past 26 years, the Ocean Conservancy and coordinators from over 100 countries have worked together to create the oceans largest volunteer effort in the world. Every year during September, volunteers work together to clean beaches, rivers and other waterways. Volunteers document every piece of trash they find on standardized data cards, helping Ocean Conservancy produce the world’s only state-by-state, country-by-country Marine Debris Index. By understanding sources of marine debris, we can work together to solve this problem. Volusia County hosted 23 sites for cleaning coastal areas in 2011. 816 volunteers cleaned 2,178 pounds of trash off our beaches. Thank you to everyone who participated in 2011! To check out the Volusia Magazine coverage of the 2011event, please click here. Trash is one of the most widespread pollution problems threatening our ocean and waterways – yet it’s entirely preventable. Marine debris is more than an eyesore. It is a threat to marine wildlife and ecosystems; and undermines tourism and economic activity, potentially threatening our food supply and human health. When we trash our ocean, we trash our life support system. From product design to disposal, we all have a role to play in keeping our ocean clean and eliminating marine debris. Individuals can take steps every day to protect our ocean – everyone counts. Reduce, reuse, recycle and rethink your connection to the ocean. Join the 27th annual International Coastal Cleanup on September 15th. 2011 International Coastal Clean-up Results
2012 Coastal Cleanup date: September 15, 2012 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. All registered participants may receive an International Coastal Clean-up memento. Registration opens August 1st 2012 at: http://www.signuptocleanup.org To organize your group at a private location, please contact staff at 386-238-4716 or sbell@co.volusia.fl.us. 2012 Cleanup Locations
North of the Inlet locations:
Bicentennial Park 1800 N. Oceanshore Blvd. Ormond Beach Frank Rendon Park 2705 Atlantic Ave. Daytona Beach Shores Sun Splash Park 611 S. Atlantic Ave. Daytona Beach	Tom Renick Park 1575 Oceanshore Blvd. Ormond By The Sea Winter Haven Park 4589 S. Atlantic Ave. Ponce Inlet
South of the Inlet locations:
27th Avenue 3701 S. Atlantic Ave. New Smyrna Beach Bethune Beach Park 656 S. Atlantic Ave. New Smyrna Beach	Flagler Avenue Park Flagler Ave. New Smyrna Beach North Beach Community Park Corner of Sapphire Road & North Atlantic Ave. New Smyrna Beach
For more information about the cleanup, contact: For locations in New Smyrna Beach, Chad Truxall, (386) 428-3310, chad@marinediscoverycenter.org. For all other locations, Volusia County Environmental Management, (386) 238-4716, sbell@co.volusia.fl.us or jwinters@co.volusia.fl.us. For more information about the International Coastal Cleanup go to: www.oceanconservancy.org Keep your butts off the beach 2007 video interview with the director of education at the Marine Discovery Center, New Smyrna Beach, talking about the International Coastal Cleanup Day and the issues created by littering. To read more about marine debris visit: