Solo Beach Cleanup

Just because summer is coming to an end doesn't mean your time at the beach has to! Have fun while making a difference; and head to the beach for a solo beach cleanup.

All you need is trash & recycling bags, and a pair of gloves!

*Please make sure to abide by all CDC guidelines*

Surfrider 2020 Beach Cleanup Reports

45,321 pounds of trash and recycling removed

Top 10 Items Collected

1. 50,961 Cigarette Butts

2. 42,347 plastic fragments smaller than a dime

3. 34,310 plastic fragments larger than a dime

4. 17,172 foam fragments larger than a dime

5. 16,346 foam fragments smaller than a dime

6. 10,856 plastic food wrappers (candy,chip bags, etc.)

7. 8,298 plastic bottle caps & rings

8. 4,026 glass fragments

9. 4,021 plastic straws

10. 3,552 plastic bottles (beverage)

What should I bring?

• Trash & Recycling Bags

• Buckets

• Grabbers (if you have them)

• Gloves

• Pen/ Pencil & Clipboard for data cleanup card

• Hand Sanitizer

• Mask

• Drinking Water (in a reusable container)

What do I do?

1. Choose a local beach

2. Pack the car with the supplies on the What should I bring? list

3. Get a team of family and/or friends together to help

4. Print out the cleanup data card (don't forget a pen/pencil)

5. When you arrive at the beach, choose one or two people to be in charge of the data card

6. Start picking up trash & recycling! (make sure to bring a bag for trash & recycling)

7. Record each piece of trash/ recycling you pick up on the data card

8. Email all completed cleanup data cards to rethinkingsingleuseplastics@gmail.com along with any photos!

Contact Info

If you would like to have me tag along for your Beach Cleanup or have any questions & concerns please feel free to reach me at rethinkingsingleuseplastics@gmail.com. I look forward to hearing & seeing pictures from all your Solo Beach Cleanups.

Keep Making Waves,

Marley Hoffman