Keep Martin Beautiful will welcome the community for the 2026 International Coastal Cleanup, removing litter from our area’s beaches, shorelines, and waterways on September 19.
For more than three decades, Keep Martin Beautiful has served as Martin County’s local coordinator of this worldwide initiative, bringing together residents of all ages to care for the coast.
Each year, more than 1,000 volunteers remove litter from our shorelines, collecting bottles and food packaging, as well as thousands of cigarette butts, plastic foam fragments, discarded fishing line, and microplastics. These pollutants travel through storm drains and waterways, threatening marine life and damaging fragile coastal habitats.
Volunteers are encouraged to register on the Keep Martin Beautiful website and download the free CleanSwell app before the event. The app enables volunteers to record the litter they collect, providing valuable data to Keep Martin Beautiful and the Ocean Conservancy. The data helps scientists identify pollution trends, guide conservation efforts, and develop solutions to reduce marine debris around the world.
Volunteers of all ages are welcome.
For more information, to register, or sponsor, visit keepmartinbeautiful.org or contact Keep Martin Beautiful at 772-781-1222 or info@keepmartinbeautiful.org.
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