Thank you to all of you who joined the Coastside Land Trust at our Coastal Cleanup Site. Many hands make for quite an environmental impact…
Coastal Cleanup 2023 | smchealth.org/ccd | pollutionprevention@smcgov.org
Main litter cleanup events were held on September 16th and 23rd, 2023
Over 30 cleanup sites in San Mateo County
4,146 volunteers
27,049 lbs of trash and recyclables removed
137 miles cleaned
Cleanups took place at parks, along creeks, beaches, and roadsides, in neighborhoods, and even on boats or kayaks at locations like the Foster City Lagoon and the Bair Island Aquatic Center in Redwood City
Interesting finds included a wooden carved duck, drone, and crab pot
The top littered items removed included a lot of single-use plastics – cigarette butts, food wrappers, plastic bags, bottles and caps, and small pieces of foam and plastic
Environmental Health Services encourages residents to continue to pick up trash on their own time in their neighborhood or with an established group – get involved at smchealth.org/cleanup!
