27th Annual International Coastal Cleanup

BEACH CLEANUP SITES
BEACH CLEANUP RESULTS

When:September 15, 2012
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
    Bank of NY Mellon
    Bloomberg
    Con Edison
    Frank J. Antun Foundation
    JP Morgan Chase
    Long Island Sound Futures Futures Fund/National Fish & Wildlife Foundation
    Lucius N. Littauer Foundation
    Mannington Mills
    MCJ Amelior Foundation
    National Grid Foundation
    NEXTera Energy Resources
    NYC Dept. of Environmental Protection
    NYC Environmental Fund/Hudson River Foundation
    NY State Dept. of Environmental Conservation
    PepsiCo Foundation
    Peter & Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation
    Quebec Labrador Foundation
    Richmond County Savings Foundation
    Sharen Trembath
    Judy & Josh Weston

     

    In 2011, 6,368 volunteers, coordinated by the American Littoral Society, cleaned and documented 93,644 pounds of debris along 262.18 miles of New York State's shoreline.

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

    Natalie Grant
    alsbeach@nyc.rr.com
    26 A West 9th Road
    Broad Channel, NY 11693

    Phone: (718) 474-2643
    Fax: (718) 318-9345


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


     

    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.

    2011 County Map of New York State

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