Event Description:

In San Diego County, I Love a Clean San Diego organizes Coastal Cleanup Day with support from the California Coastal Commission, who organizes this effort statewide. This is all part of the greater International Coastal Cleanup that's led by the Ocean Conservancy. Volunteers are invited to grab buckets and work gloves and make a difference in our San Diego region!

WHAT TO EXPECT: A site captain will be ready to check you in on site. After a short orientation and safety talk you will be sent off to remove litter around the area! The site captain(s) will be in charge of sorting and disposing of the collected litter and after the cleanup you can request community service verification in your Community Hub dashboard.

SUPPLIES: Be sure to wear comfortable clothes, closed-toed shoes, some form of sun protection (sunscreen or a hat) and bring a water bottle or two! Help make this cleanup as Earth-friendly as possible by bringing sustainable supplies from home check out our Sustainable Cleanup Supply Guide in the attachments below. The site captain(s) will be providing trash bags and disposable gloves if you do not have your own supplies!

WAIVERS: This event requires a signed release-of-liability waiver for all volunteers, and anyone under 18 needs a waiver signed by a guardian. Please download and print the waiver below, sign, and bring with you to this cleanup. No printer? No problem! We will have waivers at check-in for volunteers. If you are under 18 please have your guardian check-in with us at the cleanup to sign-off on your participation.

LITTER DATA: Please download the Clean Swell App on your phone BEFORE arriving to the cleanup. As you collect litter, you will note how much of each type of litter you picked up. We encourage you all to pick up in teams, with one person as the citizen scientist recording the data! This is important for us to track trends over time, areas in need and create more targeted educational material.

WEATHER CANCELLATION POLICY: Our events are rain or shine! If it is raining on your cleanup day, we recommend rain boots, a raincoat and a towel to dry off afterwards.

 

Register here: https://cleansd.samaritan.com/custom/501/opp_details/3906

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