Wherever you are ready to spend time outside at a local river, park, city streets or at a local beach, your team can have a powerful impact cleaning up our oceans as a beach cleanup volunteer group, even if you don’t know how to organize a community beach cleanup. From coast to coast since 2012, groups of Cleanup Crew volunteers from organizations, corporations, non-profits, schools and universities have removed debris from the world’s oceans, beaches and rivers to support the mission of Ocean Blue Project. We have removed over a Million pounds of ocean plastic and ocean bound plastics and together let’s remove 5 million pounds. When you host a group cleanup we can all work towards the 5 million pound goal as we remove litter together. Beach Cleanups provide a time to bond, meet new friends and help teach others about the important to remove as much plastic from beaches and in our day commute as we can. You can be the next beach cleanup volunteer with Ocean Blue Project. You can jump on a volunteer opportunities near me or help spread the cleanup projects when you help organize one with Ocean Blue Project.
Together, we can safeguard our ecosystem and build a sustainable future! The best part, you can Create a Cleanup Crew and provide every beach cleanup volunteer in your local community with volunteer opportunities near me.
There are many benefits of beach clean ups. When you create a crew and host a cleanup event at a beach, bay, river, stream, or neighborhood, you keep litter out of our interconnected One World Ocean, save marine life, and protect the health and safety of future generations. You help stop deadly plastic debris in its path, before it does damage.
We help you channel enthusiasm into action and mobilize your community. To mention just a few benefits of beach clean up, hosting cleanup events builds positive relationships and promotes teamwork, volunteerism and productivity. We help get the word out about your event and showcase your teamwork. We collect data from every event to measure progress, so your team and the world know your impact.
Ready to get a group together and get involved in our cause? Create a CleanUp event near you, and become a CleanUp Crew Leader today! Ocean Blue Project will help your crew make the largest impact possible.
Get ready, get set, go! To do this, be sure to register your cleanup event eight weeks in advance for the best possible cleanup experience
It’s easy to lead a cleanup crew and we will help you every step of the way! During a beach cleanup event, volunteers simply remove plastic and other debris from the area to prevent trash from entering the Ocean. Here’s a typical timeline for creating a cleanup event with us:
Be a Wavemaker! Fundraise for Ocean Blue through social media or through your very own Clean-a-Thon.
In a report, Ocean Blue Project analyzed research on the effects of plastic pollution on wildlife and marine biodiversity. According to a United Nations Environment Program report, plastic causes an estimated $13 billion financial damage each year to marine ecosystems. This damage not only wreaks havoc on animals, it threatens human survival, which depends on the ocean ecosystem.
Help us to spread the good word about clean water projects by sharing your photos and comments about your cleanup event. Posting your pictures on social media is a powerful way to reach others who will help us accomplish our mission to remove 1 million pounds of plastic from the sea!
We can’t wait to hear about your Clean up! Thanks again for helping further our mission to care for our one world ocean. We couldn’t create volunteer opportunities near me for every beach cleanup volunteer without your support. Thank you for sharing our vision of a clean world ocean.
Create a beach cleanup near you, and become a Beach Cleanup Crew Leader today! Ocean Blue Project obtains permits for beach cleanups and helps your team make the best out of beach cleanups to make the largest impact possible. Check out some of our successful beach cleanups and submit photos of your own Ocean Blue cleanup event.
Ocean Blue never recommends using reusable bags and never plastic bags. Removing 1 million pounds of plastic and debris from the ocean Plastic pollution is a serious threat to our ocean and wildlife, but you can prevent it. Scientists estimate that nearly 80% of plastics are trapped in near-shore waters. High tides carry this plastic to the beach over and over again, making it easier for us to collect before it’s pushed out to deeper waters. Start A Beach Cleanup with Ocean Blue Project.
During a beach cleanup, volunteers remove plastic and other debris from the coastline.
After your cleanup, connect with us virtually — we want to see your success! Volunteers with the highest weight and most interesting finds win a prize.
Fill out our Beach CleanUp Crew Leaders form to Create a Cleanup at your favorite local beach, river, stream, or neighborhood (it takes two minutes, and we promise your information is kept confidential)
Establish a start time and estimated cleanup time for you and your crew
Spread the word! The more people know about the event, the more people are likely to show up to help.
Safety first! Wear gloves while you clean up.
Take photos before and after with closeups of people cleaning your favorite spot.
Weigh your work, count the number of pieces you got and let us know how much debris you collected
Make sure every single participant, including yourself + guardians for each minor present at your CleanUp has signed the waiver form before participating.
When you Create a Cleanup at your favorite local beach, river, stream, or neighborhood you keep litter out of our one world ocean.
Raise environmental awareness
Create a safer, healthier environment
Keep marine life and seabirds safe
Prevent harmful chemicals from reaching the ocean
Meet other Beach Cleanup Crew Leaders who are just as passionate about keeping the ocean safe
Our values! We sort debris, recycle what we can, and encourage waste-free cleanups, using burlap bags or reusable buckets rather than plastic trash bags. Recovered microplastics and fragments are sent to schools in educational Ocean Debris Kits.
Our data! Our Beach Cleanup Crew Members are given luggage scales to weigh collected debris. This way, we know how much progress we’re making toward our goal of removing 1 million pounds of plastic by 2025 and you know just how big of a difference you’re making.
We’re doing things a little differently this year, but we’re still in motion! One of the best things about the ocean is its vastness. On the beach, there is plenty of room to practice social distancing — all while making a world-changing difference!