Clean up trash at our waterfront on September 21

Join neighbors for Berkeley's Coastal Cleanup Day from 9am-12pm as part of a statewide effort to keep our waterways clean. Learn how your everyday actions can reduce trash pollution.

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Join City staff, community groups, and volunteers from around Berkeley to help clean up trash and plastic pollution along various areas of the waterfront.

You might even win a prize for finding the most unusual item - last year's winner was a jeweled belt.

Cleanup Day will take place along various waterways of the Berkeley Waterfront, Aquatic Park, and Brickyard Cove.

You can register individually or as a group online. In-person registration will also be available on the morning of the event. All participants must fill out a waiver; youth under 18 must have a waiver completed by their legal guardian.

Choose where to start your day and receive a safety training:

• Shorebird Park Nature Center, 160 University Avenue
• Brickyard Cove, 598 University Avenue

Berkeley Coastal Cleanup Day is part of a statewide effort to restore and beautify local beaches, bays, and waterways. Join the effort to keep Berkeley beautiful.

Bring your clean up supplies and track your findings to win a prize

Collect trash and data, learn about plastic pollution, and participate in educational displays and activities.

To help reduce plastic waste, please bring:

• a bucket or reusable bag
• a lightweight pair of gardening gloves
• a filled, reusable water bottle

If you are unable to bring your own gear, we'll provide volunteers with buckets, bags, and gloves.

Return to the Shorebird Park staging area by noon, turn in your data card, and receive a raffle ticket. The raffle will take place after the "most unusual item" contest.

Volunteers will collect trash and log it with the Clean Swell App or data cards. This will help compile data for one of the largest research efforts in the world.

Limited parking is available at the South Cove East Lot at 160 University Avenue. You can also bike using our bike boulevards, carpool, or use public transportation (AC Transit, bus 51B).

Call (510) 981-6720 or email questions to [email protected].

One-day action, daily habits help clean the coast

As you help collect trash, you will get a better understanding of how pollution affects our coast and waterways.

Over the past three decades, over 1.8 million volunteers have removed over 27 million pounds of trash. In 2023, more than 45,762 volunteers picked up more than 376,308 pounds of trash from California beaches and waterways.

Each of us can make a difference every day by reducing waste. The top 10 trash items at cleanups are "single-use" items like cigarettes, food wrappers, and lid caps. To reduce flooding and keep waste out of our waterways, you can also adopt your neighborhood storm drain to clear it of debris before and after a storm.

This event is just one of a variety organized throughout the year by the City's Parks, Recreation, and Waterfront Department, which offers dozens of camps, classes, and other activities for people of all ages and backgrounds. Get a glimpse of the Recreation Division's offerings through our online registration portal.

Unable to make the September 21 event? Join us any 3^rd Saturday of the month at the Shorebird Park Nature Center or find other similar efforts on our event calendar.

Register yourself or a group and spread the word to others. Help use this Coastal Cleanup Day to protect our waterways.

Links

• Online registration for Coastal Cleanup:event
• City of Berkeley Nature Center
• California Coastal Commission
• Clean Swell App
• City of Berkeley Volunteer Opportunities:Adopt a Drain,seniors,animal shelter