Join us for the upcoming International Coastal Cleanup 2024 scheduled countywide on Saturday, September 21st with additional volunteer opportunities through November in Palm Beach County.
Scroll all the way down to view projects and check back for updates.
Please contact us for further information and sponsorship opportunities at info@keepPBCbeautiful.org.
Scroll all the way down to view projects and check back for updates.
Please contact us for further information and sponsorship opportunities at info@keepPBCbeautiful.org.
About ICC
The International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) is the world's largest, volunteer effort to clean up the marine environment. Every year, volunteers from over 100 countries descend on local beaches, rivers, lakes and canals to show their commitment to cleaner waterways. The Ocean Conservancy, the world's largest organization focusing exclusively on the health of the marine environment, has sponsored this annual event for the past 39 years.
Local efforts are being spearheaded by Keep Palm Beach County Beautiful and its community partners. This county-wide cleanup brings together volunteers, local businesses, and municipalities to support Palm Beach County's unique environment.
Keep Palm Beach County Beautiful beach cleanup events are perfect for the young and young at heart. Volunteers are encouraged to bring family, friends, and coworkers for a fun and meaningful project. Volunteers will clean sites from Boca Raton to Tequesta. Community Service hours are available for students.
Cleanup Data
The ICC is much more than just removing trash. By providing detailed, standardized data on paper data cards, or electronically through the Clean Swell app, volunteers gather valuable information about the types and sources of debris found.
Analyzed and tracked year by year, the data collected by volunteers serves as a powerful tool for educating the public, influencing public policy, and effecting positive behavioral change on the part of individuals, organizations and communities.
The collection of this data by cleanup volunteers of all ages and the resulting report prepared by the Ocean Conservancy is used in the following ways:
- To raise awareness of the quantities and types of marine debris;
- To determine the various sources of marine debris;
- To evaluate the impact of marine debris on wildlife and habitat;
- To assist in the enforcement of regulations against illegal dumping;
- To influence industries that manufacture products that cause harm to the marine environment.
Keep Palm Beach County Beautiful, Inc. (KPBCB) coordinates the ICC in Palm Beach County.
Thank you for all you do - for the ocean, for the environment, for your communities, and for the International Coastal Cleanup!
- To determine the various sources of marine debris;
- To evaluate the impact of marine debris on wildlife and habitat;
- To assist in the enforcement of regulations against illegal dumping;
- To influence industries that manufacture products that cause harm to the marine environment.
Keep Palm Beach County Beautiful, Inc. (KPBCB) coordinates the ICC in Palm Beach County.
Thank you for all you do - for the ocean, for the environment, for your communities, and for the International Coastal Cleanup!
Thank you for protecting our piece of Paradise we call home.
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KPBCB Official ICC Cleanup Day - Saturday, September 21
To volunteer for the ICC, please contact the Volunteer Site Coordinator to Pre-Register and get further event details.
See below for locations near you cleanups are held rain or shine.
Please check back for updates.
Saturday, September 7
Delray Beach
Delray Beach Cleanup
Start time 8:30 a.m. Saturday, September 7
Meet in front of Lifeguard Stand S3
Metered Parking (ParkMobile app) - Sandoway "Beach Parking" lot
(look for the public restrooms in this lot).
Volunteer Coordinator: Julie Travis
Email: jatravis13@gmail.com
Managed by: Trashy Mermaids Delray Beach
Juno Beach
Loggerhead Marine Life Center
Start time 8:30 a.m. Saturday, September 7
14200 US Highway One, Juno Beach, FL 33408
Beach Cleanup
Meet at the back deck
Volunteer Coordinator: Pete Wells (561) 627-8280 ext. 107
Email:bluefriends@marinelife.org
Managed by: Loggerhead Marine Life Center
Saturday, September 14
Delray Beach
Sandoway Discovery Center
Start time 8:00 a.m. Saturday, September 14
142 S. Ocean Blvd. Delray Beach, FL 33483
Beach Cleanup
Meet at Sandoway Park just north of Sandoway Discovery Center
140 S. Ocean Blvd. Delray Beach
Volunteer Coordinator: Danica Sanborn (561) 274-7263
Email:sandowayhouse@bellsouth.net
Managed by the Sandoway Discovery Center and the City of Delray Beach
Juno Beach
Loggerhead Marine Life Center
Start time 8:30 a.m. Saturday, September 14
14200 US Highway One, Juno Beach, FL 33408
Beach Cleanup
Meet at the back deck
Volunteer Coordinator: Pete Wells (561) 627-8280 ext. 107
Email:bluefriends@marinelife.org
Managed by: Loggerhead Marine Life Center
Jupiter/Tequesta
Coral Cove Park
Start time 9:00 a.m. Saturday, September 14
1600 Beach Road, Tequesta, FL 33469
Beach Cleanup
Meet in the parking lot
Volunteer Coordinator: Sara Duggan
Email:Sara.Duggan@lrecd.org
Managed by: The River Center
KPBCB Official ICC Cleanup Day
Saturday, September 21
Boca Raton
Spanish River Park
Start time 8:00 a.m. Saturday, September 21
3001 North Ocean Blvd. Boca Raton, Fl 33432
Beach/Park Cleanup (walk-ins accepted)
Meet at pavilion 8
Volunteer Coordinator: Susan Elliott
Email: selliott@myboca.us
Managed by: Gumbo Limbo Nature Center/ City of Boca Raton
South Inlet Park
Start time 8:00 a.m. Saturday, September 21
1100 South Ocean Blvd., Boca Raton, Fl 33432
Beach/Park Cleanup
Meet at Small pavilion near the playground
Volunteer Coordinator: Joe Rossok
Email: rossokj@bellsouth.net
Managed by: South Florida Spearfishing Club
Delray Beach
Veterans Park
Start time 9:00 a.m. Saturday, September 21
802 NE 1st Ave., Delray Beach, FL 33483
Park Cleanup
Meet at Veterans Park
Volunteer Coordinator: Andrea Fazzino 561-373-5937
Email:andrea@beachkeepersinc.org
Managed by: Beach Keepers Inc.
Lantana
Lantana Municipal Beach
Start time 8:30 a.m. Saturday, September 21
100 North Ocean Ave., Lantana, FL 33462
Beach Cleanup
Meet at Lantana Beach Park Area
Volunteer Coordinator: Erik Canapa
Email:eperez@lantana.org
Managed by the Town of Lantana
Lake Clarke Shores
Lake Clarke Shores Cleanup
Start time 8:00 a.m. Saturday, September 21
1501 Barbados Drive Lake Clarke Shores, FL 33406
Waterway Cleanup
Meet at Boat Ramp Park east end of Barbados Rd.
Volunteer Coordinator: Emilie Pearson Moore
Email:epearson@lakeclarke.org
Managed by: Town of Lake Clarke Shores
Palm Beach
Phipps Ocean Park
Start time 9:00 a.m. Saturday, September 21
2201 S Ocean Blvd. Palm Beach, FL 33480
Beach Cleanup
Meet at the Beach entrance at the top of the hill, south side, under the tiki hut
Volunteer Coordinator: Mike Dunkling
Email:mdunk34920@aol.com
Managed by: Parrotheads For The Palm Beaches
Riviera Beach
Phil Foster Park
Start time 9:00 a.m. Saturday, September 21
900 E. Blue Heron Blvd. Riviera Beach, Fl. 33404
Beach Cleanup
Meet at the Pura Vida Divers tent
Volunteer Coordinator: Melissa Johnson (561) 632-9507
Managed by: Pura Vida Divers
Riviera Beach Municipal Beach
Registration 7:30 a.m. Saturday, September 21
Beach Cleanup
Meet behind the Ocean Walk Restaurants - before you go to the beach
Volunteer Coordinator: Minoka Nugent (561) 844-3408
Email: mnugent@rbcra.com
Managed by: Riviera Beach CRA- Community Redevelopment Agency,
and the Riviera Beach Police Department
Jupiter
Ocean Cay Park
Start time 8:00 a.m. Saturday, September 21
2188 Marcinski Road Jupiter, FL 33477
Beach Cleanup
Meet at Anita Lankler Pavilion
Contact Volunteer Coordinator: Mary Aguiar (561) 748-8140
Email: hello@friendsofjupiterbeach.org
Managed by: Friends of Jupiter Beach
Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area
Start time 8:00 a.m. Saturday, September 21
600 State Road 707 Jupiter, FL 33469
Litter Cleanup
Meet at South Parking on Beach Road
Volunteer Coordinators: Peter Dewitt and Karen Moore (561) 295-5953
Email: kmoore@blm.gov
Managed by: Bureau of Land Management
Community Cleanup
Start time 8:00 a.m. Saturday, September 21
Limestone Creek Road, Church Street and adjoining streets
Meet at 18051 Limestone Creek Road, Jupiter, FL 33458 (Across from Church of God)
Litter Cleanup
Volunteer Coordinator: Valerie Brooks (772) 924-8770
Email: vjbc09@yahoo.com
Managed by: Limestone Creek Advocate Group
Roadway Cleanup
Start time 7:30 a.m. Saturday, September 21
Alt A1A- north 1.5 miles of Indiantown Road Jupiter, FL
Meet at Dunkin Donuts
Litter Cleanup
Volunteer Coordinator: Albert Moreschi (561) 714-6673
Email: Aug77@att.net
Managed by: Jupiter Tequesta Repeater Group
Juno Beach
Juno Beach Park
Start time 8:30 a.m. Saturday, September 21
14775 US Highway One, Juno Beach, FL 33408
Beach Cleanup
Meet on the beach
Volunteer Coordinator: Amanda Robin & Kolette Kovall
Email: kkovall@reworldwaste.com or arobin@reworldwaste.com
Managed by: Reworld Waste
Loggerhead Marine Life Center
Start time 8:30 a.m. Saturday, September 21
14200 US Highway One, Juno Beach, FL 33408
Beach Cleanup
Meet at the back deck
Volunteer Coordinator: Pete Wells (561) 627-8280 ext. 107
Email:bluefriends@marinelife.org
Managed by: Loggerhead Marine Life Center
North Palm Beach
John D. MacArthur Beach State Park
Start time 8:30 a.m. Saturday, September 21
10900 Jack Nicklaus Drive
North Palm Beach, FL 33408
Beach and Mangrove Cleanup
Meet at Park Amphitheater
Volunteer Coordinator: Art Carton (561) 776-7449 ext. 109
Managed by: John D. MacArthur Beach State Park
Sunday, September 22
Boca Raton
University Woodlands Park
Start time 12:00 Noon Sunday, September 22
2501 St. Andrews Blvd., Boca Raton, FL 33434
Park Cleanup
Meet at the UUFBR front parking lot 2601 St. Andrews Blvd.
Volunteer Coordinator: Erich Landstrom
Email: CUUPS@UUFBR.org
Managed by the Unitarian Universalists Fellowship of Boca Raton
Saturday, September 28
Boynton Beach
Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge
Start time 9:00 a.m. Saturday, September 28
110216 Lee Road, Boynton Beach, FL 33473
Road and Litter Cleanup
Meet at Marsh Trail Parking Lot
Volunteer Coordinator: Cathy Patterson
Email: Catherine@loxahatcheefriends.com
Managed by the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge
Juno Beach
Loggerhead Marine Life Center
Start time 8:30 a.m. Saturday, September 28
14200 US Highway One, Juno Beach, FL 33408
Beach Cleanup
Meet at the back deck
Volunteer Coordinator: Pete Wells (561) 627-8280 ext. 107
Email:bluefriends@marinelife.org
Managed by: Loggerhead Marine Life Center
Saturday, October 5
Lake Worth Beach
Lake Worth Municipal Golf Course/Snook Island
Start time 9:00 a.m. Saturday, October 5
17th Ave. North, Lake Worth Beach, FL 33460
Shoreline Cleanup
Meet at Golf Course Bag Drop area
Volunteer Coordinator: Betsy Savitt
Email: savittennis@gmail.com
Managed by: Pack and Paddle of the Palm Beaches
With many thanks to our 2024 Sponsors!
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