Join the International Coastal Cleanup,
the biggest coastal volunteer cleanup effort in the world!
The International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) is the world’s largest volunteer effort for our ocean. People all over the world remove trash from the shores and document what they find, and Save The Bay is proud to be the Rhode Island State Coordinator for the effort, organizing dozens of cleanups throughout the state. In 2023, volunteers in the Ocean State collected 22,480 pounds of trash from Rhode Island shorelines. (See the full 2023 Rhode Island report!)
The Ocean Conservancy, the global organizer of the event, publishes the collected data in an annual report on marine debris that is used by policymakers around the world. (In 2020, the Ocean Conservancy also published a report on pandemic-related pollution.)
ICC 2024 will take place September-November. Interested participants are invited to make an impact on the health of our local waters by either joining an organized cleanup or by cleaning up independently, with family or friends and documenting collected litter using the Clean Swell App. You can learn more—and sign up—at volunteer.savebay.org/international-coastal-cleanup.
WHEN:
September-November 2024
WHERE:
Sites across Rhode Island
Visit our Volunteer Portal to get started, and to be the first to know when new volunteer opportunities become available!
