OCEAN GROVE - Armed with plastic buckets and garbage bags, volunteers spread out on the Ocean Grove beach early Saturday morning, in search of all types of trash. We ve got to do a better job of stewarding this planet, said Ocean Grove resident Mike Goldstein. Microplastics are a huge problem. We are killing ourselves.
Pulling aside a clump of seaweed, Goldstein quickly found six small pieces of plastic embedded there. He scooped them up and put them in a bucket.
Goldstein was one of nearly 4,000 volunteers who came out on a chilly morning to remove trash from 60 beaches and park areas up and down the coast. They were part of a cleanup crew that participated in Clean Ocean Action s annual spring Beach Sweeps.
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Once again, Clean Ocean Action is gearing up to help keep our beaches clean this spring. Volunteers will gather at beaches all over the Jersey Shore with gloves and trash bags to help keep our beautiful beaches clean on Saturday, April 17th.
The COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the 2020 spring beach sweeps but, over 4,000 turned out to help keep our beaches clean for the 35th Annual Fall Beach Sweeps, according to the Press of Atlantic City.
Save the date for Saturday, April 17th to volunteer for the Clean Ocean Action Beach Sweeps. You must pre-register and you
must have a mask. You may be required to take a temperature check at some locations and social distancing will be enforced.
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