46th Street | International Coastal Cleanup 2019

The 34^th annual International Coastal Cleanup Day is harnessing the "Power of People" to Fight Ocean Trash! Join CLEAN THIS BEACH UP for the world's largest, one-day volunteer effort for our oceans and waterways, and show your commitment to reducing marine debris, along with volunteers from across the globe! Meet up spot: At Indian Beach Park, 46th Street.

VolunteerCleanup.org organizes Miami-Dade’s local participation in this global event with 40+ simultaneous shoreline cleanups around the county and we are very excited to be part of the movement. 

We will provide garbage bags, data collection cards, sunscreen, insect repellent, and a souvenir tote bag with this year’s marine animal theme, the Pelican!  Community Service hours also provided.  Where possible, please have guests in your party RSVP individually so we can ensure they get all the information and details about the event and so that we can accurately plan for turnout.

Meeting Spot: At Indian Beach Park, 46th Street. The big parking lot by the Eden Rock hotel,  on the path to the beach entrance by the grass and picnic table.

Parking is a flat rate $6.00 for Miami Beach residents. $20 for all others 

Volunteers should:

• Dress for the weather and wear appropriate foot-wear. We recommend closed-toed shoes. 
• Sunglasses and hat are highly recommended
• Bring your protective gloves if you own a pair, we will have some onsite but cannot guarantee they will be in your size!
• Bring water in a reusable container. Let’s reduce waste and refuse single-use disposable plastic water bottles, where possible. We will have a cooler for cold water refills. 
• Volunteers must check-in and sign waivers before any materials (bags, cards, or gift bags can be distributed) Online waiver: https://forms.gle/XG14qN8P1aZ7mspV9
• **If you are under 18 and coming without a parent or guardian, you must have a parent/guardian sign the waiver form in advance 

Before the event, download the Ocean Conservancy’s CleanSwell app to participate in the Citizen Science activity to log, tally and measure the impact of your cleanup. It’s easier and more fun than using the paper data cards!

About the International Coastal Cleanup:

Scientists estimate that more than 17 billion pounds of plastic enter our ocean every year threatening marine life from corals polyps to sharks, the health of people, and local economies 

Over the past 34 years, Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup has brought together nearly 13 million people from over 150 countries to collect nearly 250 million pounds of trash along our coastlines and waterways.

Every year during Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup, volunteers comb lakes, rivers, and beaches around the world for trash picking up everything imaginable along the world’s shorelines: cigarette butts, food wrappers, abandoned fishing gear and even automobiles and kitchen appliances.

By volunteering at ICC, you will be actively participating in a global citizen science project, not only by removing marine debris but by also cataloging and tallying what you find using the Ocean Conservancy’s data collection cards or Clean Swell app. The resulting item-by-item, location-by-location Ocean Trash Index that Ocean Conservancy compiles each year provides the only global snapshot of the marine debris littering coasts and waterways around the world.