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Tons of trash picked up on Coastal Cleanup Day
Saturday was Coastal Cleanup Day. This was a shot from the day at Morro Bay, Calif. as Annie Gillespie takes part in the effort. Some 150 tons of trash was picked up at LA County beaches.
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Tons of trash picked up on Coastal Cleanup Day
Cigarette butts to plastic cups and chandeliers. Just about everything we buy can end up at local beaches. Some 150 tons of trash was picked up during Coastal Cleanup Day at LA County beaches.
More than 14,000 people volunteered to pick up trash along beaches in Los Angeles County.
"The impact of Coastal Cleanup Day is felt not just during those three hours, but really throughout the year as people recognize the relationship we all have between our own marine debris problem and our own consuming habits," said Eben Schwartz is the coordinator of the 25th annual California Coastal Cleanup Day.
Coastal Cleanup Day began in 1985 and has grown into an annual event. Every state with a coastline participates, including the Great Lakes states, and even some inland states clean river and lake shores. The one-day cleanup is international — at last count, over 60 nations participated — and may be the largest volunteer day on the planet, according to Heal the Bay.
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