Thank you to the more than 40 volunteers who showed up for our community on July 5th to clean the beach! July 5 is considered the dirtiest beach day of the year. We were able to collect nearly 300 pounds of trash from Rockaway Beach — an important feat given how polluted our beaches become after the Fourth of July holiday.
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Aside from the direct impact the cleanup had, our volunteers were able to collect data that will help us push for legislative action on a number of issues, including banning single use plastics.
You can also check out this great article featuring the New York City Chapter and Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy, and this news segment that was featured on CBS news.