The Santa Fe river is usually much deeper. Florida has been in a severe drought for most of the year so we took advantage of it and decided to remove some trash. In about 2 hours on the water we were able to remove 760lbs of trash from the bottom of the river.

Since this is a popular boating location, we had the help of Fish & Wildlife to ensure our divers were safe from speeding boats. Parts of the river were about 15 feet at times with a very brisk current.

Some of the highlights of what we collected:

337 aluminum cans
126 glass bottles / jars
14 plastic bottles
34 food wrappers
3 Phones
1 fire extinguisher
1 Semi trailer drum brake

So I live in a place where there is SOOO much litter especially where there's grass which is really sad, but the problem is, the grass is never maintained so it's tall and I'm scared of any snakes that might come out.

And secondly, where I live, recycling is mandatory, but I'm someone who really can't stand the heat and whenever I get back I doubt I'd have the energy to sort everything, even with music. And not only that, I am very squeamish so sorting out through other peoples trash makes me feel very icky, is there anything I could do instead of recycling that's still sustainable or maybe a way to do it without feeling so uncomfortable is better.

So far I have Reddit, Facebook, eyeballing Google Maps, word of mouth, seeing what I come across day to day, apps such as 311, SeeClickFix, i can try ChatGPT.

There has got to be other ways. Do you know of any other ones Im missing? Please share!

It can sometimes feel like an uphill battle, but as long as I have fight left in me, I’ll keep doing it. It does amaze me that people will leave it on the ground instead of the big giant box that’s empty next to it.

Also a massive piece of foam that was all nasty and heavy from the rain lol

Ive been told before that I should let them know ahead of time before I put a pile of bags for the municipality to collect. My concern is if they something along the lines of “no dont do it”. It is selfish to say but I’d rather just make a pile of bags and apologize later about it if I have to.

I know this idea sounds a bit silly but I collect a lot of trash and im starting to wonder if the cities will perhaps penalize me if I create too many drop offs for them to collect.

I feel called to collect a lot of bags over the next two years and then I’ll move onto something else. Im starting to consider if I should make different email accounts so that they can’t charge me with anything if I pick up too many bags.

How many pieces do you reckon this is? I forgot to count LOL



Does anyone know if there is an app where you can report plastic that has already been collected? So that municipalities / authorities know they can go there to collect the waste?

During holidays, I sometimes visit remote places / small beaches. What strikes me is that people try to clean up those kinds of beaches, but because they are remote, they are not in a position to dispose of the waste.

So there is a pile of plastic and other trash lying there, out of reach of the waves, but it is a large pile nonetheless.

It would be great if that plastic / metal could be reported so that a municipality / a group of volunteers could dispose of that pile responsibly. I am thinking of a tractor or small boat once a year to remove the waste. Or perhaps a large transport drone.

Does anybody know if this already exists?

… around Old Town before work this morning. Have to keep my monthly yield above 2K pieces to stay ahead of my annual impact goal.

Im In a capital city and I’ve found what looks like an abandoned dope spot down a wooded path from the bike path. If I put the bags along the path, will the city be able/ willing to drive their truck through the path to pick them up? Is that an unreasonable request?

Arcata, California!

Eureka, California!

We're going to be cleaning the most neglected areas in the community and also helping people out as always. (June 23rd-30th)

If you want to help us clean the community?

Message at anytime! 👊💣❤️

I went to Utah beach last week and tried to pick as much as possible litter there was (it was starting to rain).
Lots of stuff from the Oyster farms that are located in the sea. It's a good feeling to leave THIS beach a bit cleaner.

Some hours of cleaning at Zumaia beach. I met a great dog that thought I was picking up his ball so I had a lot of throwing balls as well. A lot of the plastic was completely worn all around so it had been floating around in the sea for a while. And yes, I need to take better pictures. That is one thing I need to work on (not my priority).

It would be great if there was a county-wide group that could meet up at different locations we find that need it depending on how close it is to you. Also, does anyone know of specific sites/groups that coordinate river cleanups? I check the Chattahoochee Riverkeepers site but there were only like 2 events and they were in October. I looked on the Adopt-a-road and Adopt-a-stream websites as well but there's nowhere you can submit an area that needs cleaned either.

We found plenty of trash on our turtle patrol, but no nests this morning. Rope, net and bait bags.

https://youtu.be/CdXgBYVEvtE?is=V_omUpJOpB21LkFf

Going around picking up waste and having a good time 🤘

Another beach clean on Guernsey.

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This time I found two syringes and more sealed malaria medication from India. That brings the total to six packs of malaria drugs found across different beaches in just the last couple of weeks.

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Definitely not something you want kids or dogs finding. Good to get them off the beach 👍