SOLV Great Oregon Fall Beach Clean Up

The next SOLV Great Oregon Fall Beach Cleanup will take place on September 19, 2009 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm Join us! Choose one of over 40 beach sites to volunteer and help us clear the entire Oregon coast of debris. Click the link above or visit www.solv.org for more information.

The next SOLV Great Oregon Fall Beach Cleanup will take place on September 19, 2009 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm Join us! Choose one of over 40 beach sites to volunteer and help us clear the entire Oregon coast of debris.

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Express Check-In

Save time and avoid waiting in line by filling out Registration and Waiver Forms before the event. Click here to read safety information. Then print and bring your completed and signed form to the event.

40,000 pounds of Trash Removed from Oregon’s Beaches

September 20, 2008…The SOLV Great Oregon Fall Beach Cleanup annual event held in 2008 was a great success! More than 3,700 volunteers scoured the entire Oregon coast, over 360 miles, to clean the beaches of debris and trash that had accumulated during the summer months. Volunteers removed an estimated 40,000 pounds of trash from the coastline. Some volunteers have been participating in this event religiously for the last ten years, and some drove more than 200 miles to participate at their favorite beach.
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History

The first Beach Cleanup in the nation was held here in Oregon in 1984. Since then, annual beach cleanups have spread to every state in the Union, all US territories and more than 100 countries around the world. In 2006, 358,617 volunteers picked up over 7 million pounds of trash from 34,560 miles of coastline nationwide.

Volunteers, lots of volunteers, are needed to make the Beach Cleanup a success. Trashy beaches put a damper on tourism and the economy it supports. Plastic litter and debris harm marine wildlife. By volunteering for a Beach Cleanup, you can make a difference!