Get Involved! Coastal Cleanup Coming in September

Keep Collier Beautiful will host the 38th annual International Coastal Cleanup this September 16, 2023, on several beaches, canals, and parks all over Collier County.

In 2022, more than 600 volunteers registered for this community-wide cleanup, logging over 1,400 total service hours to help clean Collier County’s beaches and waterways. These volunteers included teachers sharing a love of biology with their students, civic organizations sharing camaraderie, businesses passionate about the environment, and high school and college students seeking volunteer hours.

Keep Collier Beautiful is seeking annual sponsorships and community partners ready to get engaged and make this year’s International Coastal Cleanup successful. Sponsorship opportunities include a $3,000 corporate sponsorship and a $1,000 site sponsorship, allowing Keep Collier Beautiful to purchase cleanup supplies and recruit site captains for new locations and recruit volunteers. Sponsorship benefits include recognition on the KCB website, event t-shirts, promotional emails, social media, and more. 

As the organization gears up for the event, site captains have been confirmed for the following cleanup locations:

Barefoot Beach Access

Clam Pass

Delnor Wiggins Pass

Keewaydin Island

Lake Trafford

Moorings and Park Shore Beach

Naples Pier

Rookery Bay NERR

Seagate Beach Access

TigerTail Beach

New locations will be added, with the final list of cleanups to be announced in August of 2023. Interested site captains who would like to include their nearby beach or canal as cleanup locations, please email Keep Collier Beautiful to confirm your participation. For more information on how you can become a site captain or sponsor, email KeepCollierBeautiful2021@gmail.com.

As an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful, Inc., Keep Collier Beautiful is a non-profit, public education organization dedicated to improving waste-handling practices in Collier County. The organization was founded in 1996 and is governed by a volunteer board representing business and industry, government, environmental organizations, civic and professional associations. They serve as catalysts to bring together diverse groups to help Keep Collier Beautiful through litter and marine debris control and prevention, recycling, and education. For more information, visit www.keepcollierbeautiful.com.