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The SOLV Beach and Riverside CleanupNew in 2010! The SOLV Beach and Riverside Cleanup 
SOLV is excited to announce that the annual Fall Beach Cleanup will expand to go statewide in 2010! The 2010 cleanup will include river and waterway cleanup and enhancement projects, in addition to the Oregon coast beach cleanup projects. This fall many thousands of volunteers will clean up the beaches from the California border to the Columbia River – and work on shores of rivers, creeks, lakes and other waterways throughout Oregon to improve the quality of water that we use for drinking, recreation, agriculture and more. On Saturday, September 25th, thousands of volunteers will converge on approximately 200 project sites throughout Oregon and work together to improve the livability of Oregon. Please check back in late spring to learn how to get your waterway cleanup or watershed restoration project involved in this event. 25th Anniversary Fall Beach Cleanup a Huge Success! 
Over 3700 volunteers turned out at the coast under the threat of rain for the 25th Anniversary Fall Beach Cleanup on Saturday, September 19th. They removed 54,460 pounds of trash and debris from over 362 miles of coastline. Some of the more interesting items found included a car bumper, an unopened and expired package of hot dogs, a small refrigerator, and 125 shoes and sandals.
The next Fall Beach Cleanup is on Saturday, September 25th, 2010, from 10 am to 1 pm. To receive reminders about this and other SOLV events please sign up for our e-Update. History Thousands of Oregonians have taken action to improve the environmental and economic health of coastal communities, and show their pride in their state every spring and fall by turning out to preserve and enhance the state’s public beaches.
SOLV is proud to be a front runner in the clean beach movement that began in 1984. Since then, over 189,216 dedicated SOLV volunteers have worked to collect 1227.24 tons of beach and marine debris from the Oregon coast.
By maintaining the effort, SOLV and the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD), and countless sponsors, partners and volunteers, have not only helped keep Oregon’s coastline pristine, but have provided a model to other states and nations.
More Photos For more photos of the Fall Beach Cleanup please see our Facebook page. If you have photos of the event please send them to us at info@solv.org. |
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Commonly found items included bits of plastic, styrofoam, and cigarette butts. While these are often small items, if they accumulate they can do big damage to marine wildlife and the environment, particularly the plastic debris that never fully degrade or disappear. Scientists have discovered that more than 5 million square miles of the Pacific Ocean is covered with trash, and most of it is believed to be compiled of the remnants of plastic trash from the world's shorelines. Data from past cleanups tell us that nearly 80% of ocean trash comes from land-based activities, meaning this problem is preventable if we all did more to reduce, properly dispose of, or recycle trash.
For more information on the problem of marine debris visit our 
Since the original effort in the 1980’s, coast cleanups have spread to all
U.S. states and territories and over 100 countries worldwide.