Coastweek is a national celebration of our coastal resources. In Maine, the annual Coastal Cleanup is the biggest volunteer event in the state! Since 2020, the one-day event in September has become a whole month of Cleanups around the world. Coastweek 2023 was another successful effort to keep Maine's waterfront clean, and registration for Coastweek 2024 is now open!
Maine Coastweek 2022 Results
- Pounds cleaned - 2,580
- Miles of waterfront cleaned - 56
- Total volunteers - 533
2023 results will be available as soon as possible. Thanks to all the volunteers!
See the 2023 ICC report for results from other parts of the world (PDF, 32 pages).
2024 Coastweek sponsor 98.9 WCLZ
The International Coastal Cleanup was established over 35 years ago to address the problem of trash in our oceans and on our coasts. The Ocean Conservancy manages the ICC and maintains a database of all the items that volunteers around the world record when collecting trash. As of 2020, the one-day event in September has become a whole month of Cleanups around the world!
MCP has been the State Coordinator for the International Coastal Cleanup for over 30 years and remains committed to supporting and facilitating annual Cleanups of our coastal beaches and waterways. Volunteers join MCP by adopting a location and soliciting others to join them in cleaning up the trash from their location of choice and help to keep our coast and ocean trash free!
For news and information on the impacts of marine debris please visit the following:
- Bloomberg.com - The no-packaging movement - By Elizabeth Elkin
- Ocean Conservancy - Pandemic Pollution: The Rising Tide of Plastic PPE
To get information on the high and low tides for your Cleanup location please visit:
https://www.usharbors.com/harbor/maine/
To promote your cleanup, download a copy of the 2024 poster by selecting the image below.
The following sites are looking for volunteers:
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Lamoine, Marlboro Beach, Saturday 9.14.2024 at 11:00am Contact: Steve Eddy, steve@seaveg.com
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Scarborough, Pine Point Beach, Friday 9.13.2024 at 8:00am Contact: George Mageles, gmageles@hotmail.com
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Lubec Coastline, Monday, 9.9.24 at 8:00 am Contact: Steven Hedlund, steven.hedlund@cookeaqua.com