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OC Parks Newsroom
Coastal Cleanup Day
The 21st Annual California Coastal Cleanup Day will be Saturday, September 17, 2005
by Staff on 6/27/2005
California Coastal Cleanup Day is the premier volunteer event focused on the marine environment in the country. On this day, 50,000 volunteers turn out to over 700 cleanup sites statewide to conduct what has been hailed by the Guinness Book of World Records as "the largest garbage collection" (1993). Since the program started in 1985, over 650,000 Californians have removed more than 10 million pounds of debris from our state's shorelines and coast. When combined with the International Coastal Cleanup, organized by The Ocean Conservancy and Watershed Cleanup, all taking place on the same day, California Coastal Cleanup Day becomes part of one of the largest volunteer events of the year.
Participating in Coastal Cleanup Day is as easy as 1, 2, 3! Pre-register with your local site captain, or simply show up at any of our drop-in sites. If you need further information call the Coastal Cleanup Coordinator for Orange County @ (949)923-2252.
Coastal Contacts
Aliso Creek Beach 949-497-4816 rvonbutow@cleanwaternow.com
Bolsa Chica State Beach 714-536-1454 Lon Graham
Bolsa Chica Wetlands 714-846-1114 info@bolsachica.org
Bolsa Chica Wetlands 714-840-1575 Jjrobins@dslextreme.com
Corona Del Mar State Beach 949-644-3038 cschonfeld@city.newport-beach.ca.us
Crystal Cove State Park 949-497-7647 crystalcv@fea.net
Costa Mesa (2x… Vista Park and 19th St.) - 949-645-5163 stephanie@earthresource.org
Huntingon City Beach 714-536-5614 Tim Dugan tturner@surfcity-hb.org
Huntington State Beach Ann McCarthy McCarthyhb@aol.com
Laguna City Beach 949-497-4816 rvonbutow@cleanwaternow.com
City of Newport sswafford@city.newport-beach.ca.us
Newport City Beach 949-644-3038 cschonfeld@city.newport-beach.ca.us
Ocean Institute 949-496-2274 ext 314 Lblanchard@ocean-institute.org
Salt Creek Beach 949-858-7234 ext.2439 information@projectaware.org
San Clemente Pier 949-361-6187 outwinB@san-clemente.org
San Clemente State Beach 949-366-8594 Cryssie Brommer Doheny@parks.ca.gov
San Onofre State Beach 949-496-2704 Doheny@parks.ca.gov
Shellmaker Island 949-640-9956 jscholl@dfg.ca.gov
Sunset Beach 949-923-2252 Sara.Girard@rdmd.ocgov.com
Upper Newport Bay 949-923-2295 Joanette.Willert@rdmd.ocgov.com
City of Long Beach (Combines with our Seal Beach project ) - 714-834-3136 christopher_ward@longbeach.gov
Watershed Contacts
City of Aliso Viejo - 949-425-2500 Jmerid@cityofalisoviejo.com
City of Anaheim (west) - 714-973-6694 zoila.finch@rdmd.ocgov.com
City of Anaheim (east) - 714-973-6694 info@trails4all.org
City of Brea - 714-990-7672 beatricem@ci.brea.ca.us
City of Brea - 714-973-6694 zoila.finch@rdmd.ocgov.com
City of Fountain Valley - 714-593-4441 Stephen Hauerwaas
City of Fullerton - 714-973-6694 zoila.finch@rdmd.ocgov.com
City of Garden Grove - 714-741-5564 apadilla@ci.garden-grove.ca.us
City of Irvine/ City of Tustin - 949-724-6315 mloving1@ci.irvine.ca.us
City of Laguna Hills - 949-707-2657 (voice 707-2653) hjaved@ci.laguna-hills.ca.us
City of Laguna Niguel - 949-362-4336 ritamoon@ci.laguna-niguel.ca.us
City of Laguna Woods - 949-639-0521 lbarr@lagunawoodscity.org
City of La Habra - 858-455-9988 mfontanoz@dmaxinc.com
City of Lake Forest - dslaven@ci.lake-forest.ca.us
City of Los Alamitos (combined with City of Garden Grove) - 562-431-3538 x 303 rferrell@ci.los-alamitos.ca.us
City of Mission Viejo - 949-470-8458 DCarson@cityofmissionviejo.org
City of Orange (2x) - 714-744-5597 pgalera@cityoforange.org
County of Orange (Misc. Unincorporated and Flood Control) - 714-734-8188 info@trails4All.org
City of Rancho Santa Margarita - 949-455-4600 x 10 martin@keenacommunications.com
City of Rancho Santa Margarita - 858-455-9988 mfontanoz@dmaxinc.com
City of Santa Ana - 714-571-4288 PMitchell@ci.santa-ana.ca.us
City of San Juan Capistrano - 949-234-4413 zmazboudi@sanjuancapistrano.org
Watershed Cleanup – inland waterways 714-834-3136 info@trails4all.org
City of Westminster - 714-895-2876 x 6208 PeteQ@ci.westminster.ca.us
City of Yorba Linda - 714-961-7133 hweldon@yorba-linda.org
Anaheim/Yorba Linda** - 714-734-8188 jmeyert4a@aol.com
** (Stages at Yorba Regional Park, includes portions of Yorba Regional and Featherly Parks, and the Anaheim Wetlands)
Cool Facts for Next Cleanup
Here’s how long it takes for the following things to decay:
Paper..................................... 2-4 months
Orange peel............................ 6 months
Wool socks............................ 1-5 years
Waxed paper cups.................. 5 years
Cigarette filters....................... 10-12 years
Disposable diapers................. 10-20 years
Leather shoes......................... 25-40 years
Nylon Fabric........................... 30-40 years
Sneaker soles......................... 50-80 years
Tin Cans................................. 80-100 years
Aluminum cans, tabs............... 200-400 years
Plastic 6-pack holders............. 450 years
Glass bottles.......................... 1 million years
Monofilament fishing line.......... indefinite
Styrofoam............................... indefinite
Plastic bottles......................... indefinite
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