2022 International Coastal Cleanup Events

September 19, 2022 - Saltwater Restaurants and Destin-Fort Walton Beach Tourism hosted the International Coastal Cleanup on Saturday, September 17, 2022 from 8-10AM. 🌎 💙

Cleanup locations were organized across 6 beach areas including: 

The Boardwalk on Okaloosa Island (1450 Miracle Strip Pkwy, Fort Walton Beach, FL)

The Crab Trap/James Lee Park (3500 Scenic HWY 98, Destin, FL)

The Surf Hut (551 Scenic Gulf Dr, Miramar Beach, FL)

Norriego Point (1 Gulf Shore Dr, Destin, FL)

Mattie Kelly Park & Joe's Bayou (825 Beach Dr, Destin, FL)

Every effort helps and our community really showed up to support leave no trace initiatives. Participants received an event t-shirt and a post cleanup pancake breakfast free of charge at The Crab Trap in Fort Walton Beach, The Crab Trap in Destin, and The Surf Hut restaurants. 

By the numbers: 

• 544 volunteers across 6 area beaches 

• 750 lbs of trash removed

• 8,000 cigarette butts collected 

• Other than cigarette butts, most common items cleaned included: bottle caps, plastic straws and plastic wrappers.

Visit myokaloosa.com/bcc/leavenotrace to learn about upcoming cleanup events, resources for hosting community cleanups and the little things we can do on a daily basis to make a big impact like... clean up after ourselves  secure trash from falling out onto roadways, recycling right and flattening out holes & sandcastles to protect nesting sea turtles and other marine life.

This event was successful due to the efforts of many volunteers and valued community partners including Ocean Conservancy Group, Surfing Saints, Sierra Club Turtle Coast Group, Marine Resources Council, Brevard Indian River Lagoon Coalition, Save Our Coast, Anglers for Lake Okeechobee, Florida Oceanographic, Save the Manatee, Keep Brevard Beautiful, The Divers Down Pollution Project, Blue Watermen, and The Surf Hut.

Special Thanks to our partners and volunteers for photo contributions and for Brian Douglas Photography LLC for the professional shots!

Funding for this project is a part of our ongoing commitment to give back to our beaches & wildlife through our S.E.A. initiative. 🌊