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Save the Sound is an International Coastal Cleanup® (ICC)-Coordinator for Connecticut. Please see below for cleanups along the Long Island Sound shoreline as well as inland waterway locations!

The International Coastal Cleanup effort engages people to remove trash from the world’s beaches and waterways. Thanks to millions of volunteers around the world, the ICC has become a beacon of hope, leading and inspiring action in support of our ocean. Since its beginning, more than 19 million volunteers have collected more than 400 million pounds of trash.

In addition to cleaning the beach, Save the Sound can use the data you collect to influence laws that reduce pollution at the source! We’ll be using the Clean Swell app to keep track of the trash we pick up at each cleanup. Download here: iOS or Android. Learn more about our Cleanups & Marine Debris projects here.

Please RSVP for each cleanup you’d like to join as a volunteer. This ensures we have enough supplies for everyone and can keep you informed about any weather-related changes.

See cleanup dates below

August Cleanups

New London – Fort Trumbull – Saturday, 8/8, 9:00am – 11:30am
Darien – Noroton River – Saturday, 8/22, 9:00am – 11:00am
Milford – Silver Sands – Saturday, 8/22, 12:00pm – 2:00pm

September Cleanups

Waterford – Waterford Town Beach -Saturday, 9/5, 10:00am – 1:00pm
East Haven – East Haven Town Beach – Saturday, 9/19, 9:00am – 11:00am
Westbrook – West Beach – Saturday, 9/19, 9:00am – 11:00am
Niantic – Rocky Neck – Saturday, 9/19, 9:00am – 12:00pm
Greenwich – Greenwich Point Park – Saturday, 9/19, 9:00am – 1:00pm
New Haven – Long Wharf – Saturday, 9/19, 10:00am – 12:00pm
Groton – Bluff Point – Sunday, 9/20, 10:00am – 12:00pm
East Haven – Lower Farm River – Saturday, 9/26, 9:30am – 12:30pm

October Cleanups

Madison – Hammonasset – Saturday, 10/3, 10:00am – 12:00pm
Norwalk – Veterans’ Memorial Park – Saturday, 10/3, 11:00am – 1:00pm

November Cleanups

Madison – Surf Club – Tuesday, 11/3, 1:00pm – 4:00pm

More cleanup locations will be added soon.
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Become a Cleanup Captain

Don’t see a cleanup near you? Sign up to become a Cleanup Captain to host your own between August and October. Check out the Cleanup Captain Manual to see what all is involved! Sign up here.

Save the Sound Membership

For just $25 a year, you’ll fuel on-the-ground projects that help your neighborhoods and ecosystems adapt to escalated climate threats, protect your clean water through hands-on science, community collaboration, legislative advocacy, and legal action, and preserve your region’s threatened forests, islands, and riverfronts. Make a $25 donation when you register for this event or become a member here.