PRESS RELEASE: Sept 21 is International Coastal Cleanup Day, 22 Volunteer Cleanups Across CT

September 21: Save the Sound Hosts International Coastal Cleanup Day  On Saturday, September 21, Save the Sound will host 22 cleanups as part of the 2024 International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) Day across Connecticut. For more than 21 years, Save the Sound has been Connecticut’s official coordinating organization for ICC Day.  The International Coastal Cleanup Day […]

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PRESS RELEASE: Forty and Counting: Kicking Off this Year’s Connecticut Cleanup Season with Events Across the State

July 27, 2023 – Save the Sound’s Connecticut Cleanup is back and bigger than ever with over 40 cleanups already scheduled between August and October. Our goal this year: to reach 100 cleanups by the end of the season, with the help of dedicated Cleanup Captains.   Cleanup Captains are those who plan cleanups, recruit volunteers, […]

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Successes & Weird Finds at International Coastal Cleanup Day 2018!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 19, 2018 Successes & Weird Finds at International Coastal Cleanup Day! Volunteers hit 31 CT beaches over the weekend; more to come as Save the Sound and its Soundkeeper fight plastic pollution NEW HAVEN, CONN. – An estimated 900 Save the Sound volunteers hit 31 Connecticut beaches last Saturday and Sunday […]

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Your Beach Needs You! International Coastal Cleanup Day 2016 is Coming

September 17 is International Coastal Cleanup Day, but we’re hosting cleanups all month – and you’re invited to help!

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International Coastal Cleanup: 46 Cleanups and They Keep Coming!

Join a Cleanup Near You For the last month and a half, bird watchers, fishermen, sailors, scuba divers, students, citizen groups, and businesses have been cleaning up garbage from Connecticut’s beaches, islands, and rivers as part of the annual International Coastal Cleanup (ICC). Save the Sound, the Connecticut coordinator for the ICC, has worked with […]

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Save the Date: International Coastal Cleanup is Sept 21

Calling all civic-minded folks, beach goers, nature lovers, sailors and volunteer groups!

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