Cleanup day in Orange County stops trash in its tracks before reaching the open ocean

Thousands of volunteers spanned out from urban creeks to sandy beaches and beyond with the same mission – to help keep the coast clean. The collect...

September 18, 2022
2:06 AM

Thousands of volunteers spanned out from urban creeks to sandy beaches and beyond with the same mission – to help keep the coast clean. The collective effort in Orange County on Saturday, Sept. 17, was part of the larger California Coastal Cleanup Day, which also coincides with International Coastal Cleanup Day, making it the largest volunteer effort on the planet. With the Huntington Beach Pier in the background, volunteers walk the beach looking for trash during the 38th annual California Coastal Cleanup Day at Huntington State Beach in Huntington Beach on Saturday, September 17, 2022.

Laylan Connelly