Join Clean Virginia Waterways and Mello Beans Coffee for an evening of hands-on stewardship as we work together to keep litter and harmful plastic pollution out of our waterways. This community cleanup welcomes neighbors of all ages to make a real difference for our local shoreline and the wildlife that depends on it.

Plastic pollution poses a serious threat to Virginia's rivers, bays, and beaches. Balloons, bottles, and other debris harm birds, sea turtles, and marine life through entanglement and ingestion. Every piece of litter we remove protects the health of our waterways and the creatures that call them home.

Event details:
Date: Monday, August 31st
Time: 7:00 PM – 8:30PM
Location: 57th Street VB Oceanfront 
Who: All ages welcome

Your hour on the beach contributes to something larger. The data you help collect informs statewide efforts to reduce marine debris and shape lasting solutions to plastic pollution.

CVW will provide all cleanup supplies including gloves, bags and grabbers. Please wear comfortable clothing and shoes for the weather and bring a full, reusable water bottle to stay hydrated.

We will be collecting data during this cleanup so please download the Clean Swell app for easy recording.

Please consider making a donation when you sign up to support our mission to reduce plastic pollution in Virginia!

We hope to see you there!

Clean Virginia Waterways (CVW) has been leading the Virginia Waterways Cleanup, part of the Ocean Conservancy's International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) since 1995. Since then, more than 134,000 volunteers have removed more than 5.1 million pounds of litter from Virginia’s environment. Data collected during the Virginia Waterways Cleanup has been used for education, research and policy recommendations such as a bottle deposit bill, balloon release law, EPS foam ban and more. In 2025, 2876 volunteers removed 77,351 pounds of litter from Virginia’s beaches, parks and waterways. 94,447 pieces of litter were recorded in the Ocean Conservancy’s TIDES database.