Making Waves: Beach.com’s 2025 Cleanups Across the Coast

At Beach.com, we don’t just highlight the world’s best beaches—we’re invested in protecting them. As we gear up to launch our new platform for coastal vacation rentals, we’re expanding our efforts to protect the coastlines we know and love.

In 2025, we kicked off a new chapter by launching a nationwide series of beach cleanups, including our first-ever National U.S. Beach Cleanup Day on June 8, World Ocean Day. From Florida to New York to Hawaii, we partnered with passionate locals, environmental groups, and everyday beachgoers to help clean the beaches we love.

In 2025, we hosted 14 cleanups across the United States, with volunteers showing up to collect more than 1,200 pounds of trash from local coastlines. From plastic bags to microplastics, shoes to buoys, every piece removed from the beaches made a difference.

Beach.com 2025 Cleanup Stats:

Here’s a look at our 2025 Beach.com cleanups:

With Miranda and Share the Beach Litter Patrol, volunteers removed large debris, including 17 shoes, 3 balloons, 3 buoys, and 31 full trash bags.

Led by KGIB volunteer Lahra M., 23 volunteers removed 142.5 pounds of trash with Keep Golden Isles Beautiful in St. Simons Island. Along with Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton, Keep Golden Islands Beautiful volunteers also collected 123.75 pounds of debris in Jekyll Island.

Keep Liberty Beautiful had 191 participants across two locations, they filled 28 bags total.

Okaloosa had 37 volunteers team up with Tabitha Siegfried, Tadpole Tabby, to haul away 112 pounds of trash.

Sun of A Beach Cleanup gathered 24 volunteers and removed 153 pounds of trash.

With the Beach Squad and Brandy Jo, 24 volunteers removed 84.5 pounds.

Led by Mermaid Elle from Saving the Seas, this event focused on microplastics and removed 27 pounds.

Karissa Mauro from Eco Mermaid Conservation and eight volunteers cleared 87 pounds from the shore.

Led by Clean-Up Captain Aydon Gabourel, volunteers came together to show love for our coastlines, followed by a surf session.

Led by Clean-Up Captain Alicia Manfroy, Reef Relief’s 7-person crew cleared an impressive 192 pounds of microplastics.

Led by Travis in collaboration with the Local Octopus Foundation, the Fort Lauderdale beach cleanup drew 200 volunteers who helped remove 213 pounds of trash from the coastline.

The El Porto Beach clean-up was hosted by Ryan with EcobyRy.

Our 2025 cleanups were just the beginning. Whether you’re part of a nonprofit, a local business, or just someone who cares about your coast, this is your chance to make a direct impact.

We’re looking for passionate people to become Cleanup Captains in their communities. Here’s how to get involved:

Your event could be featured on Beach.com and our social channels, reaching an audience of over 280k beach lovers.

Already thinking about participating in next year’s World Ocean Day beach cleanup? Feel free to reach out to Maria Pearlman directly at [email protected] to express your interest or ask questions.

This isn’t just about one day or one cleanup. It’s about building long-term awareness and real change. Join us in keeping the beaches we love clean for generations to come!