Hundreds of Santa Rosa are expected to scour the creeks and shorelines for garbage as they take part in the annual Sonoma County Creek to Coast Cleanup.
Santa Rosa’s event is part of a much larger movement, where hundreds of coastal communities participate in California Coastal Cleanup Day.
The cleanup has been ongoing for 35 years. Every year volunteers pick up trash from the hundreds of miles of creeks in the area around Santa Rosa. If left unchecked, litter from these creeks eventually ends up in the Pacific Ocean, as it flows through the Russian River to the sea.
The state-wide California Coastal Cleanup has been dubbed the “largest garbage collection ever” in the Guinness Book of World Records, as more than 65,000 volunteers take part in cleaning up their waterways.
The Santa Rosa collection is spearheaded by the Santa Rosa Water Department, however the cleanup also gets help every year from local businesses and organizations that sponsor the event.
Events such as community cleanups are important opportunities to raise awareness and spread public information with printing services.
What’s the most collected litter item? Cigarette butts, followed by food wrappers and plastic lids from food and beverage containers.
The 35th Annual Sonoma County Creek to Coast Cleanup event takes place Saturday, September 21, 2019. Volunteers are asked to meet at the Prince Memorial Greenway on the Olive Park Footbridge (near 5 Hazel St.) between 9:30 a.m. and noon.
Location
112 Commercial Ct. #4
Santa Rosa, CA 95407
Get Directions →
Phone
Hours
Mon: 8:30 - 5:00
Tue: 8:30 - 5:00
Wed: 8:30 - 5:00
Thu: 8:30 - 5:00
Fri: 8:30 - 5:00
Sat: Closed
Sun: Closed