A fuzzy monster foot slipper, half a Christmas wreath, a pair of Dracula teeth, not to mention the literal proverbial kitchen sink, were just a few of the thousands of pieces of garbage picked off New ...

The Gallaghers made the trip to Atlantic City to participate in Clean Ocean Action’s 40th annual Beach Sweeps on Saturday. Rain forecasted for much of Saturday pushed this site’s sweep up an hour. A ...

Clean Ocean Action’s fall beach sweep takes place on Oct. 22 in beach towns throughout the coast of New Jersey. Anyone interested can visit www.cleanoceanaction.org and click on the register for beach ...

The head of a Cocomelon baby, a Jesus figurine and shotgun shells were among the hundreds of thousands of items that washed up on the Jersey Shore this year, according to a New Jersey-based cleanup ...

BERKELEY, NJ — When you sit down on the sand on a beautiful summer day, you don't want to be surrounded by cigarette butts and bits of plastic. Join Clean Ocean Action on April 12 to help keep the ...

LONG BRANCH, NJ — Clean Ocean Action’s eighth annual Surf Open will again this year be held at Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park in Long Branch on September 27 (alternate date to be determined ...

Toys, electronics and road signs were among the more unusual items volunteers collected from New Jersey’s beaches last year. (Courtesy of Clean Ocean Action) This story is part of the WHYY News ...

Last year, volunteers removed nearly 277,000 pieces of trash, most of it plastic, from New Jersey beaches. Plastic made up 83% of debris picked up by beach sweep volunteers, up from about 50% in the ...