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Carteret Big Sweep

How Carteret Big Sweep is helping the community:

All volunteers are asked to record items they pick up on data sheets so there is an ongoing record of litter and marine debris in the county, this will help assess the amount of litter picked up in the county.
Disposable supplies such as trash bags and gloves are given out to aid in cleanups.
Environmental Education Outreach to schools, civic groups, and others in the community.
Organize groups through municipalities and other agencies to plan cleanups in the county.
Use of supplies for volunteers such as grabbers, scoops, clipboards and buckets.

Carteret Big Sweep encourages year-round cleanups we still believe that a strong cleanup adds to our community bond. We have moved our date from October to September to coincide with International Coastal Cleanup Day. This year's cleanup date is Saturday, September 15.

Everyone that is planning on doing a cleanup on this date or during the fall, please contact us to let us know you wish to participate and secure a location. Locations are on a first come, first clean basis. The fall cleanup is our busiest cleanup time of the year. I cannot stress enough how important it is to contact us with your cleanup location and date. We do not want to leave one area of the county dirty with another area saturated with groups of volunteers cleaning cleaned areas.