Clean Ocean Action

There were fewer diapers and condoms collected from New Jersey beaches in 2021 compared to years past, but across just six hours last year, volunteers for Clean Ocean Action collected a record 513,605 pieces of debris from the state's shoreline.

"It's a general problem, not just a coastal problem," said Sylvia Kay, of Sierra Club New Jersey.

The legislation signed into law, which takes effect in two years, is intended to reduce virgin plastic use, and is expected by environmentalists to make New Jersey an East Coast leader on the issue.

Remi, a black Labrador mix is a scent-detection dog who, with her power to sniff out human waste, has helped improve the water quality of Barnegat Bay.

Clean Ocean Action's 36th Annual Fall Beach Sweeps is October 23rd and volunteers are still needed.

Every year the non-profit organization Clean Ocean Action in Long Branch, NJ, conducts multiple "beach sweeps" up and down the Jersey coastline, to keep our Jersey Shore beaches clean. Of all the pieces of garbage collected each time, plastic is among the top offenders, including plastic bags.

Among the other findings that made Clean Ocean Action's "Roster of the Ridiculous" were a kitty litter scoop, cocktail shaker, AirPods, a foam Halloween tombstone, and a New Year's Eve party hat.

While many municipalities in the Garden State have tackled the issue on their own, a proposed law introduced recently would implement a statewide ban on the intentional release of balloons into the sky.

The 2nd Annual Rally for the Rivers Eco-Fest is an Environmental Celebration of the Navesink and Shrewsbury Rivers on World Oceans Day

The non-profit organization Clean Ocean Action is encouraging Jersey Shore residents to join them in rallying against the NESE Project which proposes expanding a methane gas pipeline to New York by cutting through New Jersey.

Almost a half a million pieces of trash were picked up at the Jersey Shore last year.

If signed into law, the fee would begin October 1.