This Florida City Is Cracking Down After 12,000 Pounds of Trash Were Hauled From Its Beaches

This Florida City Is Cracking Down After 12,000 Pounds of Trash Were Hauled From Its Beaches
People enjoy a calm sunny day near the Cocoa Beach Pier in Cocoa Beach, Fla., on August 30, 2019.Mark Wilson/Getty Images
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When beaches in Cocoa Beach reopened last weekend, people flocked to the sand—and the trash came with them.

While a lot of visitors did the right thing and disposed of their trash in cans, others left their items strewn on the beach, according to Keep Brevard Beautiful.