More Than 11,000 Pounds of Trash Picked up in Orange County Event

Volunteers picking up trash on a cleanup event coordinated by Orange County Coastkeeper as part of California Coastal Cleanup Day in Huntington Beach, Calif., on Sept. 17, 2022. Courtesy of Orange County Coastkeeper

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—More than 11,000 pounds of trash were collected at more than 40 sites along Orange County beaches and channels and in parks in an event aimed at keeping debris out of the ocean.

More than 2,500 volunteers took part in the cleanup coordinated by Orange County Coastkeeper as part of Saturday’s California Coastal Cleanup Day, the group said.