Beach Sweep/River Sweep is South Carolina’s largest one-day volunteer cleanup event of its kind. Every 3rd Saturday in September, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., thousands of South Carolinians clear beaches, rivers, lakes, marshes, and swamps of aquatic debris.

Beach Sweep/River Sweep is South Carolina’s largest one-day volunteer cleanup event of its kind. Every 3rd Saturday in September, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., thousands of South Carolinians clear beaches, rivers, lakes, marshes, and swamps of aquatic debris. The cleanup, organized by the S.C. Sea Grant Consortium and S.C. Department of Natural Resources, has taken place annually since 1988 ““ when Sea Grant first started it. The Sweep takes place in conjunction with the International Coastal Cleanup, coordinated by The Ocean Conservancy. Once the Sweep is over, The Ocean Conservancy tallies all of the debris data. This data helps us learn the sources of litter so we can stop pollution before it starts.

We are looking for volunteers to cover Garden City Beach, Murrells Inlet and Pawleys Island – if you would like to help us clean the beach, please meet at the Garden City Pier or Surf the Earth in Pawleys at 9 a.m. on Sat. Sept. 17th (bad weather date is scheduled
for Oct. 15th). If you have questions, please contact Bruxanne Hein 333-2034 or bruxanne@yahoo.com. If you can’t make it to one of our sites, please check the “Sea Grant website(outbound link)”:http://www.scseagrant.org/education/education_bsrs.htm#capt to contact a site captain in your area of interest, or take a trash bag to your favorite beach and pick up!

Thanks for your help in keeping our beaches clean!