Community Trash Cleanup

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WHAT
Trash Cleanup

WHEN
Saturday, November 11, 2023, 10:00 a.m.

WHERE
Sharp Street Park
655 Sharp Street
Millville, NJ 08332

ABOUT
Join CU Maurice River staff and your fellow community members for a winter trash cleanup on Saturday, November 11th at Sharp Street Park. After cleaning up the park, we'll head down the Maurice River Bicycle & Walking Trail to pick up as much litter as we can. Please bring a wheelbarrow if you can to make transporting the full bags of litter back to Sharp Street Park easier.
Research from the Ocean Conservancy shows that nearly eighty percent of plastic waste in the ocean begins as litter on land; the vast majority of which travels to the sea via rivers. By participating in cleanups, you are directly helping marine life from ingesting microplastics which eventually make their way into humans through the food chain. Plastic has been found in 59% of sea birds, 100% of sea turtles, and more than 25% of fish sampled at seafood markets. Help us prevent this plastic and other waste from ending up in the ocean and from harming wildlife. Join the clean-up team: Be a CU Litter Obliterator!
BE PREPARED
Trash bags and gloves will be provided. We have a limited number of litter pickers to lend out, so bring one if you have one. Please wear sturdy and, preferably, waterproof footwear. Dress for the weather. Having an extra pair of shoes or a change of clothes might come in handy. Thick pants are recommended as the wooded area is thick with greenbriars (Smilax spp). Clippers will be provided for those who decide to brave the thorns.