Creeks to Coast Cleanup
ECOSLO’s annual Creeks to Coast Cleanup is SLO County’s largest volunteer event as part of Coastal Cleanup Day! This volunteer event is put on in coordination with local efforts by the Central Coast Partners for Water Quality, statewide efforts with the California Coastal Commission and internationally with Ocean Conservancy. ECOSLO has served as the SLO County Coordinator since 2005.
This annual volunteer event empowers community members in SLO County to come together to protect our waterways, communities, wildlife, and our neighbors.
Creeks to Coast Cleanup 2023
Join ECOSLO and partners across SLO County as we return to in-person cleanup events on Saturday, September 23rd from 9am-Noon.
Refer to the map below and register in advance through our Eventbrite registration page. Registration helps us and our partners prepare for the awesome volunteers joining us!
Volunteer Participation Waiver
All volunteers will be asked to complete a waiver to participate in the cleanup. You can do this ahead of time online or by printing out a waiver. You can bring the printed waiver with you to your cleanup site:
Cleanup Waiver - Print version
Cleanup Waiver - for groups, Print version
Join us as a Site Captain
Take your volunteer enthusiasm to the next level! Showcase your leadership skills and sign up to be a Site Captain for ECOSLO’s annual Creeks to Coast Cleanup day.
This event is only possible because of dedicated people and local organizations who support volunteers and lead our cleanup sites. Training and cleanup supplies are provided by ECOSLO. Sign up today!
If you prefer to pick up a cleanup kit, similar to what we have offered the past two years, please use the form below to request a kit which will be available for pick up starting the week of September 12th at the ECOSLO office in San Luis Obispo.
What’s in the Kit?
The cleanup kit has all the supplies you need for your household to pick up trash in your neighborhood! The kit includes:
3 trash bags and 2 recycling bags
Gloves
1 Data Card (or you can use the digital data card through the Clean Swell app)
Educational resources on cleanups, trash, recycling, and sustainability
Items of appreciation from local businesses
Support Creeks to Coast: Become a Sponsor
Support the Creeks to Coast Cleanup Day by becoming a sponsor! Your sponsorship dollars will have a direct impact on ECOSLO's efforts to promote the event, cover event management expenses, provide program materials, and enable our dedicated staff to create a meaningful experience for our community and environment. Fill out the form and review the sponsorship packet and slide-deck below.
Kit Sign-Up
There are a limited number of kits available as we return to in-person cleanups at select locations this year. Click below to reserve your Creeks to Coast Cleanup Kit!
In-person Volunteering
ECOSLO and our partners are returning to in-person cleanup locations this year at a limited number of locations. We hope you can join us at one of the 20+ locations throughout SLO county!
Want to Learn More?
Check out our educational resources to learn more about ways people can reduce their waste, why cleanups are important, how to organize your own cleanup, ongoing cleanup programs in SLO County, and more!
Looking back at past SLO County Creeks to Coast Cleanups:
In 2020 and 2021, Creeks to Coast Cleanup proved successful as we had over 600 participants, collected 4,934 pounds of trash and recyclables, and saw 267 cleanups county-wide. People participated in cleanups all the way from San Simeon down to Nipomo, from Paso Robles to Santa Margarita in parks, along creeks, in their neighborhoods, on the coastlines, and everywhere in between. It was such a wonderful opportunity to see the community response from these cleanup kits. While we all wish we could have been in-person together, it was truly incredible seeing people come together with their households to take care of and protect our beautiful communities.
Our top three items were:
Cigarette butts (4,981)
Plastic pieces less than 2.5 cm (3,420)
Food wrappers (3,203)
