Beach Cleanup with United by Blue

Thursday, July 21, 2022

4:00 PM-6:30 PM

As part of Plastic-free Philly, the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University is partnering with United by Blue (UBB) and Tookany/Tacony-Frankfort (TTF) Watershed Partnership on local waterway cleanups this year. Our goal is to remove a total of 50,000 pounds of trash from our watersheds. Please join the movement to remove plastic litter in our waterways and make clean water a priority. Children under age 18 can participate with a parent or guardian’s approval. Sign up now.

The focus of the day will be cleaning up litter and debris from the shoreline of Philadelphia's own Delaware River. This could include the removal of items as large as tires and abandoned household furniture to as small as pesky microplastics and ever-abundant snack packaging; all cleaned up with the overarching goal of stopping it from leaching into or physically entering the watershed, which in this case, includes the Delaware River!

Click here to register.