Did you know that the majority of the waste found on Vancouver beaches is made up of items like cigarette butts, bottle caps and food wrappers? Many of these items are made from plastic and designed to be used just once and then thrown away. Whether plastic is intended to be recycled or sent to landfills the sad truth is that hundreds of thousands of tonnes of it end up in our environments every year - but it doesn't have to be this way! 

On Saturday March 18, Surfrider Foundation Vancouver will be cleaning up and sorting the waste collected at Third Beach, and we need your help! Our cleanups are a fun and easy way to get involved and give back. 

RSVP on eventbrite so we can log how many volunteers attend and input this data into the national database.

SIGN UP AS A BEACH CLEAN UP VOLUNTEER ON EVENTBRITE: We supply buckets and hand pickers, so we encourage you to sign up, bring your own bucket and picker (tongs work great too!)

SIGN UP AS A LITTER SORTER VOLUNTEER ON EVENTBRITE: Show up to help sort through what people bring back to us during this clean up. As a litter sorter, this is a great way to learn about how we not just pick up litter, but also sort it into the various categories for recycling and proper disposal education.

Safety First: We have a supply of buckets, work gloves, and pickers. But please bring your own gloves and equipment if you have it available! For safety reasons please wear closed toed shoes and always use a picker to sift through the sand to avoid sharp objects. If you come across any sharp or hazardous object, mark it and tell us, our team can handle the safe removal.