Join the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) for the Delaware Coastal Cleanup! DNREC will host the 37th annual Delaware Coastal Cleanup on Saturday, September 14th (rain date: September 21st) to help keep the state's beaches and waterways clean. Volunteers are invited to register to participate from 9:00 am to 12-noon at one of the 45+ designated cleanup sites. Volunteer registration is available for this statewide event at de.gov/coastalcleanup. 

The one-day Delaware Coastal Cleanup is part of a month-long cleanup campaign, starting on September 1st, to clean up neighborhood, outdoor spaces, and waterways in the state. 

For the September 14th coordinated cleanup, volunteers should sign up by September 1st on the Coastal Cleanup page at de.gov/coastalcleanup. Walkups are not encouraged due to volunteer site capacity limitations. 

Site captains will be on site during the cleanup to sign in volunteers and give directions. Supplies like gloves, trash bags, paper data cards, and pens will be provided, though volunteers are encouraged to bring their own gloves and use digital data tools.

More information and volunteer registration can be found on the Delaware Coastal Cleanup webpage. 

Volunteers can also email questions to DNREC_Coastal_Cleanup@delaware.gov.