(KRON) — More than 50,000 volunteers turned out at over 750 cleanup sites on Saturday to take part in the 42nd annual California Coastal Cleanup Day, according to officials. The goal was to “remove hundreds of thousands of pounds of trash before it could be washed out to sea during the rainy season,” the Coastal [...]

Tens of thousands of volunteers will head to California's coastlines and waterways Saturday for the 42nd annual California Coastal Cleanup Day. To find a location near you, go to www.coastalcleanupday...

More than 40,000 people are expected for the largest volunteer event in California.

Volunteers will fan out statewide on Saturday for the annual cleanup day to collect trash and debris before it can pollute the ocean.

Pick up trash from 9:00 am–1:00 pm. Register on your own or with a group and bring cleanup gear if you can. Help keep plastic out of the Bay. Join Berkeleyans, City staff, and neighbors to help clean up the waterfront and take part in one of California’s largest volunteer science projects: California Coastal Cleanup.As you count picked up trash, you can also vie to win the prize of “most unusual item.” Past winners have included an old television, a shrimp in a bottle, and an antique, colorized photo of a Jack Russell Terrier.Cleanup day will take place along various waterways of the Berkeley Waterfront and Brickyard Cove. Come on your own or as a group. Register online to help us plan.