Stay Classy O’Side: Airport Road Street Sweep Cleanup (3/21/2024)

Join I Love A Clean San Diego and Green Oceanside for a litter cleanup! We will divert litter from our watersheds and keep it from traveling to the Pacific Ocean.

Our staff will have check-in ready for you on site. Be sure to wear comfortable clothes, closed-toed shoes, some form of sun protection (sunscreen or a hat) and bring a water bottle or two! Staff will be providing everything else you will need!

Please click the registration button below for more information on this specific cleanup location.

Fiesta Island Cleanup with Junior Achievement Interns

I Love A Clean San Diego has partnered up with Junior Achievement Interns from Lincoln High School to lead a cleanup for the public at Fiesta Island! Volunteers are invited to grab buckets and work gloves and make a difference at one of San Diego’s most popular locations!

With the help of our staff, our interns will have check-in ready for you on-site. Be sure to wear comfortable clothes, closed-toed shoes, and sun protection (sunscreen or a hat), and bring a water bottle or two! We will be providing everything else you will need! After a short orientation and safety talk you will be sent off to remove litter around the area! We will be in charge of sorting and disposing of the collected litter and after the cleanup, you can request community service verification in your Community Hub dashboard.

This event requires a signed release-of-liability waiver for all volunteers, and anyone under 18 needs a waiver signed by a guardian.

Morning After Mess Cleanup

Join I Love A Clean San Diego for a litter cleanup at Fiesta Island! We are partnering with Surfrider San Diego to clean up around Mission Bay after the celebratory July 4th weekend.

Our staff will be set-up with a check-in table at Fiesta Sunset Beach. Join us at 9am to grab supplies and help us clean up!

This event requires a signed release-of-liability waiver for all volunteers, and anyone under 18 needs a waiver signed by a guardian.

Clean Beach Coalition Volunteer Opportunity

Volunteer Opportunity

Clean Beach Coalition – Help us prepare temporary waste bins to keep our ocean clean

The Clean Beach Coalition is a program led by I Love A Clean San Diego, in partnership with the City of San Diego and Urban Corps.

During busy summer holidays, San Diego’s beaches and bays are the popular spots for local and out-of-town visitors. With the influx of beachgoers, permanent trash receptacles are overwhelmed by the surge of additional waste, which can lead to pollution on the beaches and in the bays and ocean.

Now in its 15th summer, I Love A Clean San Diego’s Clean Beach Coalition plans to place and maintain nearly 200 temporary waste and recycling bins, beginning with the Memorial Day holiday, along the beaches and bays in Pacific Beach, Mission Beach and Mission Bay.

Come help us prepare these temporary trash and recycling bins to support our beaches during the summer holidays!

We will be labeling and assembling the temporary trash and recycling bins at our office in Kearny Mesa.

This event is limited to 10 volunteers so please sign up now!

Minimum age: 13

36th Annual Coastal Cleanup Day

Coastal Cleanup Day 2020

36th Annual Coastal Cleanup Day

Protecting the coast begins at your front door. Free online registration opens on September 1.

The 36th Annual Coastal Cleanup Day is going virtual on Saturday, September 26, 2020 in San Diego County. Register to join the county’s Official Coastal Cleanup Day coordinators, I Love A Clean San Diego, and be a part of the global cleanup effort by removing polluting litter and debris from your community throughout the day on September 26th. Volunteers of all ages are invited to grab buckets and work gloves (or whatever you can round up and repurpose from around the house – we have ideas for you!) and walk your block with your household to stay close to home and protect the health of our community and our environment. Whether you’re coastal or inland, it all makes a huge impact on the health of our waterways and oceans – protecting the coast starts at your front door.

Become a citizen scientist

An important part of this event is collecting data on the types of litter that volunteers clean up; we look to you to be citizen scientists and report back on your litter findings! This data helps give us a snapshot of what is impacting our region year to year. A link to a form will be sent to all registrants to help us gather that data. Your cleanup and findings will be shared on our Volunteer Impact Map to track cleanup totals, all day long, countywide!

Need help with supplies?

For those volunteers who do not have cleanup supplies or internet access to submit their data, Supply and Data Hubs will be stationed throughout the county, hosted by our Community Champions, where volunteers can pick up bags, gloves, and data cards and pencils to keep track of litter data, and return completed data cards. Registration is required to receive these materials.

Registration opens Tuesday, September 1st at CleanupDay.org

Officially sign up on September 1, 2020 and then get ready to clean up your neighborhood on September 26. Registered volunteers will receive important safety and virtual event resources and information to have a successful cleanup. Contact the Volunteer Coordinator, Jackie Blumenthal, to register by phone if you do not have internet access: (619) 787-2604. Throughout the month of September, I Love A Clean San Diego will be sharing educational videos, zero waste tips and tricks, waste and recycling guides, and messages from our partners to prepare you and get you pumped for the big day. Learn more about patches, community service verification, contests, and more at CleanupDay.org!

A Day With Bea Johnson: Beach Cleanup

Bea Johnson to present with I Love A Clean San Diego

Join I Love A Clean San Diego as we partner with Scisters Salon and San Diego State University Institute for Ethics and Public Affairs to welcome Bea Johnson, the creator of the zero waste lifestyle movement, to San Diego!

Get outside for a cleanup with Bea in the morning, and later that evening come out to SDSU for a lecture and Q&A delivered by the “priestess of zero waste” herself!

When/Where:

Monday, December 9th 2019
10:00AM – 12:00PM Pick litter with Bea at South Shores Park (S Shores Park Dy, San Diego, CA 92109)
6:30PM – 8:00PM Lecture followed by Q&A at SDSU’s Conrad Prebys Aztec Union Theater (6075 Aztec Cir Dr, San Diego, CA 92182)

Cost: FREE! Please register to ensure your seat at the lecture.

Bea Johnson and her family have produced a mere pint of trash per year since 2008. With a blog turned international bestselling book (Zero Waste Home), Bea initiated a global movement. She has inspired hundreds of thousands of people to adopt waste-free living, open unpackaged shops, conceive reusable products, and launch organizations.

As a leading spokesperson for the zero waste lifestyle, she has completed 19 international speaking tours and given talks in over 60 countries. Her clients include Google, Amazon, Starbucks, IKEA, TEDx, the European Parliament and the United Nations. She is a Grand Prize winner of The Green Awards and the founder of Bulk Finder, a web-based app with 46K+ bulk locations in 160+ countries. She is a French native who currently lives in Mill Valley, California.

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Please consider a donation to keep our programs thriving by clicking here! I Love A Clean San Diego is a registered nonprofit 501(c)(3).

A Day With Bea Johnson: Lecture and Q&A

Bea Johnson to present with I Love A Clean San Diego

Join I Love A Clean San Diego as we partner with Scisters Salon and San Diego State University Institute for Ethics and Public Affairs to welcome Bea Johnson, the creator of the zero waste lifestyle movement, to San Diego!

Get outside for a cleanup with Bea in the morning, and later that evening come out to SDSU for a lecture and Q&A delivered by the “priestess of zero waste” herself!

When/Where:

Monday, December 9th 2019
10:00AM – 12:00PM Pick litter with Bea at South Shores Park (S Shores Park Dy, San Diego, CA 92109)
6:30PM – 8:00PM Lecture followed by Q&A at SDSU’s Conrad Prebys Aztec Union Theater (6075 Aztec Cir Dr, San Diego, CA 92182)

Cost: FREE! Please register to ensure your seat at the lecture.

Bea Johnson and her family have produced a mere pint of trash per year since 2008. With a blog turned international bestselling book (Zero Waste Home), Bea initiated a global movement. She has inspired hundreds of thousands of people to adopt waste-free living, open unpackaged shops, conceive reusable products, and launch organizations.

As a leading spokesperson for the zero waste lifestyle, she has completed 19 international speaking tours and given talks in over 60 countries. Her clients include Google, Amazon, Starbucks, IKEA, TEDx, the European Parliament and the United Nations. She is a Grand Prize winner of The Green Awards and the founder of Bulk Finder, a web-based app with 46K+ bulk locations in 160+ countries. She is a French native who currently lives in Mill Valley, California.

LOVE our events?

Please consider a donation to keep our programs thriving by clicking here! I Love A Clean San Diego is a registered nonprofit 501(c)(3).

iHeart Media Cleanup with San Diego County Toyota Dealers

Join I Love A Clean San Diego, iHeart Media, and San Diego County Toyota Dealers for a cleanup at Mission Beach Park, 3000 Mission Blvd, San Diego, CA 92109.  All supplies are provided, but help reduce waste by bringing your own reusable water bottle, bucket to collect trash, and gardening or work gloves.  Volunteers are advised to wear comfortable closed toed shoes and sun protection.

Channel 933 will be on site for the cleanup playing music to enjoy while you volunteer!

Unlike our normal cleanups, this cleanup does not have a registration page – just come out and join us, no need to register ahead-of-time.  Volunteers of all ages are welcome to participate, and all volunteers must sign a waiver regardless of age.  Minors under the age of 18 require a parent or guardian signature on their waiver form.

 

iHeart Media Cleanup with San Diego County Toyota Dealers

Join I Love A Clean San Diego, iHeart Media, and San Diego County Toyota Dealers for a cleanup at Mission Beach Park, 3000 Mission Blvd, San Diego, CA 92109.  All supplies are provided, but help reduce waste by bringing your own reusable water bottle, bucket to collect trash, and gardening or work gloves.  Volunteers are advised to wear comfortable closed toed shoes and sun protection.

Channel 933 will be on site for the cleanup playing music to enjoy while you volunteer, and all volunteers will score a pair of FREE tickets to the Del Mar Races for participating!

Unlike our normal cleanups, this cleanup does not have a registration page – just come out and join us, no need to register ahead-of-time!  Volunteers of all ages are welcome to participate, and all volunteers must sign a waiver regardless of age.  Minors under the age of 18 require a parent or guardian signature on their waiver form.

iHeart Media Cleanup with San Diego County Toyota Dealers

Join I Love A Clean San Diego, iHeart Media, and San Diego County Toyota Dealers for a cleanup at Mission Beach Park! All supplies are provided, but help reduce waste by bringing your own reusable water bottle, bucket to collect trash, and gardening or work gloves.  Volunteers are advised to wear comfortable closed toed shoes and sun protection.

Channel 933 will be on site for the cleanup playing music to enjoy while you volunteer!

Volunteers of all ages are welcome to participate, and all volunteers must sign a waiver regardless of age.  Minors under the age of 18 require a parent or guardian signature on their waiver form.