Over 1000 Pounds of Trash Removed in New Year’s Beach Cleanup
- 4 February 2025
- Category: SJC News District 3 District 4 District 5
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Over 1,000 Pounds of Trash Removed from St. Johns County Beaches during New Year’s Trash Bash Beach Cleanup
On January 24, St. Johns County successfully hosted a county-wide beach cleanup event. The second annual New Year’s Trash Bash was organized under the umbrella of St. Johns County’s Award-Winning Get Hooked Anti-Litter Initiative and in partnership with St. Johns River State College for their Vikings Day of Service. The St. Johns County Office of Public Affairs produced a video recapping the collaborative cleanup efforts.
In attendance was Krista Joseph, Chair of the Board of County Commissioners, District 4, as well as Commissioner Ann Taylor, District 5, and Commissioner Clay Murphy, District 3.
“Trash Bash is great, but it needs to be every day,” said Joseph. “This is our county. This is our life. This is our back yard. We want to take care of it.”
“If everybody would just pick up something when they see it, how much that would help overall,” said Commissioner Taylor. “It just takes a little bit from each of us.”
A total of 250 volunteers from 20 different county departments and community organizations teamed up for the event. Together, they were able to clean up over 1,000 pounds of trash across eight different locations.
“This is another great project to bring people together and to get something done for the beaches of St. Johns County,” said Commissioner Murphy. “People are stepping up, and I’m so proud of them.”
St. Johns County will host another county-wide beach cleanup event in May for the start of sea turtle nesting season.