Thank you to everyone who participated in New Hampshire Coastal Cleanup 2022!
A Recap
We set a goal to clean every beach in the state during the month of September for the New Hampshire Coastal Cleanup 2022. We are happy to share 438 people helped us remove 20,151 pieces of debris from the beach weighing in at 443 pounds!
You helped us clean a beach 43 times in the month of September!
While we didn’t meet our original goal of cleaning EVERY beach in NH, we are impressed with the amount of time you spent cleaning the beach! We just barely missed our original goal: every beach was cleaned in September except North Hampton State Beach.
We don’t know why no one wanted to clean this small, beautiful bit of coastline, but we do know that we cleaned many of New Hampshire’s most littered beaches multiple times. You helped us clean Foss Beach 5 times and Hampton Beach more than 20 times!
The Results Are In
Check out the data and photos from NHCC 2022!
| Number of Cleanups | 43 |
| Adult Volunteers | 272 |
| Youth Volunteers | 166 |
| Weight of Debris Collected | 443 |
| Count of Debris Collected | 20,151 |
You collected these items from the beach and more…
| Top 4 Items Collected | Item Count |
| Cigarette butts | 7,070 |
| Plastic wrappers | 2,080 |
| Plastic pieces (5mm-2.5cm) | 1,664 |
| Foam pieces (5mm-2.5cm | 1,040 |
All of this data contributes to our research and will be submitted to the Ocean Conservancy to be compiled with data collected all over the world for the International Coastal Cleanup effort.
Thank you for working hard to make our beaches clean and making the ocean a cleaner, healthier home for marine life!
Get Involved
- Join our Monthly Winter Cleanup on the first Saturday of each month at Hampton Beach! All ages welcome, registration required.
- Adopt A Beach! Want to make a commitment to spending time outdoors, serving your community, and protecting marine life? Choose a beach and clean it once a month. We provide the supplies and the know-how, and you help marine life!
Thank you to these generous sponsors for supporting this event:
Sprague Energy
Meredith Village Savings Bank
This project was funded, in part, by NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management under the Coastal Zone Management Act in conjunction with the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services Coastal Program.
