COASTSWEEP Cleanup List

Volunteer for beach cleanups organized by the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM).

COASTSWEEP cleanups are held from August to November, with most in September and October. By the middle of August each year, the cleanup list is posted below and updated through November.

Please be sure to contact coordinators to let them know you are coming. (Note: Private cleanups that do not seek additional volunteers are also held as part of COASTSWEEP. See the Private COASTSWEEP Cleanup List [PDF, 233 KB].)

Don't see a cleanup in your community? Sign up to be a cleanup coordinator by emailing [e-mail]. For more information, see Overview and Index of COASTSWEEP Information, or email questions to [e-mail]. We are always happy to help volunteers!

North Shore (Salisbury to Revere)

Town: Gloucester 
Beach: Good Harbor Beach 
Date: 9/11/25 
Time: 1:00 PM 
Coordinator: Zach Dench 
Organization: GMGI 
Email: [e-mail] 
Phone: [phone]

Town: Danvers 
Beach: Sandy Beach 
Date: 9/27/25 
Time: 8:00 AM 
Coordinator: Alicia Lenci 
Organization: N/A 
Email: [e-mail] 
Phone: [phone]

Town: Salisbury
Beach: Salisbury State Beach Reservation 
Date: 9/27/25
Time: 11:00 AM 
Coordinator: Erika Richard 
Organization: White Moon Holistic Healing 
Email: [e-mail] 
Phone: [phone]

Town: Gloucester 
Beach: Stage Fort Park 
Date: 9/28/25 
Time: 10:00 AM 
Coordinator: Ted Maney 
Organization: Boston Sea Rovers 
Email: [e-mail] 
Phone: [phone]

Town: Nahant 
Beach: Short Beach 
Date: 9/28/25 
Time: 11:00 AM 
Coordinator: Vi Patek 
Organization: Nahant SWIM 
Email: [e-mail] 
Phone: [phone]

Boston Harbor (Winthrop to Weymouth)

Town: Winthrop
Beach: Yirrell Beach 
Date: 9/7/25 
Time: 9:00 AM 
Coordinator: Kim Dimes 
Organization: Winthrop Conservation Commission 
Email: [e-mail] 
Phone: [phone]

Town: Dorchester, Milton, Mattapan, Hyde Park, Canton, Norwood, Quincy, Walpole
Beach: Squantum Point Park, Tenean Beach, Neponset Landing, Riverside Ave., Granite Ave., Neponset Greenway Trail, Neponset Greenway Canopy Walk, Belnel Neighborhood, Martini Shell Park, Canton Park and Ride, Alevizos Park and Ellis Pond, Bird Pond & Endean Trail
Date:  9/27/25
Time:  9:00 AM
Coordinator:  Meher Khanna
Organization: Neponset River Watershed Association
Email: [e-mail]
Phone:  [phone]

Town: Quincy
Beach: Wollaston Beach
Date: 9/27/25 
Time: 10:00 AM 
Coordinator: Maureen Mazrimas 
Organization: Friends of Wollaston Beach 
Email: [e-mail] 
Phone: [phone]

Town: Winthrop 
Beach: Fishermans Bend on Winthrop St and Corinha Beach on Sunnyside Ave 
Date: 10/5/25 
Time: 9:00 AM 
Coordinator: Kim Dimes 
Organization: Winthrop Conservation Commission 
Email: [e-mail] 
Phone: [phone]

South Shore (Hingham to Plymouth)

Town: Duxbury
Beach: Duxbury Beach
Date: 9/6/25
Time: 9:00 AM
Coordinator: Ksenya Antonevich
Organization: Nordic Walking Club
Email: [e-mail]
Phone: [phone]

Town: Hull 
Beach: Nantasket Beach 
Date: 9/20/25 
Time: 10:00 AM 
Coordinator: Kelley Abatzis 
Organization: N/A 
Email: [e-mail] 
Phone: [phone]

Town: Plymouth 
Beach: Plymouth Long Beach 
Date: 9/20/25 
Time: 9:30 AM 
Coordinator: Donna McCarthy 
Organization: Parrot Head Club of Eastern Massachusetts 
Email: [e-mail] 
Phone: N/A

Town: Plymouth 
Beach: White Horse Beach 
Date: 9/20/25 
Time: 9:30 AM 
Coordinator: Mike Molnar 
Organization: Manomet Conservation Sciences 
Email: [e-mail] 
Phone: [phone]

Town: Plymouth
Beach: Nelson Street Beach 
Date: 9/27/25 
Time: 10:00 AM 
Coordinator: Carlos Fragata 
Organization: N/A 
Email: [e-mail] 
Phone: [phone]

Town: Hull 
Beach: Nantasket Beach 
Date: 10/11/25 
Time: 10:00 AM 
Coordinator: Ann Ambiel 
Organization: N/A 
Email: [e-mail] 
Phone: [phone]

Town: Marshfield 
Beach: Rexhame Beach 
Date: 10/12/25 
Time: 9:00 AM 
Coordinator: Michelle Walty 
Organization: N/A 
Email: [e-mail] 
Phone: [phone]

Town: Duxbury 
Beach: Duxbury Beach Reservation 
Date: 10/18/25 
Time: 9:30 AM 
Coordinator: Susan MacCallum 
Organization: Duxbury Beach Reservation, Inc. 
Email: [e-mail] 
Phone: [phone]

Town: Cohasset 
Beach: Sandy Beach 
Date: 11/2/25 
Time: 10:00 am 
Coordinator: Nicholas Welz 
Organization: Tetra Tech Inc 
Email: [e-mail] 
Phone: [phone]

Cape Cod (Bourne to Provincetown)

Town: Barnstable 
Beach: Sandy Neck Beach Park 
Date: 9/14/25 
Time: 9:00 AM 
Coordinator: Donna Bragg 
Organization: Town of Barnstable 
Email: [e-mail] 
Phone: [phone]

Town: Provincetown 
Beach: Long Point 
Date: 9/20/25 
Time: 9:00 AM 
Coordinator: Jesse Mechling 
Organization: Center for Coastal Studies 
Email: [e-mail] 
Phone: [phone]

Town: Sagamore (Bourne) 
Beach: Scusset Beach State Reservation 
Date: 9/20/25 
Time: 2:00 PM 
Coordinator: Ann Ambiel 
Organization: N/A 
Email: [e-mail] 
Phone: [phone]

Town: West Dennis 
Beach: West Dennis Beach 
Date: 9/20/25 
Time: 9:00 AM 
Coordinator: Louise Swider 
Organization: N/A 
Email: [e-mail] 
Phone: [phone] or [phone]

Town: Brewster 
Beach: Brewster Bay Shoreline 
Date: 9/28/25 
Time: 10:00 AM 
Coordinator: Ryan Burch 
Organization: Town of Brewster Department of Natural Resources 
Email: [e-mail] 
Phone: [phone]

Town: Hyannis 
Beach: Kalmus Beach 
Date: 10/11/25 
Time: 7:00 AM 
Coordinator: Kaitlyn Carpenter 
Organization: Barnstable Marine and Environmental Affairs 
Email: [e-mail] 
Phone: [phone]

Town: Harwich 
Beach: Seymour Pond Beach, Long Pond-Cahoon Road Beach, Earl/Rd.Gray Neck Rd./Brooks Rd. Beaches, Pleasant Rd Beach, Bank St Beach, Red River Beach, Sand Pond Beach, Bells Neck-West Reservoir, Herring River Boat Launch-Rt 28, Cove Landing Rd. Boat Launch, Long Pond Dr. Beach 
Date: 10/25/25 
Time: 9:00 AM 
Coordinator: Connor O’Brien 
Organization: Harwich Conservation Commission 
Email: [e-mail] 
Phone: [phone]

Town: Yarmouth 
Beach: Bass Hole Beach, Bayview Beach, Colonial Acres Beach, Englewood Beach, Parker’s River Beach, Seagull Beach, Seaview Beach, Smuggler’s Beach, South Middle Beach 
Date: 11/1/25 
Time: 8:00 AM 
Coordinator: Joe Jerolimo 
Organization: Town of Yarmouth-Conservation Department 
Email: [e-mail] 
Phone: [phone]

Islands (Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, and the Elizabeth Islands)

Town: Edgartown 
Beach: Chappaquiddick Island - Wasque Beach, East Beach, Chappy Beach Club 
Date: 9/20/25 
Time: 9:00 AM 
Coordinator: Laurisa Rich 
Organization: Vineyard Conservation Society 
Email: [e-mail] 
Phone: [phone]

Town: Gosnold 
Beach: Cuttyhunk Island-Barges Beach, Channel Beach, Churches Beach, West End Beach, Jetty Beach 
Date: 9/20/25 
Time: 12:00 PM 
Coordinator: Michelle Carvalho 
Organization: Cuttyhunk STEAM Academy 
Email: [e-mail] 
Phone: [phone]

Town: Nantucket 
Beach: Nantucket Beaches 
Date: Saturdays through the fall 
Time: Mornings 
Coordinator: William O’Connell 
Organization: Clean Team Nantucket 
Email: [e-mail] 
Phone: [phone]

South Coastal (Wareham to Seekonk)

Town: Dartmouth 
Beach: Jones Beach 
Date: 10/18/25 
Time: TBD 
Coordinator: Mary Lou Nicholson 
Organization: Be the Solution to Pollution 
Email: [e-mail] 
Phone: [phone]

Town: Fairhaven 
Beach: Fort Phoenix State Reservation 
Date: 10/25/25 
Time: 1:00 PM 
Coordinator: Ann Ambiel 
Organization: N/A 
Email: [e-mail] 
Phone: [phone]

Town: Westport 
Beach: Horseneck Beach 
Date: 11/8/25 
Time: 1:00 PM 
Coordinator: Ann Ambiel 
Organization: N/A 
Email: [e-mail] 
Phone: [phone]

Town: Dartmouth 
Beach: Demarest Lloyd State Park 
Date: 11/22/25 
Time: 1:00 PM 
Coordinator: Ann Ambiel 
Organization: N/A 
Email: [e-mail] 
Phone: [phone]

Inland Cleanups (rivers, ponds, and lakes not on the coast)

Town: Milton 
Beach: Houghton’s Pond 
Date: 10/18/25 
Time: 10:00 AM 
Coordinator: John Harrell 
Organization: Friends of the Blue Hills 
Email:  [e-mail] 
Phone: [phone]

Underwater Cleanups

No public cleanups scheduled. Please check back later.

Get Data and Information

Check out the Summaries of Annual Cleanups for links to an overview and statistics from past years of COASTSWEEP cleanups.

To learn about what marine debris is and how to reduce it, see More on Marine Debris.

And see the COASTSWEEP Contact Information for a staff list and contact details.