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, 96 KB].)

Need more information? See Overview and Index for a full list of COASTSWEEP website content, or email your questions to [e-mail]. We are always happy to help new volunteers!

North Shore (Salisbury to Revere)

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: 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: 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: Hull 
Beach: Nantasket Beach 
Date: 9/21/25 
Time: 10:00 AM 
Coordinator: Kelley Abatzis 
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: 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]

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: 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: Dennis 
Beach: West Dennis Beach 
Date: 9/21/25 
Time: 9:00 AM 
Coordinator: Louise Swider 
Organization: N/A 
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]

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

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: 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 - (Cleanups of rivers, ponds, and lakes that are not on the coast)

No public cleanups scheduled. Please check back later.

Underwater Cleanups

No public cleanups scheduled. Please check back later.

Become a Cleanup Coordinator

Don't see a cleanup in your community? Sign up to be a cleanup coordinator. Please email [e-mail] to receive a notification when sign ups begin.

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.