38 Volunteers at Esplanade Beach Cleanup

Four Pacific Beach Coalition volunteers, a dog and a site captain pose with the ocean in the background

We were treated to a sunny morning for our monthly beach cleanup at Esplanade Beach in Pacifica on Saturday, November 16, 2024. Thirty-eight volunteers, 10 of whom were teens from various Bay Area schools, joined us and collectively picked up:

  • 38 pounds of landfill trash
  • 7 pounds of recyclables
  • 1,896 cigarette butts

Perhaps the most fun and unusual find of the day was a small pirate rubber ducky. You never know what you might uncover during one of our cleanups.

Three volunteers pick up trash at a beach cleanup
A pirate rubber ducky
A family of four and a dog at a beach cleanup

Additionally, a family, who champions Pacific Beach Coalition, came down from San Francisco and revealed they’re “addicted” to beach cleanups. We love the enthusiasm and support!