Cleanup results
Cleanup on 10/23/2026 at Mission Beach by San Diego
ORGANIZED BY San Diego
DATE 10/23/2026
TYPE Land
LOCATION Mission Beach
20
# of volunteers
80
pounds of trash
ITEMS COLLECTED
271
Cigarette Butts
131
Plastic fragments smaller than a dime
111
Plastic Bottle Caps + Rings
95
Plastic Food Wrappers (candy, chip bags, etc)
94
Foam fragments smaller than a dime
78
Plastic Straws
78
Plastic fragments larger than a dime
58
Paper Napkins
56
Plastic Lids (yogurt lids, coffee lids, etc)
49
Foam fragments larger than a dime
48
Metal Bottle Caps
42
Plastic Forks, Knives, Spoons
28
Plastic Bags (other: zip-lock, trash, etc)
25
Paper/Wood Fragments/Pieces
24
Toothpicks/Floss
23
Disinfectant wipes
21
Plastic Bottles (beverage)
21
Plastic Cups
18
Plastic Cigar Tips
15
Plastic Bags (shopping/grocery)
15
Zip Ties
15
Wood Coffee/Drink Stirrers
14
Plastic Stirrers
13
Foam Cups
12
Bandaids
11
Aluminum Cans (beverage)
10
Juice Boxes
10
Plastic Film/Wrapper (non-food or unknown)
10
Glass Fragments
9
Balloons
8
Paper Bags
8
Paper Straws
8
Metal Fragments
7
Plastic Cigarette Lighters
7
Large foam pieces
6
Plastic Tobacco Packaging/Wrap
6
Glass Bottles (beverage)
6
Latex Gloves
5
Foam Take-Out Food Containers
5
Single-use weed containers
5
Treated Wood (i.e. pallets; NOT driftwood)
3
Paper Cigarette Boxes
2
Nurdles (small pre-production plastic pellets)
2
Plates (plastic)
2
Take-Out Food Containers (plastic)
2
Tampons/Tampon Applicators
2
Paper Cups
1
Hooks/Sinkers/Lures
1
Rope (1 yard = 1 piece)
1
Dog poop bags
