Alabama Coastal Cleanup Sept. 21 draws 600 volunteers, removing trash around Mobile Bay and Gulf

By: Donna Cope

Thanks to around 600 Alabama Coastal Cleanup volunteers who worked this weekend, coastal areas around Mobile and the state’s sugar-white beaches are sparkling clean.

Volunteers gave an estimated 2,400 manhours to clean the Gulf Coast Saturday, Sept. 21, descending on beaches, marshy areas and coastal roadways from 8 a.m. to noon. Total trash tonnage removed during the state’s largest one-day volunteer cleanup will probably take a week to determine, said Alabama Coastal Cleanup Coordinator Cory Powell, who is waiting for data from zone captains.

Volunteer groups, including about 50 Alabama Power employees, scoured the land and waterways during the 37th annual event. Boaters with nets pulled debris from Mobile Bay; people removed hand trash along the Mobile causeway; kayakers navigated swampy areas to pick up hand trash, such as bottles, paper and cans; and numerous boats traveled the waterways to remove debris.

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