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Over 700 Volunteers Help Clean Up San Mateo's Shorelines
Volunteers collected 15 cubic yards of debris, 1.5 cubic yards of recycling and five pounds of cigarette butts.
SAN MATEO, CA — Over 700 volunteers helped clean up San Francisco Bay and the Marina Lagoon shorelines on Saturday as part of Coastal Cleanup Day, with San Mateo volunteers showing up at Ryder Park.
Volunteers collected 15 cubic yards of debris, 1.5 cubic yards of recycling and five pounds of cigarette butts, according to the city of San Mateo.
Bayfront Cleanup on Saturday saw over 700 volunteers clean up the shorelines at Ryder Park and Marina Lagoon. 🌎🏆 #EarthHeroes Contest winners listed here: https://t.co/zLug5fexyj. See you next year #SanMateo! #BayfrontCleanup #CaliforniaCoastalCleanup #TeamUptoCleanup pic.twitter.com/OzsyWPD5UD
— City of San Mateo (@CityofSanMateo) September 21, 2021
There were over 50 cleanup locations throughout San Mateo County. In San Mateo, participants were awarded for picking up the heaviest item, strangest item and most valuable item.
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The winners were:
Heaviest Item
1st place: Madison Verner
2nd place: Tristan Levadoux
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Strangest Item
1st place: Kyle Crawford
2nd place: Evelyn Cisneros
3rd place: Bellarmine Friends
Most Valuable Item
1st place: Yasunari Shimizu
2nd place: Ethan
3rd place: Grace Liu
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