Help Clean Up Berkeley Beaches This Weekend

BERKELEY, NJ — Help keep Berkeley's beaches clean from litter this weekend with Clean Ocean Action's annual Fall Beach Sweeps.

It's set for Oct. 18 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in locations across the state.

Clean Ocean Action launched the Beach Sweeps program in 1985 as a way to rid beaches of unsightly and harmful debris. Since the group's inception, volunteers have removed more than 8 million pieces of trash. Read more: Uncooked Ham, Bedpan Among Bizarre Trash Found On NJ Beaches

Volunteers are needed to help pick up trash. You can register through Clean Ocean Action here. Registration is required.

Volunteers are asked to bring gloves and a trash bucket. Dress for the weather and wear hard-soled shoes.

The Berkeley locations (and some nearby) include:

• Berkeley
  • Amherst Beach Parking lot (meet at Amherst Beach Parking lot, then move on to Allen Road and Butler)
  • Island Beach State Park Bathing Pavilion #1 (South of Seaside Park)
• Ocean Gate
  • Ocean Gate Beach (228 E Longport Ave.)
• Seaside Heights
  • Grant Avenue Beach (Seaside Heights Boardwalk)
• Seaside Park
  • Midway Beach at 6th Ln. (48 Ocean Ave., Seaside Park, NJ 08752; near Midway Beach Condominium Association)
  • Stockton Ave (Stockton Ave. & Boardwalk, Seaside Park, NJ 08752; near Funtown Beach)
  • 5th Ave Beach (5th Ave. & Boardwalk, Seaside Park NJ 08752)