Volunteers Invited to “Get the Trash Out of the Splash” during the 39th Annual Alabama Coastal Cleanup on September 19
Are you looking for an opportunity to get outside with friends and family and do something that benefits your community and the environment? If so, you are encouraged to take part in the state’s largest single-day volunteer cleanup event, the 39th Annual Alabama Coastal Cleanup. The event will take place in Baldwin, Mobile and Escambia counties on Saturday, September 19, 2026, from 8 a.m. until noon.
“This annual event is a testament to what communities can accomplish when they come together to take care for the places they love,” said Chris Blankenship, Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR). “The Alabama Coastal Cleanup demonstrates what state agencies, business, industry and volunteers can do when working together for the benefit of all Alabamians. Without our volunteers and sponsors, this event would not be possible. I am grateful for their generous efforts in keeping our coastal areas beautiful.”
Alabama’s Coastal Cleanup is part of the International Coastal Cleanup, an effort to remove marine debris from coastal waters around the world. The event is coordinated by ADCNR’s State Lands Division and Alabama People Against a Littered State (ALPALS). Since 1987, more than 115,000 volunteers have participated in the Alabama Coastal Cleanup and removed 900 tons of marine debris from beaches, roadways, bayous, backwater and other coastal areas.
Volunteers are needed for all of the 33 cleanup zones in Mobile, Baldwin and Escambia counties. Zone coordinators will distribute trash grabbers, large trash bags, recycling bags, gloves and other cleanup supplies to participants. A limited number of t-shirts, scout badges and window decals will be available to participants on a first come, first served basis.
In addition to removing various forms of marine debris, many of the plastic bottles and aluminum cans collected will be recycled. The types of debris will be recorded at each zone by participating volunteers. Data collected over the years helps provide insight into the issue of marine debris and generates efforts to better understand its causes and mitigate it in the future.
The 39th Alabama Coastal Cleanup is made possible by the generous support of the 2026 Title Sponsor the Poarch Band of Creek Indians. Additional sponsors and volunteer organizations include CoastAL, Flora-Bama, Airbus, Bebo’s Express, Ike’s Beach Service, Alabama Power, Baldwin County Solid Waste Authority, City of Gulf Shores, City of Orange Beach, Coast 360, Coastal Conservation Association-Alabama, Compass Media, Gulf Shores & Orange Beach Tourism, Home Depot, Kommerling USA, LuLu’s, Mobile Bay National Estuary Program, Riviera Utilities, Rock & Roll Offs, Baldwin County Sewer Service, Ocean Conservancy, Osprey Initiative, Thompson Engineering, Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Alabama Department of Transportation, Alabama Farmers Cooperative, ALFA Insurance, Association of County Commissions of Alabama, Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Honda, and Vulcan Materials Company.
For more information about how to participate, coastal zones, zone captains, start times and safety tips, visit AlabamaCoastalCleanup.com or call (251) 621-1216.
You can also follow the Alabama Coastal Cleanup on Facebook at facebook.com/AlabamaCoastalCleanup.
Learn more about Alabama PALS at alpals.org.
ADCNR promotes wise stewardship, management and enjoyment of Alabama’s natural resources through four divisions: Marine Resources, State Lands, State Parks, and Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries. Learn more at outdooralabama.com.
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