Surfrider Foundation
Surfrider Foundation volunteers protect the ocean, waves and beaches, and in 2025 they removed 338,383 pounds of trash from U.S. coasts (Surfrider).
Image: NASA (iss073e0257194).
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Explain Like I'm 10
- Surfrider is a group of people who love the beach and want it clean.
- Volunteers pick up trash so it doesn't hurt sea animals.
- They also count what they find to help stop plastic at the source.
The Five W's of Surfrider
Who
The Surfrider Foundation, a nonprofit grassroots activist network dedicated to protecting the ocean, waves and beaches for all people.
Source: Surfrider Foundation, About
What
Beach cleanups, science and local campaigns. Volunteers record what they pick up so the data can support solutions to plastic pollution.
When
In 2025, volunteers held 1,058 cleanups (organization figure).
Where
Along coastlines across the United States, run by local chapters.
Why
Trash on beaches harms wildlife and ends up in the ocean. Cleanup data show what to stop at the source.
Impact Statement
Nonprofit solution · active
In 2025, 34,058 Surfrider volunteers removed 338,383 pounds of trash and recyclables from U.S. coasts (organization figures).
Source: Surfrider Foundation, 2025 Beach Cleanup Report
For Further Information: Surfrider Foundation, About
Surfrider volunteers picked up 196,283 cigarette butts in 2025.
How This Saves People & the Planet
For People
Cleaner beaches are safer and healthier for everyone who visits them.
Source: Surfrider Foundation, About
For Nature
Every piece of trash removed is one less piece that can harm sea life (Surfrider).
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