Over 700 Volunteers Help Clean Up San Mateo's Shorelines

San Mateo CA

21 September, 2021

1:46 PM

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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. The winners were: Heaviest Item 1st place: Madison Verner 2nd place: Tristan Levadoux 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 Click here for more information on the Bayfront Cleanup.