Six Cleanup Challenge: A new kind of cleanup
San Diego Coastkeeper has a nice “solo cleanup” program tailored to encouraging folks to cleanup multiple locations in San Diego. If you live or are visiting the San Diego area, you should consider joining for a cleanup at a number of local beach sites. They do request that you download the well regarded Litterati App.
A NEW KIND OF CLEANUP
The Six Cleanup Challenge brings together adventure, volunteerism, and citizen science to challenge San Diegans to go beyond the beach cleanup. San Diego County is home to beautiful beaches, striking coastline, diverse neighborhoods, and secluded urban canyons and parks. With the Six Cleanup Challenge, you get to explore them all while collecting important citizen science data on debris types and concentrations throughout our coastal watersheds.
Check out our Six Cleanup Challenge Info Packet for more details.
HOW IT WORKS
Register: Participants can register to participate in the challenge either solo or in a team. Fill out this form to register.
Download Litterati: Litterati is an app that allows you to count and categorize debris. Its powerful image recognition technology means you simply take a photo of the trash you find, as opposed to recording your observations by hand. At least one person in the team will need to have a smartphone with the Litterati app downloaded. Enter the Six Cleanup Challenge – San Diego code: 600312 to get started.
Select your six sites: In order to successfully complete the challenge, you and your team will need to conduct six cleanups from the site list below. Cleanup sites are categorized into three groups: coastal, urban, and inland. Volunteers select two sites from each category. The site code next to the name is what you will enter into Litterati when you start your cleanup.
Conduct your cleanups: With your group, visit each of your six sites and pick up the debris you find, using your smart device to simply take pictures of the debris you collect, as you go. After each cleanup, submit your results in Litterati – enter the code for the location you cleaned up, upload your debris photos, and tag each item using Litterati’s AI system. You have one year from the date of your first cleanup to conduct all six cleanups! Need help? Check out our Litterati ‘How to’ Guide or other resources in the tab below.
Bask in your glory and collect your prizes: Once you and your group have completed all six cleanups, send us an email at cleanups@sdcoastkeeper.org with the sites you cleaned up. We will confirm that you have finished and ask for a mailing address to send your certificate of completion and Coastkeeper stickers to.
CLEANUP SITE MAP
Explore map for more information about the cleanup sites.
SITE LIST AND CODES
Coastal two Inland sites + two Urban sites plus two Inland sites.
Litterati Code: COASTOSDPDel Dios Gorge
Litterati Code: INLANDDDG San Marcos
Litterati Code: URBANSMC Carlsbad State Beach
Litterati Code: COASTCBSB Black Mountain
Litterati Code: INLANDBMT Mira Mesa
Litterati Code: URBANMIR Moonlight State Beach
Litterati Code: COASTMLSB Penasquitos Canyon
Litterati Code: INLANDPQC University City
Litterati Code: URBANUTC Torrey Pines State Beach/Reserve
Litterati Code: COASTPINE Rose Canyon
Litterati Code: INLANDRCT Clairemont
Litterati Code: URBANCLA La Jolla Shores
Litterati Code: COASTLJSB Mariam Bear Trail
Litterati Code: INLANDMBT Mission Hills
Litterati Code: URBANMSH Pacific Beach
Litterati Code: COASTPBCP Mission Trails
Litterati Code: INLANDMSS North Park/South Park
Litterati Code: URBANNSP Mission Beach
Litterati Code: COASTMSSN Tecolote Canyon
Litterati Code: INLANDTCT Downtown San Diego
Litterati Code: URBANDSD Mission Bay
Litterati Code: COASTMBAY Jupiter Canyon
Litterati Code: INLANDJUP Barrio Logan
Litterati Code: URBANBLC Ocean Beach
Litterati Code: COASTOBOB Sweetwater Regional Park
Litterati Code: INLANDSRP Paradise Hills
Litterati Code: URBANPHC Imperial Beach
Litterati Code: COASTIBIB Otay Valley Regional Park
Litterati Code: INLANDOVP Chula Vista
Litterati Code: URBANCHU
*Codes are listed next to site options – after you’ve conducted a cleanup, and you’re ready to upload your data to Litterati, open the app and enter the code for the site you cleaned up. Join the site cleanup challenge, and then upload and tag your pictures.
CHALLENGE ACCEPTED?
Ready to take on the Six Cleanup Challenge? Fill out the form to register.
Have more questions? Read our information packet for more details or get in touch with our marine programs coordinator.