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Oregon Coast Spring Cleaning Yields Strange, Ugly Finds

Beach cleaning in Manzanita

(Oregon Coast) – It’s the Oregon coast’s version of a spring cleaning, with thousands joining and volunteering to clean up the state’s 362 miles of coastline.

Saturday’s Great Oregon Spring Beach Cleanup brought out 5,245 volunteers to take away the debris left by winter storms. SOLV (Stop Oregon Litter and Vandalism), which organizes the twice-yearly event, said volunteers removed some 46.5 tons of garbage and unwanted objects from the Oregon coast.

In spite of inclement weather, volunteers came out in droves, often shored up in rain gear.

Although many quaint and interesting items turned up in the volunteers’ SOLV bags, the most significant findings were lots of plastics debris, Styrofoam and other items injurious to sea life.

Storm debris in Newport (courtesy Starfish Point)

Odd objects always wind up the most interesting part of the review of each year’s cleanup. SOLV said oddities found this year include a working cell phone, dozens of “flip flops,” a refrigerator, an oven and a 100-foot irrigation pipe. In one area on the central coast, beach cleaners found over 20 tires, a lot of plastic, fluorescent light bulbs and two household water heaters.

In Lincoln County, Guy DiTorrice is the liaison for the cleanup day. He said many tires were found, as well as a discarded hide-a-bed. A beach trail north of Newport yielded two truckloads worth of trash, clothing and even mail left by what appear to be two individuals.

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