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Get out your gloves for the 5th A nnual Great Port Cleanup on April 11 to support trash-free waters. Join community volunteers and port partners to help remove marine debris and trash in local port sites, much of which originates from elsewhere. Locations include AJ Palonis Gandy Park South, Desoto Park and more. Close-toed are required as you may need to head into the mangroves to retrieve litter.
In 2021, the inaugural Great Port Cleanup won the American Association of Port Authorities’ Lighthouse Award of Excellence for Environmental Enhancement and became a model for seaports in the Western Hemisphere to emulate.
– Eve Lederman, The 100 Companies