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Local Volunteers Clean Up the Coast

Residents unite for a coastal cleanup Saturday at sites throughout Los Angeles, including the South Bay.

Residents gathered to pick up debris from local beaches and parks Saturday as part of Coastal Cleanup Day.

There were roughly 60 designated cleanup sites along the coast and inland where volunteers removed cigarette butts, cans, bottles, plastic bags and any other debris that would eventually end up on beaches and in the ocean.

At , Palos Verdes residents volunteered, including some candidates.

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The event was coordinated throughout the county by Santa Monica-based Heal the Bay and was part of a global volunteer event led by the Ocean Conservancy.

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