More than 1,200 Delaware volunteers hauled 21,000 pieces of trash off the coast
DNREC's 39th Coastal Cleanup, including Cape Henlopen State Park, pulled more than 3,800 pounds of litter a week before a nor'easter.
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More than 1,200 volunteers spent three hours on September 19 picking up the Delaware coast. State of Delaware News reported on October 5, 2026, that DNREC's 39th Coastal Cleanup removed 21,000 pieces of trash, more than 3,800 pounds, from shorelines, wetlands, and waterways. One of the gatherings was at Cape Henlopen State Park in Lewes. The cleanup landed a week before a nor'easter. The state said the storm later dumped a new line of debris, including pier pilings and construction material, which shoreline crews have been clearing since.
The volunteer tally is a snapshot of what was already on the sand, not a permanent fix. DNREC sends the item counts to a national cleanup dataset.
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