Volunteers Clean Up 1,401 Pieces of Trash From Ballard Park

Published on September 24, 2025

On Saturday, September 20, 39 volunteers cleaned up 1,401 pieces of trash totaling 477 pounds at Ballard Park in Melbourne.

The volunteers worked tirelessly all morning picking up every bit of trash they could find in the park and in the water along the park.

The top five items were:

• 214 cigarette butts;
• 193 food wrappers;
• 64 plastic bottle caps;
• 69 pieces of foam packaging; and 
• 357 tiny pieces of plastic, foam, glass and paper. 

The clean-up event was part of International Coastal Cleanup, a worldwide effort to help eliminate trash from beaches and waterways. More information about International Coastal Cleanup is available from the Ocean Conservancy.

To learn more about litter clean-up events in Brevard County, contact the ECO Division at recycle@mlbfl.org or visit Keep Brevard Beautiful.