This year, San Diego County coordinators asked students grades K-6 to make up and draw their own “trash monster" that could be found along the California coast if it were not for volunteer efforts of thousands during Coastal Cleanup Day and other cleanup events. Thanks to everyone who participated! Here is this year's winning artwork:
Coastal Cleanup Day 2012 involved 90 cleanup sites in San Diego County. The event's reach doesn't stop here. Coastal Cleanup Day is celebrated across California as well as all 50 states, and held in over 150 countries worldwide.