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CURRENT ORGANIZATIONAL STATS

total trash collected

61,541 LBS

TOTAL LITTER WEIGHT COLLECTED (2018 - Present)

trash-weight-below

61,012 LBS

TOTAL LITTER WEIGHT COLLECTED
(UNDER SURFACE)

trash-weight-above water

529 LBS

TOTAL LITTER WEIGHT COLLECTED
(ABOVE SURFACE)

miles

116.51 Miles

TOTAL UNDEWATER MILES CLEANED

volunteer-hours

11,338

TOTAL VOLUNTEER HOURS

scuba-diver

381

TOTAL CLEAN UP DIVES

About Us

Our mission is to fight back against plastic and all forms of pollution in our global environment, both on land and under the surface.

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Lake Tahoe

Through data collection, collaborating with environmental scientists, extensive research dives and outreach in the community we have discovered pollution issues within the community and under the surface of numerous lakes in the Tahoe Basin including Lake Tahoe. To tackle these issues we perform scuba clean ups and implement litter mitigation strategies in areas of need.

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Where our founder originally was inspired to clean up the plastic and performed research trips and beach clean-ups in 2018. 

2023 Programs and Projects

Our NPO’s flagship project was the first ever human-powered circumnavigation of Lake Tahoe using SCUBA, and was the largest ever trash-clean up in Lake Tahoe’s history. In 2022 we expanded to Mammoth Lakes, CA as well as hit June Lake, Fallen Leaf Lake and did the monitoring and deep litter surveys in Donner Lake. This winter we have returned to Lake Tahoe to monitor submerged litter issues on the Nevada side as well as explore deeper litter accumulation at depths of +/-70 feet. Please click the link below to find out more information about our 2023 projects.

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How You Can Help

Litter is a big problem, but there’s lots of ways you can help make an impact:

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"Clean Up the Lake. That's the name, but more importantly the rallying cry, of a nonprofit in the Lake Tahoe area."

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