Beautify Brewster 2024 Recap

On Saturday, April 27, 236 volunteers took time out of their weekend to help make Brewster beautiful. The massive litter clean up covered approximately 29 miles of roadways, 1.25 miles of beaches and 2 miles of the Bike Trail. A total of 1,170 pounds of litter was picked up and responsibly managed as recycling or trash.

There were 390 less pounds of trash than 2023, but the individual “top five” continued to be the same group: cigarette butts (11,459), nips (2,564), beverage cans (1,045), food wrappings (763) and plastic bits (1,806). However, the number of nips collected decreased by 1,026 (30%) from 2023, demonstrating the success of Brewster’s recently introduced nips ban after only four months.

Volunteers were treated to lunch through the generosity of several local businesses. The Beautify Brewster team thanks all our volunteers and sponsors for their commitment to a more beautiful Brewster!