The International Coastal Clean Up was established in 1986 in Texas and has since grown to engage over half a million volunteers across 100 countries annually. In 1993, an 8-year-old girl organized Monroe County, New York's involvement after learning about the program. She has continued organizing the local clean up effort each year, engaging hundreds of volunteers, and collecting thousands of pounds of trash. Her work helps support environmental protection legislation by documenting and categorizing collected waste.