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, seeing participation grow from 7 to over 1,000 volunteers. The clean ups have removed hundreds of thousands of pounds of trash from local beaches and waterways.