Help Florida Realtors ‘Clean Up Florida Waters’
The major cleanup effort continues throughout July, as Realtors and others clear trash and debris from beaches, lakes and other waterways in their communities.
ORLANDO, Fla. —Realtors® across the state and other volunteers are making a splash this July by clearing trash and debris from Florida’s beaches, lakes and other waterways as part of Florida Realtors® “Clean Up Florida Waters” effort.
Participants in last year’s campaign removed over 32 tons of trash to protect one of the state’s most precious natural resources. That’s more than the weight of a fully loaded garbage truck.
In 2024, Florida Realtors Clean Up Florida Waters events – 141 in all – spanned 185 miles and included 3,040 participants who logged a collective 520 volunteer hours. Event participants collected 41% more debris than they did during 2023’s effort.
“Realtors know that our beautiful beaches and outstanding waterways are one of the major reasons so many people love to live in – and visit – the Sunshine State,” said 2025 Florida Realtors® President Tim Weisheyer, broker-owner, Dream Builders Realty and dbrCommercial Real Estate Services in Central Florida. “We know every one of us can make a difference. Working together, we can help preserve our waterways so that everyone can enjoy them now and for future generations.”
The statewide cleanup effort, now in its fifth year, encourages Realtors and residents to plan events in their communities to pick up trash and clean lakes, rivers, streams, retention ponds, bays, Intracoastal Waterway, Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean.
The program also encourages local groups to partner with existing environmental groups, such as the Coastal Conservation Association (CCA), local CCA chapters, state Waterkeepers organizations, Captains for Clean Water and Keep Florida Beautiful.
Florida Realtors is a Keep Florida Beautiful Gold Sun Level partner, which means that local Keep Florida Beautiful affiliate organizations may join forces with Realtor groups to help with local waterway cleanup efforts.
Stellar MLS is the main sponsor for Florida Realtors’ Clean Up Florida Waters; additional sponsors are Real MLS and Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) For more information about the event or to see where some local Realtor associations are doing cleanups, visit Florida Realtors Clean Up Florida Waters.
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