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15,000 Pounds Of Trash Picked Up In Coastal Cleanup Effort In Ventura, Santa Barbara Counties

The totals from local part of an international environmental cleanup effort are staggering.

An army of more than 4,000 volunteers in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties picked up more than 15,000 pounds of trash during Coastal Cleanup Day Saturday.

The volunteers covered more than 110 miles of coastline. Some of the most unusual things picked up during the cleanup included the front grill of a car, a graduation gown, a weather balloon, a giant teddy bear and a fire hose.