JUST ONE STATION: Volunteers clean up more than 10,000 pounds of debris from Peddocks Island

The Department of Conservation and Recreation organized a cleanup of Peddocks Island in Boston Harbor Sunday, with dozens of volunteers spending their day cleaning up debris in the water and on the beach.

“We have had over 200 volunteers out here in the past four days. We are super excited about this because Peddocks has had little mini clean ups here and there, but the extent of the debris over the years has really accumulated,” said Laura Ludwig, Director of the Marine Debris and Plastic Programs at the Center for Coastal Studies.

Volunteers collected dozens of bags of debris and trash. They even found large items including a couch, chair, and several tires.

Directors with the Center for Coastal Studies said without those willing to volunteer their time, clean ups like this one would