About the waterway cleanup
The county's largest & longest-running environmental event
For nearly five decades, the Broward County Waterway Cleanup has brought our community together to protect the waterways that define South Florida.
The 49th Annual Waterway Cleanup was another incredible reminder of what can happen when people come together with a shared purpose. More than 1,300 volunteers joined us across 37 cleanup sites, removing 20 tons of trash from local waterways in just one morning.
Students earning community service hours, families volunteering together, scouts, Sea Cadets, and longtime participants all played a role in continuing this growing tradition of environmental stewardship. Many of these volunteers are part of a legacy that has been passed down through generations since the cleanup first began in 1976.
Through the Waterway Cleanup Scholarship Contest, MIASF also awarded more than $2,000 in scholarships to Broward County students whose creativity and passion for protecting our marine environment stood out.
The Waterway Cleanup is more than a single day of service, it’s a community tradition that continues to grow each year.
See you on Saturday, March 6, 2027!
About the Marine industries Association of South Florida
The Marine Industries Association of South Florida (MIASF) is the largest marine trade organization in the Southeast United States dedicated to promoting, protecting, and growing the 121,000 middle class jobs in Broward County and 142,000 jobs regionally in marine businesses promoting boating lifestyles from family cruising and fishing to yachts and the goods and services that sustain them, driving the economic output to $9.9 billion in Broward County and $18.5 billion regionally.
Created in 1961, the not-for-profit trade group is focused on the sound growth of the marine industry in the South Florida Region to benefit its members, their customers, communities and the environment. The Association has over 500 members in Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach Counties and is the owner of the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show.
Through the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, advocacy efforts, programs and services of MIASF have combined to raise the professionalism of the industry and awareness of its impact and contributions by the public, elected, and regulatory officials at the local, state, and federal levels. Members have fostered a reputation for the region to be known as the goods and service center of the world for the yachting and marine community.
2025 Waterway Cleanup by the numbers
1,300+ volunteer participants
$2,000+ scholarships given to students
1,300+ volunteer participants
20 tons of trash removed
$2,000+ scholarships given to students
1,300+ volunteer participants
200+ watercrafts used by volunteers
$2,000+ scholarships given to students
$2,000+ scholarships given to students