Hollywood is looking to its residents to help keep their beach clean.
The city's public works department, along with HandsOn Broward, organizes the monthly Hollywood Beach Sweep.
Lori Underwood, administrative secretary with the city who helps run the program, said the cleanups help encourage others to do the same.
"People are more conscientious about putting their garbage in the garbage can instead of throwing it next to the garbage can," she said. "I think they see the people cleaning up, and it encourages other people."
Volunteer Bryneisha Johnson, of Hollywood, said more than 20 bags of trash were filled during the most recent cleanup.
"People don't come to the beach to see trash; they come for the beautiful scenery," she said. "It's a good cause, and it's a win-win situation for everybody."
The city organizes the volunteers and supplies the trash bags, rubber gloves, hand sanitizer and water. Underwood said the effort is a successful one, bringing in about 300 volunteers a month, some from as far as Coral Gables.
"Anybody that wants to come in is welcome to. We have a lot of people who just show up because they just want to help out," she said. "The people who show up to help, they come because they care."
"I've seen a lot of people help us out," Johnson said. "Some people that didn't come to volunteer, but they helped us out anyway. It was nice."
The beach sweeps, which are done the second Saturday of the month, are typically from 7 to 11 a.m. and meet at Charnow Park, 300 Connecticut St., but the Oct. 11 one will be from 8 a.m. to noon and meet at North Beach Park, 3601 N. Ocean Drive.
For more information, visit Hollywoodfl.org, click on Public Works under the Departments tab and click on Keep Hollywood Beautiful.
Joe Rondone can be reached at jrondone@tribune.com.