Please note: Floatopia did not take place in “Chicks Beach”. It was in Ocean Park.
Large amounts of trash left on beach after ‘Floatopia’ upsets Virginia Beach residents Wtkr.com
“Lots of floats, lots of wood, lots of things to party with. Beer cans and different types of food. Sock were everywhere,” Marino said. Appalled and disgusted by the trash, long time Virginia Beach resident Melissa Noel posted a video to Facebook to help spread the word of keeping the beaches clean.
10 tons of trash collected after Floatopia event at Chic’s Beach WAVY.com
“All kinds of garbage, trash, bottles, towels, pieces of clothing, mats, cans,” said Drew Lankford, with the City of Virginia Beach Public Works Department. Video of the trash quickly went viral on social media causing a lot of anger among the community. “You know, it’s not a whole lot of effort to clean up after yourself,” Lankford said.
‘Floatopia’ beach-goers leave 10 tons of trash at Ocean Park beach 13NewsNow.com
“It was really bad, it was a disaster,” he said. “I think the city management needs to really take a look at Floatopia and what it does to the community, around here.”
10 tons of trash collected from Virginia Beach after Memorial Day event MSN.com
City council member Michael Berlucchi criticized the mess left behind. “We can do better than this! Let’s work together to keep our City beautiful,” he wrote.
10 tons of trash collected from Virginia Beach after Memorial Day event TheHill.com
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Just one of the many videos on social media.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx97LYnByZ-/?igshid=1w514xgfatsi2
Ocean Park Civic League 