Harry Kartinen, 82, drove to Seal Beach early Monday morning to help clear the mounds of trash that had washed to the shores over the weekend.

Equipped with his own rake and tarp, he scooped up sneakers, candy wrappers and Starbucks cups, among countless branches and other waste that littered the beach after some of the first heavy rain following the dry summer months. • Harry Kartinen works to clean trash off the beach near the mouth of the San Gabriel River in Seal Beach, CA, on Monday, Nov. 17, 2025. Kartinen, a former Long Beach police officer, said he’s been picking up trash off the sand every week for the past 11 years. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG) • Orange County Supervisor Janet Nguyen chats woth Harry Kartinen as he works to clean the beach near the m

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