VB Connect vs Clean Swell

Need a convenient way to connect with the City of Virginia Beach? Whether you’re seeking property information or exploring services, our award-winning VB Connect app has been transformed into your one-stop-shop mobile portal! Designed with your needs in mind, VB Connect combines familiar features with exciting new capabilities for a customized and simplified experience. VB Connect is your personal gateway to the City and empowers you to perform a range of activities in one app: • Locate property information • Find trash and recycling pickup schedules • Sign up for alerts • Learn about City news and events • Register for a Library Account • Explore City employment opportunities • Make payments • Discover voting locations • Receive emergency preparedness information • And more! (additional features to be announced) Download VB Connect to get started today.

Join a global movement to keep beaches, waterways and our ocean trash free! Clean Swell® makes it easy for anyone to make an impact. When you head out to clean up in your neighborhood, beach, or park use Clean Swell to be a part of long-lasting solutions. With this app you can easily record each item of trash you collect, which helps scientists and advocates around the world tackle ocean trash at a global scale. Clean Swell makes it easy for you to become a champion for our ocean with ways to get involved in our Action Center and share your work with your friends and family. Join thousands of International Coastal Cleanup® volunteers who are working for a cleaner ocean by picking up millions of pounds of trash each year. Simply open Clean Swell and “Start Collecting” trash wherever you are around the world. The data you collect will instantaneously upload to Ocean Conservancy’s global ocean trash database. Anytime, anywhere, you can use Clean Swell to see the impact you’ve had on our ocean and get involved in the fight for trash free seas. With Clean Swell you can: * Record every item of trash you collect and share with scientists and policy-makers around the world. * Share your Cleanup results and impact with friends via social media. * Become an ocean advocate with action alerts and helpful blogs in our Action Center. * See the total weight of the trash you collect, track the location of your cleanup (only if you have enabled GPS or Location on your device) and see your total distance cleaned. * See your overall impact on our ocean with a complete historical record of your cleanup efforts. Once you download Clean Swell, you will need a valid email address to set up an account. Your privacy is very important to us, so rest assured that we’ll always keep your details secure.  https://oceanconservancy.org/privacy-policy/