A sand cleaning vehicle including a debris collection mechanism that collects debris from sand, a storage compartment that stores the collected debris, a capture device that captures at least one image of the collected debris, a memory storing a computer program, and a processor that executes the computer program. The computer program categorizes the collected debris into a plurality of different debris types using at least one image of the collected debris.

A litter separating apparatus includes a frame, a churn-up mechanism provided at a front portion of the frame, and a mesh member provided at a rear portion of the frame. During operation, when the separating apparatus is towed on the surface of sand ground, the churn-up mechanism churns up litter along with sand, and throws thus churned up litter into said mesh member which catches the litter. The mesh member includes an encircling portion including a rear wall and side walls, and having an opening formed therein. The mesh member is attached pivotally to one of longitudinal members of the frame. An opening-closing plate is pivotally arranged around an open-side edge of one of the side walls on the longitudinal member to which the mesh member is pivotally attached. Such litter separating apparatus prevents litter from dropping out from the mesh member during collection of the litter.