A Life Of Re-Purpose.
The measure of life is not its duration but its donation. Part of what we do at Don't Trash Mission Beach is rescuing reusable items and...
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- Dec 30, 2022
- 1 min
Let's Celebrate. November 2nd Has Been Named Cathy Ives Day in San Diego County!
We are so proud of our dear friend, Cathy Ives, who has dedicated her life to beach conservation and cleanup has been honored by the...
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Tim SanFelice
- Dec 30, 2022
- 1 min
OH NOvember! Mission Beach Cleanup Stats for November 2022.
Fall and Winter months are typically slower here in Mission Beach. The weather is much cooler and wet and so not as many people show up....
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Tony Felice
- Jun 10, 2022
- 4 min
Mission Beach Press Conference: Illegal Street Vending
Press release follows photos below. Contact for media: Larry Webb, President Mission Beach Town Council 858-405-2701...
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Tony Felice
- Jun 8, 2022
- 2 min
May Gray: Trash Picked Up By One Person In May 2022
The amount of trash cleaned up off Mission Beach for May is deceivingly lower than last month, but for a good reason. The month of May...
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Tony Felice
- Jun 1, 2022
- 1 min
Bonfires: A Hot Topic
Cathy Ives weighs in on the topic of banning beach bonfires not in City fire rings. This, like so many things are ruined by those who...
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Tony Felice
- Apr 28, 2022
- 1 min
Beach & Bay Press: Keeping Mission Beach clean a daily challenge for residents.
On a gorgeous April 9 morning, dozens of volunteers including entire families recovered pounds and pounds of trash they’d collected to be...
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Tony Felice
- Apr 15, 2022
- 2 min
Mission Beach Loses Over Five Hundred Pounds In Just Hours! Learn How Today!
The 2nd annual Don't Trash Mission Beach, Beach Clean and Food Drive was a great success. Approximately 80 of our amazing volunteers...
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Tony Felice
- Feb 5, 2022
- 3 min
January Beach Trash Totals 10,000 pieces of trash.
Don't Trash Mission Beach Trash numbers are for the last two weeks in January. We now have our Cohasset Court Trashpickers using our app...
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Tony Felice
- Aug 23, 2021
- 1 min
September 11 Beach Cleanup
This Beach Cleanup was originally scheduled for August 28. We hope to see your smiley faces on our new cleanup date of September 11,...
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Tony Felice
- Oct 26, 2020
- 1 min
NBC 7 covers our story about the increase in mask and glove trash on the beach.
Our founders Cathy Ives and Tim and Tony Sanfelice talk about the increase in trash on the beach and their hopes that people are mindful of
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Tony Felice
- Sep 14, 2020
- 2 min
Our first Beach Cleanup and Art Installation was a Huge Success!
On September 12th we held our first beach clean up and art installation at Belmont Park. We had more than 60 volunteers!
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Tony Felice
- Sep 10, 2020
- 1 min
Swim and Surf Gear
• Water sports trash: broken boards, leashes, fins, swim fins, wet suits, surf wax, booties, scuba gear (masks and snorkles), goggles,...
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Tony Felice
- Sep 10, 2020
- 1 min
Electronic Waste
Worldwide, 40 million tons of electronic waste is left in the environment every year.
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Tony Felice
- Sep 10, 2020
- 1 min
Wasted Food
Food Wrappers have taken over the #1 spot of beach trash picked up in 2019. The Ocean Conservatory counted 4,771,602 on one day
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Tony Felice
- Sep 9, 2020
- 3 min
Plastic food packaging now outpaces cigarette butts as most abundant beach trash
An annual global cleanup netted 32.5 million items in 116 countries in one day—including a garden gnome, a couch, and a bathtub.
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Tony Felice
- Sep 8, 2020
- 3 min
Large bonfire parties on Mission Bay frustrate city officials, nearby residents
We have been advocating for stiffer fines and more enforcement for years. Whenever a news source covers the story we are happy, but...
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Tony Felice
- Sep 7, 2020
- 1 min
Leaving bulky items in the alley is a crime.
If caught, illegal dumping carries a significant fine. By doing so it only serves to contribute to a generally trashy feel and visitors are
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Tony Felice
- Sep 7, 2020
- 1 min
Post labor day cleanup
We cleaned Mission Point and Mission Bay Parks today on Labor Day and while it was bad we expected worse. A lot of debris and trash left...
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Tony Felice
- Sep 1, 2020
- 2 min
Why Styrofoam Boogie Boards, Surfboards and Paddle Boards are bad for the ocean
Styrofoam boogie boards are a hazard to the earth and marine life
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