SIX TONS OF TRASH PICKED UP BY RESIDENTS IN 2020 NEARLY 120,000 INDIVIDUAL ITEMS CATALOGUED USING ENVIRONMENTAL APP MISSION BEACH, Calif....

On September 12th we held our first beach clean up and art installation at Belmont Park. We had more than 60 volunteers!

• Water sports trash: broken boards, leashes, fins, swim fins, wet suits, surf wax, booties, scuba gear (masks and snorkles), goggles,...

Worldwide, 40 million tons of electronic waste is left in the environment every year.

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

An annual global cleanup netted 32.5 million items in 116 countries in one day—including a garden gnome, a couch, and a bathtub.

Styrofoam boogie boards are a hazard to the earth and marine life

ht Dirty Tybee volunteers say during every beach cleanup they collect between 3,000 and 6,000 cigarette butts.

How much does it cost society for plastic pollution? The result is not pretty. Conservatively the yearly estimate is $13 billion USD.

Cathy Ives is mad as hell at all the beach trash in Mission Beach

Cathy Ives is mad as hell and she’s not going to take it anymore. What she’s upset about is trash and irresponsible behavior at Mission Beac

There, at dawn, Cathy Ives, in her sandals and sun visor, surveys the carnage.

Mission Beach is one of San Diego's most polluted areas. Cathy Ives discusses the origins and consequences of trash at the beach and shows o

Cathy Ives discusses the origins and consequences of trash at the beach and shows off her remarkable collection.