Tony Felice
Are You Fall Real? The October Beach Clean Numbers!
Who doesn't love the Fall? October seems to be one of those months everyone loves. Cooler weather, fall colors, and, of course,...
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Tony Felice
- Oct 11
- 2 min
We Love A Clean Mission Beach
September is one of our favorite months in Mission Beach. The crowds thin, the evenings are quieter, and the locals get the beach back....
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Tony Felice
- Sep 13
- 3 min
Lazy Days, Lazy Ways. The August Beach Cleanup Numbers
August is the finale of summer. It's that time when many say goodbye to the beach until next year. Summer vacations end as students head...
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Tony Felice
- Aug 25
- 2 min
Star Spangled Mess! The July Beach Cleanup Numbers
July is a month of celebration! We have the 4th of July, beach vacations, family picnics, and time relaxing in the sun. It's that month...
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Tony Felice
- Aug 6
- 2 min
Don't Trash Misson Beach: Giving New Life to Items Left Behind.
Many people have asked what we do with all the stuff we rescue off the beach. We are happy to tell you that 90% of what we pick up is...
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- May 10
- 3 min
They Came, The Left...their trash. The April Beach Cleanup Numbers
April brought more visitors to Mission Beach. Understandable since we had less rain than the previous months and some warmer...
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- Apr 5
- 1 min
Beach March!
March is the time of year we look forward to spring bringing us warmer temperatures and more outdoor activities! It's also the time of...
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- Mar 8
- 2 min
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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- Mar 8
- 1 min
Brand New Year; Same Old Story: The January 2023 Beach Trash Report
Approximately 22,000 pieces of trash were picked up from Mission Beach by just one of our volunteers in January. That is an astounding...
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- Mar 8
- 1 min
HO HO My Goodness! The December Beach Trash Numbers!
The month of December brought nearly 6300 pieces of beach trash to South Mission Beach. This represents ONLY the categorized items that...
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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 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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Tim SanFelice
- May 11, 2022
- 1 min
April 2022 Trash Picked Up By One Person
It's an unfortunate trend to see our monthly trash pick-up numbers stay consistent. Approximately 17, 843 pieces of trash were picked up...
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Tony Felice
- Mar 21, 2021
- 2 min
DON'T TRASH MISSION BEACH RELEASES 2020 NUMBERS
SIX TONS OF TRASH PICKED UP BY RESIDENTS IN 2020 NEARLY 120,000 INDIVIDUAL ITEMS CATALOGUED USING ENVIRONMENTAL APP MISSION BEACH, Calif....
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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 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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