SIX TONS OF TRASH PICKED UP BY RESIDENTS IN 2020 NEARLY 120,000 INDIVIDUAL ITEMS CATALOGUED USING ENVIRONMENTAL APP MISSION BEACH, Calif. (Mar. 10, 2021)--DontTrashMissionBeach.com has released its trash collection figures for the year ending 2020. An estimated average of 6 tons of trash was picked up from south Mission Beach from volunteers. 118,734 items were cataloged by one resident alone using the Ocean Conservancy Collection List on the Marine Debris app powered by Nati

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

A big thanks to volunteer Jessica Gressard for stepping in and being a spokesperson for www.donttrashmissionbeach.com to talk to Mar González of Telemundo about the increase in personal protection trash on the beach as a result of the pandemic. Please remember those disposable masks are plastic and just as harmful to sea life and the environment as are plastic bags. Here's a link to the full story: https://www.telemundo20.com/noticias/local/preocupa-miles-de-mascarillas-tirad

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