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

"I, along with others, are extremely angry over the lack of enforcement on Halloween; there were only two police cars at the parking lot at Belmont, and on the beach, there was a couple with an illegal fire, and nothing was done," said Cathy Ives of DontTrashMissionBeach.com. "There were 12 fires that I could see." Almost every day, Ives picks up litter on Mission Beach by the fire pits and the adjacent boardwalk between Belmont Park and the jetty a mile south. On November 6,

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

We are always THRILLED when we stumble on wonderful members of the San Diego community who organize beach cleanups! We are so grateful to Krystal from Canndescent, Hikei dispensary, HoneyOil, Riot Scene, Torrey Holistics and all the other Cannabis Businesses, friends and family who organized a beach cleanup here in Mission Beach. We are so grateful to you all and we wish you the very best that Karma can bring! If we have forgotten anyone just let us know! #donttrashmissionbea