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 giving them back to those in need. In 2022 we were able to rescue and re-donate or reuse 9764 items. Our primary donation places are Goodwill, Father Joe's, Homeless, and Humane Society. We also donated to various causes throughout the year. Textiles: A total of 7325 items were picked up in 2022, and we were able to donate a total of 2891 it

Approximately 22,000 pieces of trash were picked up from Mission Beach by just one of our volunteers in January. That is an astounding number considering the small, one-mile length of beach we are tracking. This number does not include any trash picked up north of Belmont Park up to Pacific Beach Dr. or the rest of the entire neighborhood, including the Mission Bay coastline and parks. This is not a great way to start out the New Year. In January, we recorded 5 illegal beach

The month of December brought nearly 6300 pieces of beach trash to South Mission Beach. This represents ONLY the categorized items that one of our volunteer's records. Our other five volunteers pick up an average total of 40 lbs of trash on a daily basis. Added to the monthly trash pick up is 272 Pounds of Trash from a Beach Cleanup and Toys for Tots Toy Drive we co-hosted with the Mission Beach Town Council. Thank you to all the volunteers who came out to clean and donate to

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 county of San Diego in a proclamation that November 2 every year to be Cathy Ive's Day. Cathy is the inspiration behind our non-profit, Don't Trash Mission Beach and it has been our honor to work along side her. Our efforts are not only about our work to keep our community and beaches cleaned; it's also about creating awareness. You can help us

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. Sadly, a good amount of trash still does. The numbers for November 2022 are lower but for the off season, 9823 pieces of trash picked up on one mile of beach (the Jetty north to Voltaire) by one person in a month is just astounding. This does not include what is picked up by other locals and beach cleanup organizations that come down to help

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 brought more planned beach cleanups by other organizations with a mission to help keep Mission Beach beautiful. We are so grateful; however, their pickup numbers are not reflected in ours, meaning May's numbers would most likely have been higher than April's. Regardless, we are incredibly thankful for their help! Seed4Greatness invited DTMB to

It's an unfortunate trend to see our monthly trash pick-up numbers stay consistent. Approximately 17, 843 pieces of trash were picked up off of Mission Beach by just one of our volunteers for the month of April. This number doesn't include our April Beach Cleanup that brought in over 500 lbs of trash by 80 plus volunteers, or the trash picked up daily by our neighborhood residents. Our year-to-date total stands at nearly 60,000 pieces of trash. Why? It's simple, too many peop

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