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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, 20231 min read


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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Mar 8, 20231 min read


Let's Celebrate. November 2nd Has Been Named Cathy Ives Day in San Diego County!
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...
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Dec 30, 20221 min read


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....
Tim SanFelice
Dec 30, 20221 min read


September Beach Cleanup Stats: 26,233 pieces of beach trash removed.
In September of 2022 our volunteers removed 26,233 pieces of trash. These statistics are from South Mission Beach Oceanfront Only and...

Tony Felice
Oct 10, 20222 min read


Schwab Charities Donates to DTMB
Thank you to Schwab Charities and the Reed Bartlett Wear and Linda Ann Wear Charitable Fund for your generous donation. These funds have...

Tony Felice
Oct 10, 20221 min read


Hewlett Packard Donates to Don't Trash Mission Beach
Thank you to Hewlett Packard for their generous donation. These funds have been used to: Print Posters for the September Beach Clean Up...

Tony Felice
Sep 8, 20221 min read


September Beach Clean - Coastal Cleanup Day!
By signing up for this event you acknowledge accept the terms of our general waiver that can be found here: https://www.donttrashmissionb...

Tony Felice
Sep 5, 20221 min read


Mission Beach Press Conference: Illegal Street Vending
Press release follows photos below. Contact for media: Larry Webb, President Mission Beach Town Council 858-405-2701...

Tony Felice
Jun 10, 20224 min read


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...

Tony Felice
Jun 8, 20222 min read


Bonfires: A Hot Topic
Cathy Ives weighs in on the topic of banning beach bonfires not in City fire rings. This, like so many things are ruined by those who...

Tony Felice
Jun 1, 20221 min read


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...
Tim SanFelice
May 11, 20221 min read


Beach & Bay Press: Keeping Mission Beach clean a daily challenge for residents.
On a gorgeous April 9 morning, dozens of volunteers including entire families recovered pounds and pounds of trash they’d collected to be...

Tony Felice
Apr 28, 20221 min read


Mission Beach Loses Over Five Hundred Pounds In Just Hours! Learn How Today!
The 2nd annual Don't Trash Mission Beach, Beach Clean and Food Drive was a great success. Approximately 80 of our amazing volunteers...

Tony Felice
Apr 15, 20222 min read


April Community Beach Clean and Food Drive
Community Event: The Mission Beach Town Council & Don't Trash Mission Beach present a Beach Cleanup and Food Drive to Support San Diego...

Tony Felice
Mar 19, 20221 min read


February 2022 Total Trash Collected
The month of February. brought over 15,749 pieces of beach trash to South Mission Beach. This represents ONLY the categorized items that...

Tony Felice
Mar 9, 20221 min read


January Beach Trash Totals 10,000 pieces of trash.
Don't Trash Mission Beach Trash numbers are for the last two weeks in January. We now have our Cohasset Court Trashpickers using our app...

Tony Felice
Feb 5, 20223 min read


December 11 Beach Cleanup and Toy Drive
Community Event: The Mission Beach Town Council & Don't Trash Mission Beach present a Toy Drive benefiting Toys for Tots and Beach...

Tony Felice
Oct 18, 20211 min read


September 11 Beach Cleanup
This Beach Cleanup was originally scheduled for August 28. We hope to see your smiley faces on our new cleanup date of September 11,...

Tony Felice
Aug 23, 20211 min read


August 28 Beach Clean Up
Come join us and bring your family and friends, or come out and make new friends! It's a fun way to give back to the planet and meet...

Tony Felice
Aug 11, 20211 min read


Earth Day: Pacific Beach Cleanup
Let's celebrate our neighbors and help out for Earth Day! Let's Clean Up PB! To celebrate the 51st anniversary of Earth Day this April,...

Tony Felice
Apr 16, 20211 min read


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....

Tony Felice
Mar 21, 20212 min read


Success! Our March 2021 Beach Clean & Food Drive
Thank you to all the volunteers who picked up more than 400 pounds of trash and donated approximately $1200 worth of food for San Diego...

Tony Felice
Mar 15, 20211 min read


Join us for our next Community Event March 13
To register as a volunteer, click here. If you just wish to donate food, you can drive up to either location - we will have masked...

Tony Felice
Feb 22, 20211 min read
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