"Trash in the Bin, Not the Pelican"
We were all very moved after reading Clay Lambert’s Editorial Notes from the March 2018 Edition of the local Pacifica Magazine. Everyone of us probably did like him… We found a Sea Star in a tide pool or on the sand and played with it for a while or worse again, we dried it up and placed on a […]
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Pacific Beach Coalition 2017 Successes Some Numbers: 2013/14* 2015 2016 2017 Volunteers 11,894 11,603 12,283 12,327 Trash in LBS 18,244 16,475 15,032 19,509 Recycle in LBS 4,814 2,370 3,509 4,943 Green Waste in LBS 11,608 23,789 38,878 49,122 Cig. Butts Didn’t Count 95,594 172,443 157,672 Beach Plastic in LBS 101 * April 2013 through Nov 2014 Our Actions: […]
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The Pacific Beach Coalition only exists because of you! Every year, the Pacific Beach Coalition depends on your generosity to make a difference that has a positive impact on our community, neighborhoods, beaches, Pacific ocean and wildlife. We cleanup parking lots and beaches every weekend, rain or shine, we teach students of all ages about marine debris, and we educate […]
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Coastal Cleanup Day 2017 Trash Results 1720 Volunteers Picked Up 3906.5 Pounds of Trash Thank you all so very much for coming to this year Coastal Cleanup Day annual event. It was a lot of work organizing and coordinating dozens of volunteers across 28 locations, so thank you again for your enthusiasm and positive energy! Here are some […]
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It’s true, its final! PBC won the BEST WALKING GROUP in the Fog Fest parade 2017! A HUGE thanks and congrats to all who helped build the float, to Paige, Helen, and Shari for leading the charge, and for all of the members, friends and students/families who marched today! One more time this shows how much you can accomplished when […]
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Yes, we won this year Envirotoken AGAIN at the New Leaf in Half Moon Bay! What Are Envirotoken? Reminder: Whenever you reuse a grocery bag at New Leaf, you receive a 10¢ Envirotoken to donate to the non-profit of your choice. At the request of longtime customer, Ron Goodman, New Leaf started the Envirotoken program in 1993 with a […]
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Since 2014, we have been partnering with TerraCycle to recycle our cigarette butts. This has been a wonderful collaboration considering that we have sent over 400,000 of them! TerraCycle is a free program that recycles way more than cigarette butts and recently they started a Beach Plastic Recycling pilot that we are proud to be part of. Moving forward, during […]
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It’s that time of year again, time for fun in honor of our nation’s independence. Let’s be good Americans and take care of this beautiful land and ocean we have been so blessed to share. After all, with freedom comes responsibility. Here are a few quick tips for greening your July 4th. Can the fireworks Fireworks are a long standing […]
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Do you remember our first Emergency cleanup at Tunitas Creek Beach? Or when we picked up over 1000 lbs of trash? Well, it all started with Michael, a local who contacted us about this beach and asked us for our help. From there, we started taking actions because so many bad things were happening: from illegal parking or camping to […]
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We would like to thank all the Earth Heroes who joined us on April 22nd to cleanup the coast from Fort Funston to San Gregorio and we hope you all had fun at the EcoFest! We are currently gathering the litter data from the different site captains and group leaders. We will soon get back to you with the numbers […]
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