About 80 percent of marine debris is dumped, washed or discharged into the sea from dry land, said Eben Schwartz, director of Coastal Cleanup Day.
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It’s the 31st annual Coastal Cleanup Day, and throughout the state, organizers expect tens of thousands of volunteers to participate. There will be park staff on hand to help us get the job done.
“Making sure we get it all up off the grounds and where it is supposed to be is really important before these big rain storms”, said Rachel Kippen, with Save Our Shores. Pick up the beverage cups, lids, and straws pitched out of the windows of slobs who see the world as their trash can.
Work in Los Angeles County is being led by the nonprofit Heal the Bay.
“What it could do, essentially, any debris anything that’s in our streets, potentially, could go down our storm drains, go straight into the Monterey Bay, go into our rivers, our creeks, all end up then flushing to the lowest point”, said Kippen. So potential legislation in the future could help curtail that.
The rare discovery made the local news and an elderly woman in a nursing home realized the book had belonged to her. Her family had fallen on hard times and was forced to sell most of their belongings.
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“It’s great to show support for our natural resources and show that our environment is very fragile”. “People have probably spent all summer playing in and around our waterways and we should give back by just spending a couple hours cleaning up”. Last year’s more spectacular “spoils” included an E.T. doll, a partially burned bike, a fake mustache, a prom dress in and even a bottle of medical marijuana – with some of the health boosting herb still inside. Find a location and more information at http://www.vccoastcleanup.org.
