Battling Plastic Pollution: Rethink Cleanup Investments
The rainstorms continue to turn the ocean into a dumping ground, inundating it with a deluge of trash, including a lot of single-
Plastic Recycling Won't Fix Environmental Injustice
I’m bothered by the lopsided emphasis on plastic recycling over the environmental injustices caused by plastic production and disposal.
Plastic Free July!
It’s Plastic Free July!
Big Win for Sustainability!
West Hollywood City Council unanimously passes single-use plastic ban ordinance!
On January 18, 2021 representatives from the Sierra Club, Angeles Chapter Sustainability Committee provided public comment in support of the single-use plastic ban ordinance. This was championed by your passion and voice - and our voice was heard!
West Hollywood Takes a Stand Against Plasticware
The scene is all too familiar: a crinkly bag handed to us at our doorstep or a restaurant, the bag’s THANK YOUs stretched pink as it struggles to contain the tower of squeaky Styrofoam containers stashing steaming takeout. Nestled somewhere in the bag are thick, plastic utensils each sealed in their own clear baggies, sitting alongside an accouterment of condiment packets.
Coastal Cleanup Opportunities for California Coastal Cleanup Day September 18th!
September marks the end of summer, then the beginning of school, and a special weekend when all of coastal California shows our gratitude for the beauty and wonder of great coastal places by rolling up our sleeves and cleaning litter, debris, and a remarkable amount of garbage.
Truth In Recycling
The vast majority of people are being intentionally misled when it comes to recycling and don’t seem to know that most of what we recycle actually ends up in a landfill or the ocean. Senate Bill 343 has been introduced to reduce consumer misinformation about which plastics are recyclable by building on California’s “Truth in Environmental Advertising” law.
Paddling Against a Plastic Stream
Trash floats along the Cabrillo Beach breakwater by Paddle Out Plastic
