by SFSDAdministrator | Aug 25, 2017 | Hold On To Your Butt, Rise Above Plastics, Upcoming Events |
On Saturday, September 16th from 9am-12pm, Surfrider San Diego will have its 15th Annual Hold On To Your Butt Awareness Day at Belmont Park! The purpose of this annual event is to educate smokers on responsible ways to dispose of cigarette butts and raise awareness...
by Rise Above Plastics Committee | Jan 18, 2017 | News, Ocean Friendly Resturants, Rise Above Plastics |
Did you know that Tijuana has 12 certified Ocean Friendly Restaurants? Last year, our chapter partnered with Tijuana-based environmental non-profit PFEA (Proyecto Fronterizo de Educacion Ambiental) to assist their launch of Restaurante Amigo Del Mar, which is mirrored...
by Rise Above Plastics Committee | Dec 29, 2016 | News, Rise Above Plastics, Uncategorized |
By Mitch Silverstein Since election day, we’ve been fielding lots of questions about California’s historic plastic bag ban. Here is some information which aims to answer these questions. First, CLICK HERE here for a Prop 67 FAQ from Californians Against Waste. It...
by Rise Above Plastics Committee | Nov 2, 2016 | Rise Above Plastics |
By Lark Starkey Over 32 million pounds of plastic waste was produced in America in 2013, a coliseum of plastic that is harmful to our aquatic and terrestrial ecosystem. The facts on how plastic threatens our world are becoming better understood, including how it...
by Rise Above Plastics Committee | Sep 2, 2016 | News, Rise Above Plastics |
The Battle Against Plastic Bags in California; A Brief History By Mitch Silverstein Of the 17 measures on this November’s ballot, two in particular deal specifically with California’s statewide plastic bag ban. Prop 67 presents a fairly straightforward referendum;...
by Rise Above Plastics Committee | Sep 2, 2016 | News, Rise Above Plastics |
Masters’ Student Lark Starkey Reflects on Her Recent Participation in the “Plastic Free July” Challenge My biggest Plastic Free July fail consisted of an 8 foot long, 4 inch thick, blue and white striped piece of foam with three pieces of hard,...
