San Diego County Chapter - Surfrider Foundation

Annual Events Beach Cleanup News Rise Above Plastics | Posted 06.22.22

Morning After Mess – July 5th Beach Cleanup Series

Carlsbad to Ban Bags, Bottles, and flyaway Balloons

News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 05.09.22

Carlsbad to Ban Bags, Bottles, and flyaway Balloon...

Solana Beach City Council to Vote on Balloon Ban

News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 04.25.22

Solana Beach City Council to Vote on Balloon Ban

Carlsbad Poised to Pass County’s Boldest Plastic Reduction Ordinance

News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 04.02.22

Carlsbad Poised to Pass County’s Boldest Pla...

Support a Strong Plastics Ordinance in Carlsbad

News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 03.14.22

Support a Strong Plastics Ordinance in Carlsbad

Enough is Enough. San Diego Needs its Single-Use Plastic Reduction Ordinance Back

News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 02.01.22

Enough is Enough. San Diego Needs its Single-Use P...

Encinitas City Council to Vote on Balloon Ban – Don’t Blow it!

News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 01.16.22

Encinitas City Council to Vote on Balloon Ban R...

Carlsbad Poised to Act on Plastic Pollution as Part of Citywide Sustainability Plan

News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 12.13.21

Carlsbad Poised to Act on Plastic Pollution as Par...

Ocean Friendly To Go Hits Escondido

News OFR Monthly Roundup Rise Above Plastics| Posted 10.21.21

Ocean Friendly To Go Hits Escondido

San Marcos Considers Ordinance to Combat Single-Use Plastic Pollution!

News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 10.08.21

San Marcos Considers Ordinance to Combat Single-Us...

Let’s Get A Balloon Ban to the Encinitas City Council!

News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 10.06.21

Let’s Get A Balloon Ban to the Encinitas Cit...

Balloons Blow – Sign the Petition

News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 08.10.21

Balloons Blow – Sign the Petition

Oceanside will #SkipTheStuff!

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 08.05.21

Oceanside will #SkipTheStuff!

August 4 – Oceanside’s Last Chance to Take Meaningful Action to Reduce Plastic Pollution on their Streets, Parks and Beaches

News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 07.30.21

August 4 – Oceanside’s Last Chance to ...

Help Us Demand Action on Plastics from a Reluctant Oceanside City Council

News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 07.07.21

Help Us Demand Action on Plastics from a Reluctant...

RESULTS – July 5 “Morning After” Beach Cleanup Series

Annual Events Beach Cleanup News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 07.06.21

RESULTS – July 5 “Morning After”...

July 5 “Morning After” Beach Cleanup Series

Annual Events Beach Cleanup News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 06.25.21

July 5 “Morning After” Beach Cleanup S...

World Refill Day

News OFR Monthly Roundup Rise Above Plastics| Posted 06.11.21

World Refill Day

Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act Congressional Call-In Day

News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 05.26.21

Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act Congressiona...

Help Us Reduce Balloon Pollution in Encinitas

News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 05.11.21

Help Us Reduce Balloon Pollution in Encinitas

WestBrew Offers Ocean Friendly To-Go

OFR Monthly Roundup Rise Above Plastics| Posted 05.05.21

WestBrew Offers Ocean Friendly To-Go

Earth Week Kickoff Cleanup in PB

Beach Cleanup News OFR Monthly Roundup Rise Above Plastics| Posted 04.19.21

Earth Week Kickoff Cleanup in PB

Hold Onto Your Butt 2021

Hold On To Your Butt News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 03.20.21

Hold Onto Your Butt 2021

Urge Oceanside City Council to Reduce Plastic Pollution

News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 03.17.21

Urge Oceanside City Council to Reduce Plastic Poll...

RAP Presents to Vista City Council

News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 01.19.21

RAP Presents to Vista City Council

2020 Highlights – Rise Above Plastics Committee

News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 12.22.20

2020 Highlights – Rise Above Plastics Commit...

Oceanside Zero Waste Plan Updates + Plastic Pollution Survey

News OFR Monthly Roundup Rise Above Plastics| Posted 10.20.20

Oceanside Zero Waste Plan Updates + Plastic Pollut...

Plastic-Free Grocery Shopping with Taylor!

News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 09.11.20

Plastic-Free Grocery Shopping with Taylor!

Plastic-Free Hygiene with Taylor!

News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 09.04.20

Plastic-Free Hygiene with Taylor!

Rise Above Plastics with our Stainless Steel Food Containers

News OFR Monthly Roundup Rise Above Plastics| Posted 08.10.20

Rise Above Plastics with our Stainless Steel Food ...

May Chapter Meeting ReCap

News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 05.22.20

May Chapter Meeting ReCap

Victory in Encinitas!

News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 12.19.19

Victory in Encinitas!

The Butt Smackdown – An Action Alert

Hold On To Your Butt News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 12.13.19

The Butt Smackdown – An Action Alert

Banning the Plastic Water Bottle & Bottled Water Culture

News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 10.30.19

Banning the Plastic Water Bottle & Bottled Wa...

Plastic Free Halloween

News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 10.24.19

Plastic Free Halloween

Jimbo’s Naturally Opens First Plastic-Free Water Aisle on the West Coast

News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 10.06.19

Jimbo’s Naturally Opens First Plastic-Free W...

“Fight The Foam” Campaign Heats Up in Oceanside!

News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 09.16.19

“Fight The Foam” Campaign Heats Up in ...

Opt-Out of Free Newspapers – Help Us Eliminate Single-Use Bags

News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 08.02.19

Opt-Out of Free Newspapers – Help Us Elimina...

In Support of Imperial Beach’s Comprehensive Single-Use Plastic Ordinance to Protect Marine Life

News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 04.30.19

In Support of Imperial Beach’s Comprehensive...

We Support SB-424 to “Ban the Butt” in CA

Hold On To Your Butt News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 04.22.19

We Support SB-424 to “Ban the Butt” in...

Ocean Friendly Restaurant Spotlight: Ponce’s Mexican Restaurant in San Diego!

News OFR Monthly Roundup Rise Above Plastics| Posted 03.04.19

Ocean Friendly Restaurant Spotlight: Ponce’s Mex...

San Diego Single-Use Plastics Reduction Law Clears Major Hurdle!

News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 10.16.18

San Diego Single-Use Plastics Reduction Law Clears...

Surfrider Foundation San Diego Advocates for San Diego EPS Foam Ban

News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 07.24.18

Surfrider Foundation San Diego Advocates for San D...

CALL TO ACTION: SAN DIEGO TO CONSIDER STYROFOAM TAKEOUT CONTAINER BAN

News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 07.10.18

CALL TO ACTION: SAN DIEGO TO CONSIDER STYROFOAM TA...

San Diego County Beach Cleanup Data Report 2017

Beach Cleanup News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 03.28.18

San Diego County Beach Cleanup Data Report 2017

SAN DIEGO LAUNCHES THE “ PLASTIC STRAWS SUCK” CAMPAIGN

News Ocean Friendly Restaurants Rise Above Plastics| Posted 03.28.18

SAN DIEGO LAUNCHES THE “ PLASTIC STRAWS SUCK”...

100 Strong Ocean Friendly Restaurant Celebration!

Ocean Friendly Restaurants Rise Above Plastics Upcoming Events| Posted 03.28.18

100 Strong Ocean Friendly Restaurant Celebration!

YEW! x Surfrider San Diego Launch a Surfrider San Diego Podcast

News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 03.27.18

YEW! x Surfrider San Diego Launch a Surfrider San...

15th Annual Hold On To Your Butt Awareness Day!

Hold On To Your Butt Rise Above Plastics| Posted 03.27.18

15th Annual Hold On To Your Butt Awareness Day!

Ocean Friendly Restaurants in Tijuana!

News Ocean Friendly Restaurants Rise Above Plastics| Posted 01.18.17

Ocean Friendly Restaurants in Tijuana!

California Bag Ban FAQ’s & Ensuring Stores Are Compliant

News Rise Above Plastics Uncategorized| Posted 12.29.16

California Bag Ban FAQ’s & Ensuring Stor...

Thumbs Up for Prop 67: Set Some Precedent for Sibling States to Follow

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 11.02.16

Prop 67 & 65 – How to Save the Bag Ban this November

News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 09.02.16

Prop 67 & 65 – How to Save the Bag Ban t...

Plastic Packaging and Chewing Gum: Challanges in “Plastic-Free July” Participation

News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 09.02.16

Plastic Packaging and Chewing Gum: Challanges in &...

Ocean Friendly Restaurants program awarded grant by Johnson Ohana Charitable Foundation

News Ocean Friendly Restaurants Rise Above Plastics| Posted 07.21.16

Ocean Friendly Restaurants program awarded grant b...

San Diego Plastic Bag Ban Vote on July 19th at 2pm!

News Rise Above Plastics Upcoming Events| Posted 07.10.16

San Diego Plastic Bag Ban Vote on July 19th at 2pm...

Restaurants in Playas de Tijuana Becoming Ocean-Friendly

Clean Border Water Now News No Border Sewage Rise Above Plastics| Posted 04.06.16

Restaurants in Playas de Tijuana Becoming Ocean-Fr...

Del Mar Passes Plastic Bag Ban!

News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 02.21.16

Screening of Bag It at Teeter in Ocean Beach

Rise Above Plastics Upcoming Events| Posted 02.12.16

Screening of Bag It at Teeter in Ocean Beach

City of Del Mar Plastic Bag Ban

News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 02.09.16

Swell Cafe and Ocean Friendly Restaurants Promotion July 25 – August 1

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 07.14.15

Swell Cafe and Ocean Friendly Restaurants Promotio...

City Of San Diego Bag Ban Update

News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 06.16.15

OFR Campaign coverage

News Ocean Friendly Restaurants Rise Above Plastics| Posted 05.21.15

San Diego Surfrider Foundation Launches Ocean Friendly Restaurants Campaign

News Ocean Friendly Restaurants Rise Above Plastics| Posted 05.21.15

San Diego Surfrider Foundation Launches Ocean Frie...

MEDIA ADVISORY: San Diego Surfrider to Unveil Ocean Friendly Restaurants Campaign

News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 05.20.15

MEDIA ADVISORY: San Diego Surfrider to Unveil Ocea...

Update on City of San Diego Bag Ban

News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 05.19.15

News Rise Above Plastics Uncategorized| Posted 03.26.15

Take Your Advocacy to the Next Level

News Rise Above Plastics Uncategorized| Posted 03.12.15

San Diego to Move Forward with Plastic Bag Ban in Wake of State Referendum

News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 02.26.15

California’s Bag Ban Has Been Delayed

News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 02.24.15

Study shows how much plastic enters the ocean each year

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 02.18.15

Learn about our Ocean Friendly Restaurants Campaign

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 12.23.14

Learn about our Ocean Friendly Restaurants Campaig...

California’s Bag Ban Is Under Attack

News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 11.26.14

Rise Above Plastics on December 13th

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 11.18.14

How to Rise Above Plastics

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 11.10.14

Largest movie screening turnout yet

News Rise Above Plastics Uncategorized| Posted 11.10.14

2013 Briefing Book on Federal Law and Policy Solutions to Address Marine Plastic Pollution

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 11.04.14

See Plastic Paradise at Stone Liberty Station

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 10.02.14

CALIFORNIA BECOMES FIRST STATE TO BAN THE BAG!

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 10.02.14

Into the Gyre screening

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 09.17.14

Encinitas Becomes Second City in San Diego County to Adopt Local Bag Ban

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 09.14.14

California Legislature Passes Statewide Bag Ban

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 09.10.14

California’s Bag Bill Moves To a Vote

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 08.15.14

Plastic vs Reuseables

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 08.12.14

These Kids Know How to Rise Above Plastics!

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 08.05.14

Free Screening of Into the Gyre

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 08.05.14

Surprising results when researchers mapped floating plastic debris in the ocean

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 07.21.14

Encinitas is Rising Above Plastics

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 07.01.14

Surfrider Activists Urge Residents to Participate in Rise Above Plastics Day

News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 06.24.14

4th RAP Day Location Added

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 06.23.14

Help Sol Ice reduce plastic use in restaurants

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 06.18.14

Encourage the City of Encinitas to Rise Above Plastics!

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 06.10.14

What looks like flocks of birds are actually flocks of plastic bags

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 06.02.14

3rd location added for RAP Day

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 06.02.14

Rise Above Plastics Day 6/26

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 05.28.14

FREE Bag It Screening at Bottle Craft

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 05.09.14

Tell Your Mayor & San Diego City Council Member to Ban Plastic Bags!

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 04.24.14

Surfrider Foundation weighs in on the Statewide Plastic Bag Bill

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 03.17.14

April Chapter Meeting Focused on Plastics and Butts

Hold On To Your Butt Rise Above Plastics Uncategorized| Posted 03.10.14

Help RAP Manage Its Landing Page

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 02.18.14

CA Moving Forward with State-Wide Bag Ordinance?

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 01.27.14

Surfrider Activists Urge Residents to Participate in a Day Without a Bag

News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 01.09.14

Participate in a Day Without a Bag

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 12.27.13

Plastic Paradise Film Screening

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 11.05.13

San Diego Plastic Bag Ban in Process

News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 10.24.13

FREE Bag It Screening at Yoga Six

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 09.27.13

Surfrider Summons Beach-Lovers to Paddle for Clean Water Around Ocean Beach Pier this Sunday

News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 09.20.13

FREE Bag It Screening at Surfindian Yoga

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 09.12.13

Rise Above Plastics Day Makes the News

News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 09.11.13

Celebrate Rise Above Plastics Day with Us

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 08.15.13

Is Your Life Too Plastic?

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 04.25.13

Join us for our April Chapter Meeting at Pandora’s Pizza

Hold On To Your Butt Rise Above Plastics| Posted 04.15.13

Tell the City of Solana Beach to Continue Rising Above Plastics!

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 03.21.13

March 2013 Rap Committee Meeting

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 03.13.13

Rise Above Plastics in Style

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 02.26.13

December Rise Above Plastics Committee Meeting Summary

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 12.12.12

Participate in a Day Without a Bag

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 12.05.12

Ban the Bag San Diego

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 08.20.12

Local Support for Bill to Ban Plastic Bags Statewide By 2015

News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 08.14.12

Surfrider Foundation, Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher to Announce Support for Statewide Plastic Bag Ban

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 08.13.12

Help Support State-Wide Plastic Legislation

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 08.10.12

Help Keep the Power on This Summer

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 07.07.12

Join Us For Rise Above Plastics Day 2012

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 06.14.12

Surfrider San Diego Hosts Open House Party

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 06.01.12

Tell the City of San Diego to Ban Plastic Bags

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 05.23.12

Solana Beach Bag Ban Passed

News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 04.26.12

Tell the City of Solana Beach to Ban Plastic Bags TONIGHT

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 04.25.12

April RAP Meeting: Local Students Blend Artwork and Awareness

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 04.10.12

Coronado Beach Cleanup with Coastkeeper

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 03.24.12

FREE Bag It Screening at Indie Yoga

News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 03.22.12

March 2012 RAP Committee Meeting

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 03.13.12

Cali Bamboo hosts Bag It Screening

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 02.22.12

FREE Bag It Screening at Cali Bamboo

News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 02.03.12

Rise Above Plastics at our Next Chapter Meeting

News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 02.02.12

Recycle your foam with Waste to Waves

News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 12.09.11

Is Your Life Too Plastic?

News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 11.23.11

Rise Above Plastics and Become a Member Today

News Rise Above Plastics| Posted 10.19.11

June Meeting

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 07.26.11

May Meeting

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 07.26.11

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 04.27.11

‘bag it’ Screening

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 04.10.11

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 03.15.11

February RAP Meeting

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 02.24.11

RAP December meeting

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 12.13.10

DWB is fast approaching!

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 12.13.10

Day Without a Bag proclamation

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 12.08.10

Free Bag It Screenings SUCCESS!

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 12.08.10

Heal the Bay’s 4th Annual ‘A Day Without A Bag’

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 12.06.10

Free ‘Bag It’ movie screenings!

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 11.20.10

LA County’s Bag Ban! and… Day Without a Bag on Dec. 16th, 5-7 pm

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 11.19.10

“Scripps plays Role in National Research of Sea Trash”

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 11.10.10

“Hawaii beach garbage recycled as vacuum cleaner”

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 11.06.10

Mushrooms As a New Plastic Alternative?

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 10.18.10

RAPS Meeting TONIGHT!

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 10.12.10

Plastics Are Forever Youth Summit

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 10.05.10

Elena Buenrostro

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 10.02.10

October 12 Meeting

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 09.28.10

See Premier of “Bag It”

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 09.28.10

California Senate Fails To Pass Bag Ban

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 09.01.10

Take Action! Support AB1998 and ban plastic bags in CA!

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 08.05.10

Videos of RAP Guest Speakers!

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 08.04.10

1rst Annual RAP Day

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 07.08.10

Support AB1998 to ban plastic bags in California!

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 06.28.10

RAP Sponsored Cottonwood Creek Environmental Film Series July 1rst

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 06.28.10

Rise Above Plastics Day

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 06.28.10

High Tech High’s contribution to environmental awareness

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 06.15.10

June RAP Meeting

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 06.15.10

Signs of the Tide

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 06.15.10

Multicultural Festival at Jefferson Elementary

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 06.11.10

RAP Presentation at High Tech Middle School

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 06.11.10

Solana Beach Middle School hosts screening of “Tapped” on Earth Day

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 06.11.10

Aveda Fundraiser at Lemongrass Salon

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 06.11.10

Capt. Charles Moore on the seas of plastic | Video on TED.com

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 04.28.10

Great Atlantic Garbage Patch?

Rise Above Plastics| Posted 04.15.10