Moonlight Beach cleanup more butts collected!

On May 21, 2011 volunteers cleaned up 288 butts at Moonlight Beach. Many thanks to the volunteers for keeping our beautiful beaches clean!

Pacific Beach Cleanup

We had a special beach cleanup on Friday, May 6, and 1075 butts were collected in PB. Thank you volunteers!

April calls on the hotline

Thanks to the concerned citizens for calling into the HOTYB hotline in April 2011. We had 213 calls about this ongoing issue!

smoking banned in NYC parks

interesting article re banning smoking in NYC parks - http://community.nytimes.com/comments/www.nytimes.com/2011/05/06/opinion/06siegel.html

the author says that the ban was put in place because of 2nd hand smoke, not litter...although we all know that the litter is as if not more serious (and less controversial!)

Mission Bay butts collected

Thanks to the volunteers on 4/30/11 for cleaning up 3,960 cigarette butts at Mission Beach! And to the clean up coordinators for counting this data.

Moonlight Beach cleanup more butts collected!

On Sat, 4/16/11, the beach cleanup volunteers collected 340 butts at Moonlight Beach. Thanks to the folks that continue to help keep our beaches clean!

Butt Really?

Check out Legacy Foundation's catchy (tune and message) - http://www.legacyforhealth.org/4307.aspx regarding cig butt litter. You'll be singing along and noticing those butt litterers in no time!

CHP Enforcing Cig Butt Litterers!

We recently received some statistics from CHP for the enforcement of Vehicle Code 23111 which states...

"No person in any vehicle and no pedestrian shall throw or discharge from or upon any road or highway or adjoining area, public or private, any lighted or nonlighted cigarette, cigar, match, or any flaming or glowing substance."

In San Diego County in 2010, 320 people were cited for this offense by CHP. In 2009, 357 people were cited.

We all know there are a lot more people out there committing this offense. Please continue to use the hotline (877-211-2888) and let us know if you'd like to get more involved.

8 New Ashcans Installed in Pacific Beach!!!

Eight new ashcans, from the 1400 block of Garnet to the corner of Garnet and the Boardwalk, were installed in Pacific Beach on Saturday, April 16th. Felipe Irony, with Surfrider, and Nick Gatelein, with ILACSD, joined efforts in helping keep our streets, beaches and oceans clean!!

More butts collected at beach cleanups!

On Sat, 4/9/11, 262 people cleaned up 1403 cigarette butts at Sunset Cliffs. Also on 4/10/11, 32 people clean up 816 butts in Mission Beach. Thank you volunteers!!