Twenty-nine volunteers picked up 222 lbs of litter from Naval Live Oaks and Bob Sikes Bridge. Also caught up with Mryna’s 366 lbs from the months of April, May & June. Thank you
Aug 26th. Avoiding direct sunlight! But not the Heat!
A lot of straws at Quietwater Beach. 15 volunteers gathered 47 lbs of litter. In the area of Dog Park East, 6 volunteers picked up 269 lbs including a crab trap. Two people in Navarre picked up 26 lbs.Earlier in the week Vera picked up 10 more lbs
Aug 19th. Done with the "heat" yet?
Volunteers from Christ Church Youth Group and Ensley Church of the Nazarene were part of 67 people to pick up trash at four sites today. 572 lbs was collected at the Gulf Breeze end of 3 Mile Bridge, Sanders Beach, Wayside park and Graffiti Bridge.
Aug 12th. Andy's persistence pays off!!
Finally able to remove sailboard sail from tree at Naval Live Oaks!
38 volunteers @ GB school parking lots, Chimney & Bay Bluffs parks collected 260 lbs of litter.
Aug 5th 29 volunteers braved the heat - 296 lbs of litter
Thought I would try this out for the one hour cleanup at Naval Live Oaks this morning:
- 346 pieces
- 8 lbs
- 4,290 steps
Observations - Toronto (Whitby) is my home town and counting pieces is tedious!
July 29th With news of Pensacola eliminating/charging for recycle
thought it would be good to remind people about one use refillable water bottle versus..
“The MVP of the recycling system, polyethylene terephthalate is marked with a 1 inside the looping arrows. PET is used to make soda and water bottles, other bottles and containers for everything from mouthwash to peanut butter, as well as some types of plastic toys. It's the perfect material for recycling easily cleaned, lightweight, can be turned into transparent plastic-and is the most-recycled plastic in the world. For this reason, we're ranking it the least-least recyclable material-you're welcome, PET!
But careful! Just because PET is ultra-recyclable doesn't mean it's sustainable. Only 30% of plastic bottles are recycled in the U.S., and most of those bottles aren't made into other bottles but are "downcycled" into lower-quality items-most of which can't be recycled again. And since the recycling process degrades the quality of the plastic, even if these bottles are made into new ones, there's only so many times you can recycle one Coke bottle before it's downcycled into an item headed for a landfill.”
Two sites on the east end of Pensacola Beach saw 20 volunteers brave the heat to pick up 143 lbs of trash from the parking lots at Park East & Dog Park East. Brings July total to 1,927 lbs!
July 22nd Thanks Gulf Breeze "Will Do" group for a grant to...
purchase three water bottle fill stations for the Gulf Breeze Community/Recreation Center!! Thanks to Daniel & Heather C. for their generous donation!
Sharon filling a reusable water bottle – a start to reduce one use, disposable water bottle litter!
Volunteers at Morgan Park and Opal Beach collected 91 lbs of trash this morning
July 15th Three cleanups along Pensacola's Bayfront
July 8th You can help reduce plastic pollution by the choices you make!
“The first step is to eliminate unnecessary plastics, such as excessive packaging, the Guardian said. Then next steps are to increase the reuse of plastics, such as refillable bottles, boosting recycling and replace plastics with greener alternatives”. Described in the article “Plastic pollution could be slashed by 80% by 2040”
OceanHour is doing its part by applying for three water bottles fill station for Gulf Breeze. Also applying for an Impact 100 grant for water bottle fill stations and solar compactors in Pensacola
OceanHour has a dolphin with aluminum cans, ADOT has Canadian Geese with plastic bottles as does India’s fish!
This past weekend, 25 volunteers picked up 462 lbs of trash at Chimney & Bay Bluffs Park
July 1st - Canada Day!
Here I was with Andy at Naval Live Oaks trying to get a sail out of a tree at Naval Live Oaks! Unsuccessfully!
Including volunteers at Bob Sikes bridge we collected 140 lbs in 8 trash bags! Thanks for coming out on such a HOT morning!