Pacifica Beach Coalition

				Pacifica Beach Coalition The Pacifica Beach Coalition, a project of the Pacifica Environmental Family, conducts regular beach cleanups at several Pacifica beaches and helps schools and other organizations learn about the value of beach stewardship.
				*Facts about trash* Beach cleanup calendar How to get to Pacifica, what to bring *Cleanup news* *Other ways to get involved* *Facts about trash...* Americans throw away 40 million tons of paper, 28 billion bottles, 60 billion cans, and 4 million tons of plastic every year. The average American generates at least six pounds of trash every day. Annually, approximately 14 billion pounds of trash is discarded on beaches, in rivers, or in coastal waters and ends up as marine debris. Plastic bags and other plastic garbage that is thrown into the ocean kills nearly 1 million sea creatures every year. Plastic trash comprises 60 to 80% of all litter. It has an incredibly long life. A plastic six-pack cover is expected to last 450 years. Almost 90% of floating marine debris is plastic. There are over 46,000 pieces of plastic debris floating on every square mile of ocean today. Sources: “Debris in the Sea,” Save Our Shores Sanctuary Steward Course Reader, Book of Lists 2, 1992, "The Problem With Marine Debris," California Coastal Commission. back to top *Cleanup news...* Lots of groups help in keeping Pacifica's beaches clean. Here are some we'd like to honor: Good Shepherd School and Sunday School Vallemar School UCSB Alumni Association Cabrillo School Youth Environmental Services Pacifica Girl Scouts Target Stores Beth-Israel Judea Congregation Pedro Point Surf Club Surfriders Ocean Shore School of Pacifica Americorp Kainos Community Impact of Mountain View Ingrid B. Lacey Middle School U.S. Navy back to top *Other ways to get involved...* *Schedule a cleanup party* Want to help keep the beaches of Pacifica clean? Join your neighbors in a beach cleanup. You can come to a regularly scheduled beach cleanup (see calendar) or set up a special event for your team, company, club, or school group. Email us to select a beach, get materials and schedule an event. *Adopt-a-Beach* Your team, company, club or school group can officially "Adopt-A-Beach" through the California Coastal Commission Program. All your group has to do is commit to cleaning a Pacifica beach three times a year. For more information, email us at PickItUpPacifica@gmail.com . *How can I join the Pacifica Beach Coalition?* Email us or write the Pacifica Beach Coalition at 334 Reichling, Pacifica, CA 94044. Membership fees are: general $10, children $5, contributing or family $25 and business $100. We usually meet the first Tuesday of the month at the Pacifica Library on Hilton at 7 pm. Let us know if you are interested in beach clean-ups, marine ecology education, or Pacifica State Beach facilities and if you would like to be informed of beach cleanups or meetings via e-mail. *Can I join the Beach Cleanup Committee?* Yes! Come to our monthly meetings -- see information above. Last update 4/14/08 © 2001-08 Pacifica's Environmental Family; All rights reserved.
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