Palos Verdes-South Bay Sierra Club
Category: Plastic
Earth Day Round-up
Local Earth Day events in April provided an opportunity to recruit new Sierra Club members. The South Bay Parkland Conservancy’s celebration in Redondo Beach’s Wilderness Park offered an array of food and activities, including an overnight camp out. Though they…
Read MoreA Plea to Prevent a Plastic-tastophe at the Port
Prudent planning can slow the flow of plastic into the harbor.
Read MoreI’m breaking up with plastic.
50 ways to leave your lover? Not here, but learn 10 ways to ditch plastic.
Read MoreAir, Land and Sea: Microplastics Are Everywhere
By Shera Dolmatz New evidence illustrates that the ocean is sending minuscule bits of plastic pollution back into the air and onto the land. Bodies of water long believed to be the final resting grounds for discarded plastics are not…
Read MoreLinks of Interest
A pilot program to shuttle folks to the Palos Verdes Nature Preserve from RPV Civic Center will begin in March. Daily Breeze Art, plastics and politics Southern Sierran Biden’s plan to conserve 30% of U.S. land and water by 2030…
Read MorePlastic Icebergs: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
By Frank Atkin, Outings Co-Chair As if the novel coronavirus weren’t enough, there’s another invisible enemy lurking off our shores. Five giant spiral currents or “gyres” in oceans around the globe sweep in and trap floating debris. The largest gyre…
Read MoreStrike a Blow Against Plastic Pollution
Reduce and reuse, because recycling is broken. BYOB Bring your own bottle — not necessarily booze. Carry your own filtered tap water so you can politely turn down offers of water in plastic bottles from friends and business associates. Bring…
Read MoreYour Tips for Going Green
We all care about the environment. Recycling is good, but reusing is better (no energy wasted transporting materials to get broken down and reformed and transported back). “Upcycling” turns trash into treasure. So how do YOU do it? Send your…
Read MoreLinks of Interest: Plastics Edition
Living without Plastic: One Family’s Journey. L.A. Times How to Eat Less Plastic. Consumer Reports The Ugly Truth Steve Lopez Learned at his Recycling Center. L.A. Times Tips for Using Less Plastic. Green Education Foundation How I Cut Back on…
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