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Save the Bay: “Top Ten Bay Trash Hot Spots”

June 11, 2021September 17, 2009 by Russ Curtis

Just in time for Coastal Cleanup Day this coming weekend, Save the Bay has a new study out documenting the worst San Francisco Bay areas for trash. Yes, plastic bags are among the most common types of Bay pollution. They smother wetland habitat and degrade water quality, often kill birds and other animals when they … Read more

Categories Uncategorized Tags plastic bags, Save SF Bay, spots, trash

Do your part: Stash the trash

June 10, 2021November 30, 2008 by Russ Curtis

Oil spills are nasty, horrible messes, but do you know what may be worse? All the trash we dump into the oceans. From plastic lighters to toys to cigarette butts, the sea has become man’s monster garbage disposal. Walk along any beach after a major storm and the things that wash on our beaches will … Read more

Categories Uncategorized Tags ocean, plastics, Save SF Bay, stash the trash

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