On July 4, Project Clean Water was featured on CBS 8 to promote our new Trash Free Starts with Me campaign and to provide ways that San Diegans can reduce their waste in time for the busiest beach day of the year and beyond.
Paige Copenhaver, Land Use/Environmental Planner for the Watershed Protection Program and Project Clean Water representative, shared that watershed protection isn’t just for coastal cities—inland areas also need to make sure that their trash does not get left out on roads where it can end up in out waterways and our ocean untreated. Her waste reduction tips include:
- Pack your trash out—whatever you bring to the beach, you take with you;
- Bring your own trash bag (or bring a reusable bag to reduce your waste even more!);
- Opt for reusable/washable utensils, water bottles and plates;
- Bring pet waste bags and clean up after your pup.