One Piece a Day. » The One Piece of Trash Theory. Trash has decimated marine life and the environment. A Word About Trash When I was living in Uruguay, South America a few years back, trash day for the average household in my town usually consisted of one plastic grocery bag full or so. Re-use was big, recycling was small, and there was virtually little to no packaging of items in the stores, especially food items, so reducing was not a huge concern compared to America. Of course they had butchers and bakeries that they visited separately from the grocery store. Here in the United States, which is the king of trash in the world today, we now have 300 million people as the world population approaches 7 billion. The World of Trash That being written a not so small amount ends up strewn around all over the place. Here in the U. The Theory for a Trash Free “Green” World When I was traveling in South America, a friend from Australia used to pick up trash all the time – on the beach, in the forest, wherever we were, hiking swimming, etc.
Home. Keep California Beautiful. About Save Our Beach. 2012 Steve and Kim were presented the "Spirit of Caring Award" from Edward Jones 2011 Steve & Kim honored by selected as Grand Marshall of the Seal Beach Christmas Parade 2011 Kim was nominated as 1 of the Press Telegram's "Amazing Women" 2010 "Grand Marshalls" of the Seal Beach Founders Day Parade 2010 Los Angeles Lakers "My Better Lifestyle Award" 2010 "Certificate of Appreciation" from USA Today and Points Of Light Institute for "Improving The Lives of Others" on Make A Difference Day 2009 Nomination for "Governor’s Environmental & Economic Leadership Award" 2009 Nomination for Kim for "Minerva Award" at Women’s Conference, Long Beach 2009 City of Seal Beach Commendation for "10 Years Cleaning Up Our Coast" 2009 State Senator Tom Harman "Certificate of Recognition for 10 Years of Tireless Efforts To Preserve, Protect and Restore The Coastline For Future Generations" 2004 "City of Seal Beach Resolution" for Steve & Kim’s Contribution To The City of Seal Beach.
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