Vicki Patterson, founder and president of Capistrano Beach-based nonprofit organization Stand Up to Trash, reports that the 40th annual Coastal Cleanup Day on Saturday, Sept. 21, was an overwhelming success during the scheduled events in Dana Point Harbor.
“We had an incredible turnout of 550 participants, and together we successfully removed 723 pounds of trash from our oceans and local environment,” Patterson told Dana Point Times, referring to the cleanup at Baby Beach and the Lunch & Learn event that followed at Ocean Institute.
Guest speaker Anthony Ricchio from “Water Is the Way to Unity” was the guest speaker during the Lunch & Learn session, sharing valuable insights on the presence of nano plastics in our drinking water, the amount of microplastics in plastic water bottles and how it can affect our health, as well as solutions for ensuring clean water…