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California Coastal Cleanup Day and California Coastal Cleanup Day and Litter Reduction Outreach Litter Reduction Outreach in San Mateo County in San Mateo County

2006 2006-

• 2007

2007

Sarah Pratt Sarah Pratt Public Information and Participation Public Information and Participation

• Association of 20 cities and the County

Association of 20 cities and the County

• Share a common permit to discharge

Share a common permit to discharge stormwater to the SF Bay stormwater to the SF Bay

• Regulatory, monitoring, and outreach measures

Regulatory, monitoring, and outreach measures for reducing urban runoff pollution for reducing urban runoff pollution www.flowstobay.org www.flowstobay.org

Goals of PIP Goals of PIP

• Educate residents

Educate residents

• Promote public involvement

Promote public involvement

• Change behaviors

Change behaviors

San Mateo County San Mateo County

• Central CA Coast

Central CA Coast

• borders San Francisco,

borders San Francisco, Santa Clara, & Santa Santa Clara, & Santa Cruz Counties Cruz Counties

• 554 square miles

554 square miles

• Population: 715,000

Population: 715,000

San Mateo County has San Mateo County has 34 Watersheds 34 Watersheds Water Drains Water Drains

• Pacific Ocean

Pacific Ocean

• San Francisco Bay

San Francisco Bay

• Creeks

Creeks

Outreach for Outreach for Pollutants of Concern Pollutants of Concern

• Pesticides and

Pesticides and Fertilizers Fertilizers

• Mercury

Mercury

• Automotive

Automotive Chemicals Chemicals

• Litter

Litter

Eliminating Trash in Our Eliminating Trash in Our Waterways: Background Waterways: Background

• 2001 California Regional Water Quality

2001 California Regional Water Quality Control Board staff report: Control Board staff report: “ “excessive excessive levels of trash in Bay area waterways levels of trash in Bay area waterways” ”

• February 4, 2003 Bay area waterways

February 4, 2003 Bay area waterways placed on monitoring list placed on monitoring list

• Public outreach required on impact of

Public outreach required on impact of garbage in watersheds garbage in watersheds

Trash in Waterways Trash in Waterways

• Urban runoff is the primary source of

Urban runoff is the primary source of marine debris. marine debris.

• Major types of litter: plastic and

Major types of litter: plastic and cigarette litter cigarette litter

Plastic in Waterways Plastic in Waterways

• ¾

¾ of all debris found in marine

• f all debris found in marine

environment environment

• 90% of floating litter is plastic

90% of floating litter is plastic

• Plastic is prevalent at all depths, from the

Plastic is prevalent at all depths, from the surface of the ocean through the water surface of the ocean through the water column and in sediments (So Cal Coastal column and in sediments (So Cal Coastal Water Research Project) Water Research Project)

Cigarette Litter Cigarette Litter

• Not biodegradable

Not biodegradable

• Contain over 165 chemicals

Contain over 165 chemicals

• # 1 littered item on

# 1 littered item on highways (California Depart highways (California Depart-

• ment

ment of Transportation)

• f Transportation)

Eliminating Trash In Our Eliminating Trash In Our Waterways: Plan Waterways: Plan

• California Coastal Cleanup Day

California Coastal Cleanup Day Coordination, Coordination, 3 3rd

rd Saturday in September

Saturday in September

• Disposable Plastic Reduction: Focus

Disposable Plastic Reduction: Focus

• n Plastic shopping Bags
• n Plastic shopping Bags
• Surveys and Commitment Forms

Surveys and Commitment Forms

Project Partners Project Partners

Plastic Shopping Bags Plastic Shopping Bags

• The average American uses between 300

The average American uses between 300 and 700 plastic bags per year. and 700 plastic bags per year.

• If everyone in the United States tied their

If everyone in the United States tied their annual consumption of plastic bags annual consumption of plastic bags together in a giant chain, the chain would together in a giant chain, the chain would reach around the Earth not once, but 760 reach around the Earth not once, but 760 times! times!

• Plastic bags don

Plastic bags don’ ’t biodegrade, they photo t biodegrade, they photo-

• degrade

degrade— —breaking down into small toxic breaking down into small toxic bits contaminating soil and waterways and bits contaminating soil and waterways and entering the food entering the food-

• chain when mistaken for

chain when mistaken for zooplankton or jellyfish. zooplankton or jellyfish.

Plastic Bag Reduction Outreach Plastic Bag Reduction Outreach

• Store surveys

Store surveys

• Commitment form

Commitment form

Store Survey Results 2006 Store Survey Results 2006

• July 2006

July 2006 -

• 89 people surveyed:

89 people surveyed:

• BARRIERS

BARRIERS

• FATE of their PLASTIC BAGS

FATE of their PLASTIC BAGS

• 50% store incentive would make them

50% store incentive would make them bring their own bag bring their own bag

• 75% would make the effort to use

75% would make the effort to use a free bag if given to them! a free bag if given to them!

2006 Mesh Tote Bag 2006 Mesh Tote Bag

• MorningStar

MorningStar Trading Trading

• Co. Florida
• Co. Florida
• Made from Recycled

Made from Recycled Plastic Bottles Plastic Bottles

• Order: 3000

Order: 3000

• $15,450

$15,450

• $5.15/bag

$5.15/bag

Bag Outreach Events 2006 Bag Outreach Events 2006

OUTREACH EVENT

CITY DAY

EVENT DATE

# BAGS

Whole Foods Market Redwood City

Redwood City

Saturday 8/12/2006

200

25th Ave. Certified Farmers Market San Mateo Tuesday 8/15/2006

100

Millbrae Certified Farmers Market Millbrae Saturday 8/19/2006

100

Menlo Park Certified Farmers Market Menlo Park Sunday 8/20/2006

100

Trader Joes San Carlos Monday 8/21/06

100

Kaiser Hospital Farmers Market South San Francisco Tuesday 8/22/2006

100

Daly City Certified Farmers Market Daly City Thursday 8/31/2006

100

San Carlos Certified Farmers Market San Carlos Thursday 9/7/2006

100

Coastside Farmer’s Market at Cetrella Half Moon Bay Saturday 9/9/06

100

Commitment Form Commitment Form

San Mateo County Fair, August San Mateo County Fair, August

County Fair Display County Fair Display

2007 Compact Reusable Bag 2007 Compact Reusable Bag

• ChicoBag

ChicoBag Company, Company, Chico, CA Chico, CA

• Made from Nylon

Made from Nylon Lightweight, compact, Lightweight, compact, recyclable recyclable

• 2,000 bags ordered

2,000 bags ordered

• $6,971.25

$6,971.25

• $3.49/bag

$3.49/bag

Bag Outreach Events 2007 Bag Outreach Events 2007

OUTREACH EVENT CITY DAY EVENT DATE # BAGS SM County Fair San Mateo all week 8/10-19/07 600 North Fair Oaks Festival RWC Sunday 8/19/07 50 Safeway SSF SSF Monday 8/27/07 78 Skyline College San Bruno Tuesday 8/28/07 76 Safeway Pacifica Pacifica Wednesday 8/29/07 73 Canada College RWC Thursday 8/30/07 70 Whole Foods RWC RWC Tuesday 9/4/07 93 College of San Mateo San Mateo Wednesday 9/5/07 43 Safeway Half Moon Bay Thursday 9/6/07 63 Whole Foods SM San Mateo Monday 9/10/07 91 Lunardi's Burlingame Wednesday 9/12/07 100

Skyline College, San Bruno Skyline College, San Bruno

Canada College, Redwood City Canada College, Redwood City

Safeway, South San Francisco Safeway, South San Francisco

Whole Foods, Redwood City Whole Foods, Redwood City

• Main sponsor 2007 Cleanup

Main sponsor 2007 Cleanup

• Inspired by our tabling events in 2006 &

Inspired by our tabling events in 2006 & wanted to do more wanted to do more

• 5% Day June 19, 2007: Donate 5% of

5% Day June 19, 2007: Donate 5% of sales from all 41 CA stores to statewide sales from all 41 CA stores to statewide program program

CA Coastal Cleanup Day CA Coastal Cleanup Day

• Sponsored by California Coastal

Sponsored by California Coastal Commission with support of regional and Commission with support of regional and county coordinators county coordinators

• part of the International Coastal Cleanup

part of the International Coastal Cleanup Day Day

• Held the 3

Held the 3rd

rd Saturday in September since

Saturday in September since 1985 1985

Coordination Tasks Coordination Tasks

• Recruit cleanup captains

Recruit cleanup captains

• Arrange for cleanup sites with property

Arrange for cleanup sites with property

• wners
• wners
• Coordinate with California Coastal

Coordinate with California Coastal Commission Commission

• Order publicity supplies

Order publicity supplies

Coordination Tasks Coordination Tasks

• Organize cleanup logistics in cooperation

Organize cleanup logistics in cooperation with Site Captains with Site Captains

1.

• 1. Hold Site Captain meeting

Hold Site Captain meeting

2.

• 2. Arrange for trash hauling and recycling

Arrange for trash hauling and recycling

3.

• 3. Distribute cleanup supplies & promo

Distribute cleanup supplies & promo items to Captains items to Captains

Coordination Tasks Coordination Tasks

• Central contact point for volunteers

Central contact point for volunteers

• Assign volunteers to specific sites

Assign volunteers to specific sites

• Get local press and event publicity

Get local press and event publicity

• Collect & report results to Coastal

Collect & report results to Coastal Commission Commission

Coastal Cleanup Day Coastal Cleanup Day Materials & Outreach Materials & Outreach

• Posters

Posters

• Brochures

Brochures

• Postcards

Postcards

• Theme: Non

Theme: Non-

• native Species

native Species

• f the California
• f the California

Coast Coast

• Collect Them

Collect Them All! All!

The Cig Egret The Cig Egret These These unslightly unslightly beasts, beasts, a.k.a. butts, populate a.k.a. butts, populate beaches and prey beaches and prey upon all types of upon all types of marine life. marine life. FACT: More than a FACT: More than a million of them were million of them were collected in one day collected in one day last year. Many of last year. Many of them migrate from them migrate from inland storm drains. inland storm drains.

Scent: Scent: Stinky

Stinky

Color: Color: Brown

Brown

Distribution: Distribution: Man

Man

Occurrence: Occurrence: Often

Often Habitat: Drains, Beaches Habitat: Drains, Beaches

The The Spork Spork Crab Crab Usually created for just Usually created for just a few minutes of use, a few minutes of use, these foam and these foam and plastic monsters end plastic monsters end up lasting years on up lasting years on

• ur coasts.
• ur coasts.

FACT: Using recyclable FACT: Using recyclable containers rather than containers rather than foam can cut down foam can cut down their overpopulation. their overpopulation.

Habitat: Habitat: Beaches

Beaches

Color: Color: Usually White

Usually White

Appearance: Appearance: Unsightly

Unsightly

Cause: Cause: Carelessness

Carelessness

Lifespan: Lifespan: Forever

Forever

2006 Newsletter 2006 Newsletter

2007 Newsletter 2007 Newsletter

Cleanup Day: Site Captains Cleanup Day: Site Captains

Check in volunteers (sign waiver), hand out Check in volunteers (sign waiver), hand out supplies, give safety talk supplies, give safety talk

Cleanup Day: Volunteers Cleanup Day: Volunteers

Data Card Data Card

Coastal Cleanup Day Coastal Cleanup Day Sites & Distance Cleaned Sites & Distance Cleaned

Year Sites Coastal Inland/Bay Distance 2006 26 17 9 57 miles 2007 31 21 10 65 miles

Thornton Beach Daly City Thornton Beach Daly City

Thornton Beach Daly City Thornton Beach Daly City

Francis State Beach, HMB Francis State Beach, HMB

Francis State Beach, HMB Francis State Beach, HMB

Pacifica Beaches Pacifica Beaches

Pacifica Beaches Pacifica Beaches

San Mateo San Mateo Bayfront Bayfront Park Park

San Mateo San Mateo Bayfront Bayfront

Burlingame Burlingame Bayfront Bayfront

Redwood City Creeks Redwood City Creeks

Belmont Creek Belmont Creek

Coastal Cleanup Day Results Coastal Cleanup Day Results

Coastal Cleanup Day Volunteers in San Mateo County

2, 2,183 183 971 971 1, 1,644 644 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 Volunteers 2005 Volunteers 2006 Volunteers 2007

Year Year

# V # Volunteers

Cleanup Day Results Cleanup Day Results

Total Debris Removed on Coastal Cleanup Day in San Mateo County

14, 14,633 33 21, 21,162 62 24, 24,633 633 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000

Debris 2005 Debris 2006 Debris 2007

Year Year

Po Pounds o

• f D

f Debris

Top 5 Debris Items Amount Cigarettes/Cigarette Filters 25,565 Food Wrappers/Containers 6,855 Bags 4,353 Caps, Lids 3,271 Beverage Bottles (Plastic) 1,908

California's "Top Ten" Debris Items California's "Top Ten" Debris Items

1985 1985-

• 2006

2006 1985 1985-

• 2006

2006 Totals Totals

• 1. Cigarettes/ Cigarette Filters
• 1. Cigarettes/ Cigarette Filters

4,281,104 4,281,104

• 2. Caps, Lids
• 2. Caps, Lids

954,882 954,882

• 3. Food Wrappers and
• 3. Food Wrappers and

Containers Containers 947,218 947,218

• 4. Plastic Bags
• 4. Plastic Bags

846,320 846,320

• 5. Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives,
• 5. Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives,

Spoons Spoons 706,531 706,531

• 6. Straws/ Stirrers
• 6. Straws/ Stirrers

455,796 455,796

• 7. Glass Beverage Bottles
• 7. Glass Beverage Bottles

367,448 367,448

• 8. Plastic Beverage Bottles
• 8. Plastic Beverage Bottles

306,067 306,067

• 9. Beverage Cans
• 9. Beverage Cans

274,608 274,608

• 10. Building Materials
• 10. Building Materials

234,954 234,954

CASQA 2007 Awards CASQA 2007 Awards

Outstanding Stormwater Outstanding Stormwater News, I nformation, Outreach, and News, I nformation, Outreach, and Media Project Media Project

Questions??? Questions???

Sarah Pratt Sarah Pratt Hazardous Materials Specialist Hazardous Materials Specialist Pollution Prevention Program Pollution Prevention Program (650) 599 (650) 599-

• 1325

1325 spratt@co.sanmateo.ca.us spratt@co.sanmateo.ca.us San Mateo County Environmental Health San Mateo County Environmental Health