Jim's Blog — Plastics
October 13, 2011
Picking up trash wherever you are
Topics: Activism Culture Shifting DIY Activism Plastics Surfing
Think global, inspire locals. Then get out of their way.
September 30, 2011
Surfrider in the deep south… of Argentina
Topics: Chapters Podcasts Stories Plastics
Gaston Caminata has taken the Surfrider mission and embraced it wholeheartedly. In doing so he's transforming a town in Southern Argentina.
September 29, 2011
One Beach, a film about tons of plastic and a few people
Topics: Plastics Water Quality
Our pals at Barefoot Wine created a film to explore a few people's lives intertwined with plastic. We are stoked to be connected to it.
September 23, 2011
Plastic found at the ends of the earth
Topics: Culture Shifting Plastics Water Quality
There are no pristine coasts... anywhere.
September 16, 2011
Light from plastic trash
Topics: Plastics Water Quality
Plastic trash covers the planet. Some people are starting to find uses for all that trash.
September 01, 2011
An engine pushing Oregon ahead: The Charlie Plybon story
Topics: Victories Podcasts Stories Activism Plastics
This is the story of a kid who grew up in the Southeast. He fell in love with our coasts and ended up leading the charge to preserve the coasts in the opposite corner of the United States.
July 25, 2011
Video of Portland banning the bag
Portland representatives deliver the goods and pass a bag ban. Listen in.
July 22, 2011
Portland bans the bag
Topics: Policy Victories Plastics
After four years of work the Portland chapter of Surfrider was given four days notice to rally the troops, organize multiple efforts and help drive home a victory against single-use plastic pollution in our oceans. The momentum continues.
July 11, 2011
23rd plastics win, don’t mess with Texas indeed.
Surfrider is seeks to end the massive amount of single-use plastics entering our oceans. With this in mind, we just secured our 23rd plastics-related victory.
July 04, 2011
Tidal wave of trash - Fourth of July parade float
Topics: Beaches Activism Plastics
The Huntington Beach / Seal Beach chapter delivers the message via a trash float. Great pics.
June 10, 2011
Our oceans aren’t the only ones in danger
80% of the plastics in the ocean come from us on land (they don't fall off ships). That plastic is ingested by marine life and then sometimes by us.
May 28, 2011
Powerful new ads running in Australia
Surfrider Australia is pushing the envelope. We love these ads.
May 23, 2011
The wonders of styrofoam… ocean trash, cancer… suggest we should support S.B. 568
Topics: Plastics
Styrofoam came into being in 1941 and since that time it has proceeded to become one of the largest sources of trash on the planet (oh and it may cause cancer). SB 568 calls for a ban in the state of California.
May 16, 2011
Returning 10,000 pieces of trash to it’s owners
Topics: Beaches Culture Shifting Plastics
Surfrider Brazil helps people understand they shouldn't trash the beach by... sending the trash back to them.
May 13, 2011
Reshaping how we view the act of kids letting balloons go
Anyone with kids has experienced this... your child is at a party, they are given a balloon... and they let it go. What goes up must come down. Marine animals can't digest plastic well and millions die every year from trying. A community in Texas has taken this issue on.
May 09, 2011
Killer placements in Paris for anti single-use plastics ads
Topics: Ads Culture Shifting Plastics
Young and Rubicam Paris have created amazing work for Surfrider Europe over the years. The images below are the largest train station in Paris.
April 18, 2011
Plastic Beach, Hawaii
The southernmost tip of the United States is Kamilo Beach on the Big Island of Hawaii. It's called Plastic Beach for good reason.
