Baykeeper Updates Related to Trash

Blog Post: July 11, 2023
It’s a cruel irony that the process of recycling plastic, cardboard, metals, and other materials can be harmful to the environment. Recycling facilities are often covered in contaminants—everything from fuel to solvents—and sometimes the recyclable materials themselves contain toxic metals or...
BK In The News: June 24, 2022
On today’s show, I speak to author and independent scholar Donald Edward Davis on his latest publication American Chestnut Tree: An Environmental History. We’ll switch gears and talk to San Francisco Baykeepers senior attorney Eric Buescher and senior scientist Dr. Jon Rosenfield on the latest...
BK In The News: August 27, 2021
When Kyle Hansen enlisted in the United States Marine Corps straight out of high school in Orange County, he never imagined he’d be traveling the country cleaning up other people’s trash. He had ambitions of moving up the ranks as an infantryman. But nearly four years into his service as a squad...
BK In The News: April 23, 2021
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – KRON4 is celebrating Earth Week by drawing attention to some of the biggest environmental challenges in the Bay Area. The pandemic has made PPE – such as face masks – life-saving accessories, but much of it is disposable and ends up littering our beaches and waterways. KRON4’...
BK In The News: December 7, 2020
As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise across California, environmentalists are concerned about another growing problem — pandemic-related trash... The San Francisco Bay Keeper patrols the Bay regularly to monitor “polluters and pollution.” And although representatives  say they do not...
BK In The News: November 20, 2020
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KRON) – The pandemic is having an impact on San Francisco Bay. You may see what bay watchdogs say is “COVID Trash.” These are just some of the PPE, masks, gloves, and other plastic-based trash picked up along the shoreline by the non-profit Baykeeper, says spokesperson Sejal...
BK In The News: April 13, 2020
Face masks and plastic gloves have become must-have items when people go out in public during the coronavirus pandemic, but after being used, some of that personal protective equipment is being dumped on the streets... “They do not degrade,” Sejal Choksi-Chugh, executive director of the nonprofit...
Column: October 3, 2016
After more than 20 years as an environmental advocate, I shouldn’t be surprised by industry shenanigans, but I still am. Case in point: On November 8, California voters will have the chance to vote on a ballot measure, Proposition 67, to ban single-use plastic bags. Most people know that plastic...
Blog Post: September 13, 2016
In the upcoming elections on November 8, Baykeeper recommends a yes vote on California Proposition 67, the statewide plastic bag ban. If Prop 67 passes, groceries, pharmacies, and other retail stores in California won’t be allowed to provide single-use plastic bags. When plastic bags wash into San...
Column: September 6, 2016
A plastic takeout cup dropped on a Napa street, a food wrapper tossed outside the Giants’ ballpark, cigarette butts stubbed out in an Oakland park—it’s all likely to end up in San Francisco Bay. Trash in the water mars the Bay’s beauty. It poses a hazard for swimmers and surfers. And for wildlife,...

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