Westpoint Regatta Supports the Ocean Cleanup
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The Westpoint Regatta proudly supports the fight against oceanic plastic pollution led by The Ocean Cleanup . Find out more about plans to initiate the largest cleanup in history at TheOceanCleanup.com. Their passive system may be a feasible and cost-effective method to remove half the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in 10 years’ time.
Please visit their website to learn more about their efforts. 
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How You Can Help
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It's simple: do not buy single-use plastics or styrofoam. Sure, we recycle what we can but after it hits the recycle bin, trying to make some use of it is extremely difficult and often causes more pollution to re-purpose the item into something else.
The best way to solve a problem is not to create the problem in the first place - do not buy single-use plastics or styrofoam. LEAD THE WAY AT YOUR CLUB: Sequoia Yacht Club passed a House Rule to ban the use or purchase of single-use plastics and styrofoam within the club as of March 2015. Sequoia YC has also led the way in the great California Coastal Commission's annual Coastal Clean up for the past few years! Find out more HERE |
JOIN Coastal Clean Up!
When Sequoia YC started their Coastal Cleanup event, some said "I don't see any trash near the club. Not sure how much you will find." Boy, we have we learned a lot. Every year, the volunteers at Sequoia YC collect hundreds and hundreds of plastic trash from just the waterfront around the club.
Of the state-wide cleanup sites reporting from the 66,292 volunteers, they picked up 1,030,571pounds of trash and an additional 98,761pounds of recyclable materials,for a total of 1,129,332 pounds or 564.7tons.
Of the state-wide cleanup sites reporting from the 66,292 volunteers, they picked up 1,030,571pounds of trash and an additional 98,761pounds of recyclable materials,for a total of 1,129,332 pounds or 564.7tons.
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Let's Make Trash Extinct!
Join the Fight... EVERY DAY How?
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