#ThatsMyBay

Everything seems so fresh and clean after it rains, but that is because all of the blown away napkins, dropped trash, leaked oil, and whatever else - get washed into storm drains, and into the bay. Prevention is key! This rainy season, follow these…

Storm drains in San Diego lead right into the bay - and there’s no elaborate filtration system. Great for curbing floods during thunderstorm, sure … dangerous when the storm is a toxic concoction of pesticides, chemicals, fertilizers and other…

Composting is the natural process of recycling organic matter. That means separating leaves and food scraps from your regular waste and letting it break down into compost. Keeping Our San Diego Bay Clean Roughly one-third of the world’s food is…

As Storm Drayne’s most avid fans, The Drayniacs want you to know your drains! Your home’s sinks, showers and toilets drain to the sewer system. This water goes to the wastewater treatment plant where it is treated to remove harmful pollutants. Storm…

We’ve all heard the phrase, but what exactly is zero waste? The answer is simple! Instead of discarding everyday resources, going zero-waste aims to reduce what we need, reuse as much as we can, and send as little as possible to landfills (something…

Where Can I Dispose of Household Hazardous Waste? Start here: WasteFreeSD is San Diego County’s one-stop zero waste resource for recycling and diversion of household items and hazardous waste from landfills. Find WasteFreeSD here More resources are…

Keep a Lid on it! Not everything is meant to be shared with your bay! Top of the list? Garbage! So put it in the trash, and Keep a Lid on it! Really - a child can do it. Trash Trooper Trish is no relationship expert but she knows a thing or two about…

Everyone loves to find treasure, there’s no denying it. We all dream of walking along the beach and finding some nugget of value, something worth keeping, but plastic waste is not it! Pollution Pirate Pete is confused by these shiny trinkets and…

We've just learned that Lil Wrapper has been lost in the San Diego Bay Watershed Management Area. He was thrown or blown from a moving vehicle earlier this afternoon near the Laguna Mountains at the top of the watershed and witnesses were unable to…

We know you love your bay, you own it, you want to take care of it, it’s your number one priority; you are ready to change your relationship status to make it official. Okay, maybe that’s a bit much, but we all love San Diego Bay and want to be sure…

Remember the 3Rs! Reduce Don't buy it if you don't need it and limit single-use items. Reuse Reuse items or pass them on to others who could use them instead. Recycle Buy recyclable items and always properly recycle to reduce landfill waste.

We’re all spending more time at home and while our pups may be our best friends, they aren’t as nice when it comes to cleaning up after themselves. Pet waste is a common stormwater pollutant that impacts our water quality and can introduce harmful…

Rain Is Comin'! San Diego’s favorite eco-rocker Storm Drayne is back with his latest single, reminding everyone to "Remember Rain"! Forgetting to clean up yard waste, chemicals, and leaves is no excuse to contaminate our coveted #SanDiegoBay. "Don’t…

We know you love your bay, you own it, you want to take care of it, it’s your number one priority; you are ready to change your relationship status to make it official. Okay, maybe that’s a bit much, but we all love San Diego Bay and want to be sure…

Streets and parking lots are the biggest sources of trash pollution in the San Diego Bay. Hang-On Hank reminds us that if trash makes it into the water or even onto the shore, it sure ain’t monkey business, it’s serious business. Securing your…