#ThatsMyBay

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Whether you’re sorting your trash or simply picking up after your pet, every action matters. Take the pledge and join our community of #ThatsMyBay Environmental Champions today!

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Every action pledged helps keep San Diego Bay clean.

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When you take your pledge to be an Environmental Champion, you’re affirming an action or habit to help maintain the beauty and health of San Diego Bay!

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As each pledge is counted and action is taken, the bay should look a little brighter and cleaner. Be sure to take a moment to connect and enjoy our beautiful waters.

Let your network know that you took your #ThatsMyBay pledge and help the community grow. Share your pledge on social with our tool kit. In the tool kit, you’ll find a selection of graphics, sample posts, and our #ThatsMyBay flyer.

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Rocker Storm Drayne Is ready for rain with his umbrella!

Are You Ready for Rain?

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…

Prep Before it Rains!

Bay Brotocol

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…

Why is it important not to overwater your lawn?

Composting

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…

Composting is fun and easy! Learn the basics with the Port of San Diego.

The Drayniacs are Storm Drayne's biggest fans.

Drayniacs Know Your Drains

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…

Learn the difference between storm drains and common household and business drains, and what belongs in each.

a person is holding a pump out hose and pointing at the viewer

Dump at the Pump

Remember, vessel sewage should never be discharged into our San Diego Bay. To find a pumpout station and fuel dock location near...

Han on Hank - a green monkey - is on a blanket with a picnic basket

Go Zero Waste!

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…

Adopt a zero-waste lifestyle and help keep our beautiful bay resources alive for years to come!

Household Hazardous Waste

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

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…

Meet Trash Trooper Trish and help us keep our bay clean by keeping a lid on it!

Keep Plastics Out of San Diego Bay

Help keep single-use plastics out of San Diego Bay!

Pollution Pirate Pete is confused by these shiny trinkets and takes his “valuables” to get appraised only to find that his immortal plastic bounty is a bust.

Keep the Seas Plastic Free

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…

Leaving just one small piece of trash may seem like no big deal - but those little bits add up, and they don't just stay put or go...

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 catch him. We're told that a storm then began, and Lil Wrapper was swept into a storm drain with other debris.

Lil Wrapper

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…

From Lil Wrapper to littered wrapper. How does a promising snack star on the rise in east county, end up as a potential threat to...

Mime Your Butts

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…

MIke the Mime’s message is loud and clear - Mime Your Butts!

a little green monkey poses with reused items

Reduce, Reuse and Recycle

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.

Reduce, Reuse and Recycle to help keep your community (and bay) in ship shape!

a cartoon seahorse is sickened by bacteria from dog poop

Scoop the Poop

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…

Scoop the Poop! Pick up after your pet so their waste doesn't get washed into the bay.

Storm Drayne

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…

Everything seems so fresh and clean after it rains, but that is because all of the blown away napkins, dropped trash, leaked oil...

Take Care of Your Trash

No One Wants to be Seen With a Trashy Bay

Traveling With Trash

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…

Keep a Monkey Grip on Your Trash! Hang-on Hank says, "When traveling with trash, be sure it doesn't escape from your car or truck...

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