Be sure to read the article Message in a Bottle by David Ferris (May-June 2009) Sierra - the magazine of the Sierra Club. From this article, we have learned that the small pieces of plastic are as dangerous as the larger bottles. These small plastics are eaten by birds and fish that then die of starvation for lack of space for food in their stomachs.
Our clean ups need to include the removal of small plastics too. In our everyday lives we need to dump small plastics into the garbage for incineration. (Small plastics are often not recyclable and must be burned.) Make sure you don't drop small plastic items in the street where they will wash into the river and ocean.
Shoreline Clean-up:
Beach Clean-ups will begin again January, 2010.
September 30, 2009 the Bayonne Nature Club cleaned the shore of Collins Park on 1st Street (near Humphrey Street at water’s edge). We were able to remove 10 bags of garbage from the shoreline. Bayonne Public Works were called to pick-up the bags. Good work BNC! The garbage consisted of styrofoam and plastic bottles. We witnessed an unusual sighting-- about 25 jelly fish had washed up on the shoreline.
