Thursday, September 29, 2016

Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016: Santa Monica Beach Trash Report

Dateline: Thursday morning, Sept. 29, 2016... photos of the tremendous amount of trash on the beach in Santa Monica under the Santa Monica Pier on the south side and from the Pier south to Ocean Park...  The City of Santa Monica continues to not pick up the trash between the water line and the berm.  And please note some of the trash that we recognize from our two previous trips along Santa Monica South earlier this week, which reinforces that the City is not hand picking up the trash along the water line.




















Below is a particularly unattractive view of the beach at the water line.... just full of uncollected refuse...  x-ref: gross!...

























Below is some packaging for some MACK'S ear plugs that was there yesterday too, and thus uncollected by the City of Santa Monica...









Stunning morning at the beach, nevertheless... as the photo below illustrates.....


Unfortunately, below is the same dead bird that we photographed yesterday.....  Does anyone think that the City has any staff that walk along this portion of the beach and hand picks up trash?...
The City says that it does, but again these photos are certainly proof to the contrary.  This is just plain disgusting and unsanitary.












Below, this yellow cd case was there yesterday as well...



Below, now it's FOUR (4) days that this children's beverage container with Mickey Mouse on it has been observed in this same area near Lifeguard Tower #18. Note: Our previous blog post from this past Monday, Sept. 26th.





This discarded piece of styrofoam has also been here on the beach and uncollected by the City of Santa Monica since at least this past Monday, Sept. 26th...














Another dead bird, below, uncollected or otherwise removed from the beach by the City of Santa Monica...








Having observed the discarded plastic fork and can of Coke above, we decided that it was time again to "stick a fork in it"... in this case, the discarded crumpled can of Coke in view of the fact that this beach along the water line is just absolutely filthy...


We stuck a fork in it because this beach is truly filthy with trash that the City of Santa Monica does not collect or otherwise dispose of...





The lost black surfer's bootie below has also been here since this past Monday, Sept. 26th...






Below, the debris and trash found adjacent to Lifeguard Tower #26 at Ocean Park continues to build in an impromptu shrine of civic neglect in cleaning up the beach in Santa Monica between the water line and the berm...



That's it for today... just another day of an onslaught of trash along the water line to the berm that the City of Santa Monica does not bother to hand pick or otherwise dispose of...

Last but not least, perhaps this dog has the right idea... to sleep it off and perhaps wake up to a clean beach?!...  good luck with that Fido.....   #woof



Respectfully submitted,

William Maguire,
Santa Monica, Calif.

(All photos by & Copyright William Maguire 2016.)

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