{"id":2383,"date":"2018-10-01T15:15:31","date_gmt":"2018-10-01T22:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mbaquaticcenter.com\/news\/?p=2383"},"modified":"2018-11-05T22:17:54","modified_gmt":"2018-11-06T06:17:54","slug":"mbac-spreads-sustainability-awareness-ucsds-8th-annual-meet-beach-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbac.com\/news\/2018\/10\/mbac-spreads-sustainability-awareness-ucsds-8th-annual-meet-beach-event\/","title":{"rendered":"MBAC spreads sustainable message at UCSD\u2019s 8th Annual Meet the Beach event"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2409\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mbaquaticcenter.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/blog-ucsd-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mbac.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/blog-ucsd-3.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mbac.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/blog-ucsd-3-275x178.jpg 275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/> Every year UC San Diego Recreation hosts Meet the Beach, a \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">giant beach party for UCSD&#8217;s freshmen and first year grad and transfer students.\u201d This year Mission Bay Aquatic Center staff joined the 3,000 student celebration by distributing reusable straws in hopes of spreading awareness about plastic pollution in our oceans.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>This year was the 8th year that <a href=\"http:\/\/recreation.ucsd.edu\">UCSD Recreation<\/a> has organized and hosted the event billed as a fun day in sun, sand, and surf including surf lessons, beach Zumba, a taco fiesta, a DJ, and even surfing dogs!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2419\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mbaquaticcenter.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG-1367.jpg\" alt=\"Surf Dog\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mbac.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG-1367.jpg 375w, https:\/\/mbac.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG-1367-134x178.jpg 134w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The conversation around reducing single-use plastic straws has been driven in large part by an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.surfrider.org\/coastal-blog\/entry\/2018-the-year-we-said-goodbye-to-plastic-straws\">organized campaign by the Surfrider Foundation<\/a>. While straws may seem like a small amount of plastic, Americans throw away enough of them to wrap around the earth\u2019s circumference two and a half times every single day. At this rate, it is expected that by 2050, there will be a higher concentration of plastic in our oceans than fish, which is why reducing single-use plastic is an important step. \u00a0 The universal recycling symbol represents three R&#8217;s of responsible and effective waste management: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle, with reducing use being the first step in the process.<\/p>\n<p>By\u00a0handing out reusable, stainless steel straws to UC San Diego\u2019s newest students, we are hoping to encourage students to reduce their use of single-use plastic to preserve our beautiful playground that is the Pacific Ocean.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2410\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mbaquaticcenter.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/blog-ucsd-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"389\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mbac.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/blog-ucsd-4.jpg 389w, https:\/\/mbac.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/blog-ucsd-4-115x178.jpg 115w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 389px) 100vw, 389px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>What steps do you take to reduce, reuse, or recycle your plastic waste?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2411\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2411\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2411 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mbaquaticcenter.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/blog-ucsd.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mbac.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/blog-ucsd.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mbac.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/blog-ucsd-275x178.jpg 275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2411\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Erik Jepsen\/UC San Diego Publications<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" 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