SC Aquarium’s conservation team has trained volunteers to document litter and debris collections with the Litter Journal in the aquarium’s Citizen Science App.
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Susan Hill Smith and members of her Isle of Palms Cleanup Crew were the recipients of the Spirit of the Island Award presented before the Oct. 24 City Council meeting.
After the smoke from the fireworks has settled on the Fourth of July and the droves of people on the Isle of Palms have thinned out, what’s left behind are
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These butts and their filters have been found in dead animals, including fish, sea turtles and birds. The items can also leach toxic chemicals into the water and soil, which could be lethal for small animals like shrimp and crabs.
Ray started an online petition to ban smoking on Folly Beach for these reasons and has helped interim City Administrator Aaron Pope develop a proposal for a smoke-free beach. So far, her petition has 620 signatures.Â
The proposed ordinance prohibits smoking, holding and carrying a lighted or activated smoking product only on the sand and at beach-access points. The prohibited products include cigarettes, pipes, cigars and electronic smoking devices. Disposing of these products would only be allowed in designated containers, as well.