Redondo Union students plan to cut beach trash
Students from Redondo Union High School’s AP environmental studies class pose for a picture with the Redondo Unified School Board. Photo Five-hundred and five tons of trash were pulled from the state’s beaches on the last California Coastal Cleanup Day on September 19. A group of students from Redondo Union High School intend to do their part to not just clean up the mess, but to keep it from reaching the waters of the Pacific to begin with. RUHS’s AP Environmental Studies class, led by teacher Gillian Moberg and RUHS principal Dr. Nicole Wesley, visited the Redondo Unified School District’s Board of Education on Tuesday night to share findings they’ve made this far in the semester and a plan to reduce waste. “Cigarette butts and plastic water bottles often end up in our oceans,” said student Haley Nguyen. “The easiest way to prevent this is from the source.” That source is humans. Litter is pushed from the streets into the ocean often following rainy events, when water runs off into storm drains, such as those at Herondo Street or Avenue F. Much of the trash is cigarette butts and broken down plastics, and animals often mistake these items for food; the class cited an estimate…
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