2020 Earth Year; July's Theme: Zero Waste ~ Plastic Free July

In honor of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the City of Half Moon Bay is proud to present our Earth Year campaign! Our campaign will feature monthly themes, challenges, events, and online resources that can help you build up your sustainability toolbox throughout the year. Join us in celebrating Earth Day every day and show us how you’re honoring our Earth by sharing your pictures and tagging us on social media with #EarthYearHMB!

This month, we’re building off of June’s theme of Food Waste and going Zero Waste!

Are you up for the challenge?

Did You Know?

Did you know 250 million people worldwide practice plastic-free July?

You can participate in Plastic Free July in whichever way works best for your lifestyle, whether you pledge to not use or buy any single-use plastics all month or you choose to practice for one week. Simply taking stock and observing the amount of waste you create is a great way to get started too!

Our local friends at Sea Hugger suggest taking large box and collecting all the single-use plastics you consume during the month. You may be surprised at how much plastic your family uses in just 30 days!

Pledge to go plastic free this month!

Pledging to go plastic free doesn’t have to mean drastic changes to your lifestyle. Plastic Free July can be accessible for all. Whether you’re just getting started or you’ve already started to implement plastic free practices in your household PlasticFreeJuly.org has a great list of ideas on how to get started.