Yesterday, September 20th, California became a greener state. Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 1884 bill, sponsored by California Majority Assembly Leader Ian Calderon, which reduces single-use plastic straws at dine-in restaurants beginning January 1, 2019, in California. There are cities throughout California and the United States that are already doing their part by banning the use of plastic straws and single-use plastic utensils and the list continues to grow. What AB 1

Beyond excited to receive the 2018 Paul Walker Foundation & Monterey Bay Aquarium Ocean Leadership Award on Saturday! Paul's passion for the ocean and to #DoGood every day inspires me to be a #changemaker.

Thank you again to MarthaStewart.com for featuring my recent efforts with Alaska Airlines. Last week on 5/21 Alaska Airlines announced that they will be eliminating all non-recyclable single-use plastic straw stirrers and citrus picks on all flights and in airport lounges nationwide, and replacing with environmentally and marine-safe alternatives by July 2018. Alaska Airlines is the first airline in the world to make this announcement and is taking the lead in an effort to

Shelby O’Neil reached out to Alaska Airlines last year, asking us to eliminate single-use plastic stir straws to reduce the amount of plastic pollution that is damaging our oceans. On Monday, May 21st, Alaska Airlines officially became the first airline to eliminate single-use plastic stir straws and citrus picks in an effort to reduce their plastic pollution. This change will take place on July 16, 2018 and will result in 22 MILLION single-use plastic stir straws and citrus

#MakeADifferenceMay and read about one packaging company in California making waves by creating an alternative to plastic packaging. I receive a lot of emails that include product information. From time to time, I will send out information on these products if they benefit our oceans and planet. I was contacted by Sara at Sambrailo Packaging, which is a a 94 year-old family run business in Watsonville, CA and Sara told me about their new sustainable packaging solution called