Since it was Mother's Day, I knew exactly where I wanted needed to go. Access 36... Oceanic Restaurant. The weather was absolutely perfect... that meant lots of people on the Oceanic dining pier. "Oceanic is the only restaurant in Wrightsville Beach, NC situated on the beach overlooking the pristine Atlantic Ocean." As I walked up to the pier, I started noticing straws. Though I wasn't at all surprised.... I still couldn't stop shaking my head as I picked up straw after straw after plastic straw.
I picked up 36 straws in 20 minutes!!! AND... 28 of those 36 straws-- some clear, some black-- came from Oceanic. 78% of the straws that I picked up from Access 36 were there because of Oceanic's beach front dining. *sigh* There's something wrong with that. Something NEEDS to change.
I've written Oceanic suggesting some changes they could make such as: not using straws on the pier, switching to paper straws and the possibility of offering glass straws as an upgrade. Hmmm.... it's my opinion (and it's a strong one!) that a restaurant such as Oceanic should take extra care in selecting the products they use. It only makes sense that they help keep the main reason people dine at their restaurant... yeah... that's the location!... beautiful. What do you think? Contact Oceanic
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Anyone can do it. Anyone can inspire change. Yes, even you. ;) Thirty minutes, Two Hands. Clean up yOUR world anytime-- anywhere.
20 minutes on May 8, 2011 at Access 36
Cigarette butts: 183
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| Two Hands. 20 minutes. |
Total amount of cigarette butts removed from Wrightsville Beach, NC in 61 days:
17,240
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