Skip The Plastic

Skip The Plastic Our goal is to help to make Corpus Christi a better place by reducing the use of single-use plastic

Our Goals:

- Help to make Corpus Christi a better place by reducing the use of single-use plastic bags, bottles and food containers. This will benefit our tourism industry, help local companies when recruiting staff and investors, and improve the quality of life for residents.
- Raise awareness among the general public, retailers and local officials about the aesthetic and environmental problems

caused by litter resulting from single-use plastic bags, bottles and food containers, and encourage them to become better stewards of public spaces.
- Promote recycling at city and county offices, parks, beaches and public events. Our Partners:

- Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies
- Pride Corpus Christi
- City of Corpus Christi Clean City Advisory Committee
- City of Corpus Christi Watershore & Beach Advisory Committee
- City of Corpus Christi Marina & Marina Advisory Committee
- Clean Economy Coalition
- Corpus Christi Windsurfing Association
- Surfrider Foundation, Texas Coastal Bend Chapter
- Corpus Christi Beach Association

Please be sure to check out our website and twitter:

http://coastalbend.surfrider.org/
http://twitter.com/skiptheplastic

Much of the plastic pollution in waterbodies comes from packaging. A New Earth Project aims to rid the world's oceans, l...
05/23/2026

Much of the plastic pollution in waterbodies comes from packaging. A New Earth Project aims to rid the world's oceans, lakes, and rivers of this trash.

Hearing well-known surfers share their first-hand accounts of the rise in ocean pollution was the catalyst for us to tackle this crisis by offering sustainable packaging solutions and a catalog of New Earth Approved packaging products.

TCEQ is failing to prohibit the release of plastic pollution in Formosa Plastic's permit terms, even though Formosa itse...
05/22/2026

TCEQ is failing to prohibit the release of plastic pollution in Formosa Plastic's permit terms, even though Formosa itself requested a zero-discharge limit for visible plastic pollution in its permit application.

“TCEQ provided no good reason for backtracking on protections against plastic pollution,” said Diane Wilson, executive director of SABEW. “Formosa has repeatedly polluted these bays for years. Matagorda Bay deserves better.”

MATAGORDA BAY Texas – San Antonio Bay Estuarine Waterkeeper (SABEW) and Environment Texas Research & Policy Center submitted a letter this week asking state regulators to hold a public meeting and a contested case hearing (a formal legal proceeding similar to a trial) over a proposed wastewater pe...

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/04/260417085404.htm
04/22/2026

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/04/260417085404.htm

That “magic” sponge under your sink may be hiding an environmental downside. While melamine sponges are famous for effortlessly scrubbing away stubborn stains, they slowly break down as you use them—shedding tiny plastic fibers that wash into water systems. Researchers estimate that globally, ...

04/19/2026

The ARK responds to both live and deceased sea turtle reports. Live strandings are admitted to rehabilitation. Deceased turtles are documented and as much data is gathered as possible.

Yesterday, one of our volunteers recovered a deceased Green Sea Turtle from the Port Aransas South Jetty. Upon internal examination, all of this various manmade material was found in a part of her GI tract. While this was very unlikely to be the sole cause of death for this animal, it’s an important reminder of how our wildlife is affected by debris in our oceans.

Plastic doesn’t disappear, it just breaks down and gets smaller and smaller for wildlife to ingest. Several various plastics were found in this turtle, including some portions of labeling, one written in Spanish and one in Portuguese.

When these plastic pieces mix with sargassum and seagrasses that turtles eat, it becomes easily ingested.

Over time plastics accumulating in the digestive tracts of animals caused blockages, malnutrition, and various other complications.

One hundred Texan health professionals sent a letter today to Governor Abbott, voicing concerns about microplastic pollu...
04/14/2026

One hundred Texan health professionals sent a letter today to Governor Abbott, voicing concerns about microplastic pollution and its potential effects on human health. The letter calls on the state to establish a task force to investigate the public health risks associated with microplastics, and to adopt measures to halt the further release of microplastics from factories into the environment.

Nearly one hundred Texas doctors and health professionals sent a letter to Gov. Abbott today asking him to take steps to protect public health from the threat of microplastics.

Thanks in part to the hard work of volunteers from the Surfrider Foundation's Texas Coastal Bend Chapter and the Surfrid...
04/10/2026

Thanks in part to the hard work of volunteers from the Surfrider Foundation's Texas Coastal Bend Chapter and the Surfrider Foundation TAMU-CC Student Club, the 2025 US Sailing Multihull Championship held on Corpus Christi Bay earned a Platinum Level Certification for a Clean Regatta from Sailors for the Sea powered by Oceana!
sailorsforthesea.org/about-us

03/28/2026
While this article in Forbes is a little dated, it's still on the mark.
11/30/2025

While this article in Forbes is a little dated, it's still on the mark.

Ocean plastic is a massive problem. But whose problem is it exactly? It depends who you ask.

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