Surfrider Foundation - Huntington Beach / Seal Beach Chapter

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After storms, Seal Beach looks like a landfill blanketed with trash - OC Register

Shopping carts, furniture, baby strollers, suitcases and orange cones were some of the bigger pieces of trash strewn on the sand with countless plastic bottles, baby diapers, and bits of Styrofoam mixed in with tree branches and twigs.

Pam Conti, a school teacher who regularly does water-quality testing at Doheny State Beach with her class, posted video on social media showing...

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Trash is seen along Seal Beach on Feb. 5, 2019. (Credit: KTLA)

Baby Diapers, Syringes and Furniture Wash up on SoCal Beaches After Storm.. - KTLA 5 News

Trash brought in from storm drains along the San Gabriel River can be seen up and down the beach, even after a tractor had apparently tried to clean up by pushing a large amount of garbage into a pile.

The mouth of the river opens into the ocean, allowing products like strollers, baby diapers, syringes and furniture to wash up on shore, Tony Soriano with Surfrider Foundation said.

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