Ryan's Recycling

Thank you to everyone who participated inProject3R’s 5 in 5 Cleanup Tour! We completed five clean ups in 5 weekends, starting with Dockweiler Beach in Los Angeles, then Huntington Beach, San Clemente, Ensenada, Mexico and wrapping it up in Oceanside.

We are so grateful for all of our amazing sponsors and volunteers who made this possible. Our goal was to collect 1,000 pounds of trash from the coastline, and we surpassed that with a total trash count of 1,769 pounds! All of the recyclable items were sorted from the trash at each cleanup and over 100 abandoned beach toys were separated to be cleaned up and donated. A huge shout out to the following companies for supporting us for this 5 event campaign. You helped make this happen.

STRUT CARES / ATHENS SERVICES / KYA GROUP / SUN BUM / MARES FOUNDATION / POLYWOOD
ANAHEIM DUCKS FOUNDATION / PLANTLIFE / RAINBOW SANDALS FOUNDATION / TEEN VIBES MAGAZINE
SENATOR JANET NGUYEN / SENATOR CATHERINE BLAKESPEAR

And of course, our amazing volunteer squad starting with our Youth Leadership Board and everyone who came out and made a big difference at each event. Thank you to the Orange County Register for highlighting the events.

More photos at each event posted in our photo gallery page. I’m taking a few months off of organizing big beach clean up efforts but everyone is always welcome to join me on Sunday evenings at Doheny Beach in Dana Point, CA when I do my weekly beach clean ups. Just send me an email if you’d like to join me. #maketheseatrashfree

This week I was featured on the SIMPLE ACTS, BIG IMPACT podcast with host, Natalie Silverstein. I had a fun time talking to her and you can listen to the podcast here.

Ryan Hickman developed a passion for recycling before he was in elementary school; now a ninth-grader at San Juan Hills High, he’s educated thousands of his peers around the globe on why they should care about keeping plastics and other debris out of the ocean.

“The trash ends up in the ocean, and animals are eating it,” the 14-year-old said. “Picking up a piece of trash may save a turtle’s life.”

And, he’s picked up more than a piece. Since 2012, he estimates that he and others who helped him have collected some 2 million bottles and cans from beaches, lakes and rivers.

On Saturday, April 20, Hickman, with a bunch of volunteers who follow him and Project 3R, the nonprofit he created, will start a five-week campaign to remove trash from five beaches along the Southern California coast and from some in Mexico. The effort kicks off at Dockweiler Beach in Playa Del Rey, and will include other teen influencers among the volunteers.

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Thank you Capistrano Dispatch for featuring the latest story about Project3R in your Green Issue. FUN FACT: The first time I was interviewed was actually for the Green Issue in 2016. Read the full article here (page 18-19)

Thank you BoldJourney Magazine for the recent interview. Read it here.

I’ve been so busy that I didn’t get a chance to upload photos from this fun event until now. Last month I got invited to speak at WorkWonder Con in Los Angeles about my recycling efforts and I had a great time meeting everyone. The event was an exclusive day-long convention designed by youth for youth that builds professional skills and connects employers to talented young people ready to thrive in the workforce. The team behind WorkWonder Con will be helping me at a future beach clean up event soon!