Come to this page to see my running total of TOTAL BAGS of ocean plastic pollution diverted, and TOTAL SALVAGED ITEMS! Imagine, these might have floated away to join the Great Pacific Garbage Patch or landed in the stomach of your favorite marine animal.

From August 30, 2019 to Nov 9, 2022.

732 Bags of Ocean Bound Plastic Diverted

1973 Items Salvaged

*Top 10 Ojbects	Total	Fate
Aluminum Cans	947	Recycled
Plastic Bottles	385	Recycled
Sand Toys	223	Gifted
Flip Flops	28	Gifted
Clothing Items	143	Donated
Toys	38	Gifted
Glass Containers	106	Recycled
Hats	14	Donated
Tennis Balls	36	Gifted
Swim goggles	7	Gifted
Office supply Item	73	Reused

Last updated Nov 9, 2022!

*Table last updated Nov 9, 2022 (will update at the end of each month).

You can also see my monthly totals September 2019 https://drplasticpicker.com/september-2019-plastic-round-up/, October 2019 https://drplasticpicker.com/october-2019-plastic-picking-round-up/, November 2019 https://drplasticpicker.com/november-2019-plastic-picking-round-up/. December 2019 https://drplasticpicker.com/december-2019-plastic-picking-round-up/. January 2020 https://drplasticpicker.com/january-2020-plastic-picking-round-up/, February 2020 https://drplasticpicker.com/february-2020-plastic-picking-round-up/ , March 2020 https://drplasticpicker.com/march-2020-plastic-picking-round-up/, April 2020 https://drplasticpicker.com/april-2020-plastic-picking-round-up/, May 2020 https://drplasticpicker.com/may-2020-plastic-picking-round-up/, June 2020 https://drplasticpicker.com/june-2020-plastic-picking-round-up/, July 2020 https://drplasticpicker.com/july-2020-plastic-picking-round-up/, Aug 2020https://drplasticpicker.com/august-2020-plastic-picking-round-up/, Sept 2020 https://drplasticpicker.com/september-2020-plastic-picking-round-up/, October 2020 https://drplasticpicker.com/october-2020-plastic-picking-round-up/, November 2020 https://drplasticpicker.com/november-2020-plastic-picking-totals/, December 2020 https://drplasticpicker.com/december-2020-plastic-picking-round-up/, January 2021 https://drplasticpicker.com/january-2021-plastic-picking-totals-wow-1461-items-salvaged/, February 2021 https://drplasticpicker.com/february-2021-plastic-picking-totals/ , March 2021 https://drplasticpicker.com/march-plastic-picking-totals/, April 2021 https://drplasticpicker.com/april-2021-plastic-picking-total/, May 2021 https://drplasticpicker.com/may-2021-plastic-picking-totals/, June-July 2021 https://drplasticpicker.com/june-july-2021-plastic-picking-totals/, August 2021 https://drplasticpicker.com/august-2021-plastic-picking-totals-already-bag-10-for-the-month/, September 2021 https://drplasticpicker.com/september-2021-plastic-picking-round-up/, October 2021 https://drplasticpicker.com/october-2021-plastic-picking-totals/, November 2021 https://drplasticpicker.com/november-2021-plastic-picker-totals/, December 2021 https://drplasticpicker.com/december-2021-plastic-picking-totals/, January 2022 https://drplasticpicker.com/january-2022-plastic-picking-totals/, February 2022 https://drplasticpicker.com/february-2022-plastic-picking-totals-643-lifetime-total/, March and April 2022 https://drplasticpicker.com/march-and-april-2022-plastic-picking-totals/, May 2022 https://drplasticpicker.com/may-2022-plastic-picker-totals/, June 2022 , July-Aug 2022 https://drplasticpicker.com/july-and-august-2022-plastic-picking-totals/, Sept-Oct 2022 https://drplasticpicker.com/sept-oct-2022-plastic-picking-totals/

If you are interested, you can see my accounting for my Secondary Environmental Net Positives September 2019 https://drplasticpicker.com/secondary-environmental-net-positives-september-2019/, October 2019 https://drplasticpicker.com/secondary-environmental-net-positives-october-2019/, Novmeber 2019 https://drplasticpicker.com/secondary-environmental-net-positives-november-2019/, December 2019 https://drplasticpicker.com/secondary-environmental-net-positives-december-2019/, January 2020 https://drplasticpicker.com/secondary-environmental-net-positives-january-2020/, February 2020 https://drplasticpicker.com/secondary-environmental-net-positives-february-2020/, March 2020 https://drplasticpicker.com/secondary-environmental-net-positives-march-2020/, April 2020 https://drplasticpicker.com/secondary-environmental-net-positives-april-2020/, May 2020 https://drplasticpicker.com/secondary-environmental-net-positives-may-2020/, June 2020 https://drplasticpicker.com/secondary-environmental-net-positives-june-2020/, July 2020 https://drplasticpicker.com/secondary-environmental-net-positives-july-2020/, August 2020 https://drplasticpicker.com/secondary-environmental-net-positives-august-2020/, September 2020 https://drplasticpicker.com/secondary-environmental-net-positives-september-2020/, Oct-Dec 2020 https://drplasticpicker.com/secondary-environmental-net-positives-october-november-december-2020/, Jan-March 2021 https://drplasticpicker.com/secondary-environmental-changes-april-2021/, April-July 2021 https://drplasticpicker.com/secondary-environmental-changes-july-2021/, August-Sept 2021 https://drplasticpicker.com/secondary-environmental-changes-august-september-2021/, Oct 2021-April 2022 https://drplasticpicker.com/fighting-but-resting-recent-secondary-environmental-net-positives/, May-Aug 2022 https://drplasticpicker.com/secondary-environmental-net-positives-may-to-august-2022/

About Me!

I am a 40-something general pediatrician, married, and mother of 2 great kids. I found myself immersed in the modern dilemma of too much work, not enough time, constant inputs from emails/social media/work patient messaging, not enough sleep, slow middle age weight creep, and back pain. I joined weight watchers, tried Keto, and contemplated joining one of the various fitness programs when I realized something was broken. Then inspired by the young climate activists, I realized that joining a gym or a weight loss program was a waste of time.

Why not use my human energy to help the earth? Why not donate the money I would spend on gyms/weight loss programs to environmental causes https://drplasticpicker.com/donation-round-up/? This is my journey to help reduce plastic use and clean up ocean plastic, one walk at a time. Picking up ocean plastic, looking for the large and small pieces amongst the waves and kelp in the quiet of the Southern Californian mornings, has inadvertently healed me. I learned to reprogram my brain to slow down and notice each small piece of plastic. Walking along the shore in the sand and thinking my own thoughts and thinking about the world has helped me help myself. I feel better, and I think I am helping the earth and the community. This is my journey, and I hope you will join me.

You can follow drplasticpicker on instagram @drplasticpicker or contact me via old fashioned email at drplasticpicker@gmail.com. Just like my internet hero lenpenzo, it’s just me @drplasticpicker and not an army of internet bots so I’ll try to get back to you as soon as I can. If you are a patient, this blog is for entertainment purposes and environmental advocacy only – so please go through normal procedures to contact me at the office.

Dr. Plastic Picker in real life also advocates for the environment as part of the American Academy of Pediatric Climate Change and Health Local Chapter Committee Chair. I am also a Girl Scout Troop Leader. And lead our organization in pediatric quality measures, pediatric anti-vaping and anti-tobacco measures, and pediatric asthma care. Surprisingly I have found that all of these loop back to environmental health.