Far left, American Chemistry Council’s Sherri McCarthy, Manager, Western Region State Affairs, and Long Beach City Councilwoman Gerrie Schipske look on as State Senator Alan Lowenthal delivers remarks during a press event announcing the expanded partnership between Aquarium of the Pacific and the American Chemistry Council.

Two years ago, ACC partnered with the Aquarium of the Pacific (AOP) in creating a Watershed Exhibit to show aquarium-goers how seemingly harmless litter makes its way from the land to the sea and the damage it can do. Sadly, much of that litter is recyclable and should be in a recycling bin, not on the ground or in our oceans.

This fall, we’re expanding the partnership by providing AOP with recycling bins to be placed at key areas around the facility, providing folks more places to recycle their plastic bottles. We’re proud of our work with the AOP, and we look forward to additional opportunities to work with them in the future.

Do you have a story about recycling in your community and what you did to improve upon what was in place before?  We’re always looking for new ideas to make plastics recycling more convenient and effective.

Visitors to AOP will now get to use these bins to recycle their waste.