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The End of Summer Beach Cleanup
Grab a bag, grab a picker, and go.
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WHY THE BEACH, IN OCTOBER?
CNN’s Call to Earth Day was set for October 8, with an ocean theme, “Think Blue,” and beach cleanups worldwide. Now it’s moved to December 3. We didn’t want to wait. Soon the beaches will be empty, with no one left to clean up after summer. So we’re calling it: the End of Summer Beach Cleanup.
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Here’s Your Cleanup Kit, Plus Better Beach Day Swaps
Direct links to cleanup gear and sustainable beach products, like cotton towels instead of polyester and wood and metal sand toys instead of plastic.
🛒 Shop The Beach Picks
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Hi, I’m Carrie Lee 👋
Welcome to Ecowarriors! Every week we hand-pick better swaps: made with mostly plant- and mineral-based ingredients, and not packaged in plastic. We do the digging, so you don’t have to.
See you on the beach!
Carrie Lee, Chief Eco Officer
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Pick a beach, grab a bag and a picker, and go. We don’t need a special day to clean up a beach.
Let’s Go This Weekend
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THINK BLUE
🌊 The Best Cleanup Is The One We Never Need.
This year’s Call to Earth Day theme is “Think Blue.” If we all brought better choices to the beach, cleanup days would be few and far between, because there would be nothing left to clean up. Share what you find with #CallToEarth.
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🧤 Your Beach Cleanup Kit 🍂
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Riley & Sons Organic Cotton Gloves
Organic cotton with a natural rubber grip, so you can pick up anything.
Shop on Amazon → |
Garbo Grabber Litter Reacher
An aluminum picker that saves your back and your hands.
Shop Garbo Grabber → |
EcoBags Organic Cotton Mesh Bag
Holds the trash and lets the sand fall right through.
Shop on Amazon → |
Behrens Galvanized Steel Pail
A steel bucket for glass and the heavy stuff. Lasts for decades.
Shop on Amazon → |
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WHY WE DO THIS
These newsletters are here to educate. We only share a few product links each week, just enough to start you down the rabbit hole and make these amazing swaps easier to find. Want more? Visit our website for over 1,200 better products, or use the free Hippiekit Microplastic Finder app.
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WHAT CLEANUPS FIND
💧 Bottles And Caps, Every Single Year.
Plastic bottles and caps are some of the most common things picked up at beach cleanups. One stainless bottle in your beach bag takes you out of that statistic for good.
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🏖️ Pack A Better Beach Bag 🍂
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Butter Me Up Organics Mineral Sunscreen
Zinc sunscreen in a glass jar. Use code HIPPIEKIT for a discount.
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Feelgoodz Natural Rubber Flip-Flops
Made from rubber trees, not foam that crumbles into the sand.
Shop on Amazon → |
Black+Blum Insulated Bottle
Insulated stainless steel, so there’s no plastic bottle to leave behind.
Shop on Amazon → |
Sand Cloud Turkish Cotton Towel
Organic Turkish cotton. Thin, fast-drying, and the sand shakes right off.
Shop on Amazon → |
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🐦 This Saturday, Oct 10, Is World Migratory Bird Day
Plastic cups, forks, bottles and wrappers break down into little pieces that birds swoop down and swallow, thinking it’s food. Scientists estimate most seabird species have eaten plastic. Every piece you pick up this weekend is one less on their menu.
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THE SWAP
🔁 The Same Thing, Made A Different Way.
| Sunscreen in a plastic bottle | → | Mineral sunscreen in a metal tin | | Foam flip-flops that crumble | → | Natural rubber and cork sandals | | Plastic forks and straws | → | Bamboo forks and straws | | Polyester sun hats | → | Straw and organic cotton hats | | Plastic shovels that crack | → | Wood and metal sand toys | | Foam coolers that break apart | → | Cotton canvas cooler bags |
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🐚 Every Beach Pick, All 46 🍂
Tap any product to shop it, or tap a heading to see that category on our website.
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🧴 Mineral Sunscreen Badger SPF 50, metal tin Avasol Surfer’s Barrier Stick, paper tube Butter Me Up Organics, code HIPPIEKIT Raw Elements Baby and Kids, tin | 💋 Lip Balm With SPF ATTITUDE Oceanly SPF 30, cardboard tube ATTITUDE Sunly SPF 15, cardboard tube |
👒 Sun Hats San Diego Hat Co. women’s raffia, UPF 50+ San Diego Hat Co. men’s rush straw outback Flap Happy kids’ organic cotton, UPF 50+ | 🕶️ Sunglasses Proof Eyewear Ontario wood, polarized Woodies walnut wood, bamboo case WearPanda Monroe bamboo, polarized |
🩴 Sandals Feelgoodz natural rubber flip-flops Waves all natural rubber Original Cork, cork straps and footbed | 🦟 Bug Repellent Badger, metal tin Murphy’s Naturals balm stick Lemongrass Farms, aluminum can |
🏖️ Beach Towels Sand Cloud organic Turkish cotton Organic Cotton Mart GOTS organic cotton Salt Earth 100% cotton | ⛱️ Shade And Seating Business & Pleasure canvas umbrella Boho cotton canvas umbrella Camping Moon cotton canvas chair |
🥤 Bottles And Tumblers Klean Kanteen stainless tumbler Black+Blum stainless insulated bottle Thermos stainless tumbler | 🥄 Utensils And Straws Bambu Spork and Cork, solid bamboo Bamboo Switch travel cutlery, cotton wrap Jungle Culture bamboo straws |
🍱 Food Containers Bambuood stainless, bamboo lids Modaniam stainless, bamboo lids Bee’s Wrap reusable food wraps | 🧺 Lunch And Cooler Bags Simple Ecology quilted organic cotton Organic Cotton Mart foldable cotton bag EcoBags cotton canvas bag |
🥭 Snacks And Treats Sun & Swell cashews and mangos, compostable bags Simply Gum, paper packaging Alter Eco dark chocolate | 🪣 Kids’ Sand Toys And Games PlanToys rubberwood sand play set Kodo Kids galvanized metal pail GoSports wood cornhole and bocce |
🧤 Leave-No-Trace Kit EcoBags organic cotton mesh bag Behrens galvanized steel pail Riley & Sons organic cotton gloves Garbo Grabber aluminum litter reacher | |
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SMALL HABITS, BIG DIFFERENCE
🌊 Better Beach Habits.
| 🍾 | Leave glass at home. Many beaches don’t allow it. | | 🥭 | Fill a stainless container from the bulk bins, and bring whole fruit. | | 🎒 | Pack out everything you bring, plus one piece of trash you find. | | 🚿 | Rinse sand toys and wood gear in fresh water after a salty day. |
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COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT
🌊 Skip The Stuff, With Surfrider Florida Keys
Plastic forks, straws, napkins and sauce packets you never asked for end up in the water. The Surfrider Foundation’s Florida Keys chapter is asking restaurants and shops to hand them out only on request, and asking the rest of us to pledge to skip them.
Businesses save on supplies, and less trash reaches the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Own a business, or just eat out? Both can sign up.
Take the pledge →
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QUICK POLL
🎃 You Pick Next Week’s Issue!
One tap counts as your vote, and you’ll get a sneak peek at our picks.
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🧴 Before You Pack It: Scan Your Sunscreen
📱 Download Our Free Hippiekit Microplastic Finder App
Lots of sunscreens hide petroleum-based ingredients in the fine print. Scan yours with the free Hippiekit app to see which ingredients are petroleum- or chemical-based. Then get direct shopping links to better alternatives made with mostly plant- and mineral-based ingredients, and not packaged in plastic.
iPhone → Android →
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AROUND THE WORLD
🌎 On The Green Calendar 🍂
| OCT 10 | World Migratory Bird Day · Worldwide Theme: “Every Bird Counts.” Log the birds you see on an app like eBird and your sightings help scientists track them. |
| OCT 14 | International E-Waste Day · Worldwide A good nudge to recycle that drawer of old phones and chargers properly. | | OCT 16 | World Food Day · Worldwide A good day to plan meals around what’s already in your fridge. Less food waste means less landfill. |
| OCT 18 | Clean Water Act Anniversary · USA The law that cleaned up America’s rivers and lakes turns 54. |
| OCT 19–25 | One Ocean Week · Seattle, USA A week of ocean talks, science and events on the waterfront. |
| NOV 9–20 | COP31 Climate Summit · Antalya, Türkiye World leaders meet for the year’s biggest climate talks. |
| NOV 17–20 | World Conference on Marine Biodiversity · Bruges, Belgium Ocean scientists from around the globe share what’s living in our seas, and how to protect it. | | DEC 3 | Call to Earth Day · Worldwide CNN moved it from October 8. The theme is “Think Blue.” We’re not waiting, but mark your calendar and share with #CallToEarth. |
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New to the family? Catch up:
12 Sustainable Swaps · Top 5 Cleaning + Top 5 Personal Care · Sustainable School Supplies · The Fall Closet Reset We prioritize products made with mostly plant- and mineral-based ingredients over chemical and petroleum-based ones, and products that aren’t packaged in plastic. Small parts like caps are OK, but the main container can’t be plastic.
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