Debris Free Oceans

🎡 Miami’s Pup Carnival is coming to Tropical Park on November 9 (9:30 AM - 1:30 PM) 🐾 Join @MiamiDadeCounty’s DERM, @AdoptMiamiPets, @dfoceans for a day of tail-wagging fun while learning how to protect Biscayne Bay 🌊🐶 For more info & to RSVP: bit.ly/pawty305

Meet Natalie, our new summer intern with the Miami Community ResilientSea Project! 🌊 She’s leading 4 cleanups in Little Havana focused on coastal resilience & citizen science. A former choir director, cello player of 18 yrs 🎻, and zero waste advocate—we’re thrilled she’s here!

Our Program Director Maddie Kaufman is moderating “Troubled Waters: How Microplastics Are Impacting Our Oceans and Our Health” on June 24! 🐙 RSVP it's free! 💻 resilience.org/stories/2025-0…

Our Program Director Maddie Kaufman spoke at the 2025 Zero Waste Forum with @racetozerowaste! 🔄 She shared how local action & advocacy fuel real change through Debris Free Oceans & Zero Waste Miami 🌍 Watch her talk here! youtu.be/_TUV7loU7Sw?si…

The Miami ResilientSea website is LIVE! 💻🌴 Led by @univmiami, this collab brings science, education, and community action together for a stronger, more resilient coastline. Check out our IG for the full launch + summer cleanup details! @debrisfreeoceans

Happy mango season, Miami! 🥭 Donate extras to @buddysystemmia’s community fridges to help fight food insecurity 💛 They accept fresh produce at fridges across the County—check our instagram for locations & hours 📍 Don’t forget to fill out their donation form too! 📝

Our Program Director Maddie Kaufman has been everywhere lately—speaking on sustainability, environmental justice, and green careers across Miami 💼🌎 From panels to tours to summits, she’s repping DFO with impact. Full recap on our Instagram! 💙🐙 @debrisfreeoceans

Huge thank you to @megforflorida and the lawmakers who voted against HB 1609- that would’ve weakened plastic regulations 💪🌍 DFO’s @amandadiperna joined @surfridermiami in Tallahassee to help stop it! More info on our IG to write a thank you to our representatives! 🩵🐙

Dream In Green just launched Recyclepedia 2.0, a tool to help you recycle smarter and find drop-off sites for tricky items Take their short survey by May 31 to share feedback! Plus, join their free WE-LAB workshop on May 29. All information is linked on our instagram!

Huge congrats to Mackenzie for graduating from our Chef Andrew Scholar program! 🎓🐙 Over 9 months, she led cleanups, educated youth, engaged with our community, advocated for policy, and helped build a #ZeroWasteMiami 🌊🤩 We’re so proud of her!!

🐙✨ Now Hiring: Summer Intern! ✨🐙 📍Miami | 💲$7,500 stipend | 🗓️June–Aug Train locals on @noaadebris, collect feedback, write real policy asks & collab w/ @rescueareef @thecleoinstitute @frostscience @miamiwaterkeeper 🌱 Apply by 5/14: bit.ly/DFOsummerintern

Getting ready for Easter? 🐣 Instead of tossing plastic eggs, save them for next year or donate to local churches & schools in Miami-Dade! Keeping plastic out of landfills & waterways helps protect our beaches, parks & wildlife 🩵🔄 Small choices = big impact!

Our first Zero Waste Miami Workshop was packed! 50+ people gathered at FIU’s Int’l Center for Tropical Botany 🔄 We heard from leaders in Paris 🇫🇷 & the U.S. on reuse systems, mapped waste challenges, & shared local solutions 💡 Recap + next session coming soon! 📘

Big news from the Zero Waste Forum! Amanda Di Perna won the “Emerging Leader” award at the Sustainability in Action Awards 🏆🌸 She’s led 33 events, removed 2,900 lbs of debris, educated 300+ students, and raised $23K to fight plastic waste 🔄 We’re so proud! 💚🌍

The Zero Waste Forum, hosted by Race to Zero Waste & Broward Clean Air, was packed with action 🌎 We toured UM’s compost & reuse systems, spoke on Zero Waste Miami’s work, & learned global solutions for waste prevention 🔄 Even the event was zero waste! 💚

Pickleball is popping off in South FL — but broken balls = plastic waste 🏓♻️ Most end up in landfills or break into microplastics 🌊 Some cities are recycling them & using eco-friendly courts. Play smart: collect cracked balls & support sustainable design 💚

At beach cleanups, it’s not just about the big stuff — the tiniest trash matters most 🌊 Microplastics, butts, straws & caps are often missed but most harmful to marine life 🐠 Every small piece you pick up helps protect the ocean & our health too 💙♻️

Clean Miami Beach & 5 Gyres collected 20K+ litter items across South FL 🗑️ Key findings: • 83% was plastic • Nearly 50% = food & drink single-use items 🥤 • Tons of cigarette butts on shorelines 🚬 Let’s push for reuse, better laws & a cleaner future 💚🌎

We hosted the Zero Waste Miami Spaghetti 🍝 Social with 50 guests at Mids Market! Over spaghetti and kombucha, we swapped clothes, shared zero waste ideas, and mapped out compost and reuse hubs. 130 lbs of textiles diverted!

Meet the Scavenger 2000 🛥️—a vessel that collects 8,000 lbs of trash/week & purifies 10,000 gal/min in the Miami River 💧 It’s a powerful solution—but the real goal is prevention. Let’s reduce waste & keep Miami’s waters clean at the source 🐙🔄