Eateries Wade Into Bay Conservation

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Eateries Wade Into Bay Conservation
Worker at Hot Dog on a Stick.

More than 400 restaurants along the Santa Monica Bay, from Malibu’s Chart House to Hot Dog on a Stick franchises, are helping keep grease and trash out of the ocean.

The Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission is toasting their work with a Clean Bay Eats promotion, which will run through July 31. People who go to participating restaurants and post about their visits on social media could get free desserts and appetizers.

The commission works with participating cities to establish conditions for Clean Bay-certified restaurants, which agree to certain conditions such as locking dumpsters and recycling grease. The restaurants get a window sticker from the commission.

The restaurant’s home city makes sure the eateries meet the requirements.

Laurie Sonia, executive vice president of Hot Dog on a Stick, said participating showed the Carlsbad chain’s commitment to the environment.

“We believe this program benefits us by promoting our commitment to keeping our ocean clean through good practices, but also by encouraging others to do the same,” Sonia said.

The commission’s water quality programs manager, Michelle Staffield, said there were also economic benefits for participating restaurants, like the money made from selling grease.

“If they don’t find the benefit in the practices, they get the certificate hanging in the window as recognition for doing something good for the environment,” Staffield said.

– Justin Yang

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