Anyone who wants to help us “SAVE BLUE GO GREEN”
Current Environmental Efforts:
- We recycle glass, paper, aluminum, batteries and glass in all office areas and laboratories
- The 2009 Aquarium Brochure and 2009 Camp Brochure are printed on recycled paper. The plan is to print all future marketing pieces on recycled paper
- Our Sharkee Surf Club (Camp) T-shirts are made from organic cotton
- Oil and paint are disposed through Safety Kleen
- All fluorescent and HID lamps and ballasts are picked up for recycling
- There are automated faucets and urinals in restrooms
- We have Cardboard Recycling through the Solid Waste Authority
- We have replaced, where possible, incandescent bulbs to compact fluorescent and some HID have been changed to compact fluorescents
- Exhibits and public area lights, where possible, are on automatic timers
- Insulation, shading and tinting, where appropriate, are used to prevent thermal losses
- Marketing is creating an e-brochure to reduce the amount of brochures that need to be printed
- “Sharkee’s Surf Club” a club for kids interested in helping the environment
- “Save the Wave” monthly e-newsletter that highlights environmental issues
- “Sharkee’s Sort and Save” recycling program in the classroom
- Our Backwash Recovery System is designed to reduce the amount of waste water
FISH BLOGS
Read more about our ongoing conservation efforts at the conservation section in our FISH BLOGS.
Environmental Projects and Organizations the Aquarium is Associated with…
- Ripley’s Aquarium has adopted a section of the beach to keep clean. Regular Sweeps are conducted and data is turned into DHEC
- State Coordinators for “Splash for Trash”
- Beach Sweep / River Sweep
- Winyah River Foundation
- Riverkeepers
- Seafood Watch
- Cooperative Shark Tagging Program
- Representative on the Horry County Environmental Education Advisory Board
- Participate in many AZA Environmental Events
- Annual Earth Day Celebrations
- Host the annual “Party for the Planet”
