Sea turtle nesting season begins

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Sea turtle nesting season officially started May 1, but somebody forgot to tell the turtles.

“We had just completed the ribbon cutting for Big Blue,” Bryan said. “So Rob said, ‘You know, we’ve got to find some other things to do.’”

Bryan collected his own film plastic over a few weeks and brought the bundle with him to the ribbon cutting to show how much film plastic one individual can accumulate.

He said he normally takes the plastic to one of the stores that offer film plastic recycling, but now he’ll be taking it to one of the city’s receptacles.

“Now we’re going to have people right here in our own city that can not only dispose of their plastic bags and plastic products right here, but we can also generate a revenue stream for Flagler Beach,” he said.

Smith also announced that he is working with the city to create an additional receptacle location — which would also serve as an education center — next to the Flagler Beach Police Department. While that plan is still in progress, Smith said, he already has volunteers lining up to help, and hopes to open it in the next couple of months for a few days a week.

“The only way to do this is to get education out to the public,” Smith said. “It’s important that we do baby steps and work towards everything going the right way.”