Premier Restaurant Family Jumps Aboard Plastic-Free Campaign

Clean Ocean Action (COA) and the McLoone’s family of 11 restaurants are excited to announce the launch of a Restaurant Plastic Reduction Initiative. COA will be embarking on this initiative with Tim and Beth McLoone and their team in an effort to cure the plastic pollution epidemic that is plaguing our oceans. COA’s team is working with management at The Rum Runner restaurant in Sea Bright, the pilot restaurant for the entire program, although all restaurants have gone plastic straw free and straws upon request.  The initiative will first analyze and audit the current plastic items in the restaurant before moving forward with implementation of a plastic-reduction model. The core focus of this program is to implement incremental, sustainable changes that will ultimately lead to a future free of disposable plastics. Tim and Beth McLoone have chosen to initiate the campaign as a result of increased awareness of plastic’s threat to the ocean, marine life and public health. If you are interested, please contact ZKarvelas@cleanoceanaction.org.