International Coastal Cleanup 2007 Results
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From Boca Raton to Jupiter volunteers participated in the 2007 International Coastal
Cleanup picking up thousands of pounds of trash. At select sites, volunteers filled out
special data cards detailing the types of trash picked up. This information will be
furnished to the Ocean
Conservancy to help shape public policy in the fight against litter affecting our
marine environment.
Over 4,700 volunteers picked up over 62,000 lbs of trash from Palm Beach County
beaches, lakes, and participating neighborhoods. From the information provided by
volunteers, the source of most of the trash and debris comes from shoreline and
recreational activities (47.3%) and smoking-related activities (42.6%).
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Data card results from select sites reflecting the number of items picked up by category.Shoreline
and Recreation Activities (debris from fast food, beach-goers, sports/games, festivals,
litter from street/storm drains
5,977 bags (paper or plastic)
498 balloons
3,935 beverage bottles (plastic)
2,732 beverage bottles (glass)
2,898 beverage cans
9,490 caps, lids
823 clothing, shoes
4,176 cups, plates, forks, knives, spoons
7,409 food wrappers/containers
913 pull tabs
68 6-pack holders
314 shotgun shells/wadding
3,410 straws, stirrers
707 toys
Ocean/Waterway Activities (Debris from recreational/commercial fishing
and boat/vessel operations)
317 bait containers
144 bleach/cleaner bottles
253 buoys/floats
54 crab/lobster/fish traps
102 crates
2,631 fishing line
366 fishing lures/light sticks
196 fishing nets
90 light bulbs/tubes
121 oil/lube bottles
45 pallets
1,383 plastic sheeting/tarps
1,639 rope
533 strapping bands |
Smoking-Related Activities
35,555 cigarettes/cigarette filters
481 cigarette lighters
2,138 cigar tips
809 tobacco packaging/wrappers
Dumping Activities
40 55-gallon drums
84 appliances
630 batteries
94 building material
20 cars/car parts
12 fifty-five gal drums
59 tires
Medical/Drug/Personal Hygiene
188 condoms
82 diapers
79 syringes
95 tampons/tampon applicators
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Picking up trash and recording data at Carlin Park, Jupiter
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Ironically, a recycle bin dumped among the mangroves at Mangrove Park, Boynton Beach
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PBCC students, faculty and family weigh trash at Bryant Park, Lake Worth |
Dragging out a piece of wood, Lake Worth Beach
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 Unusual item found: motorized child's jeep at Southern
Blvd Causeway/Audubon Sanctuary Islands - see more
pictures
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Lots of trash collected in Jupiter Farms
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Old computer found in Jupiter Farms |
Old bicycle found on the beach at Dubois Park, Jupiter |
Looking for trash among the mangroves at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
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Volunteers also cleared exotics at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center
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Boaters helped clean reefs and picked up trash from the water.
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Next to the piles of trash picked up in Lake Osborne, Lake Worth
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additional pictures
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Cleaning up Okeechobee Blvd in Loxahatchee Groves
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Getting ready to boat over to Munyon Island to cleanup
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Cleaning up and weeding in Northboro Park Neighborhood, West Palm Beach
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Volunteers at Ocean Inlet, Boynton Beach
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Port of Palm Beach volunteers help out at Peanut Island |
This volunteer is proud of the trash retrieved from Peanut Island |
Volunteers sign up at Phipps Ocean, Palm Beach |
Volunteers at Summa Beach, West Palm Beach |
Volunteers work at Homes of Lawrence Neighborhood |
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2007 Local Corporate Sponsors:
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