International Coastal Cleanup 2009 Results

International Coastal Cleanup 2009 Results
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From Boca Raton to Jupiter volunteers participated in the 2009 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 4,000 volunteers picked up over 29,000 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 (52.54%) and smoking-related activities (37.29%). The top ten items picked up by volunteers are as follows:

1- Cigarettes/cigarette filters - 32.97%
2 - Caps, Lids - 13.15%
3 - Food wrappers/containers - 7.52%
4 - Bags (plastic) - 5.98%
5 - Beverage Bottles (plastic) - 4.50%
6 - Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons - 4.30%
7 - Straws/Stirrers - 4.25%
8 - Fishing Line - 3.86%
9- Beverage Cans - 3.35%
10 - Cigar Tips - 3.00%

Join us for the 25th Anniversary of the International Coastal Cleanup on September 25, 2010!

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 1,831 bags (paper) 4,265 bags (plastic) 516 balloons 3,205 beverage bottles (plastic) 1,990 beverage bottles (glass) 2,379 beverage cans 9,368 caps, lids 668 clothing, shoes 3,061 cups, plates, forks, knives, spoons 5,356 food wrappers/containers 807 pull tabs 258 6-pack holders 54 shotgun shells/wadding 3,026 straws, stirrers 648 toys Ocean/Waterway Activities (Debris from recreational/commercial fishing and boat/vessel operations) 298 bait containers 81 bleach/cleaner bottles 180 buoys/floats 49 crab/lobster/fish traps 54 crates 1749 fishing line 204 fishing lures/light sticks 139 fishing nets 83 light bulbs/tubes 118 oil/lube bottles 21 pallets 758 plastic sheeting/tarps 1,059 rope 252 strapping bands	Smoking-Related Activities 23,493 cigarettes/cigarette filters 309 cigarette lighters 2136 cigar tips 637 tobacco packaging/wrappers Dumping Activities 4 55-gallon drums 10 appliances 53 batteries 523 building material 73 cars/car parts 15 tires Medical/Drug/Personal Hygiene 211 condoms 28 diapers 73 syringes 104 tampons/tampon applicators
Volunteer with litter to be recycled at Carlin Park cleanup hosted by Pratt & Whitney	Unusual item found at Atlantic Dunes cleanup hosted by Coastal Planning & Engineering - a guitar case and guitar
PBCC students and Kiwanis Club of Lake Worth clean up at the Lake Worth Golf Course	Cleaning the tiny bits of plastic embedded in seaweed at Lake Worth Beach
Unusual item found: marker at Southern Blvd Causeway/Audubon Sanctuary Islands - see more pictures	Unicycle found at Jupiter Farms cleanup
West Palm 100 clean up at the Southern Blvd Causeway!	West Jupiter Community Center after school program cleans at Dubois Park
Recording the types of litter picked up at Boca Raton beaches. Cleanup managed by Gumbo Limbo Nature Center	Cub Scout Pack 141 getting ready to clean up at Currie Park
Mini refrigeration found along Ellison Wilson Road at ERM's cleanup of Juno Dunes Natural Area.	Box spring also found along Ellison Wilson Road by volunteers cleaning the Juno Dunes Natural Area
Cleaning up Okeechobee Blvd in Loxahatchee Groves	St Mark's students cleaning Manalapan beaches
Volunteers cleaning the Abacoa Greenway in Jupiter	Volunteers with trash at the River Center in Burt Reynolds Park
Volunteers board buses to clean in Greenacres	Volunteers at Homes at Lawrence in Boynton Beach do a wonderful job picking up their neighborhood
160 volunteers line up at the Juno Beach Pier to clean the beach.	Volunteers at Summa Beach, West Palm Beach
Proud volunteers with recovered trash at Summa Beach	Palm Beach Hammerhead land volunteers at Lantana Beach
Volunteers from Jupiter Drift Divers and Jupiter Dive Center recover trash from Jupiter Coral Reefs	Volunteers pick up bits of plastic from the seaweed at MacArthur Beach State Park
Urban League volunteers help out at Ocean Reef Park	Cleaning at the Pahokee Marina on Lake Okeechobee
High School students help out at Phipps Ocean Park	Royal Palm Estate volunteers with recovered trash
St. Mark School and the Ritz-Carlton team up to clean Manalapan beaches.	The "Bag Monster" makes an appearance at the St. Mark/Ritz-Carlton cleanup to emphasize the "Refuse to Use Plastic" message.

2009 Local Corporate Sponsors:









2009 International Sponsors:

Keep Palm Beach County Beautiful, Inc.
1920 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., Suite 210
West Palm Beach, FL 33409
Phone (561) 686-6646
Fax (561) 686-6642
keepPBC@bellsouth.net

International Coastal Cleanup 2009 Results Scroll down to see pictures!

International Coastal Cleanup 2009 Results
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