Clean Coast

Volunteers Working for Litter-Free Beaches

International Coastal Cleanup September 25, 2010 is International Coastal Cleanup Day.  Thousands of people from over 100 countries around the world will participate.  Clean Coast volunteers will be on Wassaw Island on September 18, cleaning up marine debris and recording what we find on data cards which we will send to the Ocean Conservancy for analysis.  Visit the Ocean Conservancy's website to read the report on last year's results. September 18, 2010 has come and gone and the cleanup on Wassaw Island was a success.  Here are the results:    Shoreline and Recreational Activities (Debris from beach-goers, sports/games, festivals, litter from streets/storm drains, etc.)   Bags:  15 Balloons:  26 Beverage Bottles (plastic) 2 liters or less:  188 Beverage Bottles (glass):  24 Beverage Cans:  75 Caps, Lids:  42 Clothing, Shoes:  18 Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons:  131 Food Wrappers/Containers:  57 Pull Tabs:  0 6-Pack Holders:  2 Shotgun Shells/Wadding:  4 Straws/Stirrers:  2 Toys:  21   Ocean/Waterway Activities (Debris from recreational/commercial fishing and boat/vessel operations)   Bait Containers/Packaging:  9 Bleach/Cleaner Bottles:  4 Buoys/Floats:  23 Crab/Lobster/Fish Traps:  7 Crates:  3 Fishing Line:  13 Fishing Lures/Light Sticks:  13 Fishing Nets:  0 Light Bulbs/Tubes:  6 Oil/Lube Bottles:  4 Pallets:  2 Plastic Sheeting/Tarps:  5 Rope:  14 Strapping Bands:  1   Smoking Related Activities   Cigarettes/Cigarette Filters:  2 Cigarette Lighters:  14 Cigar Tips:  2 Tobacco packaging/Wrappers:  8   Dumping Activities   Appliances:  0 Batteries:  0 Building Materials:  8 Cars/Car Parts:  1 55-Gal. Drums:  0 Tires:  0   Medical/Personal Hygiene   Condoms:  0 Diapers:  0 Syringes:  0 Tampons/Tampon Applicators:  1   Other Items of Interest   Styrofoam:  78 Steel Bucket:  1 Chair:  1 Comb:  1 Danforth Anchor:  2 Aftershave Bottle:  1   Volunteers Working for Litter-Free Beaches Website powered by Network Solutions®