We’ve tallied up the data from our clean-up at Wall Park, and it is astonishing to see all that we picked up from the creek and its banks in just a few hours! We collected:
1402 pounds of trash, including:
- 205 food wrappers/containers
- 156 plastic bags
- 152 glass bottles
- 90 plastic bottles
- 87 beverage cans
- 59 lids/caps
- 45 cups/plates/knives/forks/spoons
- 42 cigarettes
- 31 straws/stirrers
- 20 cigar tips
- 9 toys
- 7 pieces of clothing
- 7 pull tabs
- 5 plastic tarps
- 4 car parts
- 2 bicycle tires
- 2 paper bags
- 1 55-gallon drum
- 1 balloon
- 1 bait container
- 1 fishing line
- 1 light bulb
- 1 lighter
Some of the most peculiar items we found were: beer cans from the 1970’s, pottery shards, wire cables, a circuit board, a four-pronged light-bulb, a gigantic tarp, rubber gloves, and full cans of iced tea.
Thanks again to all the great volunteers who came out to make the day a success!
