It was a cold, windy December day, but 29 volunteers showed up at our monthly cleanup at Jenness Beach! We removed 25 pounds of litter, including over 580 pieces of litter!
The trash tallies included:
- 1 Net/bait bag
- 6 Pieces of fishing line
- 89 Pieces of rope
- 2 Condoms
- 12 Metal cans
- 1 Glass bottle
- 2 Balloons
- 1 Six-pack ring
- 20 Straws
- 1 Tampon applicator
- 20 Piles of dog waste
- 9 Plastic bags
- 5 Plastic beverage bottles
- 3 Plastic bleach bottles
- 106 Bottle caps
- 103 Cigarette butts
- 8 Styrofoam cups
- 1 Strap-open
Other items noted on data cards included 138 plastic pieces, 2 plastic soldiers, a plastic fork, 2 shoes, 8 zip ties, a plastic penguin and 2 shotgun shells.
Litter on the beach can be hazardous to wildlife through entanglement or ingestion – every piece picked up could help save a marine animal. Our next public cleanup is Saturday, January 14, or contact us to book a cleanup for your group!
As an extra bonus, a pailful of the litter we collected will be sent to Terracycle as part of their new beach plastic recycling program!
