Don't Trash Mission Beach Trash numbers are for the last two weeks in January. We now have our Cohasset Court Trashpickers using our app to count their beach trash! This is a small representative of the beach trash as there are many others who also pick up trash and do not use our App.
The total count of pieces is 9252 in South Mission Beach.
This represents ONLY the categorized items that one of our volunteers records. Our other five volunteers pick up an average total of an additional 40lbs of trash on a daily basis but they do not hand record each item.
The Finds of the Month:
2 Reusable Bottles
72 Gallons of Santizers from Walmart found at Bonita Cove. Thank you to the person who notified us of this. Most of the sanitizers were donated to PB Elementary.
7 Bottles of Beer- Hard Seltzers
1 Golf Club
1 Spikeball Game
2 Volleyballs
10 Tennis Balls
1 Yoga Mat
2 Types of Tools
1 Tent
Of Special Note
23 Illegal Fires on the Oceanfront in South Mission Beach. We estimate this is about half of the illegal fires in South Mission. 90% of the illegal fires include trash and liquor.
As you can see over the years how much trash has increased in South Mission Beach. The numbers below are not all the beach counts due to losing cell coverage during the beach cleanup.
January 2021- 10147 Pieces
January 2020- 4502 Pieces
January 2019- 4028 Pieces
January 2018-5722 -pieces
We appreciate and thank all of our court stewards and others who pick up trash on the beaches, streets and alleys of Mission Beach. To see images: Follow and see our Facebook Page for the monthly images and follow us on Instagram.
If anyone would like to participate in our Beach Trash Count, you can sign up for free at DebrisTracker. org, and record your trash pieces under Don't Trash Mission Beach.
To Sign up to Adopt a Court
Debris Descriptions
Hygiene and Health
PPE= Masks and Gloves
Personal: sunscreen, makeup chapstick, contact lens, eyewear, sunglasses, tampax, condoms, hygienic products, sanitizers, lotions, hair dye, toothbrushes, dental picks, q-tips, toothpaste, razors
Dirty diapers, dog feces
Tweezers, knee pads,
Sports and Toys
Fishing Gear: Crab pots, fishing line, ghost nets, hooks, bait, lures, fishing poles
Sporting Goods: Wetsuits, fins, volleyballs, soccer balls, basketballs, tennis balls, games,
Boogie Boards and Floats-paddleboards, surfboards, boogie boards, floats,
Toys and Parts: Beach Toys, straps, dog toys
Household:
Dishes: Reusable bottles, glass cups and dishes, baskets, household items, tools, scissors, knives, metal utensils,
Furniture: Umbrellas, beach chairs, lounges, stools, plastic bins, tents, BBQ’s and parts
Electrical: cell phones, batteries, chargers, ear buds, sound systems, flashlights. Electrical cords, lightbulbs
Miscellaneous Car: Tires, car parts, oil, filters,
Paint brushes, paint
Jewelry
Cooler
Tobacco-Smoking-Drugs
Cigarette Butts, vaping devices, cannabis, cigarette packaging, syringe, drugs, prescription medication
Food
Fast Food, food, Food wrappers, cups, packaging, plastics, plastic utensils, straws, stirrers, popsicle
Condiments- to be added to Food
Paper and Lumber products: Napkins, paper bags, charcoal, wood, wooden spits
Lighters-Lighter Fluids- matches
Glass pIeces
Drink containers, including plastic bottles, plastic bottle caps, metal bottle caps, metal cans, glass bottles.
Metal utensils, glass dishes, reusable plastic containers, pots, pans.
Miscellaneous: For those who just count pieces,
small pieces of broken plastic, strapping bands, zip ties, packaging, price tags, fruit labels, scooter and bicycle parts, silly string, party leftovers, confetti, can include any of the above
Foam- broken boogie boards, styrofoam ice chests, food containers, cups, packaging
Plastic Bags: Grocery Bags, zip lock bags, reusable bags
Money
Textiles Towels- Linens: Towels, sleeping bags, blankets, sheets, pillows, rags,
Clothing: Socks (thrown away) underwear (thrown away) clothing, purses, wallets, backpacks
Hats
Shoes
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