YEARLY COUNTS FROM ONE VOLUNTEER WHO CATEGORIZES EACH ITEM OF TRASH.
Our other dozen or so volunteers pick up on average 150 pounds a day.
These totals do not include that or trash we pick up as part of our community beach cleans. That data is reported by pounds picked up and listed on our blog.
2022 (YTD)
2021
2020
2019
2018
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87,112 Year to Date
360,420
118,734* (vendors arrive at Belmont)
54,561
47,038
IN AUGUST 2020 ALONE, THESE WERE THE COUNTS
BALLOONS - 14
GLASS BOTTLES - 367
PLASTIC BOTTLES - 1041
CANS - 723
METAL BOTTLE CAPS - 114
PLASTIC BOTTLE CAPS - 255
LIGHTERS - 9
CIGARETTE BUTTS - 1028
ARTICLES OF CLOTHING - 279
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS - 10
FOAM CUPS AND PLATES - 73
PAPER CUPS AND PLATES - 78
PLASTIC CUPS AND PLATES - 249
DIAPERS - 17
FIREWORKS - 5
VAPE DEVICES - 54
CANNABIS FLOWER - 5
CANNABIS OIL FOR VAPING - 4
FISHING ITEMS - 10
FISHING LINES - 3
FOAM PIECES - 394
FOOD WRAPPERS - 1716
PLASTIC UTENSILS - 193
GLASS SHARDS - 35
GROCERY BAGS - 115
PLASTIC LIDS - 120
MASKS - 217
VARIOUS PLASTIC PIECES - 25
OTHER VARIOUS PIECES OF TRASH - 1426
SHOES - 234
STRAWS AND STIRRERS - 164
TAKE OUT CONTAINERS - 113
TOWELS - 213
TOYS - 640
