Photo of cleanup volunteersWhat a great turnout for Coastal Cleanup at Rose Creek on Saturday, September 17th!

Thank you for everyone who came out to support our amazing partners We Clean Trails and I Love A Clean San Diego for World Cleanup Day! Together they removed 791.22 lbs of litter from Rose Creek!

Of their weight total, 761.92lbs were general trash, and 31.3lbs were recyclable items.We Clean Trails logo
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– They removed 155 cigarette butts 🚬
– 243 Food Wrappers
– 72 plastic takeout containers
– 24 foam takeout containers
– 101 plastic bottle caps
– 57 metal bottle caps
– 70 plastic lids
– 105 straws
– 80 plastic utensils
– 1 yard of fishing line
– 6 yards of rope
– 4 balloons
– 16 cigar tips
– 8 cigarette lighters
– 5 construction materials
– 1 car tire
– 3 bike tires
– 79 plastic bottles
– 56 glass bottles
– 37 beverage cans
– 38 plastic grocery bags
– 128 other types of plastic bags
– 91 paper bags
– 27 paper cups and plates
– 30 plastic cups and plates
– 13 foams cups and plates
– 4 six-pack holders
– 32 plastic and foam packaging
– 4 other plastic bottles (oil, bleach, etc)
– 10 strapping bands
– 66 Tobacco packaging/wrap
– 1 diaper
– 3 syringes 💉
– 3 tampons

They also found micro trash pieces (under 2.5 cm)

– 98 foam pieces
– 18 glass pieces
– 229 plastic pieces

Rose Creek flows into Mission Bay. So by removing these items in the Creek bed, they were able to stop these items from entering our ocean with the help of sixty-seven volunteers. Thank you to everyone who made this possible.

 

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