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1989 BEACH CLEANUP RESULTS Chart by RICHARD GAGE CENTER FOR MARINE CONSERVATION ~~~~~~~~) ~~COASTAL ZONE INFORMATION CENTER 1989 BEACH CLEANUP RESULTS U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE NOAA COASTAL SERVICES CENTER 2234 SOUTH HOBSON AVENUE CHARLESTON, SC 29405-2413 ~ =a~, 4CENTER FOR MARINE CONSERVATION < Property of CSC Library CLEANING NoRTH AmERcIA's BEACHES: 1989 BEACH CLEANUP RESULTS Written by Kathryn J. O'Hara Pollution Prevention Program Director and Lisa K. Younger National Marine Debris Database Coordinator Edited by Rose Bierce Artwork and layout by Jill Perry Townsend Cover graphic by Richard Gage Published by Center for Marine Conservation 1725 DeSales Street, NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20036 (202) 429-5609 Copyright May 1990 Center for Marine Conservation The Center for Marine Conservation (CMC) established in 1972, is a marine conservation organization dedicated to protecting marine wildlife and conserving coastal and ocean resources. To further these conservation goals, CMC conducts policy-oriented research; promotes public awareness, education, and citizen involvement; supports domestic and international programs for marine wildlife and their habitats; and advocates sound policies concerning the marine environment. The National Beach Cleanup, part of CMC's Clean Ocean Campaign, is supported by the Center's 110,000 members and special contributions from the US. Environmental Protection Agency, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, The Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI), The Council for Solid Waste Solutions (a division of SPI), and DOW Chemical, U.S.A. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Acknowledgements ..........................1 Introduction ..1......................... Results ....................3 What is the Most Prevalent Type of Debris on,6Amreric-a's-Bea-ch-es'.........3 The Dirty Dozen........................11 An Update on Bottle Bills.....................13 An Update on Degradable Plastics..................13 What Goes Up, Does Come Down. .................15 A New Debris Item Worthy of Note-Cigarette Filters ...........15 Sources of Beach Debris .....................17 Foreign Sources of Beach Debris...................29 Wildlife Entanglement ......................30 Condlusion ............................35 State Analyses...........................43 Alabama...........................45 Alaska ...........................53 California ..........................61 Connecticut..........................69 Delaware ..........................77 Florida ...........................87 Georgia ...........................99 Hawaii ............................ 0 Louisiana ..........................113 Maine............................121 Maryland ..........................133 Massachusetts.........................139 Mississippi ..........................147 New Hampshire .......................- 155 New Jersey..........................163 New York ..........................169 North Carolina .........................181 Oregon ............. ............. 193 Pennsylvania .........................201 Puerto Rico;..........................207 Rhode Island..........................215 South Carolina ........................23 Texas ..............................227 Virgfinia..... ........... ......237 Virgin Islands ......................245 Washington.................. 253 Canada and Mexico Analyses ........ ......-.......26,2 New Brunswick, Canada ~....... ............ 265~ Nova Scotia, Canada .......................273, Cozum el, Mexico ........................-279 Appendix 1. Major Sponsors of 1989 Beach Cleanups ...........-. 287 Appendix 2. Foreign Debris Items Reported During 1989 Beach Cleanups.......290 THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON October 25, 1989 I am delighted to send my warm greetings to everyone gathered for this meeting at the invitation of the Center for Marine Conservation. Congratulations to all the State Coordinators who helped to make Coastweek 1989 a tremendous success. America's beaches are part of our beautiful and precious coastal environment. Through your leadership and coordination, thousands of citizens made valuable contributions to preserving these areas by volunteering their time to help clean up our beaches and shorelines. The spirit of concern and cooperation displayed by these volunteers goes to the heart of what makes America strong. Your dedication to this worthy endeavor is exemplified by your participation in this meeting to discuss future clean-up efforts. Every one of the more than 60,000 people who participated in the 1989 beach clean-ups deserves the heartfelt thanks of all Americans. I salute your dedication, your enthusiasm, and, most of all, your efforts to improve our nation's coastal environment. Barbara joins me in sending our best wishes. God bless you. ACKNowLEDGEMENTS This report contains information from more than 13,000 data cards that were completed by volunteers as part of the second annual Beach Cleanup, the most extensive effort to date to categorize the types and quantities of beach debris. As in 1988, this effort included beach cleanups in every U.S. coastal state. This year information on beach debris was also collected in Canada and Mexico, making this a truly international event. Informnation from this citizen monitoring effort was compiled by the Center for Marine Conservation (CMC) as part of the National Marine Debris Database. The Database was established in 1988 for beach cleanups conducted during COASTWEEKS (a annual celebration of the coasts conducted each fall). Sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the 'U.S. Coast Guard, the Database serves to involve citizens in the identification of specific debris problems in different parts of the country. Information on the types and sources of trash collected during the first national beach cleanup in 1988 has been published in a report entitled Cleaning America's Beaches: 1988 National Beach Cleanup Results. It should be noted that while the Database is organized by CMC, the valuable information contained in this report is the result of the hard work and dedication of a national network of beach cleanup coordinators and volunteers. In each state or country, there is a very special group or individual who spent countless hours organizin g their state or locality's cleanup efforts. The efforts of these beach cleanup coordinators were facilitated by a network of individuals, referred to as "Zone Captains" or "Beach Captains" who helped to coordinate beach cleanups on the local level. Within each locality there were also many groups who donated supplies, refreshments, publicity' and encouragement (a list of these sponsors is given in the appendices). And then there are the 65,636 volunteers who donated three hours of their weekend to remove dangerous marine debris from our coastlines and to record information on the types and quantities of debris collected to assist in the development of permanent solutions. To each and every one of these individuals, we extend our thanks and congratulations for a job well done. In the fall, after the 1989 Beach Cleanup, a meeting of beach cleanup coordinators was held in Washington, D.C. to evaluate the progress that has been made over the past two years, share ideas, and plan for the 1990 Beach Cleanup. Upon conclusion of this meeting, the letter on the adjacent page was delivered. The sentiments of this letter from the White House are greatly appreciated by all who made the 1989 Beach Cleanup a success. Six tons of debris were removed from this beach on the uninhabited island of Kahoolawe, as part of Hawaii's "Get the Drift and Bag It. INTRODUCTION In the fail of 1988, nearly 1,000 tons of trash were removed from America's beaches by more than 47,000 citizen volunteers-an impressive haul for three hours of work. More than 60 percent of the nearly 2,000,000 litter items collected were plastics, a lightweight, strong, and durable material that can become deadly when improperly disposed of in marine areas. While the problem of debris in coastal areas has been one of graphic proportions, this volunteer effort illustrated just one more good reason why something should be done to stop the onslaught of trash on our coasts and shorelines. Three months later, on December 31, 1988, an international treaty came into effect that put an end to dumping plastic trash from ships at sea. Known as Annex V of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (or the MARPOL Treaty), the treaty prohibits at-sea dumping of plastic materials and regulates the distance from shore that all other solid waste materials may be dumped. To date, 40 countries have signed the treaty, including the United States. The Marine Plastic Pollution Research and Control Act of 1987 (Public Law 100-220, Title 11) is the U.S. implementing legislation for Annex V. During the following fall of 1989, the volunteer troops, which had grown in number to more than 65,600, returned to the beaches to assess the progress that had been made in the ten months since the international treaty had taken effect. But they did not find pristine beaches benefitting from the protective measures of Annex V. Rather, they again found hundreds of tons of trash. Perhaps those who continue to use our oceans as a waste receptacle are not aware of the new law. Maybe they do not know that their debris is not just unsightly, but that it is dangerous to human health and safety, and expensive for coastal communities burdened with repeated cleanup costs. Moreover, perhaps they do not realize that this trash kills thousands of marine mammaals, sea turtles, seabirds, and fish every year that become entangled in plastic or ingest plastic junk mistaking it for food. This floating debris can also be a hazard to navigation by fouling propellers causing vessel damage and endangering boaters. Surely they are not considering the fact that the plastic they dump today will serve as an ugly reminder to future generations of our careless disregard for marine resources. Or maybe those still dumping trash at sea do not care. Maybe they even think that the ocean is big enough to hide their actions. They are mistaken. This report presents specific information compiled by more than 65,600 volunteers who have become very serious about protecting our coastal areas from environmental damage. It also shows that beach cleanup participants are becoming adept at identifying the sources of beach debris. FIGURE 1. Results from the 1989 Beach Cleanup Alabama U 725 Alabama *52 Alaska 1166 Alaska unknown California 10077 Cal~mria ~ 358 Connecticut 1,549 Connecticut 057 Delaware 1878 Delaware M53 Frlorida 14632 Florida 911 Georgia 22 Georgia 7 Hawaii ~ 495 Hawaii 156% Louisiana 3450 Louisiana in67 Maine ~2800 Maine 176 M assylaetd 1179 ubr f~ ~ MarleClaned 2 Massachusetts ~~~am Numberof ~Massachusetts 200 iesCeae Mwisssspp 1760 VoutesMississippi 100 Total - 2,946 New Hapshire1265 Total - 65,636 New Hazmpshire 114 Neere 1345 New Jerse 122+ New Yok 685 N.York I18 NorthrCarolina 03645 North Carolina ~220 Oregon 2251 Oregon 120m Pennsylvania 11 Pennsylvania 2 Puerto Rico 1131 Puerto Ric 3 Rhode Island m 1000 Rhode Island 045 South Carolina cacle ut urcn South Carolina cancelled due to Hurricane Hugo Texas 871Texas 164 Vigna1320 Vigiia 121 VirginIsand 1200 Virgin Isads I Washington ~2832 Washington 105 Nova Scotia E693 Nova Scotia E51 New Brunswick 1229 New Brunswick I II Mexico 100 Mexico 0.5 0 5000 10000 1500 0 200 400 600 Boo 1000 Alabama 1 12000 Alaska 13400 California 20705 Connecticut 16230 Delaware 113217 morida 40000 Georgia unknown Hawaii 186000 Louisiana ~ W110000 Maine 0 Is=0 Maryland M 3600 ons fDbi Massachusetts ~ 56000unso Dbi Mississipp 62000 Total - 1,722,833 pounds New Hampshr I 8080 (861 tons) New Jersey 1675 + New York 1 9498 North Carolina ~ ~163000 Oregon =33200 Pennsylvania 75 Puerto Rico 12800 Rhode Island N 17000 South Carolina cancelled clue to Hurricane Hugo Texas 316000 Virginia U 21400 Virgin Islands 2500 Washington *20000+ Nova Scotia 18310 New Brunswick 15340 Mexico 4000 0 100000 200000 300000 400000 indicates complete information not available REsULTs In total, 65,636 volunteers participated in beach cleanups in 1989 in 25 U.S. states and territories including Alabama, Alaska, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Texas, Virginia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Washington (Figure 1). Due to landfall of Hurricane Hugo on September 22, 1989 in Charleston, the South Carolina statewide beach cleanup scheduled for the next day was canceled and participation in several other states was affected. The total number of volunteers that participated in 1989, however, increased in part because the "National" Beach Cleanup went "International": cleanups were conducted in two Canadian provinces, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, as well as Cozumel, Mexico. Beach cleanup volunteers covered a reported 2,946 midles of America's shoreline (including Canada and Mexico) and collected more than 860 tons of debris. Although the total amount of tonnage reported is less than 1988, the methods used to weigh debris varied among cleanups, and therefore the estimates of the weight are not exact. However, the amount of trash collected was not the focus of the 1989 Beach Cleanup. It is not enough to say that there is a lot of trash on our beaches-we already know this to be true. Rather, the questions these volunteers attempted to answer are what kinds of trash and where is it comidng from. What is the Most Prevalent Type of Debris Found on America's Beaches? To determidne the types and quantities of debris found nationwide volunteers used a standardized data card that was developed by CMC with input from a network of beach cleanup coordinators. The data card was divided into eight major category types-plastic, glass, styrofoam', rubber, metal, paper, wood, and cloth (Figure 2). In total, the data card listed 65 types of debris items. For all major material types, a category for "other" was included to insure that items not specifically listed on the data card would be recorded. Data cards also requested specific information on the sources of foreign debris items as indicated by product labels or other markings, observations of entangled or stranded marine wildlife, observations of peculiar debris items, commnents, and the name and address of volunteers. Volunteers were also given a one page guide which gives information on how to use the data card, identifies (by photo) certain debris items listed on the card that may not be famidliar to volunteers, and explains how their data would be used to compile a national assessment of beach debris (Figure 3). Spanish versions of the data card and guide were provided to cleanup volunteers in Puerto Rico and Cozumel. In total, volunteers reported finding 3,013,778 debris items on U.S. beaches (Table 1). As in 1988, the amount of plastic reported surpasses all other categories, accounting for 1,895,502 of the items, or approximately 63 percent (Figure 4). In 1988, 62 percent of the debris collected nationwide was plastic, indicating that the composition of debris has remained essentially unchanged over the year. The percentages of the remaining debr is items collected in 1989 have also shown little change over the year with 11.1 percent glass, 10.6 percent metal, 9.8 percent paper, 2.4 percent wood, 2.0 percent rubber, and 1.3 percent cloth. 1The term "styrofoam" was used on the data card instead of the more technical term "~foamed plastic' to assist volunteers in debris identifications. In data analyses, plastic and styrofoam items were grouped together and are referred to as "plastic." 3 FIGURE 2. Data Card Used by 1989 Beach Cleanup Volunteers (front) BEACH CLEANUP DATA CARD rhank you for completing this data card. Answer the questions and return to your area coordinator or to the address atthe bottom of this card. This information will be used in the Center for Environmental Education's National Marine Debris Data Base and Report to help develop solutions to stopping marine debris. Name Affiliation Address Occupation Phone ( _ City State __ Zip M __ F Age: Today's Date: Month Day Year __ Name of Coordinator Location of beach cleaned Nearest city How did you hear about the cleanup? SAFETY TIPS 1. Do not go near any large drums. 2. Be careful with sharp objects. 3. Wear gloves. 4. Stay out ofthe dune areas. 5. Watch out for snakes. 6. Don't lift anything too heavy. WE WANT YOU TO BE SAFE Number of people working together on this data card __ Estimated distance of beach cleaned Number of bags filled _ SOURCES OF FOREIGN DEBRIS. Please list all items that have foreign labels. Country Item Found Example: ;,V, r,,; b/'nps -',ro/ STRANDED AND/OR ENTANGLED ANIMALS [Please describe type of animal and type of entangling debris. Be as specific as you can.) What was the most peculiar item you collected? Comments PLEASE RETURN THIS CARD TO YOUR AREA COORDINATOR Thank you! OR MAIL ITTO: Center for Environmental Education 1725 DeSales Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 A Membership Organization Cente forEPA a Envilroluirlnental Unina Sm. Edtmcatlon A.me 4 FIGURE 2. Data Card Used by 1989 Beach Cleanup Volunteers (back) ITEMS COLLECTED You may find it helpful to work with a buddy as you clean the beach, one ofyou picking up trash and the other taking notes. An easy way to keep track of the items you find is by making tick marks. The box is for total items; see sample below. Total Total egg cartons TJ #' l: Ei| cups J, //1 ! Ibal 1brai PLASTIC l STYROFOAM� (orotherplastic foam} of i t. bags: buoys [, i trash cups salt egg cartons i other fast-food containers I bottles: meattrays beverage, soda pieces: bleach, cleaner largerthan a baseball oil, lube smaller than a baseball other other (specify) buckets RUBBER caps, lids [I balloons cups. spoons, forks, straws , gloves l diapers tires [i disposable lighters i 1 other (specify) fishing line MEtAL fishing net: bottle caps longer than 2 feet cans: 2feetorshorter aerosol aerosol floats & lures beverage hardhats food light sticks other milk,watergallonjugs crab/fish traps pieces r 55 gallon drums pipe thread protector rusty rope: new longer than 2 feet pieces 2feetorshorter pulltabs sheeting: wire longer than 2 feet other (specify) 2 feet or shorter I ] PAPER 6-pack holders a R strapping bands bags syringes cardboard tampon applicators cartons toys [ cups vegetable sacks nesp "write protection" rings pieces other (specify) other (specify? | other [specify}) WOOD (leave driftwood on the beach) GLASS crab/lobster traps ' bottles: crates beverage pallets food | pieces l other (specify other (specify) fluorescent light tubes CLOTH lightbulbs CLOTH ~~~~~~~pieces l clothing/piecesl other (specify) {OVER) 5 FIGURE 3. Marine Debris Guide Used by 1989 Beach Cleanup Volunteers (front) A GUIDE TO GOOD DATA COLLECTION When you help at a beach cleanup, you'll be asked not only to remove marine debris, but to record on Data Cards the kinds and amounts of trash you find. The information you record on these cards will be used byThe Center for Environmental Education (CEE) in a national marine debris study to help policy makers on the state, federal and international levels develop solutions to ending the serious marine debris problems facing all coastal states. Data collected since 1986 and analyzed by CEE has been used in reports, in testimony on Capitol Hill and at the International Maritime Organization meetings in London to determine how plastic trash will be handled by ships at sea and at ports all around the world. DATA COUNTSI... YOUR HELP WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE I LN-J~~~~~5 HELPFUL TIPS FOR DATA COLLECTORS: ]. Count items in groups of five like this X7i , and record the total in the box. 2. Do not write the words "Lots" or "Many". Only numbers of items can be put into the computer. 3. Stranded Animals: In this section, please list animals you find stranded or dead on the beach and, if possible, any entangling debris items. 4. Sources: In this section, please list foreign items found and country, if identifiable. 5. Please leave natural items on the beach like driftwood, sea whip and seaweed. Avoid stepping on dune grass and plants. These things hold the sand and prevent erosion. 6. Work with a few people, have one person record the numbers while others collect and bag the trash. 7. Please return your data card to your area coordinator so that all your data will be added to state and national totals. National Marine Debris Data Base Sponsored By: ertrfor E _PA Fh o][Jflfla Und Stesn F_~ucat~~~~~~ofl- P rotectin F~~~ucado ~ ~ ~V'n~ A.. . . �Y Return this card for future use 6 FIGURE 3. Marine Debris Guide Used by 1989 Beach Cleanup Volunteers (back) GUIDE TO MARINE DEBRIS The best data recording can be done if you know what the items listed on your cards look like. Here are some examples of unusual items you may find. Light Sticks. Listed under plastic, these clear plastic Write Protection Rings. Listed under plastic, these tubes about 6 inches long are mostly used by are used on computer tapes on ships doing seismic fishermen. When new, the liquid will glow in the testing. dark and attract fish to baited hooks. 6-Pack Rings. Listed under plastic, these items are Wooden Pallets. Listed under wood, these items used to hold cans. are used to help stack and transport cargo. Strapping Bands. Listed under plastic, these 55 Gallon Drums. Listed under metal, these drums strong, narrow, light-weight plastic bands are used could contain dangerous chemicals. Do not go to bind materials and boxes. near a drum because the vapor or liquid could hurt you. Vegetable Sacks. Listed underplastic, these large SeaWhip. Thisyellow. orange or purple colony of mesh bags are used to hold bulk quantities of animals is long, thin and has a dark string-like core. onions, potatoes, or fruit. This may look like wire or rope, but it is a natural item found from North Carolina to the Gulf of Mexico. Please leave this on the beach. FOR YOUR SAFETY Do not approach any 55 gallon drums. They may contain dangerous liquids. Even the vapor could harm you. Leave the drum, but record it on your card. Do not go into the dunes: snakes may be there. Be very careful of broken glass and other sharp objects. Wear gloves.. . Don't lift anything heavy copflghl InS. C ler fror � rE tal Edunlo* I'. THANK YOU for your help and interest in keeping the coast and ocean safe for all of us and for marine wildlife! 7 TABLE 1. Total Number of Debris Items Collected During 1989 U.S. Beach Cleanups PLASTIC STYROFOAM Bags: Buoys 11,313 trash 93,184 Cups 106,301 salt 3,983 Egg cartons 8,968 other 98,078 Fast-food containers 32,095 Bottles: Meat trays 17,246 beverage, soda 78,015 Pieces: bleach, cleaner 24,782 large 48,730 oil, lube 17,597 small 197,364 other 28,008 Other 16,245 Buckets 8,557 Caps, lids 145,938 RUBBER Cigarette butts 164,141 Cups, spoons, forks, straws 170,805 Balloons 18,251 Diapers 7,741 Gloves 8,137 Disposable lighters 14,767 Tires 5,191 Fishing line 21,902 Other 28,259 Fishing net: longer than 2 feet 5,773 METAL 2 feet or shorter 8,430 Floats & lures 9,109 Bottle caps 68,249 Hard hats 605 Cans: Light sticks 14,052 aerosol 14,462 Milk or water gallon jugs 30,759 beverage 125,512 Pieces 242,119 food 9,207 Pipe thread protector 3,762 other 9,405 Rope: Crab/fish traps 1,575 longer than 2 feet 32,379 55 gallon drums 2 feet or shorter 58,985 rusty 2,356 Sheeting: new 328 longer than 2 feet 6,640 Pieces 21,807 2 feet or shorter 13,422 Pull tabs 26,732 Six-pack rings 35,090 Wire 11,869 Strapping bands 18,610 Other 29,434 Syringes 2,678 ampon applicators 16,318 PAPER Toys 12,896 Vegetable sacks 8,625 Bags 27,530 "Write protection" rings 4,204 Cardboard 22,416 Other 48,805 Cartons 20,275 Cups 34,503 GLASS Newspaper 14,792 Pieces 142,110 Bottles: Other 35,228 beverage 135,352 food 10,709 WOOD other 4,293 Fluorescent light tubes 2,531 Crab/lobster traps 1,402 Light bulbs 8,095 Crates 1,693 Pieces 167,657 Pallets 2,099 Other 6,561 Pieces 58,785 Other 8,719 CLOTH (clothing, pieces) 39,233 TOTAL = 3,013,778 FIGURE 4. Percent Composition of Debris Collected During 1989 U.S. Beach Cleanups Plastic 62.68 at 'f" ll'"'w, Cloth 1.3 .=I C t 1Rubber 1.99 la 11 _iii ,11111 Wood2.41 M111 Pape r 9.85 Glass 11.12 e Metal 10.65 Plastics are still the most abundant type of debris found on the state level; every state reported that plastics were the most prevalent type of debris ranging from more than 76 percent in Pennsylvania to a low of 47 percent in Puerto Rico' (which also had the lowest amount of plastics in 1988) (Figure 5). In total, eleven states had more plastics than the national figure: Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Virginia. States with large amounts of plastics in both 1988 and 1989 included Louisiana, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, and Texas. An additional 75,563 debris items were collected during the cleanups in Canada and Mexico bringing the total number of debris items collected on America's beaches to 3,089,341-in just three hours. Based on these cleanup results it is now evident that the prevalence of plastic beach debris is not a problem limited to the United States. Plastics accounted for approximately 67 percent of the debris collected in New Brunswick, 58 percent of the debris in Nova Scotia, and 61 percent of the debris in Cozumel3. 2For means of comparison, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands are treated presented in this reported as US. "states." 3Results of data collected during cleanups in Canada and Mexico are presented in this report under the section entitled "Canada and Mexico Analyses." FIGURE 5. Plastic Debris Collected During 1989 Beach Cleanups U.S.National --1 62.68 Alabama -i 62.27 Alaska -i 49.81 California --- 54.75 Connecticut -- 61.84 Delaware -ms 62.19 Florida -l - 64.85 Georgia 56.75 Hawaii - 63.37 Louisiana - - 70.53 Maine . 56.41 Maryland ,= - 62.99 Massachusetts ,-- 64.13 Mississippi , 54.85 New Hampshire I 57.53 New Jersey 71.45 New York 67.95 North Carolina 60.17 Oregon 69.07 Pennsylvania 76.39 Puerto Rico 47.39 Rhode Island 60.11 Texas 69.23 Virginia - 66.56 Virgin Islands 53.31 Washington 55.87 New Brunswick - 67.26 Nova Scotia 52.27 Cozumel 63.94 0.00 25.00 50.00 75.00 100.00 Percent 10 The Dirty Dozen In 1988, twelve specific types of debris received the dubious distinction of being named the "Dirty Dozen" of U.S. beaches. Essentially, these were the most common items found in coastal areas. And, with one exception, cigarette filters, the same items are reported for the "Dirty Dozen" 1989. These items are listed below. A comparison of 1988 and 1989 is given in Table 2. 1. plastic pieces (fragments of larger plastic objects) 242,119 2. small foamed plastic pieces (styrofoam-like) 197,364 3. plastic eating utensils including cups, spoons, forks and straws 170,805 4. glass pieces (fragments of glass objects) 167,657 5. cigarette filters (butts) 164,141 6. plastic caps and lids 145,938 7. paper pieces (fragments of paper items) 142,110 8. glass beverage bottles 135,352 9. metal beverage cans 125,512 10. foamed plastic cups (styrofoam-like) 106,301 11. miscellaneous plastic bags 98,078 12. plastic trash bags 93,184 Collectively, these twelve debris items constituted nearly 60 percent of all debris items recorded. If these items were eliminated from U.S. beaches, our beaches would be only about one-third as dirty as they are today. Other debris items reported in abundance included: 13. plastic soda bottles 78,015 14. metal bottle caps 68,249 15. plastic rope (2 feet or shorter) 58,985 16. wood pieces (fragments of larger wood items) 58,785 17. large foamed plastic pieces 48,730 18. cloth and pieces of clothing 39,233 19. plastic six-pack rings 35,090 20. paper cups 34,503 21. long pieces of rope 32,379 22. foamed plastic fast-food containers 32,095 23. plastic milk/water jugs 30,759 24. miscellaneous plastic bottles 28,008 25. paper bags 27,530 Besides those items specifically listed on the data card, volunteers reported finding just about everything imaginable on America's beaches--including Easter eggs, Christmas tinsel, explosives, inflatable dolls, a wedding contract, and several American flags. Many noted numerous pieces of men's and ladies' underwear to be "peculiar" and an assortment of personal hygiene and contraceptive devices as "disgusting." But not all the debris collected was trash. Several volunteers were rewarded for their efforts by finding treasure--a total of 76 dollars in all (not including one half of a 50 dollar bill found in California). Other valuable finds included an 18 karat gold ring and a silver olive fork found in Hawaii. Several volunteers reported finding fish tags from Canadian salmon, two of which were found on the east coast of Florida. TABLE 2. The Dirty Dozen of 1989 Rank* Total Number Percent of Total Reported Debris Collected 1. (1) plastic pieces 242,119 8.03 2. (2) small foamed plastic pieces 197,364 6.55 3. (3) plastic eating utensils (cups, spoons, forks and straws) 170,805 5.67 4. (11) glass pieces 167,657 5.56 5. (*) cigarette filters (butts) 164,141 5.45 6. (7) plastic caps and lids 145,938 4.84 7. (8) paper pieces 142,110 4.72 8. (6) glass beverage bottles 135,352 4.4A9 9. (4) metal beverage cans 125,512 4.16 10. (5) foamed plastic cups 106,301 3.53 11. (10) miscellaneous plastic bags 98,078 3.25 12. (9) plastic trash bags 93,184 3.09 TOTAL 1,298,031 59.34 * numbers in parenthesis indicate rank in 1988. Cigarette filters were not recorded as a separate debris item in 1988 (see "A New Debris Item Worthy of Note-Cigarette Filters"). 12 Last year, 11 bottles were found with notes inside. These messages are still washing to our shoreline: in 1989 nine bottles with notes were reported. A Maryland volunteer, for instance, found a wine bottle sent from an author in Pennsylvania and responded with a postcard from Ocean City, Maryland. Two California volunteers found bottles with notes including one that had been tossed off the Golden Gate Bridge by a visitor from England while the other had a note dated from 1982 stating "Help me, I'm lost at sea. If you find me I will grant you a wish." In addition, a bottle found on Seapoint Beach, Maine contained a "Hello from Rick and Claudine from Boothbay Harbor" and a rum bottle found in Texas enclosed this message: "For a good time go to Taft and find Ken." An Update on Bottle Bills Bottles and associated goods are again a prevalent category of wastes found on U.S. beaches. This includes plastic, glass, and metal beverage cans and bottles, in addition to plastic six-pack rings, metal bottle caps, and metal pull tabs. Collectively, bottles and associated goods constituted nearly 16 percent of all debris items reported in 1989 as compared to 17 percent in 1988. The highest amount of bottles and associated goods was found in the Virgin Islands with approximately 26 percent (Figure 6). The ten states with the largest amounts of bottles and associated goods were, in order of greatest abundance: the Virgin Islands; Washington; New Jersey; Georgia; Puerto Rico; North Carolina; Alabama; Mississippi; Florida; and Rhode Island. It is of interest to note that none of these states have enacted beverage container deposit laws, or "bottle bills," in which a few cents are added to price of the beverage. This deposit is refunded when the container is returned by the consumer. In contrast, Oregon, which has bottle bill legislation, defended its 1988 title by again having the lowest amount of bottles and associated goods with approximately 7 percent. Other states with notably fewer amounts of these wastes were Alaska, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania; of these states Connecticut, Maine, and Massachusetts have also enacted bottle bills. However, as was apparent in 1988, some states with bottle bill legislation, such as Delaware and New York, have higher amounts of bottle goods as compared to the national figure. In Delaware however, metal beverage cans (the second most common debris item reported) are not included in the state bottle bill legislation. As compared to U.S. beaches, bottles and associated goods appear to be slightly less abundant in Canada, accounting for nearly 14 percent of the debris collected in New Brunswick and 13 percent in Nova Scotia. However, the problem is more severe in Cozumel, Mexico where more than 22 percent of all debris collected were bottles and associated goods. An Update on Degradable Plastics Small pieces or fragments of plastic are still the most common items found on America's beaches. In recent years, we have heard much about degradable plastics technology. However, this technology should not be considered a solution to the marine debris problem. Degradable plastics do not just disappear--they merely break down into smaller and smaller plastic pieces. Moreover, degradable plastics do nothing to mitigate the problem of ingestion of plastic pieces by marine wildlife. In fact, increased usage of degradable plastics may compound the problem of ingestion. 13 FIGURE 6. Bottles and Associated Goods Collected During 1989 Beach Cleanups U.S.National 15.56 Alabama 21.46 Alaska . 7.91 California 13.80 Connecticut - 11.87 Delaware 16.51 Florida 18.97 Georgia ~ 23.31 Hawaii 13.49 Louisiana . . 16.12 Maine 11.22 Maryland , 18.16 Massachusetts 10.90 Mississippi 19.44 New Hampshire - 15.21 New Jersey 24.74 New York A 15.95 North Carolina 21.96 Oregon ----- 7.37 Pennsylvania 12.12 Puerto Rico 22.87 Rhode Island - 18.28 Texas 14.47 Virginia 13.53 Virgin Islands _ _- 25.69 Washington 25.27 New Brunswick - 13.91 Nova Scotia 12.89 Cozumel - 22.45 0.00 10.00 20.00 30.00 Percent 14 However, certain items, such as degradable plastic six-pack rings may help to reduce the time during which a marine animal may become entangled, and several states have enacted legislation that require six-pack rings to be photodegradable. "Photodegradable" plastics degrade upon exposure to ultraviolet light (as opposed to "biodegradable" plastics that are combined with starch which can be eaten by microorganisms). Interestingly, of the 35,090 plastic six-pack rings collected nationwide, the highest percentages of six-pack rings were found in Texas and Washington, two states that do not have degradable six-pack legislation (Table 3). In fact, of the nine states with higher numbers of plastic six-pack rings as compared to the national figure, six do not have degradable six-pack legislation. Additionally, Florida's legislation did not take effect until just two months prior to the beach cleanup which may explain the high number of plastic six-pack rings in this state. On the other hand, seven states without degradable plastic six-pack ring legislation had fewer six- pack rings compared to the national figure. Therefore, it is difficult to conclude at this tihne whether degradable six-pack ring requirements are the cause for fewer plastic six-pack rings as beach debris. What Goes Up, Does Come Down There have been numerous reports that marine animals, particularly sea turtles, ingest balloons mistaken for real food. Because of this problem, the state of Florida has enacted legislation banning mass balloon releases, and several other coastal states, including Virginia, Delaware, and California have considered similar legislation. During the 1989 beach cleanup, 18,251 balloons were reported on U.S. beaches. Another 251 balloons were reported in Canada. Balloons were twice as abundant than the national figure in the states of Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and Delaware, four times more prevalent in Maryland, and five times greater in Virginia. Since balloons launched in coastal areas are likely to come down in marine areas, coastal states should carefully assess the need for mass balloon launches. For example, one volunteer in Palm Beach County, Florida, reported finding a balloon from Bimini, Bahamas. Other reports of balloons traceable to their point of origin included one from Pennsylvania found on Beach Plum Island, Delaware, and two balloons found on uninhabited Matagorda Island in Texas imprinted with the name of "Chevron." And while Florida has banned balloon launches, beach cleanup volunteers in this state found several balloons traceable to specific sources including Carnival Cruise Lines, "Chuck E. Cheese Pizza Time Theatre," and 62 balloons from the Olive Garden Restaurant (a restaurant chain), 50 of which were found on the Gulf coast of Florida, while the other 12 were found on the east coast. A New Debris Item Worthy of Note--Cigarette Filters Picking trash up off the beach while recording data is no easy task. But one way to frustrate a beach cleanup volunteer is to clean a beach that has apparently been mistaken for an ashtray. This seems to be a common occurrence on America's beaches, based on the 164,141 cigarette filters that were reported nationwide. Although cigarette filters were not specifically listed on the data card, many volunteers made their own line for this item. Therefore, even more cigarette filters were probably collected. Most cigarette filters are made of cellulose acetate which is a synthetic material (a material that does not occur naturally). Cigarette filters are classified as plastics and fall within the definition of plastics under MARPOL Annex V. Many volunteers who reported cigarette filters, however, recorded this information under the category of paper. Perhaps this is why cigarette filters are so abundant on our beaches: people think filters are paper and will degrade rapidly. This new information on the abundance of cigarette filters on our beaches indicates the need to educate smokers about their contribution to the debris problem. A suggested name for this new campaign is "Get Your Butt Off the Beach!" TABLE 3. Percentage of Plastic Six-Pack Rings Collected During 1989 Beach Cleanups Rank Percent of Total Degradable Legislation Debris Collected as of September 1989 1. Texas 2.54 No 2. Washington 2.04 No 3. Mississippi 1.68 No 4. New Jersey 1.51 Yes (effective 4/21/86) 5. Virgin Islands 1.45 No 6. Rhode Island 1.39 Yes (effective 7/1/87) 7. Florida 1.37 Yes (effective 7/1/89) 8. Alabama 1.34 No 9. Louisiana 1.33 No (effective 1/1/91) U.S. National 1.16 10. New York .93 Yes (effective 9/12/83) 11. Alaska .84 Yes (effective 10/1/81) 12. Hawaii .78 No (effective 1/1/90) 13. Delaware .77 Yes (effective 1/15/83) Puerto Rico .77 No 14. California .73 Yes (effective 11/1/82) 15. Virginia .68 No 16. Oregon .62 Yes (effective 9/1/78) 17. North Carolina .61 No (effective 1/1/90) 18. Massachusetts .53 Yes (effective 1/17/83) 19. Maryland .50 No 20. Connecticut .45 Yes (effective 10/1/84) 21. New Hampshire .42 No 22. Maine .41 Yes (effective 1/1/78) 23. Pennsylvania .28 Yes (effective 10/1/88) 24. Georgia .19 No * Note: Additional states that have enacted degradable plastic six-pack rings to date include: Vermont (effective 1/1/77); Minnesota (effective 1/1/89); Michigan (effective 6/1/89); Iowa (effective 7/1/89); North Dakota (effective 7/1/89); Wisconsin (effective 1/1/90); Missouri (effective 1/1/91); Nebraska (effective 1/1/91); and South Dakota (effective 1/1/91). 46L Sources of Beach Debris The majority of debris items found on U.S. shorelines are packaging and disposable plastic products. Since these wastes may be generated by a diversity of ocean and land-based sources many items cannot be traced to a single source. Certain debris items listed on the data card, however, were used as "indicator items" traceable to specific debris sources. These indicator items were first identified by CMC in 1986 with the assistance of the Texas Coastal Cleanup Steering Committee which included representatives of marine industry groups who were familiar with the types of debris that could potentially be generated by industry members. For instance, plastic cyalume light sticks were identified by representatives of the fishing industry as items generated by longline fisheries, and write-enable protection rings were identified by petroleum industry representatives as coming from the computer tapes used by vessels conducting seismic activities. Using this information, CMC identified 28 indicator items which fall under four categories: 1) ally-tpe asts gnertedby vessels, 2) fishing and boating gear, 3) operational wastes geneate byveselsandoffhore petroleum operations, and 4) sewage-associated wastes indcatve f iadeuat seagetreatment practices. In addition, a fifth category of medical wasts wichincldesplatic syringes was established due to the publicity these items have received. It is important to recognize that there is variability in the sources of some indicator items in different parts of the country. For instance, plastic trash bags which are used as an indicator of galley wastes from vessels at sea may also be generated by people who have illegally dumped household wastes on a beach. Therefore, while preliminary information can be used to provide a means of comparison on a national level, it will be important for government, industry, and other groups in each state and locality to assess the data reported from their area in terms of potential sources of debris items. In 1988, these 28 indicator items accounted for more than 16 percent of the debris reported nationwide. In 1989, these debris items accounted for a nearly equal amount, 15 percent (Figure 7). This information should not be interpreted to mean that these are the only wastes generated by offshore sources. Rather, the presence of indicator items may show that some of the untraceable debris items, such as disposable plastic products and packaging, may also be generated by these sources. Data cards returned this year indicated that beach cleanup volunteers are becomding particularly conscientious about identifying sources of debris. In several cases, volunteers provided detailed descriptions of certain debris items such as a cup found in Texas that apparently came from Conoco, a petroleum company (Table 4). While not all of these debris items may have been generated by the sources indicated by volunteers, this information demonstrates that citizens are becoming increasingly serious about data collection. An overview of each category of indicator items follows. Galley Wastes The amount of trash attributed to galleys of ships has decreased, but only slightly. This includes findings of plastic trash bags., bleach and cleaner bottles (including one 6-gallon plastic dish washing bottle from the U.S. Navy), milk and water jugs, vegetable sacks, egg cartons, and meat trays. In 1988, galley wastes were the most prevalent category of indicator items reported, accounting for approximately 8 percent of the trash collected nationwide. In 1989, galley wastes accounted for approximately 6 percent. It is hoped that this is just the beginning of a downward trend. Yet the prevalence of these items in specific areas of the country has not changed. As in 1988, Louisiana again has the highest concentration of galley wastes with nearly 14 percent--more than two times greater than the national figure (Figure 8). And plastic milk and water jugs were the most common galley-type waste reported in this state for a second year in a row. Texas had the second highest amount of galley wastes with 10 percent (Texas was also ranked second in 1988). One of the more unusual galley waste items reported was an egg carton found at Padre Island National Seashore, Texas, that not only had all 12 eggs intact, but apparently had been afloat at sea long enough to be covered by barnacles. 17 TABLE 4. Potential Sources of Debris Reported During 1989 Beach Cleanups Galley Wastes Location Found Type of Debris Source Indicated California San Diego County 6-gallon plastic dish washing Compound #7930-00-880-4754 U.S. Navy Rhode Island Middletown 35 cups from the Del Lemonade out of Newport Texas Port Aransas cup from "Conoco-TLWP" 1750' Heerema Taylor O.I Conoco Fishing/Boating Gear - Location Found Type of Debris Source Indicated Maryland Assateague Islandclam tag NMFS #0021967 unknown Oregon Yachats to Waldport 3 crates Newport Shrimp Company Yachats to Waldport wood crate Riverside Fish Company Yachats to Waldport plastic bait container Jerry Williams Bait (437-2188) Texas Rockport large plastic buoy Resinex of Italy, Serial #8482 Virginia Oceanview plastic bait bag Jack's Bait and Squid (with address) Operational Wastes Location Found Type of Debris Source Indicated California San Francisco Co. plastic drum lid Letica Corporation, Rochester San Diego County wood pallet Harper & Row, La Jolle Shores Beach San Diego County wood damage control plug U.S. Navy San Diego 3 hearing protective devices U.S. Navy San Diego dust masks U.S. Navy Texas Galveston marine industrial chemicals Gyro Chemicals Equipment, Houston Bay City hard hat Aggreko, Inc. Padre Island N.S. blue strapping #0091848 Lykes Brothers Steamship Company Port Aransas strapping Lykes Brothers Steamship Company Corpus Christi large plastic sheet Esso Baltimore TABLE 4 (continued). Potential Sources of Debris Reported During 1989 Beach Cleanups Medical Wastes Location Found Type of Debris Source Indicated Florida Palm Beach County medicine bottle with pills U.S. Navy, USS John F. Kennedy Broward County plastic arm tags Tamarac Hospital Other Location Found Type of Debris Source Indicated California Alameda County shipping labels San Francisco Bulk Mailing Center Delaware Beach Plum Island balloon Pennsylvania Florida Martin County 12 balloons Olive Garden Restaurant Palm Beach County balloon Bimini Franklin County 50 balloons Olive Garden Restaurant Pinellas County balloon Chuck E. Cheese Pizza Time Theatre Charlotte County plastic suntan bottle Hotel Beach Club, Cancun MaineOld Orchard Beach plastic bread tray Table Talk Pie Company North Carolina Wrightsville balloon Hanover Center Texas Matagorda Island 2 balloons Chevron Port Aransas 30 meat order papers Ditta Meat Packing, Pasadena Galveston bag with address of USCG, Houston, TX 77828 U.S. Coast Guard Galveston chemical canister, biological mask Lot# 1DL85KO01-978 unknown DAAA09-8C-G-2005 P.O.0041 Washington Moclips-Ilwaco blue plastic tag #184715 unknown Nova Scotia, Canada mail reply card for tracking Bedford Institute of Oceanography, currents Nova Scotia 19 FIGURE 7. Indicator Items Reported from 1989 Beach Cleanups 10.00 -/ P e r 8.00 - e n 6.70 t 6.09 - 6.00 - t 0 a I 4.o00- 1 d r 2.00- . I 0.5409 0.00/111 11 1111 111 1 Fish/Boat Galley Operational Sewage Medical 20 FIGURE 8. Galley Wastes Collected from 1989 Beach Cleanups U.S.National , 6.09 Alabama 8.15 Alaska 5.69 California -_ 3.63 Connecticut -e 3.35 Delaware 5.75 Florida 5.69 Georgia 6.11 Hawaii 4.64 Louisiana ,_ 13.97 Maine ' 5.44 Maryland 5.72 Massachusetts 4.53 Mississippi 7.87 New Hampshire -* 2.55 New Jersey 5.14 New York 5.06 North Carolina - 5.64 Oregon 7.99 Pennsylvania k-t 0.21 Puerto Rico -e 3.08 Rhode Island 5.55 Texas 9.97 Virginia 5.86 Virgin Islands 7.74 Washington - 8.39 New Brunswick 4.71 Nova Scotia - 5.65 Cozumel 9.08 0.00 3.00 6.00 9.00 12.00 15.00 Percent 21 Other states with comparatively high amounts of galley-type wastes were Washington, Alabama, Oregon, Mississippi, the Virgin Islands, and Georgia. As in 1988, this information indicates that states that border the Gulf of Mexico, the North Pacific, and islands such as those cleaned in Georgia and the Virgin Islands appear to be the most affected by offshore dumping of galley wastes. Galley wastes are nearly equal in abundance in Canada as compared to U.S. beaches: galley wastes accounted for approximately 6 percent of all debris items in Nova Scotia and 5 percent in New Brunswick. Cozumel, on the other hand, had more galley wastes than the U.S. national figure with approximately 9 percent. It is particularly noteworthy that 202 plastic trash bags, 187 plastic bleach and cleaner bottles, 166 plastic milk and water jugs, and 32 plastic vegetable sacks were found on the one-half mile of beach cleaned in Mexico. Wastes Attributable to Recreational and Commercial Fishing and Boating The amount of fishing and boating gear found on our beaches showed little change. In 1988, wastes generated by commercial and recreational fishermen accounted for 6.1 of the total number of debris items reported. In 1989, 6.7 percent, was attributable to these groups. This includes plastic salt bags used by commuercial fishermen in preparing their catch, plastic fishing nets, light sticks, floats and lures, buoys, rubber gloves, and metal and wood traps. Other items commonly used by fishermen and boaters are fishing line, plastic rope, and motor oil and lubricant bottles. The most commonly reported debris items in this category in both years were large and small pieces of plastic rope, followed by pieces of plastic fishing line. Both are known to kill marine wildlife through entanglement and ingestion. In Florida, beach cleanup voluteers collect fishing line separately so that it can be weighed and measured; a total of 467 miles was collected on 911 midles of Florida coastline in 1989; an additional 305 miles of fishing line was collected from 915 miles in 1988. Information recorded on the length of plastic fishing nets and rope indicates that the distinction between the size of these debris items was not significant in 1988 or 1989, although pieces two feet in length or shorter are slightly more common. In many cases, shorter pieces of rope and net may actually indicate intentional discard of these items as waste materials, while larger pieces may indicate accidental losses. However, smaller pieces of rope may also result from breakage due to weathering, or from accidental losses due to collisions with boat propellers. In any case, it is unfortunate to note that larger pieces of these materials, which are more likely to pose a threat to marine wildlife in terms of entanglement, are nearly equal in abundance to smaller pieces. Texas has replaced Maine as having the highest concentration of boating and fishing wastes in the United States, with rope pieces being the most common debris item found. In general, fishing and boating gear appear to be most prevalent in four regions: in states bordering the western Gulf of Mexico, namely Texas and Louisiana; the North Atlantic states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts; at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay in Virginia; and the North Pacific states of Oregon and Alaska. As in 1988, fishing and boating wastes appear to be least abundant in California, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Puerto Rico (Figure 9). Compared to the United States, fishing and boating gear accounts for an even greater amount of debris in Canada with more than 14 percent of these wastes reported among debris collected in New Brunswick and 16 percent in Nova Scotia. Cozumel also had more of this type of trash than the United States with more than 10 percent. This may be attributed to the fact that neither Canada nor Mexico are signatory to the MARPOL Treaty. 22 FIGURE 9. Fishing and Boating Gear Collected During 1989 Beach Cleanups U.S. National 6.70 Alabama 6.28 Alaska 9.24 California -- 2.34 Connecticut A- 3.18 Delaware 4.63 Florida 5.74 Georgia 3.90 Hawaii 6.08 Louisiana -- 11.40 Maine 9.57 Maryland 6.45 Massachusetts 7.74 Mississippi 4.85 New Hampshire 12.68 New Jersey -i 3.44 New York -~ _ 3.22 North Carolina 4.76 Oregon - 9.16 Pennsylvania -1 1.69 Puerto Rico -e- 2.23 Rhode Island 5.15 Texas -- 12.90 Virginia 7.38 Virgin Islands 5.19 Washington 5.12 New Brunswick 14.48 Nova Scotia - 16.03 Cozumel 10.47 0.00 5.00 10.00 15.00 20.00 Percent 23 Operational Wastes While Annex V of the MARPOL Treaty regulates the discharge of galley wastes, and fishing and boating gear, it also applies to wastes generated during offshore operations, such as petroleum industry activities, or gear and equipment used on cargo vessels. These wastes are classified as operational wastes and accounted for approximately 2 percent of the debris collected in 1988. In 1989, the amount of operational wastes was essentially the same with 1.6 percent. This included 18,610 plastic strapping bands and 6,640 large pieces of plastic sheeting used to bind boxes and crates (including a piece of sheeting from the ship the Esso Baltimore), 1,693 wooden crates, and 2,099 wooden pallets used to transport materials and packages (such as the pallet from "tHarper and Row of La Jolle" found in San Diego). Other items attributable in part to offshore operations and vessels included the 8,095 glass light bulbs and 2,531 fluorescent light tubes. Items specifically traceable to petroleum industry operations included the 3,762 plastic pipe thread protectors and 4,204 plastic write-enable protection rings. In addition, many of the 605 plastic hard hats found were probably generated by petroleum operations conducted offshore including the hard hat embossed with "Aggreko, Incorporated" found in Texas. Washington had the highest amount of operational wastes with approximately 5 percent (Figure 10). Neighboring Oregon also had a high amount. The most abundant type of operational waste found in both of these states were plastic strapping bands. But while operational wastes are generally thought to be generated by cargo vessels and petroleum operations, Oregon's volunteers reported that three crates were marked from the Newport Shrimp Company, while another was from Riverside Fish Company thus indicating that commercial fishing operations account for a portion of the operational wastes in this state. Other states with relatively high concentrations of operational waste included all states bordering the Gulf of Mexico, namely Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas in addition to Virginia. Operational wastes were also relatively abundant in Cozumel accounting for close to 3 percent of the debris collected. The abundance of operational wastes in states bordering the Gulf of Mexico is attributed to extensive petroleum operations and commercial shipping traffic. Virginia's beaches are also exposed to extensive shipping through the Chesapeake Bay. In the Gulf of Mexico, while plastic strapping bands were the most abundant operational waste found in Florida and Texas (including straps from Lykes Brothers Steamship Company), glass light bulbs were the most abundant type of operational wastes found in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Unfortunately, MARPOL Annex V allows for the discharge of non-plastic items, such as glass light bulbs, beyond 12 miles from land. And while the Gulf of Mexico has a heavy concentration of shipping traffic, it is also a unique repository of marine debris, due to infrequent flushing actions of tides and currents. Therefore, the protective measures of Annex V of the MARFOL Treaty may not be sufficient to reduce the marine debris problem and eliminate items, such as glass light bulbs, from washing ashore on Gulf coast beaches. For these reasons, U.S. and international authorities are currently considering designating the Gulf of Mexico as a "Special Area" that would also prohibit dumping of non-plastic garbage. Operational wastes appear to be least abundant in the states of California, Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, New York, Pennsylvania, and Puerto Rico. With the exception of Georgia and Puerto Rico, this was also true in 1988. Operational wastes were more prevalent in both Canadian provinces as compared to the United States. 24 FIGURE 10. Operational Wastes Collected During 1989 Beach Cleanups U.S.National , 1.60 Alabama ;_ 1.84 Alaska . 1.58 California i 0.86 Connecticut - _ 0:65 Delaware 1.52 Florida - 1.64 Georgia --,,,,, 0.78 Hawaii -- _ o093 Louisiana , 3.30 Maine 142 Maryland 1.41 Massachusetts -1 1.13 Mississippi 1.69 New Hampshire 1- 50 New Jersey , 1.22 New York e 0.79 North Carolina 1.47 Oregon _ 2.35 Pennsylvania Hm i0.21 Puerto Rico --a-- 0.77 Rhode Island , 1.28 Texas 2.90 Virginia - 2.04 Virgin Islands -i 1.19 Washington , 5.09 New Brunswick - 3.04 Nova Scotia 3.21 Cozumel 2.95 I i : 1 I :0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 :5.00 6.00 Percent Sewage-Associated Wastes Sewage-associated wastes are still an eyesore, particularly in the northeast where sewer systems discharge plastic items directly into marine areas. Many sewage treatment systems in this area of the United States are combined with storm water systems, termed "combined sewage systems." In these systems, raw sewage mixes with runoff from storm drains. Under normal operating conditions these combined sewage systems trap pieces of solid waste materials. However, during times of heavy rainfall the capacities of these systems are exceeded and the overflow--untreated sewage and accompanying solid waste materials-is diverted directly into local waterways. Plastic tampon applicators are used as an indicator of inadequate sewage systems. In some parts of the country tampon applicators are found commonly enough that people have jokingly named them "beach whistles." A total of 16,318 plastic tampon applicators were reported from U.S. beach cleanups but accounted for less than one percent of all debris items reported. Yet, the trends in abundance of tampon applicators show, as in 1988, that this is a noticeable problem in the northeast United States. The amount of plastic tampon applicators reported in New Jersey was much higher than the national figure-approximately seven times greater (Figure 11). The amount in Massachusetts was more than five times greater than the national percentage. New York and Rhode Island also had comparatively high amounts of plastic tampon applicators, and Connecticut was equal to the national figure. The 1988 beach cleanup data revealed that inadequate sewer systems are also present along Lake Erie. Based on the data collected during the 1989 beach cleanup conducted at Presque Isle State Park in Pennsylvania, this problem has yet to be corrected-the amount of plastic tampon applicators reported is more than two times greater than the national average. Furthermore, as part of New York's cleanup, a group from Oswego cleaned a beach on Lake Ontario. A total of 218 plastic tampon applicators were found constituting more than 5 percent of all the debris collected--almost 10 times greater than the national figure. Inadequate sewage systems are also indicated in Delaware, North Carolina, Maryland, and Nova Scotia. Medical Wastes Medical wastes were found during the 1989 cleanup, but in very small amounts compared to other types of debris collected. In 1988, plastic syringes were used to indicate medical wastes since they have been a major problem in some areas of the United States, principally in the New York-New Jersey area during the summers of 1987 and 1988. In 1989, syringes were reported in all but two of the 25 states. The 2,678 syringes reported amounts to less than 0.1 percent of the total debris. The greatest concentration of syringes was reported in Texas, followed by Puerto Rico, and Delaware and Washington (Figure 12). Texas, Puerto Rico, and Washington also had comparatively high levels in 1988. New York, which had the highest amount of syringes reported in 1988, was ranked fourth in 1989. Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Rhode Island also had higher levels of plastic syringes compared to the national figure. In addition, medical wastes were abundant in Cozumel with 10 times more syringes reported than the United States or Canada. As in 1988, beach cleanup volunteers appeared to be sensitized to the problem of medical wastes. Many noted items other than syringes that appeared to be medical related, including surgical gloves, tubing and transfusion bags, blood vials, and bandages. In Florida, volunteers reported several plastic arm tags from Tamarac Hospital and a bottle of pills from the USS John F. Kennedy. Some volunteers, however, provided detailed descriptions of items that were most likely not medical debris. One debris item in particular was often described as "a clear plastic tube sealed at both ends with hole in one end containing yellow liquid--possibly a urine sample." This description, however, closely fits that of a plastic light stick used by fishermen. Illegal drugs and paraphernalia were also reported. In New York, volunteers specifically identified 110 "crack" vials, 26 bags of "crack," one bag of "crack" bottle caps, and one bag of "pot." 26 FIGURE 11. Sewage-Associated Wastes Collected During 1989 Beach Cleanups U.S.National -' 0.54 Alabama -iM 0.17 Alaska io. 0.54 California - _ 0.26 Connecticut --'i:'- 0.54 Delaware --I 0.70 Florida -Tua 0.20 Georgia --i 0.11 Hawaii -iE 0.13 Louisiana -im 0.18 Maine -J 0.41 Maryland -t 0.74 Massachusetts 3.05 Mississippi --i 0.15 New Hampshire -e 0.26 New Jersey 3.84 New York 1.63 North Carolina -i 0.69 Oregon --ai 0.17 Pennsylvania 1.34 Puerto Rico -B 0.41 Rhode Island 1.45 Texas -eim 0.18 Virginia -1 0.37 Virgin Islands -t 0.0o Washington e- 0.38 New Brunswick -Qt 0.55 Nova Scotia 1.11 Cozumel - o.ao30 0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 Percent 27 FiGuRE 12. Medical Wastes Collected During 1989 Beach Cleanups U.S.National --in~ 0.09 Alabama -1 0.07 Alaska --IE1 0.02 California --in 0.05 Connecticut -1 0.07 Delaware 0.14 Florida -10.11 Georgia --in 0.03 Hawaii -i 0.0 Louisiana -t0.11 Maine --im o~oq ,Maryland -i m 0.04 'Massachusetts -ti o~os Mississippi -1 111=1 0.10 New ~Hampshire --i No.,oi New Jersey -11m 0.07 North Carolina -timm 0.07 Oregon --In0 0.04 Pennsylvania -11 ozoo Puerto Rico -1 11 05 Rhode Island-i01 Texas ~~~~0.18 Virginia -1in 0.03 Virgin Islands --4~o Washington -'f~ 0.14 New'Brun swick -f 00 007 NovaScotia -i i Dooi Cozumel 0.92 0.00 ~0.25 0.50 0.75 1.00 Percent 28 Foreign Sources of Beach Debris Prior to the enactment of MARPOL Annex V, more than 1,000 foreign label items from 49 countries were recorded on U.S. beaches. Although some of these items may have been domestically generated, the majority were food packaging and empty bottles of cleaning agents dumped by the international shipping fleet. At the time of the 1988 beach cleanup, dumping trash at sea was not illegal. However, even after the enactment of Annex V, this year's volunteers were amazed to find a multitude of debris items from foreign sources. In order to identify foreign sources of debris, volunteers were asked to note all items that had foreign labels. As a result, more than 2,000 foreign label items were recorded including six international brands of bug spray and seven types of toilet bowl, cleaner bottles. At least 55 countries were identified. Countries with debris found, for the first time included Czechoslovakia, Ecuador, Iceland, Indonesia, Nicaragua, Poland, and Romania. perhaps most peculiar were a plastic salt bottle from Oman and a milk carton from the United Arab Emirates. In the United States, foreign debris was reported from the following locations: Antilles, Argentina, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Domnidrcan Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, France, "Germany," Greece, Guatemala, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, "Korea," Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad, Turkey, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Venezuela, Viet Nam, and Yugoslavia. In addition, many volunteers reported items as being "Arabic," "South American," or "oriental" in origin. A listing of all foreign debris items reported in each state is given in Appendix 2. Foreign debris was found in 21 of the 25 states; no foreign debris was reported in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, or Rhode Island. Texas defended its title for having, by far, the largest amount and assortment of international beach debris, where more than 1,000 foreign debris items were reported from at least 33 countries with Mexican debris items being the most common. Among the Mexican debris items reported were at least 50 plastic bottles of "El Pinador" cleaner, 100 plastic bottles of motor oil, and 260 plastic bottles of bleach (206 of which were specifically identified to be either "Clarasol" or "Clarisol," brand names). The abundance of bleach bottles may indicate that bleach is being used for some specific reason in the Gulf of Mexico. Annex V of the MARPOL Treaty now prohibits the discharge of plastic wastes from ships at sea. The treaty applies to all ships of nations signatory to this treaty. In the United States, no vessel from any country and of any size (ranging from super tankers to rubber rafts) may discharge platic wihin200mils f our coastline. This should reduce the amount of debris that is dumed nd ubsquetlywashed onto our beaches. Among the foreign debris items reported, thefolowig cuntiesaresignatory to the MARPOL Treaty: Austria, Belgium, China, Colombia, Czechoslvka Denmark Finland, France, "Germnany" (both the German Democratic Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany), Greece, Italy, "Korea" (the Democratic People's Republic of Korea but not the Republic of Korea), Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Kingdom, and Yugoslavia. The artciptionof anaa and Mexico shed some light on the fact that the U.S. is not blamles-may o th derisitems recorded as "foreign" by cleanup volunteers in these countries wer ofU.S oigi inludngseveral plastic milk jugs in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, and numeousplaticbotlesin ozumel. Although neither Canada nor Mexico are parties to the MARPOL Treaty, countries that are signatory to MARPOL Annex V must comply with the regulations in Canadian and Mexican waters. 29 In addition to recording information on foreign labels, many volunteers noted debris items traceable to passenger cruise ships. Cruise ships must also comply with the international treaty. But based on beach cleanup data this does not seem to be the case, particularly with regard to the amount of cruise line trash found on Florida's beaches. Debris from cruise lines is readily identifiable since items are often embossed with company names. Volunteers reported 44 findings of cruise line trash consisting of more than 70 individual items (Table 5). Forty of these cases were reported in Florida, primarily in southeastern counties bordering the Atlantic. Many of the cruise lines reported operate ships out of southeastern Florida to the Bahamas and Caribbean. Cruise line companies may argue that the trash collected in 1989 was dumped 10 months ago prior to enactment of Annex V and has since washed ashore--an unlikely explanation for the intact bag of cups, cans and garbage that came ashore in Monroe County, Florida. In any event, the disposal practices of these companies will be under close scrutiny during future cleanups. Wildlife Entanglement Finally, volunteers were asked to note any cases of wildlife entanglement or strandings found during the beach cleanup. In 1988, 42 animals affected by debris were reported, of which more than 38 were birds primarily entangled in plastic fishing line. Unfortunately, the number of reported entanglements has increased. In total, 65 animals were reported entangled in debris items and two additional dead birds were reported to have ingested debris (Table 6). Whs number does not include several animals that were described as entrapped in bottles. It does include 46 entangled birds, 25 of which involved fishing line. Five of these animals were released by cleanup volunteers including a seagull in California, a pelican and two gulls in Florida, and a herring gull at Assateague Island National Seashore in Virginia which was released by Virginia's State Beach Cleanup Coordinator, David Cottingham. Other entanglements that were discovered during the cleanup but were not recorded on data cards included three sea turtles in Florida found entangled in fishing nets; two of these were still alive and were freed by cleanup volunteers. The number of animals found affected by debris during 1989 is alarming not only because the number of reports has increased, but, as was emphasized in 1988, these animals were noted on just a fraction of our nation's coastline and within just three hours. 30 TABLE 5. Passenger Cruise Line Debris Reported During 1989 Beach Cleanups Location Found Type of Debris Cruise Ship Indicated Florida Indian River County balloon Carnival Cruise Lines Dade County plastic cup Carnival Cruise Lines Martin County plastic cup Chandris Fantasy Cruises Monroe County plastic garbage bag filled with cups, cans, and garbage Chandris Fantasy Cruises Dade County napkin Costa Cruises Inc. Martin County plastic cup Crown Cruise Line Martin County 8 plastic cups and napkins Crown Cruise Line Palm Beach County plastic shampoo bottle Crown Cruise Line Duval/St. Johns plastic bottle Holland America Line Martin County plastic bottle "Flex" shampoo Holland America Line Dade County plastic shampoo bottle Holland America Line Monroe County 2 plastic shampoo bottles Holland America Line Franklin County plastic shampoo bottle Holland America Line Brevard County 2 plastic cups Norwegian Cruise Line Brevard County 2 cigarette lighters Norwegian Cruise Line, SS Norway Palm Beach County cigarette lighter Norwegian Cruise Line, SS Norway Martin County 4 plastic cups Norwegian Cruise Line Dade County 2 plastic cups Norwegian Cruise Line Monroe County 2 plastic cups Norwegian Cruise Line Broward County plastic baggage tag Pacquet Cruises Brevard County metal shoe shine kit Premider Cruise Lines St. Lucie County 2 shampoo bottles Pren-ier Cruise Lines Brevard County 2 plastic bottles bath gelee Princess Cruises Brevard County plastic shampoo bottle Princess Cruises Brevard County plastic bottle Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines St. Lucie County 3 plastic bottles Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines St. Lucie County plastic shampoo bottle Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines St. Lucie County plastic lotion bottle Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines St. Lucie County plastic cup Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines St. Lucie County plastic conditioner bottle Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines Martin County 2 plastic shampoo bottles Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines Martin County 6 plastic cups Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines Palm Beach County plastic shoe polish bottle Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines Palm Beach County 2 plastic shampoo bottles Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines Palm Beach County plastic conditioner bottle Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines Broward County plastic suntan oil bottle Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines Broward County plastic bottle Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines Dade County 2 shampoo bottles Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines Dade County plastic shampoo bottle Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines Dade County pencil Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines Palm Beach County plastic cup Scandinavian Cruise Line Massachusetts (Metro Boston) plastic cups Massachusetts Bay Lines North Carolina (Waynesboro) plastic cup Norwegian Cruise Line Texas (Rockport) plastic container Ocean Cruise Lines Virginia (Fisherman Is.) plastic cup Chandris Fantasy Cruises 31 TABLE 6. Wildlife Impacted by Debris Reported During 1989 Beach Cleanups State Animal Debris Item Other Comments Alabama fish plastic bag entangled California 2 birds fishing line both entangled in line common murre fishing line entangled around neck seagull fishing line entangled seagull fishing line entangled (rescued) bird fishing line entangled seagull fishing line & hook entangled in line (hook in wing) 2 birds fishing line or net entangled cormorant fishing hooks entangled seagull gill (fishing) net entangled seagull plastic rope entangled seagull string or tape entangled seabird wire entangled crab styrofoam & six-pack ring entangled crab plastic bottle trapped inside (freed) mouse beer bottle dead Delaware bird fishing line entangled, lure in mouth Florida 5 pelicans fishing line entangled (one released) 2 seagulls fishing line entangled 2 gulls fishing line entangled (rescued) heron fishing line entangled bird fishing line entangled seagull plastic entangled, broken wing seagull plastic bag entangled pelican unknown entangled Hawaii green sea turtle fishing line entangled, front flipper Maine seagull wire entangled bird plastic milk jug entangled, head inside jug seagull wad of string ingested, protruding from beak skate fishing line entangled seagull fishing hook bird ingested fish on hook (fishing rod, line and hook attached) Mississippi snapping turtle plastic bag entangled garter snake fishing line entangled fiddler crabs plastic bottle entrapped 32 TABLE 6 (continued). Wildlife Impacted by Debris Reported During 1989 Beach Cleanups State Animal Debris Item Other Comments New York sea turtle plastic packing tape entangled North Carolina crabs & egg cases fishing line entangled Oregon gull fishing line entangled seagull fishing line entangled common murre plastic rope entangled seagull plastic six-pack ring entangled bird plastic string entangled around feet seagull plastic string entangled 2 birds plastic rope entangled seagull plastic rope entangled cormorant plastic net entangled seagull net entangled 2 fish net entangled seagull fishing hook & line entangled, alive, hook in mouth, trailing line Puerto Rico fish plastic six-pack ring entangled fish plastic entangled Texas catfish plastic entangled fish plastic strapping band entangled drum (fish) rope entangled fish fishing line entangled crab plastic onion sack entangled (released) crab plastic carpet threads entangled shrimp plastic ring from milk jug lid entangled Virginia herring gull fishing rig entangled (released) Washington seagull fishing line entangled Nova Scotia herring gull fish net entangled mice pop bottle caught inside 33 34 CONCLUSION In general, the composition of trash found on America's beaches has remained relatively unchanged since the first national beach cleanup in 1988. Despite the fact that an international ban on ocean dumping of plastics took effect prior to the 1989 cleanup, plastics still account for most of the trash found on our coasts and shorelines. Moreover, the most prevalent types of beach debris, or the "Dirty Dozen" is practically identical to what was discovered in 1988 with the exception of cigarette filters which so infuriated beach cleanup volunteers that they deemed it time to start pointing fingers at those who are treating our beaches like an ashtray. Realistically, however, a dramatic change in the composition of beach debris was not expected. Effective implementation and enforcement of the treaty will take time. In addition, it is 'not known how long the plastics collected in the fall of 1989 were afloat at sea, or how much of the beach cleaned had not beniefitted from previous cleanups. As was reported, the percentage of items traceable to the galleys and operations of vessels, and other maritime activities, including those of petroleum industries, commercial and recreational fisheries, and pleasure boats, has changed very little. But with the ability to compare two years of data, certain trends are becoming apparent, such as the concentration of offshore generated wastes on beaches in the Gulf of Mexico, the North Pacific, and New England. Hence, if a decrease in the amount of plastics collected during beach cleanups occurs over the next few years as a result of Annex V, it will be these areas where it will be most evident. If not, as can be seen from the increased level of volunteer participation (despite Hurricane Hugo), there is a growing number of citizens ready and able to help identify offenders. And for some groups, such as passenger cruise line companies, this should be considered as a sincere warning! This year's inclusion of data obtained from cleanups conducted in Canada and Mexico revealed that the abundance of plastic beach debris is not a problem limited to the United States. Since neither of these countries are signatory to the MARPOL Treaty, future comparisons of beach cleanup data will help to assess the effectiveness of Annex V in the United States. On the other hand, data findings may also provide the impetus for Canada and Mexico to become signatory countries. Turning attention to land, it is clear that coastal municipalities contribute their share to the marine debris problem-sewage associated wastes. Because tampon applicators are an aesthetic problem they can negatively affect the economies of coastal communities. This type of impact was clearly demonstrated as a result of the infamous medical debris wash-ups of 1987 and 1988. Repeated findings of plastic tampon applicators will certainly not enhance the image of states that fail to address this problem, primarily New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts in addition to shoreline areas in the Great Lakes of Erie and Ontario. Moreover, plastic tampon applicators are just the "tip of the iceberg." In essence, if applicators are prevalent in these areas one can only imagine what else is being dumped into coastal waterways as a result of inadequate sewage treatment. The annual data collection effort is also beginning to show that the general public, not commercial maritime operations and industry, is a major source of beach debris. Traditionally, and particularly in the wake of the devastating oil spills of 1989, it has been easy to identify corporate giants as the villains. And while marine industries clearly deserve part of the blame, in doing so we tend to overlook our own individual contributions. However, as we learn more about the composition of beach debris, we are finding that marine resources are equally threatened by seemiingly small, individual actions, made serious by their numbers rather than the volume of each-like a tossed plastic cup or a tangle of fishing line. The abundance of beverage bottles and associated goods emphasizes this problem. Continued monitoring of beach debris may point to the need to implement additional measures directed at the land-based sources of this debris. 35 Finally, one overall finding of the 1989 beach cleanup data is 'that it is very similar to the data of 1988. The percentage of plastic beach debris was nearly equal for both years, the Dirty Dozen was essentially the same, and the abundance of indicator items was fairly simuilar. Moreover, specific trends in types and sources of debris are becoming apparent in certain areas of the country. Recognizing that while a decrease would be preferable in many of these areas of data comparisons, the consistency of data collected for these two years points to the fact that citizens are becoming very good data collectors. Furthermore, it was noted that attention to accuracy has improved, the level of detail has increased, and many volunteers are becoming very specific in their identification of beach debris. Remember, these people are volunteering three hours of their weekend to pick up someone else's trash. But most beach cleanup volunteers do so because they realize the importance of individual action in solving the debris problem. Now it is time for governments, industries, private organizations, and other individuals to use the information presented in this report to implement solutions to the marine debris problem. Working together we can make a difference! '36 1989 National Beach Cleanup Raw Data Sumary H~T'L ~L ~ CR CT OE R_ ~ H[ LA ~ f10 ~ ~ I~t NJ fly NC OR PA PR RI TX VA V[ ~ TOT&L PLASI!C .......... ' Bags Trash 1185 499 11462 720 2620 19170 93 8458 248! 3320 466 4480 ~ 205 5.50 2311 6102 3672 0 326 2447 19062 602 !69 374 93184 Salt 57 3 524 9 139 531 t 318 215 179 76 220 162 3 63 18 197 193 0 143 lie 7~ 24 3 15 3983 Other 1088 134 12921 1202 3334 192L~ 130 9161 !535 4472 897 8375 1654 521 439 2203 5173 5229 37 388 3188 15318 994 109 357 98078 Bottles Beverage 2276 181 6711 979 2462 15097 296 4852 2932 273! 513 4632 2981 552 1307 3303 10559 1030 7 231 2202 10709 919 96 357 78015 Bleach 610 320 859 105 6!8 4106 98 1915 1971 1101 178 1213 ~ 62 143 339 1118 554 0 100 467 7804 810 68 88 24782 Oil 370 284 Illl 227 492 3172 54 B~ 953 1679 112 1000 1290 77 249 528 t041 300 0 84 510 2800 299 27 85 17597 Other 554 186 2179 273 73! 6440 02 !87! 1210 985 187 1385 746 71 380 949 1336 751 7 143 438 6613 365 44 82 Buckets 125 93 499 64 281 1906 16 821 449 321 58 442 184 13 66 211 563 19! 0 17 445 1669 90 9 24 8557 Caps/lids 2683 560 17357 1343 3869 31543 224 11783 5620 4017 953 10210 4209 78! 1!60 3372 6402 3888 352 423 3393 29437 1668 119 574 145938 Cigarette butts 735 24 52031 2118 4235 32116 191 28543 529 3452 55 10246 2965 988 0 853 0378 3BOO 0 598 !456 10180 542 23 63 164141 Cups/straws 2015 96 20736 3932 5322 47533 000 17432 2236 3445 1139 13348 315! 942 2429 6403 9408 1919 327 3710 5246 16925 !686 256 369 170805 Diapers 97 15 924 107 84 160! 51 1333 167 178 10 421 114 17 99 179 3~ 162 ! 78 188 !458 32 16 48 7741 Lighters 261 91 1319 102 300 4155 22 961 595 306 133 917 365 57 109 303 1030 2~ I 12 497 2763 206 15 54 14767 Fishing line 172 39 2222 262 561 5130 23 4294 417 382 59 989 264 109 49 460 978 477 I 32 549 4287 97 1! 38 21902 Net Long 50 88 241 31 131 872 5 lIlO 160 28? 16 582 75 39 9 89 214 177 0 9 159 1360 51 6 10 5,"73 Short 51 29 364 41 166 956 16 1641 !52 682 10 !518 112 1~ 11 61 273 421 0 5 142 1558 53 2 lO 8430 Floats, lures 125 131 446 76 350 1745 28 1997 384 259 198 396 316 27 1! 121 607 231 15 5 176 1304 128 S 28 9109 Hardhats 2 2 19 0 7 170 0 38 49 25 I 27 14 0 I 3 73 I 0 27 2 136 6 1 I 605 Lightsticks 111 5 449 24 96 4478 2 390 ~5 46 32 297 173 5 16 80 732 110 0 B 69 6044 65 2 3 14052 Milk/water jugs 932 135 1586 181 724 5610 77 1459 3569 1192 292 2134 1520 87 138 389 1370 661 3 48 569 7666 270 9 138 38759 pieces 2467 2!63 28129 2444 6455 3~457 312 40743 5361 8687 2060 19~0 3847 1415 1294 6544 11136 9259 230 1279 54{5 40447 2820 343 332 242119 PiPe thread 63 33 489 9 132 649 I 351 161 169 ~ 227 48 !1 11 35 152 162 0 12 18 972 10 9 15 3762 Rope ") . Long 364 542 1321 117 442 4642 27 !948 1651 1953 190 ,435 -505 573 86 260 1106 1328 0 17 531 11901 337 12 91 32379 Short 555 477 3201 213 898 7560 37 4390 1961 3528 378 6/,46 57! !207 1~ 422 2~ 3968 5 92 1045 18538 542 42 132 58985 Sheeting Long 59 48 325 53 125 1069 3 297 186 399 54 279 &O 84 86 93 278 228 0 ~ 127 2556 42 I 153 6640 Short 59 56 853 78 360 22!! 7 464 266 757 87 !063 144 20L2 162 17! 577 431 0 99 2~ 4871 132 8 92 13422 6-pack holders 538 158 3405 156 615 8145 !4 2552 1022 498 9! 1114 1244 ~ 267 609 1065 541 4 !45 986 11406 I~ 49 215 35090 Strapping bands 137 190 1871 78 486 3433 13 !583 629 674 74 I~1 301 177 74 192 743 1058 3 25 484 4726 1~ 25 320 18810 Syringes 27 4 216 23 110 ~ 2 178 84 19 7 96 71 3 !2 83 120 32 0 28 83 822 8 0 15 2678 Tampenapp. 70 102 1231 187 556 1166 8 424 137 503 135 64~ 112 54 68! 1068 1204 150 19 77 1027 ~ 90 0 48 1/,318 Toys IBl 77 1247 193 611 2648 20 1199 251 433 181 1252 136 118 103 490 787 209 11 44 389 1964 227 10 35 12896 Vegetable sacks 67 I8 1107 67 t02 1102 12 818 97 474 30 1101 195 47 32 59 283 87! 0 7 233 1735 48 6 34 8625 ~ite protector 20 4 600 43 BO 883 I 227 99 133 8 166 03 23 14 46 140 195 0 0 143 1246 20 3 7 4204 Other 569 264 8041 699 2142 8892 89 548! 931 2070 382 3866 .835 330 380 1646 2411 202! 31 105 1492 528! 648 54 145 48805 NAT'L N. ~K CA CT OE FL GA HI LA ME lid ltA MS ~ N,1 NY NC OR PA PR RI TX VA VI k~ TOT~ ~655' Bottles Beverage 2890 332 28518 681 2515 36709 482 15799 4454 3618 831 4090 3249 529 1186 2394 9616 1649 I0 633 3781 I~20 848 289 489 135352 Food 236 23 1168 20 129 2189 24 550 716 191 159 470 437 12 36 96 735 265 0 28 214 2792 124 I 44 10709 Other 97 8 351 21 52 806 7 246 205 245 S 276 179 12 97 83 ~7 103 O 18 127 983 31 12 2 4293 Light tube8 62 0 38 2 39 685 I 95 274 10 9 24 87 0 I 9 145 57 0 3 3 957 18 0 12 2521 Light bulbs 320 7 196 7 169 2274 26 277 985 117 64 211 566 2 22 50 579 283 0 12 63 J771 154 I 19 8095 Pieces 716 4741 34614 3300 3905 15409 380 25520 1094 14232 492 13890 4541 1016 545 4785 4514 3344 4 2821 3881 22317 1085 157 346 167657 Other 25 175 1288 79 167 811 17 1039 56 831 21 572 152 14 7 39 154 99 0 0 230 704 31 49 1 6561 STYROFOAM. Buoys 281 81 558 152 151 2841 34 1516 573 1404 16 1138 238 92 32 184 446 310 0 1 172 1022 94 19 38 11313 Cups 2510 182 12953 1574 3277 25366 431 9073 4787 450 671 5083 2808 545 559 218l 7939 2836 9 160 2867 13775 934 114 317 106301 Egg Cartons 170 13 359 23 141 1425 42 373 915 111 24 231 406 12 7 64 341 159 O 17 49 3868 92 8 118 8968 Fast-food 683 63 4194 384 665 7421 103 5862 979 1017 80 1309 1024 194 165 528 1618 966 0 21 718 3817 111 38 140 32095 lieat tra7s 302 88 1548 72 293 2286 140 2199 1705 405 50 441 736 27 41 151 680 1028 0 85 170 4565 100 I 133 17246 Pieces Large 619 429 5427 579 961 12279 184 5026 1526 2839 262 3413 ilO1 197 282 2005 3577 i179 0 85 913 5432 235 12 168 48730 Small 1699 1489 41528 2430 5629 40393 526 22211 4093 8272 1159 14174 2455 104l 965 5032 1~33 8704 28 191 3000 20638 1018 40 632 197364 Other 110 55 2726 175 564 4089 74 1672 352 522 96 794 435 489 39 426 632 331 I 67 163 2331 82 13 7 16245 '~j~R~- ................................................................................................................................................... Balloons 136 16 3457 138 1070 2762 32 1214 99 536 482 2694 171 66 34 449 1368 429 16 6 569 1675 741 6 85 18251 Gloves 178 23 428 33 80 761 13 259 355 1272 ll 425 436 61 6 50 215 171 3 9 110 3103 45 4 86 8137 Tires 66 80 808 125 165 821 4 419 132 359 76 255 125 52 9 101 380 141 0 57 198 515 269 8 26 5191 Other 256 405 3565 251 609 4485 26 5305 472 2815 136 2746 408 489 91 538 968 566 4 237 571 3055 210 28 31 28259 lt-TAL- Bottle caps 822 122 16562 799 1101 13901 145 8860 762 2324 144 4183 2436 ~ 190 1067 3490 1275 86 689 1773 6564 144 56 468 68249 Cans Aerosol 299 126 1454 79 454 2786 64 1112 1244 583 94 707 491 34 180 258 1181 309 0 25 270 2432 169 10 I01 14462 Beverage 2341 641 13664 1350 5775 33125 806 9898 3050 3903 1702 8223 3489 1505 1393 2711 12930 1496 48 310 3684 11434 1183 426 430 125512 Food 169 20 1240 58 205 1536 60 1346 319 475 43 333 453 31 37 161 747 245 I 78 150 1392 49 9 50 9207 Other 209 228 1218 90 331 1394 17 1102 422 674 48 569 268 77 44 184 704 193 4 42 134 1306 74 16 57 9405 Orab/fish traps 39 2 159 7 29 203 7 133 53 231 I 290 62 56 44 9 41 15 0 2 25 137 28 1 1 1575 I)rums Rusty 32 37 350 15 54 247 3 157 118 146 5 87 76 6 6 37 2'93 65 0 39 129 483 17 2 4 2356 New 7 7 31 10 3 50 I 15 4 21 0 17 2 0 0 3 BO 5 0 2 6 64 0 0 0 328 Pieces 285 805 3733 335 479 3375 24 2793 293 1581 116 1552 470 192 11 480 1385 552 2 318 384 2322 131 15 54 21807 Pull tabs 536 58 3508 169 498 5412 19 2262 173 543 19 841 106l 140 41 359 864 422 22 2325 537 6166 21 30 706 26732 wire 153 283 2739 108 295 1333 17 1428 182 5?9 55 561 199 74 6 115 605 337 0 70 187 1967 65 22 53 11869 Other 222 424 10247 510 682 3949 31 3098 315 1767 119 1965 615 223 46 590 1225 637 0 147 582 2232 101 91 40 29434 NAT'L AL AK CA CT DE FL GA HI LA ME MD MA MG NH NJ NY NC OR PA PR RI TX VA YIW TOTAL P&PER- Bags 383 SO 5623 292 693 5160 39 2517 589 1027 St 1298 877 193 67 584 1706 930 7 126 895 4055 80 69 189 a73 Carafoord 286 27 4763 218 566 3655 43 1927 428 823 74 1626 884 196 89 375 1451 1282 9 146 618 2628 126 14 162 22,416 Carton s 3 14 37 3526 260 480 3719 36 1983 485 866 77 1579 83 159 113 306 957 752 5 133 556 2846 151 8 92 20275 Cups 586 36 4323 512 778 8626 87 4160 575 941 104 '2674 1096 279 204 595 2195 831 18 118 1484 3928 158 40 1 55 3450 Newspawr 76 35 3906 114 407 2545 10 1421 186 406 10 957 430 112 49 336 698 1080 2 62 2'42 1600 30 18 60 14792 Pieces 2355 262 40564 1977 3653 22575 425 127lS 1515 5909 494 10684 5101 1436 240 1798 7600 5401 44 693 3273 12131 652 41 572 142110 Other 588 140 9552 381 804 5318 128 3208 434 122 75 3733 158 396 44 414 1765 131 I5 4 285 820 2825 110 32 44 35228 Crab/lobster traps 3 2 73 37 28 195 4 28 46 312 7 '248 36 170 0 10 67 11 0 0 24 85 1 6 0 0 1402 Crates 29 4 243 20 73 2121 11 82 75 87 16 114 30 7 4 31 256 64 0 8 36 239 339 0 4 1693 Pallets 46 9 210 13 105 314 3 169 77 106 8 149 56 3 3 36 221 80 0 n, 33 415 14 0 6 It9" Pieces 634 105 864 781 2139 11631 172 4281 1348 2014 744 4514 1401 313 120 838 7486 1101 41 163 1317 8124 782 80 U" 58785 Other 1 6 4 17 1597 91 275 1496 7 1004 149 411 134 586 217,2 28 16 414 665 212 0 17 167 853 87 It 46 8719 Clothing 396 177 6774 413 1347 7771 98 3690 971 1691 '268 2801 770 494 78 667 2311 12266 10 323 1016 5291 327 116 167 30"M TOTAL . [ WilE 405 1IM~~..... 46645 381 79759 592401 7558 327841 76870 121342 18167 211758 7385 20421 17719 65459 175410 86967 1419 18947 70911 448557 24256 3371 10546 301377 1989 National Beach Cleanup Raw Data Summary Nova Scotia New Brunswick Cozumel TOTAL PLASTIC-------------------------------------------------------------- Bags Trash 193 1236 93 1522 Salt 62 116, 89 167 Other 620 880 234 1734 Bottles Beverage 909 960 379 2248 Bleach 366 475 187 1028 Oil 751 801 191 1743 Other 242 413 235 890 Buckets 129: 204 82 415 Caps/lids 1385 1537 264 3186 Cigarette butts 63 0 0 63 Cups/straws 583 653 246 1482 Diapers 35 63 55 153 Lighters 41 77 28 146 Fishing line 80 73 84 237 Net Long 184 234 18 436 Short 208 836 30 1074 Floats, lures 93 75 35 203 Hardhats 0 3 18 21 Lightsticks 9 34 62 105 Hilk/water jugs 327' 192 166 685 Pieces 3051 3085 913 7049 Pipe thread 125 15 24 164 Rope Long 1039 1046 73 2158 Short 1775 2226 88 4089 Sheeting Long 140 132 3 275 Short 81 280 8 369 6-pack holders 175 167 95 437 Strapping bands 528 934 0 1462 Syringes 21 4 62 87 Tampon app. 165 430 20 615 Toys 45 83 72' 200 Vegetable sacks 28 47 32 107 Write protector 7 18 36 61 Other 427 874 113 1414 GLASS--------------------------------------------------- Bottles Beverage 1819 1694 633 4146 Food 234 90 67 391 Other 9 7' 21 37 Light tubes 8 4 32 44 Light bulbs 84 20 41 145 Pieces 2362 3741 188 6291 Other 33 44 0 77 STYROFOAM--------------------------------------------------------------------- Buoys 67 273 33 373 Cups 2600: 1047 12 3659 Egg Cartons 43 94 14 151 Fast-food 279: 206 17 502 Meat trays 174 145 14 333 Pieces Large 439 705 24 1168 Small 2261 1860 33 4154 Other 161 55 40 256 40 Nova Scotia New Brunswick Cozumel TOTAL RUBBER--------------------------------------------------- ------------------ Balloons 125 126 0 251 Gloves 42 :223 3 268 Tires 61 123 9 193 Other :231 255 107 593 METAL------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bottle caps 414 672 162 1248 Cans Aerosol 188 317 155 660 Beverage ;837 1436 230 2503 �Food 90 196 82 3:68 Other 144 340 18 502 Crab/fish traps 15 23 :3 41 Drums Rusty 57 97 8 152 New 2 9 � 8 1'9 Pieces 452 538 83 10'73 Pull tabs 22 69 22 93 lire 194 397 :26 617 Other 348 181 3 532 PAPER----------------------------------- Bags 12'6 149 83 358 Cardboard 10 412 66 488 Cartons 189 315 73 577 Cups 10o 194 S 308 Newspaper 41 87 6 134 Pieces 409 978 67 145} Other 00 3 1 504 WOOD----------------------------------------- Crab/lobster traps 23 255 0 278 Crates 9 62 19 90 Pallets 12 55 27 94 Pieces 346 2208 133 2687 Other 24 57 16 97 CLOTH ..---------------------------------------------------------------------- Clothing 271 700 46 1017 TOTAL IEHS/ZONE 30024 3876S5 6774 75563 41 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~42 STATE ANALYSES Following is the analysis of data collected in each state. For each state a description of the cleanup was provided by state coordinators or others involved in the organization of the state cleanup. Included for each state is percent composition of debris, the "Dirty Dozen," sources of debris, major characteristics of debris in each zone, stranded and/or entangled wildlife reported, most peculiar debris items reported, and informnation on 1990 beach cleanups. The raw data summary is included at the end of each state analysis. 43 Wall[ ALABAMA September 23, 1989 Coordinated By: John Marshall 725 Volunteers Alabama Department of Environmental 52 Miles Cleaned Management 12,000 Pounds of Debris Collected 2204 Perimeter Road 40,095 Debris Items Reported Mobile, AL 36615 (205) 479-2336 The 1989 Alabama Coastal Cleanup was cosponsored by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM), the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA), and the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR). The number of volunteers increased from 630 in 1988 to 725. Dauphin Island accounted for 400 participants. Approximately 12,000 pounds of trash were collected in 1,934 trash bags. The cleanup area expanded from 40 miles to 52 miles. Most of the increase came in Mobile County, where Sand Island and Little Dauphin Island were added to the Dauphin Island zone. No stranded or entangled animals were reported during the 1989 cleanup. The only noteworthy items reported were two unopened bottles of Vodka found on Dauphin Island. John Marshall 45 PERCENT COMPOSITION OF ALABAMA'S BEACH DEBRIS: Plastic 62.43% , lli ii, Cloth 0.99% Rubber 1.59% Ji ........ :.::.. . .:. Gl ass 874% Metal 12.59% Paper 11.47% ALABAMA'S 1989 DIRTY DOZEN: Total Number Percent of Total Reported Debris Collected 1. plastic caps, lids 2,683 6.69 2. foamed plastic cups 2,510 6.26 3. plastic pieces 2,467 6.15 4. paper pieces 2,355 5.87 5. metal beverage cans 2,341 5.84 6. plastic beverage bottles 2,276 5.68 7. glass beverage bottles 2,090 5.21 8. plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws 2,015 5.03 9. small foamed plastic pieces 1,699 4.24 10. plastic trash bags 1,185 2.96 11. miscellaneous plastic bags 1,088 2.71 12. plastic milk, water gallon jugs 932 2.32 TOTAL 23,641 58.96 46 MAJOR TYPES AND SOURCES OF ALABAMA'S BEACH DEBRIS: p 24.00 21.46 0 r 22.00 � 20.00- 6 n 18.00- t 16.00 o f 14.00- t 12.00- 0 t 10.00- 8.1b a 8.00 _6.28 d .00- 6 4.00- 1.84 b 18 r 2.00- 0.17 0.07 i 0.00- Bottles/Gans Galley Fish/Boat Operational Sewage Medical MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS OF DEBRIS IN EACH ZONE: Zone Name Percent Plastic Most Prevalent Debris Item Reported Dauphin Island 61.62 plastic beverage bottles Fort Morgan Peninsula 70.85 plastic pieces Gulf Shores Public Beach 58.23 metal beverage cans Gulf State Park/Orange Beach 54.45 paper pieces STRANDED AND/OR ENTANGLED WILDLIFE REPORTED: Debris Related Other Reports 1 fish inside a plastic bag 4 birds 1 crab 1 stingray 2 dead rats 1 dead lizard 3 dead fish 47 MOST PECULIAR DEBRIS ITEMS REPORTED: Dauphin Island car frame, men's underwear, ceiling fan, 2 unopened bottles of Smirnoff Vodka, engine block, shopping cart, vibrator, bra (36C), numerous rubber bricks Fort Morgan Peninsula formica sink, 60 pounds of large rope with colorful fringes Gulf Shores Public Beach tongue depressor, several Skoal (chewing tobacco) cans Gulf State Park/Orange Beach umbrella frame, hotel bedspread, Florida Lotto ticket, first-aid kit, condom, women's underwear, 20-foot diameter fuel hose, golf tee * not all items indicated as peculiar by volunteers are listed FOR INFORMATION ON ALABAMA'S 1990 BEACH CLEANUP CONTACT: John Marshall Alabama Department of Environmental Management 2204 Perimeter Road Mobile, AL 36615 (205) 479-2336 CLEANUP DATE: Saturday, September 22, 1990 48 1989 National Beach Cleanup ALABAMA Raw Data Summary Fort Morgan Gulf State Park STATE Dauphin Is. Gulf Shores TOTAL PLASTIC----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bags Trash 52:0 334 44 287 1185 Salt 45 4 7 1 57 Other 541 190 11 346 1088 Bottles. Beverage 1392 515 109 260 2276 Bleach 326, 227 1 56 610 Oil 251 104 0 15 370 Other 253 208 0 93 554 Buckets, 59 28 10 28 125 Caps/lids 1111 930 51 591 2'683 Cigarette butts 359 77 2 297 735 Cups/straws 687 687 69 572 2015 Diapers 57 22 0 18 97 Lighters 107 120 2 32 261 Fishing line 91 37 0 44 172 Net Long 29 12 0 9 50 Short 26 16 0 9 51 Floats, lures 73 27 0 25 125 Hardhats 2 0 0 0 2' Lightsticks 13 5,9 0 39 111 Milk/water jugs 531 345 3 53 932 Pieces 718 951 4 794 2467 Pipe thread 13 31 0 19 63 Rope Long 149 170 0 45 364 Short 240 176 1 138 555 Sheeting Long 28 19 0 12 59 Short 23 21 0 15 59 6-pack holders 347 119 13 59 538 Strapping bands 46 61 3 27 137 Syringes 5 13 2 7 27 Tampon app. 32 24 0 14 70 Toys 46 102 0 33 181 Vegetable sacks 22 26 2 17 67 Write protector 16 1 0 3 20 Other 211 204 1 153 569 GLASS---------------------------------------- Bottles Beverage 1221 447 71 351 2090 Food 155 111 3 1 286 Other 40 51 0 6 97 Light tubes 27 21 0 14 62 Light bulbs 152 135 0 33 320 Pieces 345 88 0 283 716 Other 6 15 0 4 25 STYROFOAM--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Buoys 155 21 0 25 201 Cups 1079 797 115 519 2510 Egg Cartons 88 68 2 12 170 Fast-food 303 149 117 114 683 Heat trays 183 81 0 38 302 Pieces Large 348 134 36 101 619 Small 621 598 46 434 1699 Other 89 17 0 4 110 49 Fort Morgan Gulf State Park STATE Dauphin Is. Gulf Shores TOTAL RUBBER----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Balloons 54 31 1 50 136 Gloves 38 90 0 50 178 Tires 40 11 0 15 66 Other 81 93 1 81 256 METAL------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bottle caps 307 123 26 366 822 Cans Aerosol 166 116 0 17 299 Beverage 1132 480 147 582 2341 Food 103 28 0 38 169 Other 101 79 3 26 209 Crab/fish traps 28 0 0 11 39 Drums Rusty 21 3 0 8 32 New 5 2 0 0 7 Pieces 102 31 0 72 205 Pull tabs 174 77 0 285 536 Wire 75 40 0 38 153 Other 77 78 0 67 222 PAPER------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bags 165 59 70 89 383 Cardboard 145 46 14 81 286 Cartons 183 66 26 39 314 Cups 304 70 67 145 586 Newspaper 35 5 15 21 76 Pieces 1085 330 12 928 2355 Other 263 99 0 226 588 WOOD-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crab/lobster traps 3 0 0 0 3 Crates 7 19 0 3 29 Pallets 3 39 0 4 46 Pieces 112 121 3 398 634 Other 27 104 1 32 164 CLOTH------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clothing 215 71 7 103 396 TOTAL ITEMS/ZONE 18232 10904 1118 103 40095 50 & Ak A . , I NEON-MMEM w i I Z Kate M6Vq and her students a4ped -clean Mission Beach in KodiaX Alaska. 52 ALASKA June 25-26, 1988 Coordinated By. Joaqlirn Estus 166 Volunteers Coastal Management Program Unknown, Miles Cleaned Division of Governmental, Coordination- 3,400 Pounds of Debris Collected P.O., Box AW 18,855 Debris Items Reported Juneau,. AK 99811 (907) 465-3562 Douglas Schneider Alaska. Sea Grant Collegpe Program University of Alaska Fairbanks 138' Irving Hi Fairbanks, AK 997750-504 (907) 474-7086 Elementary students in Thorne Bay, Alaska went on an unusual fiel'd trip last year. Instead of visiting a museum or factory they spent three days on a remote Southeast beach--picking up trash coughed up by the Pac'i'ei OEean. Thorne Bay's beach cleanup, taught students valuable lessons about the dangers and consequences of ocean pollution, and helped rid at least a part of Alaska's pristi shores of usightly marine litter. Thorne Bay is one of several schools and communities expanding environmental education efforts. Ketchikan, Petersburg, Juneau, Kodiak, Sitka, Skagway, Ninilchik, and Unalaska, among others, also held beach cleanups in 1989. Helping draw attention to the marine litter problem, the Alaska Marine Debris Action Group (AMDAG) coordinated the first statewide beach cleanup! campaign in I988. As a result 238 volunteers removed five tons of trash from just 10 miles of beach that first year. In 1990, AMDAG is working with the Alaska Department of Education and' Alaskans for Litter Prevention And Recycling (ALPAR) to encourage even more participation among educators in coastal litter cleanups. AMDAG is composed of representatives from various local, state, and federal agencies with an interest in environmen protection. The effort is coordinated by the Alaska Sea Grant College Program and the Alaska Coastal Management. Program. To help educators plan marine debris activities, 'AMAG is making available to educators a packet of information material, and curriculum suggestions. The packet contains posters, stickers, coloring books, activity ideas, brochures on the marine debris problem, and a step-by-step guide to organizing a, beach cleanup. In addition to school efforts, some 200' Alaska communities each spring conduct litter cleanups to remove the winter accumulation of litter from community parks, streets, and neighborhoods. ALPAR coordinates and supplies garbage bags to community cleanups. ALPAs activities are underwritten by grants from Carrs Shopping Centers, Conoco. Inc., the Anchorage Daily News, Safeway, Alaska Distributors, and other businesses. Educators are encouraged to coordinate efforts with the ALPAR representative, in their community. To find out who the cleanup coordinator is in your area contact Audrey Lee at ALPAR (for address see end of Alaska's report). Douglas Schneider 531 PERCENT COMPOSITION OF ALASKA'S BEACH DEBRIS: Plastic 49.81% . ~~,, ~ IPaper 3.11% ll it Rubber 278%% Glass 2804% Metal 14860% ALASKA'S 1989 DIRTY DOZEN: Total Number Percent of Total Reported Debris Collected 1. glass pieces 4,741 25.14 2. plastic pieces 2,163 11.47 3. small foamed plastic pieces 1,489 7.89 4. metal pieces 805 4.26 5. metal beverage cans 641 3.39 6. plastic caps and lids 560 2.97 7. plastic rope (longer than 2 feet) 542 2.87 8. plastic trash bags 499 2.64 9. plastic rope (2 feet or shorter) 477 2.52 10. large foamed plastic pieces 429 2.27 11. glass beverage bottles 332 1.76 12. plastic bleach, cleaner bottles 320 1.70 TOTAL 12,998 68.88 54 MAJOR TYPES AND SOURCES OF ALASKA'S BEACH DEBRIS: P e 10.00- 9.24 r 0 7.91 n 8.00- t o 5.69 f 6.00 - t t 4.00 - a d 1.58 e 2.00 - b _5 0.02 0.00-_ _ Flah/Boat Bottle/Can Galley Operational Sewage Medical MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS OF DEBRIS IN EACH ZONE: Zone Name Percent Plastic Most Prevalent Debris Item Reported Ketchikan 41.85 glass pieces Prince of Wales Island 77.55 plastic pieces Petersburg 9.09 glass pieces Skagway 81.12 plastic caps, lids Ninilchik 68.42 plastic beverage bottles Homer Spit 61.70 plastic trash bags, cigarette butts Kodiak 55.92 plastic trash bags Unalaska 93.84 plastic rope (2 feet or shorter) Tununak 37.50 plastic trash bags STRANDED AND/OR ENTANGLED WILDLIFE REPORTED: None reported. 55 MOST PECULIAR DEBRIS ITEMS EMREPORTED Ketchikan car seat springs, large foam rubber cushion, plastic pumpkin head, deer skull, woman's panties, 100 feet of gill net, basketball Prince of Wales Island six inner tubes, several, bottles of "Visqueen," glass float (fishing buoy) Petersburg surveying tape, 31-pound tug boat bow bumper, large electric breaker bar, large wooden spool, water-logged sleeping bag, can opener 5kagway aspirin baby powder, and pill bottles Kodiak plastic garbage can metal grill Tununak twoburner stove FOR INFORMATION ON ALASKA'S 199: BEACH CLEANUP CONTACT: Joaaqin. Estus Coastal Management Program Division of Governmental Coordination P.O Box AW Juneau,, AK 9;9511 (907, 465-3562 Douglas, Schneider Alaska Sea Gant, College Program Universilt of Alaska, Faibianks 138, Iring Fairbanks, AK 99775-504 (907), 474-7086. Audrey, Lee: Alaskans for Litter Prevention and Recycling 3514 Svassar Drive Anehorage, A 9,9508 (9'07) 2'72-9326 CLEANUP DATE, Spring 1990 56 1989 National Beach Cleanup ALASKA Raw Data Summary Priance :o f ,Walies 'Skagway fomer 'Spit 'Unalaska STATE Ketchikan Petersburg Nininlchik Rodiak Tununak TOTAL PLASTIC-----------------------'--------------------- - ----------------------------------------- Bags Trash 148 122 137 .33 1 11 3:8 0 9 499 Salt 0 2 0 :0 0 1 0 0 0 3 Other :23 46 16 33 1 2 13 0 0 134 Bottles Beverage 41 96 6 6 5 S 3 24 0 .0 181 Bleach 26 23:6 35 15 0 0 8 0 0 320 Oil 51 218 1 7 0 6 0 0 1 284 Other 128 44 2 11 0 I 0 0 0 186 Buckets 33 58 0 2 O 0 0 0 0 93 Caps/lids 119 344 3 50 0 2 12 30 :0 560 Cigarette butts 23 1 :0 <0 0 0 0 0 D 24 Cups/straws 39 34 9 2 1 1 8 .0 2 96 Diapers 6 6 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 Lighters 8 18 2 2 0 0 1 -0 0 31 Fishing :line 4 14 6 0 1 2 12 D 0 39 Net Long 18 57 3 2 0 2 4 2 0 88 Short 5 17 0 2 0 '0 5 0 0 29 Floats, lures 53 74 3 0 0 '0 1 0 0 131 Hardhats 2 0 '0 0 0 0 0 -0 0 2 Lightsticks 0 2 10 0 D :3 0 0 0 5 Milk/water jugs 73 34 23 4 0 1 '0 0 0 135 Pieces 143 1908 53 35 2 :2 20 0 0 2163 Pipe thread 3 :20 9 0 .0 0 1 0 0 33 Rope Long 115 32'0 48 16 1 4 18 20 0 542 Short 101 256 21 35 0 1 13 50 0 477 Sheeting Long 24 6 0 1;8 0 :0 0 0 :0 48 Short 17 0 0 3'7 0 0 2 0 0 56 6-pack holders 40 7:2 6 16 0 2 22 0 0 158 Strapping bands 26 92 0 18 .0 1 2 50 1 190 Syringes 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Tampon app. 17 81 :0 ;4 0 0 0 0 102 Toys 15 46 12 '2 0 0 2 0 0 77 Vegetable sacks 7 4 0 `5 0 0 2 0 0 18 Write protector 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Other 96 138 14 4 0 11 1 0 0 264 GLASS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bottles Beverage 185 39 53 35 0 0 12 0 8 332 Food 0 20 0 1 0 1 1 '0 0 23 Other 5 3 0 :0 0 0 0 0 8 Light tubes 0 0 ' 0 ' 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Light bulbs 3 2 2 '0 O 0 0 0 0 7 Pieces 1495 1-43 3049 32 !0 3 19 0 0 4741 Other 1 '5 16:6 0 0 0 3 0 0 175 STYROFOAM ------------------------------------ ------- -------------------------------------------- Buoys 36 3:8 7 !0 0 0 0 0 .0 81 Cups 85 58 18 12 0O :2 '7 0 0 182 Egg Cartons 6 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 13 Fast-food 39 14 2 '0 .0 8 ' 0 0 63 Meat trays 3:6 32 5 i6 e o 0 s9 o -88 Pi~eces Large 179 227 10 10 - 0 0 '1 0 2 429 Small 9'5 1334 l0 4 0 0 9 37 0 1489 Other (6 i2 312 0 0 '0 :0 ;0 0 55 .57 Prince of Wales Skagway Homer Spit Unalaska STATE Ketchikan Petersburg Ninilchik Kodiak Tununak TOTAL RUBBER---------------------------------- ____ Balloons 2 6 1 2 0 0 5 0 0 16 Gloves 10 6 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 23 Tires 9 56 10 0 0 0 5 0 0 80 Other 8 59 312 1 0 0 25 0 0 405 METAL----------------------------------- _____--_____________--_______________ Bottle caps 93 18 4 0 0 6 1 0 0 122 Cans Aerosol 35 80 7 3 0 0 1 0 0 126 Beverage 188 185 235 10 1 4 13 0 5 641 Food 2 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 6 20 Other 17 50 159 1 0 0 1 0 0 228 Crab/fish traps 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Drums Rusty 4 32 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 37 New 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 Pieces 86 404 295 0 1 1 5 13 0 805 Pull tabs 28 28 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 Wire 22 170 83 0 1 0 6 0 1 283 Other 67 220 106 1 2 2 23 0 3 424 PAPER-------------------------------------------------------- - Bags 21 4 7 1 0 5 12 0 0 50 Cardboard 8 6 6 3 0 0 4 0 0 27 Cartons 19 12 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 37 Cups 27 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 36 Newspaper 9 20 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 35 Pieces 95 76 75 0 0 1 13 0 2 262 Other 118 12 9 0 0 1 0 0 0 140 WOOD-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crab/lobster traps 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 Crates 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Pallets 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Pieces 37 55 6 0 0 7 0 0 0 105 Other 0 8 6 0 0 3 0 0 0 17 CLOTH------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clothing 23 30 102 0 0 1 21 0 0 177 TOTAL ITEMS/ZONE 4507 7896 5184 482 19 94 422 211 40 18855 58 Data collected at California's Coastal; Cleanup will be used to prepare a California Action Plan to reduce the debris problem in this state. 60' CALIFORNIA September 23, 1989 Coordinated By: Jack Liebster 10,077 Volunteers California Coastal Comm-ission 358 Miles Cleaned 631 Howard Street 207,058 Pounds of Debris Collected San Francisco, CA 94105 466,455 Debris Items Reported (415) 543-8555 California's 1989 Coastal Cleanup was an incredible success! More than 10,000 volunteers came out on September 23, and picked up more than 200,000 pounds of trash and debris. That's almost double the number of volunteers from 1988. The California Coastal Commission initiated a new television and radio public service announcement campaign which helped to increase volunteer turnout. The campaign has won four awards including one from the Northern California Advertisers Association (the "Addy" award), the State Information Officers Council, Sacramento Film Festival, and the "Joey" award of the San Jose Convention and Visitors Bureau. The statewide project, organized by the California Coastal Commission, drew volunteers from all over California. Families, individuals, youth, church, and school groups as well as businesses and citizen groups not only cleaned the beaches but also sorted and recycled much of what they found. The Center for Marine Conservation's Pacific Coast Regional Office in San Francisco conducted a focused data collection campaign with information packets and slide shows to inform volunteers of the importance of beach cleanup data collection. This data, fed into the National Marine Debris Database, is vital information for governmental and environmental agencies assessing the impact of debris polluting the ocean and coastline. As a result the number of completed data cards returned for analysis increased ten-fold. All along California's 1,000 midles of coastline volunteers cleaned the beach of everything from the usual bottles, bags, used disposable diapers, and plastic, to stoves, car parts, refrigerators, couches, and a complete motorcycle. The Monterey County volunteers liberated a crab that had crawled into a recyclable plastic soda bottle as a baby and got stuck when it grew too large to escape. In Alameda, volunteers found a message in a bottle written by a visitor from England and thrown off the Golden Gate Bridge in May 1989. The Coastal Commission is writing the gentleman a note asking him not to litter our oceans. The cleanup statistics are a sad and obvious indicator that California continues to suffer from a plague of trash. That is why the Coastal Commission has taken the annual one-day Coastal Cleanup and turned it into a year-round program--the Adopt-A-Beach Recycling and Cleanup Program. The objective of the program is twofold. The first is to get the beaches and coastline clean. The hundreds of pounds of trash volunteers removed over the past years has made a real impact-especially in areas normally inaccessible to regular maintenance programs. Secondly, and more importantly, the Coastal Commission and cooperating groups believe that educating and raisng he warnes oftheapproximately 140 million people who come to the coast each year is the ay o mke osiiveandlasting changes in the fate of our coastline. The National Marine Debrs Dtabse i a owefuland integral part of that education process. The 1990 statewide clenupis cheule fo Setember 22. The following data reflects that the job is far from done, but working together, Caionasare making tremendous progress. Jack Liebster 61 PERCENT COMPOSITION OF CALIFORNIA'S BEACH DEBRIS: Plastic 54.74% , ill I [l [ .,. --'' . . . .... . . ....l a 18 I � ~lm; , i,, Il E m;;;; 1 II Ilo l ill 11t!l .loth 1.45% Rubber 1.77% Wood 2 30% Metal 11,77% Paper 15.49% Glass 12.47% CALIFORNIA'S 1989 DIRTY DOZEN: Total Number Percent of Total Reported Debris Collected 1. cigarette butts 52,031 11.15 2. small foamed plastic pieces 41,520 8.90 3. paper pieces 40,564 8.70 4. glass pieces 34,614 7.42 5. plastic pieces 28,129 6.03 6. plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws 20,736 4.45 7. glass beverage bottles 20,518 4.40 8. plastic caps, lids 17,357 3.72 9. metal bottle caps 16,562 3.55 10. metal beverage cans 13,664 2.93 11. foamed plastic cups 12,953 2.78 12. miscellaneous plastic bags 12,921 2.77 TOTAL 311,569 66.80 62 MAJOR TYPES AND SOURCES OF CALIFORNIA'S BEACH DEBRIS: p 16.00 e 13.80 r 14.00- C e 8 12.00- t o 10.00- f t 8.00- 0o t 6.O0 - ~~~I ~3.63 d 4.00 - 2.34 6 b 2.00- 0.86 r 0.26 i 3 0.00 - Bottlels/Cans Galley Fish/Boat Operational Sewage Medical MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS OF DEBRIS IN EACH ZONE: Zone Name Percent Plastic Most Prevalent Debris Del Norte County 50.31 paper pieces Humboldt County 42.48 paper pieces Mendocino County 55.66 small foamed plastic pieces Sonoma County 52.07 cigarette butts Marin County 65.81 small foamed plastic pieces San Francisco County 58.17 plastic pieces Solano County 45.42 glass pieces Alameda County 55.43 glass pieces San Mateo County 52.95 cigarette butts Santa Cruz County 45.89 cigarette butts Monterey County 50.59 glass pieces San Luis Obispo County 52.87 cigarette butts Santa Barbara County 39.80 glass pieces Ventura County 48.52 paper pieces Los Angeles County 67.99 plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws Orange County 74.81 cigarette butts San Diego County 55.45 cigarette butts 63 STRANDED AND/OR ENTANGLED WILDLIFE REPORTED: Debris Related Other Reports cormorant with perch fishing hooks in mouth 1438 dead birds (many shot) and tail 56 dead seals/sea lions common murre entangled with fishing line around 4 dead rats neck seagull entangled in plastic fishing line 1 dead ferret seagull entangled in plastic rope 1 dead cow seagull wrapped in gill net 1 dead gopher seagull entangled in string or tape 1 dead sheep seagull entangled in fishing line with hook 1 dead shrew in one wing 1 dead cat seagull entangled in fishing line, 1 dead raccoon rescue was successful 1 dead pig seabird entangled in wire 1 dead mouse 2 birds entangled in one piece of fishing line 2 dead deer (one fawn) with hooks attached 1 dead opossum 2 birds entangled in fishing line or netting 1 dead sea otter bird entangled in fishing line 2 dead squirrels crab entangled in a bunch of small debris 1 dead dog styrofoam, and a plastic 6-pack holder 1 dead snake crab caught in a plastic bottle (freed) 4 octopus living in beer cans and bottles dead mouse in a beer bottle 1 stingray inside a tire MOST PECULIAR DEBRIS ITEMS REPORTED: Del Norte County bed sheet, Monopoly board, motorcycle fender, American flag, car headlight, area rug, asthma inhaler, "hot pink thing", one dollar bill, stove, bedspring Humbolt County window screens, condom, Adopt-A-Beach bag surrounded by trash, plastic animal head spout Mendocino County falsie pad, electric stuffed teddy bear Sonoma County blue condom, clock, basketball-size hunk of human hair, Madonna tape "Like A Virgin" together with condom, pink shoe, colostomy bag, sanitary napkins, snake bite kit, political candidate billboard, Mercedes-Benz bumper, car battery lid, pacifier, men's underwear, tooth brush, "lost sole" (shoe), bicycle seat, car grill Marin County bathothermograph (Model F-4), "No Parking" sign, Chinese coin, U.S. Postal mail crate, golf bag, men's underwear, "whale vomit", white leather cowboy boot, leather necktie, sanitary napkin, pencil sharpener, Popeye head (toy), one complete Capri sailboard deck San Francisco County lavender pantyhose, skylight frame, plastic shopping cart, curling iron brush, dentures, ten dollar bill, buried motorcycle, aircraft surface cleaner Solano County tube of vampire blood, part of a bowling ball, plastic fingernail Alameda two television sets, 20 lbs. of "gross undefinables", marijuana pipe, "crack" pipe, smushed Twinkie, two toilets, computer chip, typewriter ribbon cartridge, wig, 10-of-diamonds playing card, porta-potty, birth control pills, headless Count Dracula toy, pink garbage can, alligator toothbrush, letter in a bottle from 1982 San Mateo County boxer shorts, Christmas ornament, Barbie doll head, cowboy boot, contraceptive sponge, hair curler, sanitary napkin, condoms, car muffler, car engine, 1984 Doberman Pinscher award Santa Cruz County one-half a $50 bill, underwater detonation device, bed frame, Volvo hubcap, phone book, mailbox, traffic cone, condom 64 MOST PECULIAR DEBRIS ITEMS REPORTED (continued): Monterey County 20 sticks of dynamite, quart of red paint, television fuse, Barbie doll shoe, "Danger-Asbestos Hazard" warning tape San Luis Obispo plastic devil, rear car axle, dryer drum, green moldy pantyhose, ping-pong ball, hashish pipe, small sailing ship Santa Barbara County three-quart cooking pot, burned sacrificial surfboard, dustpan, umbrella, wig, couch, fish tank, Chicago Bears hat, finger splints, thermal underwear, leopard bikini underwear, umbrella, condom, tear-away panties Ventura County bag of human feces, bedsprings, corn-cob pipe, fake grass, spark plug, "Barbie" barbells, two table legs, condoms, "No Parking" sign (underwater), bread rack Los Angeles County intravenous bag, bra, Big-Wheel toy, fake $20 bill, plastic Santa Claus and sleigh, fishing line with worms attached to stockings, prosthetic joint for some unknown limb, blow dryer, bathing suit (bottom only) Orange County plastic shower curtain ring, a note "Help me, I'm lost at sea. If you find me, a wish will be granted," tape recorder, underwear (men's size 34) San Diego County fire extinguisher, neck brace with no neck, bra, bike frame, knee pad, oven broiler pan, plastic ninja star, burned sacrificial surfboard, two teddy bears, grocery cart, "I Love a Clean San Diego" button, condom, seagull cookie cutter, snow ski pole, plastic toy eyeball, mattress, drug paraphernalia, sanitary napkins * not all items indicated as peculiar by volunteers are listed FOR INFORMATION ON CALIFORNIA'S 1990 BEACH CLEANUP CONTACT: Mr. Jack Liebster California Coastal Commission 631 Howard Street San Francisco, CA 94105 1-800-COAST4U or (415) 543-8555 For information on data collection: Maria Browni Center for Marine: Conservation 31:2 Sutter Street, Suite 606 San Franeisco;, CA, 94108 (~5, 339.1-620,t CLEEAN DATE: Saturday,. September 22Ga 1990 653 1989 National Beach Cleanup CALIFORNIA Raw Data Bummary Humboldt Sonoma San Francisco Alameda Santa Cruz San Luis 0 Ventura Orange STATE Del Norte Mendocino Marin Solano San Mateo Monterey S. Barbara Los Angeles San Diego TOTAL PLASTIC ................................................................................................................................................. Bags Trash 467 397 3 598 381 641 93 870 556 1026 499 726 614 1323 1058 229 1981 11462 Salt 86 1 0 15 11 8 1 23 4 !45 12 0 33 18 91 14 62 524 Other 734 292 49 885 515 559 75 907 669 880 968 588 582 1844 1376 269 1729 12921 Bottles Beverage 206 79 14 219 428 150 145 873 306 708 441 196 593 681 665 252 755 6711 Bleach 91 6 9 44 117 6 6 181 32 19 41 21 57 77 45 9 98 859 Oil 83 4 4 32 93 18 3 226 40 35 54 44 27 64 176 67 141 1111 Other 110 17 13 75 223 53 9 320 38 81 132 58 139 346 226 106 233 2179 Buckets 27 4 2 13 71 12 8 64 97 21 32 15 26 38 10 13 46 499 Caps/lids 429 235 31 731 1332 883 140 1652 817 1347 763 542 731 1814 2608 1152 2150 17357 Cigarette butts 661 310 9 4827 1070 2059 176 837 2927 6326 1474 3882 2154 4691 3725 8300 8603 52031 Cups/straws 325 72 15 521 995 810 62 1462 814 1209 865 489 883 2337 5176 1916 2785 20736 Diapers 50 13 3 29 37 18 4 59 54 46 40 20 201 109 124 20 97 924 Lighters 41 4 1 45 75 50 9 273 46 50 50 29 46 154 89 101 256 1319 Fishing line 123 48 6 265 58 64 77 315 106 77 65 57 63 111 370 132 285 2222 Net Long 14 1 0 24 25 9 3 27 22 7 12 11 27 22 7 3 27 241 Short 54 8 0 37 29 17 1 23 21 17 25 7 29 37 14 5 40 364 Floats, lures 22 9 0 36 43 18 11 88 6 11 30 9 35 25 28 15 60 446 Hardhats 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 7 2 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 I 19 Lightsticks 1 9 0 10 9 16 4 28 9 166 16 6 8 23 14 7 123 449 Milk/water jugs 105 20 8 48 130 22 6 300 79 350 55 27 66 119 72 60 119 1586 Pieces 1349 474 63 1812 1767 2158 77 2015 1039 1958 1833 1049 1276 2591 2647 1933 4088 28129 Pipe thread 13 5 0 22 249 13 6 16 4 4 12 0 6 31 42 12 54 489 Rope Long 210 27 9 109 128 77 4 53 56 57 154 35 48 89 83 35 147 1321 Short 561 127 10 312 323 211 10 98 174 128 306 66 117 327 100 130 281 3281 Sheets Long 5 5 0 16 36 10 1 38 19 16 21 11 14 25 45 13 50 325 Short 36 17 0 40 84 33 5 114 32 24 31 23 52 112 87 22 141 853 6-pack holders 61 25 0 79 113 124 37 461 176 329 165 67 169 479 379 139 602 3405 Strapping bands 25 23 3 44 92 81 7 370 76 76 126 19 46 223 290 63 307 1871 Syringes 2 5 0 3 7 8 1 60 7 10 7 1 5 15 15 38 32 216 Tampon app. 5 4 3 23 53 49 6 148 25 44 25 21 22 51 647 35 70 1231 Toys 25 14 4 35 54 46 10 204 69 93 52 34 98 118 110 112 169 1247 Vegetable sacks 57 13 0 61 38 45 8 137 42 108 82 49 56 110 65 81 155 1107 Write protector 7 1 5 17 23 29 12 63 53 41 12 6 23 33 166 56 53 600 Other 192 129 17 421 1035 414 69 987 355 415 590 412 326 840 498 254 1087 8041 ~LASS ................................................................................................................................................... Bottles Beverage 482 227 48 1237 682 378 231 1060 1512 4252 1476 967 1680 2490 1041 498 2257 20518 Food 93 26 10 444 70 9 2 69 26 88 11 34 61 44 110 13 58 1168 Other 8 8 1 6 26 18 0 47 15 15 53 23 6 52 28 6 39 351 Light tubes 0 0 0 1 21 I 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 11 0 0 0 38 Light bulbs 14 2 1 6 48 4 0 28 6 10 14 14 7 21 4 5 12 196 Pieces 979 710 19 3381 594 1082 678 4509 2165 3513 2577 1924 4627 3294 1645 620 2297 34614 Other 31 19 2 26 94 14 7 531 95 93 5 13 22 118 24 22 172 1288 STYROFOAM ............................................................................................................................................... Buoys 26 16 2 9 88 45 3 77 i1 8 39 4 23 54 74 2 77 558 CUpS 297 139 14 543 795 220 98 2276 603 712 923 396 752 1436 1871 402 1476 12953 Egg Cartons 10 0 0 6 24 14 0 67 14 23 41 12 11 32 32 25 48 359 Fast-food 174 42 2 112 243 67 29 753 210 215 201 87 243 529 566 213 508 4194 Meat trays 60 16 3 129 242 42 6 302 160 88 78 26 67 142 67 7 113 1548 Pieces Large 208 21 23 299 533 110 39 842 319 316 358 237 307 473 511 266 565 5427 Small 629 215 115 3242 3833 1680 234 3594 1714 1924 2144 1248 1849 3108 4635 6887 4469 41520 Other 20 1 22 164 167 62 2 45 97 79 673 52 100 588 286 44 324 2726 Humboldt Sonoma San Francisco Alameda Santa Cruz San Luis O Ventura Orange STATE Del Norte Mendocino Marin Solano San Mateo Monterey S. Barbara Los Angeles San Diego TOTAL RUBBER .................................................................................................................................................. Balloons 13 10 4 82 134 121 22 412 109 255 168 48 170 367 394 377 771 3457 Gloves 16 16 1 13 12 33 2 55 33 14 31 2 49 18 36 16 73 420 Tires 51 38 7 20 30 7 8 271 51 45 14 15 33 75 53 6 84 808 Other 255 125 25 195 193 149 104 438 110 209 155 65 214 364 219 207 538 3565 METAL ................................................................................................................................................... Bottle caps 228 149 8 1821 368 700 169 771 1016 1870 583 611 1058 2902 1456 908 1944 16562 Cans Aerosol 34 3 4 19 72 12 2 573 47 138 50 15 39 126 71 59 190 1454 Beverage 611 246 43 893 636 178 132 826 557 1740 965 966 1118 1856 653 550 1694 13664 Food 151 29 23 44 73 21 3 132 40 151 62 73 92 118 38 16 174 1240 Other 33 53 6 80 115 49 7 130 63 129 47 22 44 196 64 41 139 1218 Crab/fish traps 16 7 0 3 1 1 0 3 7 7 9 5 23 15 5 39 18 159 Drums Rusty 18 36 0 0 8 30 0 15 39 44 6 7 28 66 13 3 45 358 New 0 3 0 1 3 1 0 3 0 2 12 0 0 2 0 0 4 31 Pieces 182 47 9 208 157 121 10 461 123 336 292 170 296 391 204 162 564 3733 Pull tabs 42 21 1 319 77 71 34 229 213 318 199 266 161 297 164 196 900 3508 Wire 69 27 0 254 57 105 27 221 115 341 140 273 167 278 83 239 343 2739 Other 412 422 11 572 235 290 25 676 350 1405 359 127 1290 830 278 1104 1861 10247 PAPER ................................................................................................................................................... Bags 304 70 3 302 117 221 46 492 269 445 381 209 437 868 581 93 785 5623 Cardboard 378 84 3 229 131 198 46 524 224 518 421 254 260 640 343 55 455 4763 Cartons 166 35 16 175 97 75 18 265 190 273 258 92 298 590 333 58 587 3526 Cups 154 30 7 137 76 99 44 356 229 438 259 140 344 659 507 149 695 4323 Newspaper 123 65 3 235 113 209 15 335 253 456 i68 65 388 449 438 109 482 3906 Pieces 1763 815 59 2768 1475 1998 98 1729 1851 3431 2241 1808 3490 6400 3050 1484 6104 40564 Other 442 279 16 533 1430 637 16 347 86 940 644 454 438 1077 677 256 1280 9552 WOOD .................................................................................................................................................... Crab/lobster traps 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 5 0 29 S 12 0 14 73 Crates 5 0 1 4 27 4 0 10 4 10 10 2 50 28 3 7 78 243 Pallets 7 2 0 1 5 4 0 38 11 4 21 48 10 22 10 4 23 210 Pieces 140 90 0 246 485 633 10 772 365 462 1047 398 500 1010 656 336 1454 8604 Other 32 18 0 104 156 211 2 35 65 117 122 62 129 170 65 31 278 1597 CLOTH ................................................................................................................................................... Clothing 156 143 37 326 271 191 42 727 334 560 331 266 474 924 439 224 1235 6774 TOTAL ITt~{S/ ZONE 15110 6704 830 30638 23658 18829 3298 38347 22476 41819 26586 20014 29957 52016 42787 31332 62054 466455 Jim O'Rourke looks for beach debris at Ocean Beach, Connecticut. Photo by Skip Weisenburger, courtesy of The Day 68 SEA GRANT CONNECTICUT September 23, 1989 Coordinated by: Peg Van Patten 549 Volunteers Connecticut Sea Grant Program 56.5 Miles Cleaned University of Connecticut 6,230 Pounds of Debris Collected Marine Science Institute, Avery Point 34,841 Debris Items Reported Groton, CT 06340 (203) 445-3459 An unprecedented 555 volunteers conducted the most extensive survey of beach debris in Connecticut's history, as part of the national marine debris survey. Volunteers bagged trash on beaches from Westport to Stonington, covering most of the state's coastline, in spite of Hurricane Hugo. Many zone captains commented that the beaches looked immaculate to begin with, but small pieces of plastic (including styrofoam), plastic drinking straws, and cigarette butts were ubiquitous. Still, there were some surprises. In Milford, an eroding landfill left volunteers a refrigerator, two washing machines, a car transmission, and two dozen tires. In New Haven there were six syringes. The discovery of 24 55-gallon drums of unknown origin was another surprise. Volunteers included Boy and Girl Scouts, Sea Explorers, school children, college students, families, members of environmental and educational organizations, congressmen, and two mayors. Congressman Christopher Shay's office used 'information from the cleanup for drafting polystyrene legislation for the town of Stamford, and Representative Mary Mushinsky of Wallingford used plastic data for legislation on plastic tampon applicators. Legislators in New Jersey have already used Connecticut's 1988 data to draft nine bills concerning ;fast-food packaging, six-pack rings, plastic hygiene products, and pull tabs on beverage cans. Special thanks to zone captains 'Maria Sepa and Rick Schreiner, Long Island Sound Task Force (Westport, Darien, Norwalk and'Stamford); Stephanie Cone of Long Island Sound America (Fairfield); Maisa Tisdale of Ocean Classroom (Bridgeport); Peter :Holm, Skipper of Ship 25, Milford Sea Explorers (Milford); Laura Norwitz, Schooner, Inc. (East and West New Haven); Brenda Dorr, Thames Science Center (Rocky Neck and Harkness Memorial Park); Bernadette Bode, Mystic Marinelife Aquarium (Stonington Point and Bluff Point, Groton): Regina Mission (Ocean Beach, New London); Charles Enders (Pleasure 'Beach, Waterford); and Becca Saffran and Bill Sharp, Westport Conservation Commission (Cochene Island). Thanks also to the Cetacean Society :(Wethersfield) and Students for a Clean Environment (Connecticut College). Peg Van Patten PERCENT COMPOSITION OF CONNECTICUT'S BEACH DEBRIS: Plastic 61.84% Cloth 1,19% Rubber 1.57% :::,,,. . ..... .Wood 2.70% Mvletal 10,13% Glass 11.80% Pp 17 Paper 10,77% CONNECTICUT'S 1989 DIRTY DOZEN: Total Number Percent of Total Reported Debris Collected 1. plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws 3,982 11.43 2. glass pieces 3,300 9.47 3. plastic pieces 2,444 7.01 4. small foamed plastic pieces 2,430 6.97 5. cigarette butts 2,118 6.08 6. paper pieces 1,977 5.67 7. foamed plastic cups 1,574 4.52 8. metal beverage cans 1,350 3.87 9. plastic caps, lids 1,343 3.85 10. miscellaneous plastic bags 1,202 3.45 11. plastic beverage bottles 979 2.81 12. metal bottle caps 799 2.29 TOTAL 23,498 67.42 70 MAJOR TYPES AND SOURCES OF CONNECTICUT'S BEACH DEBRIS: p 13.50 � 9 1.0 11.87 r 12.00- c a n 10.50- t 9.00- o f 7.60- t o 6.00- t a 1 4.50- 3.35 3.18 a d 3.00- _ 160 0.65 0.54 r 0 ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~f.07 8 0.00- Bottle/Can Galley Fish/Boat Operational sewage Medical MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS OF DEBRIS IN EACH ZONE: Zone Name Percent Plastic Most Prevalent Debris Western 63A.45 plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws (Darien, Norwalk, Stamford, Westport) Milford 41.15 glass pieces Bridgeport 59.24 glass pieces Rocky Neck 58.07 cigarette butts Harkness 57.58 plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws Bluff Point 68.91 miscellaneous plastic bags Cochene Island 60.07 metal beverage cans E/W New Haven 65.98 small foamed plastic pieces Ocean Beach 67.55 plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws Stonington 68.80 paper pieces Whites Beach 86.43 small foamed plastic pieces 71 'STRANDED AND/OR ENTANGLED WILDLIFE REPORTED: Debris Related Other Reports None reported 6 birds 3 crabs 2 skunks .MOST PECUUIAR DEBRIS ITEMS REPORTED: Western "'crack" vial, large rope four inches thick and 40 feet long, ice tray Milford golf tees, soccer ball, Snoopy pencil eraser, rug Bridgeport garage door opener, diaper that had "#2" in it Rocky Neck golf ball, men's underwear, bathing suit, car parts Harkness toothbrush holder, cloth diaper E/W New Haven teapot, bag of marijuana, bra strap, sanitary napkins, condoms (3 unused, 1 used), plastic swimming pool, insulin vial, numerous bricks, tile, insulation and lumber possibly from -waterfront development Ocean Beach underwear, padlock, used condom Stonington panty hose, golf ball, tongue depressor Whites Beach "crack" vial * not all items indicated as peculiar are listed FOR INFORMATION 'ON CONNECTICUT'S 1990 BEACH CLEANUP CONTACT: Peg Van Patten Connecticut Sea ,-Grant 'Program 'University of (Connecticut Marine'Science Institute, Avery Point (Groton, :CT -06340 (203) 445-3459 'CLEANUP DATE: Saturday, September 22, 1990 :72 1989 National Beach Cleanup CONNECTICUT Raw Data Summary Milford Rocky Neck Bluff Point E/W New Haven Stonington STATE Western Bridgeport Harkness Cochene Is. Ocean Beach Whites Beach TOTAL PLASTIC .............................................' ..............- .................- .......................... Bags Trash 69 48 38 80 23 120 93 196 33 17 3 720 Salt 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 9 Other 99 105 17 117 95 136 72 427 106 25 3 1202 Bottles Beverage 91 67 23 32 10 39 137 524 50 6 0 979 Bleach 6 7 1 0 7 I 10 68 2 3 0 105 Oil 7 11 5 7 2 3 52 126 11 0 3 227 Other 13 39 9 7 4 4 42 142 9 3 1 273 Buckets 0 1 2 15 3 1 4 24 12 2 0 64 Caps/lids 159 132 90 110 34 77 92 341 254 37 17 134~ Cigarette butts 155 89 0 364 36 0 31 547 368 471 57 2118 Cups/straws 390 248 77 351 110 54 66 832 1732 55 17 3932 Diapers 3 2 0 4 8 2 3 83 2 0 0 !07 Lighters 12 16 5 1 2 8 10 40 7 1 0 102 Fishing line 34 58 11 10 41 8 17 77 i 1 4 262 Net Long 0 0 0 1 0 1 11 16 1 1 0 31 Short 1 2 4. 2 0 4 13 13 0 I 1 41 Floats, lures 15 13 7 3 3 2 18 13 0 0 2 76 Hardhats 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Q Lightsticks 0 9 1 0 5 0 I 6 1 I 0 24 Milk/water jugs 19 7 2 � 20 8 27 76 15 2 0 181 Pieces 243 261 70 282 48 54 107 870 362 98 49 2444 Pipe thread 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 9 Rope Long 17 25 2 3 4 4 15 31 $ 1 10 117 Short 23 21 5 9 5 21 34 58 19 15 3 213 Sheeting Long 7 3 5 0 0 0 1 36 I 0 0 53 Short 19 2 7 3 0 1 0 42 0 3 I 78 6-pack holders 22 30 10 17 4 6 18 28 13 8 0 156 Strapping bands 7 3 10 16 0 2 10 23 5 0 2 78 Syringes 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 15 0 0 0 23 Tampon aPR. 19 11 7 15 8 11 26 79 9 0 2 187 Toys 24 21 14 13 4 2 11 68 27 2 7 193 Vegetable sacks 8 8 3 5 3 1 13 8 16 0 2 67 Write protector 3 11 0 9 0 2 10 1 7 0 0 43 Other 53 64 41 66 9 28 48 193 116 74 7 699 Milford Rocky Neck Bluff Point E/W New Haven Stonington STATE Western Bridgeport Harkness Cochene Is. Ocean Beach Whites Beach TOTAL GLASS ........................................................................................................... Bottles Beverage 92 68 23 43 14 29 66 263 60 18 5 681 Food 5 1 0 3 0 1 0 4 6 0 0 20 Other 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 11 6 0 0 21 Light tubes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 Light bulbs 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 7 Pieces 172 1032 135 99 24 48 92 1433 226 34 5 3300 Other 2 0 0 13 0 1 0 58 5 0 0 79 STYROFOAM ....................................................................................................... Buoys 15 2 4 2 8 12 21 73 6 1 8 152 Cups 76 119 56 116 27 53 174 841 92 15 5 1574 Egg Cartons 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 14 2 0 0 23 Fast-food 13 21 66 6 7 17 38 211 3 1 1 384 Meat trays 1 2 0 2 5 4 14 40 2 i 1 72 Pieces Large 14 92 10 1 4 5 42 396 5 6 4 579 Small 141 164 110 69 26 21 115 1574 87 40 83 2430 Other 7 10 16 6 3 6 12 114 1 0 0 175 RUBBER .......................................................................................................... Balloons 14 17 5 8 2 12 12 52 10 2 4 138 Gloves 3 3 0 1 10 0 5 7 4 0 0 33 Tires 0 3 10 13 1 4 15 78 0 0 1 125 Other 15 28 9 16 23 7 30 81 33 6 3 251 METAL ........................................................................................................... Bottle caps 84 137 36 143 27 28 5 86 217 34 2 799 Cans Aerosol 2 15 5 9 0 1 13 28 5 0 1 79 Beverage 99 165 26 85 25 42 498 304 64 37 5 1350 Food 1 3 7 2 18 2 11 12 2 0 0 58 Other 5 5 0 12 I i 11 47 4 2 2 90 Crab/fish traps 0 I 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 7 Drums Rusty 1 3 0 0 1 0 4 5 1 0 0 15 New 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 Pieces 5 28 5 68 4 12 22 156 32 2 1 335 Pull tabs 38 18 0 29 8 I 7 25 15 28 0 169 Wire 9 8 15 7 8 6 1 27 22 4 1 108 Other 60 24 10 88 26 5 31 130 100 34 2 510 Milford Rocky Neck Bluff Point E/W New Haven Stonington STATE Western Bridgeport Harkness Cochene Is. Ocean Beach Whites Beach TOTAL PAPER--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bags 79 62 32 23 10 6 0 49 23 8 0 292 Cardboard 16 24 21 3 9 3 13 51 75 3 0 218 Cartons 32 36 20 19 9 6 14 76 39 8 1 260 Cups 58 128 15 85 6 8 15 96 97 4 0 512 Newspaper 4 23 3 29 3 3 0 16 28 5 0 114 Pieces 101 326 31 324 96 45 31 510 379 131 3 1977 Other 8 168 3 61 9 5 1 58 48 20 0 381 WOOD------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crab/lobster traps 0 0 1 0 31 1 0 3 0 1 0 37 Crates 1 0 0 2 1 1 3 12 0 0 0 20 Pallets 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 8 0 0 0 13 Pieces 76 75 72 18 24 30 24 397 50 8 7 781 Other 5 5 6 14 6 0 1 36 14 1 3 91 CLOTH--------------------------------------------------------.------------.----...................... Clothing 45 63 11 47 17 16 8 130 62 14 0 413 TOTAL ITEMS/ZONE 2826 4202 1229 3017 990 1042 2349 12538 5014 1295 339 34841 Get The Drift And Bag It! September 30, 1989 Coordinated By: Nancy Rolli and 1,878 Volunteers David Small 53.25 Miles Cleaned Delaware Department of Natural Resources 13,217 Pounds of Debris Collected and Environmental Control 79,759 Debris Items Reported 89 Kings Highway, P.O. Box 1401 Dover, DE 19901 (302) 736-4506 Delaware held its third annual coastal cleanup, Get the Drift and Bag It, on Saturday, September 30, 1989 from 9 a.m. to noon. The weather cooperated but started out cool and gray in the early hours. Approximately 1,878 volunteers cleaned 13,217 pounds of trash from beaches bordering the Atlantic Ocean and the Delaware River and Bay. The project was cosponsored by the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and the Du Pont Company. Delaware has 59 miles of beaches, ranging from popular Rehoboth Beach on the Atlantic to many rural, back-road beaches along the Delaware River. The cleanup attempted to clean 53.25 miles of accessible beach. Volunteers, ranging from scout troops to senior citizen organizations, families, the U.S Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, D.C., and the Du Pont Company, collected 1,539 bags of trash averaging seven pounds each. The trash included paper, cans, bottles, foam products, six-pack rings, plastic bags and sheeting, balloons, plywood, and cigarette butts. Heavy debris, such as tires and refrigerators were removed. Unusual debris found were a washer, eight steel drums (55-gallon), car batteries, five butane tanks, and bug spray from Germany and a mercurochrome bottle from Holland believed to come from ships. Volunteers were encouraged to wear gloves. The Mobil Chemical Company supplied the trash bags, Southland Corporation supplied coupons for sodas. Browning-Ferris Industries donated manpower and two trash trucks for collecting full trash bags from river and bay areas. The Du Pont Company asked us to co-sponsor this national effort to enlist public support to find solutions to the marine litter problem and we received a $10,000 grant. The project was an example of the partnership required between government, industry, and the general public to help solve the solid waste dilemma. This grant was used by the Department to fund promotional and educational support for the cleanup. About 400 Du Pont employees and their families participated in the cleanup. As part of a pilot program, the Du Ponters separated plastic litter from other wastes. Du Pont arranged to have these plastics made into 12 park benches at the Center for Plastics Recycling Research at Rutgers University. The benches will be donated to the state for placement along Delaware's beaches during the first quarter of 1990. Delawareans and residents from neighboring states are proud of Delaware's pristine beaches and want to see them remain the natural attraction that they are. Nancy Rolli 77 PERCENT COMPOSITION OF DELAWARE'S BEACH DEBRIS: Plastic 62,19% Cloth 1,69% Rubber 2,41% Wood 3,28% Glass 8.75% Metal 12 42% Paper 9,25% DELAWARE'S 1989 DIRTY DOZEN: Total Number Percent of Total Reported Debris Collected 1. plastic pieces 6,455 8.09 2. metal beverage cans 5,775 7.24 3. plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws 5,322 6.67 4. cigarette butts 4,235 5.31 5. glass pieces 3,905 4.89 6. plastic caps, lids 3,869 4.85 7. paper pieces 3,653 4.58 8. small foamed plastic pieces 3,629 4.55 9. miscellaneous plastic bags 3,334 4.18 10. foamed plastic cups 3,277 4.11 11. plastic beverage bottles 2,662 3.34 12. plastic trash bags 2,682 3.29 TOTAL 48,798 61.18 78 MAJOR TYPES AND SOURCES OF DELAWARE'S BEACH DEBRIS: P 18.00- 11.61 r 0 16.00- S n t 14.00- o 12.00- f t 10.00- 0 t 8.00 - 67 a I 6.00- 4.63 d 4.00 - b06 r 2.00- 0.69 0.14 0.00- Bottles/Coan Galley Fish/Boat Operational Sewage Medical MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS OF DEBRIS IN EACH ZONE: Zone Name Percent Plastic Most Prevalent Debris Item Reported Battery Park 71.68 plastic pieces Augustine Beach 55.07 plastic pieces Woodland Beach 35.08 glass pieces Pickering Beach 34.18 glass pieces Kitts Hummock 44.12 metal beverage cans North Bowers 36.98 metal beverage cans South Bowers 52.83 metal beverage cans Bennet's Pier 51.72 metal beverage cans Big Stone Beach 55.66 metal beverage cans Slaughter Beach 52.06 metal beverage cans Fowler's Beach 76.80 foamed plastic cups Primehook 51.68 metal beverage cans Broadkill Beach 59.24 metal beverage cans Beach Plum Island 50.74 metal beverage cans Lewes Beach 55.68 plastic pieces Cape Henlopen (bayside) 64.36 plastic trash bags Cape Henlopen (oceanside) 73.68 plastic pieces Gordon's Pond 68.99 plastic pieces 79 MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS OP DEBRIS IN EACH ZONE (continued): Zone Name Percent Plastic Most Prevalent Debris Item Reported Rehoboth/Deauxville 70.27 plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws Dewey Beach 64A47 small foamed plastic pieces Delaware Seashore State Park 66.79 plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws Bethany Beach 94.43 plastic pieces South Bethany Beach 62.59 foamed plastic cups Fenwick Island 66.85 plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws Fenwick Island State Park 63.82 plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws STRANDED AND/OR ENTANGLED WILDLIFE REPORTED: Debris Related Other Reports large seabird with fishing line and red bobber 1 sea turtle (50-100 lbs.) with right flipper tangled around lower bill chewed off "dog that I had with me got entangled in 6 sea additional turtles fishing line" 7 sea gulls 6 other birds I rabbit 1 mouse 1 cat 1 dog MOST PECULIAR DEBRIS ITEMS REPORTED: Battery Park stove, refrigerator, plastic dragonfly, tennis balls, carpet, lipstick Augustine Beach rubber nose, left boot, live shotgun shell Woodland Beach nasty pictures, medicine bottle Pickering Beach house gutter, back seat of car, numerous shotgun shells Kitts Hummock motorcycle North Bowers stove, air conditioner, water heater, refrigerator, car tail pipe South Bowers bowling pins, refrigerator Bennet's Pier hot water heater, door Big Stone Beach 31 shotgun shells, fly swatter Slaughter Beach rug, plastic flower, raincoat Fowler's Beach plastic fly swatter Primehook jar with unknown substance, unopened beer, plastic baseball bat Broadkill Beach plastic fangs, heating element, tennis ball Beach Plum Island balloon from Pennsylvania, car seat, toilet seat, sanitary napkin, American flag, women's underwear, men's underwear (Hanes) Lewes Beach sausage wrapper, shower curtain, car muffler, runner's baton, men's underwear (size 32), bra, "If I knew what it was I'd describe it" Cape Henlopen (bayside) lightening rod, condoms, arm chair, seine net Cape Henlopen (bay) accelerator pedal, girl's underwear, "Condo for Sale" sign Gordon's Pond plastic douche bottle, traffic pylon base Rehoboth/Deauxville condom, underwear, plastic shoe, table top, auto grill Dewey Beach bikini underwear, lace bra, Miss Piggy band-aid Delaware Seashore S.P. bra, bottle of birth control pills, toilet seat cover South Bethany swim trunks, water pistol * not all items indicated as peculiar by volunteers are listed 80 FOR NFORMATION~ ON DELAWARE'S 1990 CLEANUP CONTACT:. Nancy- Rolli Delaware Department of' Natural'Resources and Environmental Control 89; Kings, Hfighway, P.O. Box' 1401 Dover, DF 199,01. (3021.7364,506, CLEANUP DATE. Saturday, September 29, 1-990- Volunteers celebrated a successful cleanup as part of Delawares "Get the Drift and Bag It." 1989 National Beach Cleanup DELAWARE Raw Data Summary Augustine Pickering N.Bowers Bennett Slaughter Pri)ehook Beach Plum Cape Hen.(B) Gordon's Dewey Bethany Fenwick Is. SLATE Butt.Park Woodland Kilts S.Bowers Big Stone Fowler's Broadkill Lewes Cape Hen.(O) Rehoboth DE S.P. S.Bethany FenSP TOTAL ................................................................................................................................................................................. PLASTIC .......................................................................................................................................................................... Bags Trash B1 B? 59 3B 4B 104 105 B7 l? 133 ! 2? 74 120 B6 266 145 34 338 129 434 0 52 16 141 262B Salt B 3 0 7 I 3 0 20 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 I 0 0 13 0 64 0 0 2 lO 139 Other 90 82 41 35 48 35 129 26 31 197 11 38 270 84 238 229 164 37 274 178 861 0 5 107 116 3334 Bottles Beverage 361 157 79 43 27 57 50 34 91 228 7 63 176 136 lOl B6 224 28 96 32 461 0 48 33 44 2662 Bleach 64 10 9 21 11 10 22 12 39 55 3 12 34 62 IB 7 33 12 lB B 126 0 16 7 ? 6tB Oil 101 39 24 13 � lS 22 23 25 25 6 11 34 20 lB 3 32 7 5 4 56 0 B 4 2 492 Other 60 72 12 10 15 1o 1S 3 20 74 4 9 68 lB 34 14 40 20 37 16 133 0 15 13 19 73! Buckets 45 6 4 4 3 2 9 4 3 25 1 4 3l 24 5 11 I5 4 7 10 55 0 5 I 3 2B! Caps/lids 461 154 36 39 11 64 41 ~ 23 46 358 B 77 168 118 148 96 130 132 449 110 919 3 46 84 148 3869 Cigarette butts 19 30 ! 0 0 $ 0 0 0 29 0 33 117 0 315 9 !67 40 1322 44! 226 1316 4 86 67 4235 Cups/straws 318 134 19 32 43 64 52 37 53 264 ? 137 319 157 330 148 31B 134 449 171 996 30 73 180 292 5322 Diapers 3 2 0 0 0 !0 4 1 0 4 0 0 5 0 2 ! 9 0 4 3 31 O 3 0 2 84 Lighters 48 6 5 7 2 0 O 0 6 21 I 5 20 6 7 6 B 11 25 13 79 2 6 5 11 300 Fishing line II 3 7 6 3 12 B lO 16 llO 5 45 73 19 35 33 34 S I! 4 85 4 7 l 14 561 Net Long 2 0 I 4 0 0 I 7 0 13 0 3 30 14 3 17 12 0 4 2 B 0 3 0 7 131 Short 4 2 0 I 0 0 2 2 0 10 0 19 28 7 12 22 4 6 ? 3 23 0 I I 2 166 Floats, lures 8 4 0 1 1 3 7 6 5 49 2 13 29 12 9 9 17 ? 16 ? 113 I B 5 I4 350 Hardhats 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I 0 0 O 0 0 I 4 O O 0 I 0 0 0 0 7 Lightsticks 0 3 0 O 1 0 0 1 0 6 0 i 2 6 4 2 3 I 6 1 lB 9 35 1 4 96 Milk/water jugs 60 34 13 B ? !2 33 17 17 61 2 10 48 76 2B 12 59 17 30 4 130 0 29 4 ? 724 Pieces 925 456 44 BI 6 62 101 39 114 694 0 345 699 91 496 127 324 146 336 168 B6B 125 5 79 124 6455 Pipe thread 2 ,0 O 4 0 0 ! 0 0 7 0 o 2 3 ! ! 7B 0 2 0 29 0 2 0 0 132 Rope Long 12 6 2 10 3 7 ? 6 6 61 0 14 35 ]& 16 25 40 B 21 14 98 0 10 9 14 442 Short 7 B I !0 0 9 15 [ 24 91 2 36 6? 24 42 45 9l !6 47 17 250 I 22 22 48 B~B Sheeting Long 35 3 0 1 0 I 0 2 I 5 O 4 20 I 2 I 6 3 1 3 26 0 9 ! O 125 Short 43 0 0 5 2 ! B 13 0 3! O 9 101 3 4 2 7 12 17 14 66 0 9 2 11 360 6-pack holders 130 B9 4 4 1 10 B 21 B 51 0 11 20 21 IB 23 26 9 31 B 75 22 B 2 7 615 Strapping bands 64 27 0 5 I 7 4 3 8 39 2 6 23 I 14 1! 39 14 33 41 96 11 16 !2 9 4B6 Syringes IB 6 0 O 0 O 0 0 0 4 0 I 5 O 0 I I0 O 4 0 49 0 0 3 9 llO Tampon app. 142 25 7 5 I 0 4 I II 27 0 9 26 13 lB lB 23 15 27 5 128 0 B 9 42 556 Toys 9B 10 5 5 2 7 B 3 10 24 3 4 22 20 46 14 26 !4 44 36 14! 18 13 13 25 611 Vegetable sacks 2 ! 3 3 0 0 2 0 1 15 0 7 !4 2 B 2 lB 4 7 7 51 lB S 2 25 1B2 Write protector lB I 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 2 2 4 ! 0 4 9 2 10 & 3 2 5 BO Other 358 21 ? 39 7 !4 65 !O 53 204 I 35 220 60 73 40 203 51 82 142 362 3 I 37 52 2142 Augustine Pickering N.BoHers Bennett Slaughter Primehook Beach Plum Cape Ren.(B) Gordon's Dewey Bethany Fenwick Is. STATE Ball.Park Woodland Kitts S.8ouers Big Stone Fow[er's Broadkill Lewes Cape Hen,(O) Rehoboth OE S.P. S.Bethany Feo.SP TOTAL ................................................................................................................................................................................. GLASS ............................................................................................................................................................................ Bottles Beverage 146 123 58 55 IB 90 80 55 117 173 7 74 148 228 120 70 110 13 147 50 501 0 30 47 47 2515 Food 12 0 2 I 0 5 B 2 2 B 0 I 13 S 3 I I S 5 4 42 O 7 2 0 129 Other 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 I I 2 I I 2 3 4 2 2 3 ! 2 7 0 1 I 15 52 � Light tubes $ 1 0 2 0 0 I 0 2 ! 0 2 2 3 0 ! 5 1 0 I 11 0 I 0 0 39 Light bulbs 17 0 0 0 I 0 0 0 4 16 0 4 17 23 2 3 12 0 10 3 47 0 2 4 4 169 Pieces 558 262 378 700 I 43 50 1 103 30 0 186 40 32 153 52 42 140 260 78 709 0 17 14 54 3905 Other 14 3 1 3 0 B i 0 3 18 0 21 45 5 1 4 2 2 2 1 29 0 0 2 2 167 ................................................................................................................................................................................. STYROFOAM ........................................................................................................................................................................ Buoys 2 t 0 I4 ! 0 13 6 2 18 0 13 2 10 3 5 7 2 12 2 36 0 2 0 0 IS1 Cups 140 100 41 67 29 96 06 43 3? 262 lB 79 216 209 187 B7 1B9 39 406 122 591 0 72 83 76 3277 Egg Cartons 7 3 0 ! 2 0 0 0 I 14 0 2 t 7 7 2 29 I B 2 3B 0 5 3 B 141 Fast-food 10B 14 11 12 7 43 41 0 IO 34 0 B 37 16 2t 24 26 17 74 14 80 0 23 7 30 665 Meat trays 23 25 14 2 7 6 15 0 0 B 0 4 16 17 15 3 14 4 25 4 78 0 6 I 6 293 Pieces Large 137 14 2 42 B 4 14 4 15 70 2 17 37 47 31 B 82 16 104 35 IB$ 0 22 42 23 961 Small 546 119 9 92 13 28 29 6 I0 177 B 105 194 93 128 16 157 64 630 208 731 0 27 77 154 3629 Other 15 0 4 IB I 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 7 0 2 210 2 9 0 272 0 4 8 4 564 ................................................................................................................................................................................. RUBBER ........................................................................................................................................................................... Balloons 50 B 0 11 3 8 10 17 20 83 $ 47 75 52 72 61 95 39 60 37 233 6 t3 30 33 1070 Blares 10 4 1 3 2 7 3 3 1 7 O 3 B 7 0 3 2 0 2 O 9 0 2 I 2 BO Tires 47 4 I 11 2 9 10 2 O 13 0 5 9 i � 19 S 0 7 0 ? 0 I I 4 165 Other 53 34 23 15 3 12 23 2 6 41 0 I0 27 12 32 26 41 4 26 35 13B 4 11 13 lB 609 ................................................................................................................................................................................ METAL ............................................................................................................................................................................ Bottle caps 169 76 103 43 0 75 6 3 S 63 0 16 Sl 33 95 13 17 22 100 36 107 0 30 11 27 1101 Cans Aerosol 34 13 I I 20 7 9 4 5 42 2 15 120 30 9 3 17 4 B 3 79 0 10 6 4 454 Beverage 144 64 44 146 175 226 176 126 126 757 11 238 1041 679 156 75 lOB 45 237 198 796 2 54 76 75 5775 Food 0 2 I 3 60 16 4 7 0 17 0 7 15 9 29 4 3 0 3 6 16 0 2 0 I 205 Other 11 31 6 5 lB 16 2 B 7 44 0 25 13 16 23 9 7 1 12 6 60 0 5 3 3 331 Crab/fish traps 0 I 3 1 0 1 0 0 3 8 0 I 2 2 1 2 I 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 29 Drums Rusty 1 0 I 3 4 5 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 5 2 2 2 2 2 0 18 0 0 0 0 54 New 0 0' O 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 I 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Pieces 33 t9 9 9 I 22 IB 11 6 52 0 39 27 21 21 13 18 2 21 34 72 0 4 7 20 479 Pull tabs 32 83 62 15 0 7 6 I 1 18 0 2 8 5 35 15 8 0 lOB 13 39 20 9 0 11 498 Wire 10 4 I 13 0 51 2 I 7 19 0 14 ? 9 22 5 26 4 11 12 46 I 15 0 13 295 Other 31 42 12 12 2 49 24 4 7 17 0 19 55 25 68 & 23 19 119 45 78 3 4 6 12 682 Augustine Pickering N.Bowers Bennett Slaughter Primehook Beach Plum Cape Hen,(B) 6ordon's Dewey Bethany Fenwick Is. STATE Ball.Park Woodland Kitts S.Bowers Big Stone Fowler's 8roadkill Le~es Cape Hen.(O) Rehoboth BE S.P. S.Bethany Fen.SP TOTAL ................................................................................................................................................................................. PAPER ............................................................................................................................................................................ Bags 25 44 7 9 0 71 30 16 4 37 1 11 35 21 99 26 21 3 69 26 102 0 11 8 17 693 Cardboard 4 57 4 4 I 47 41 23 5 76 0 8 23 38 39 32 12 4 31 17 52 0 16 9 23 566 Cartons 13 39 7 6 3 20 31 25 13 43 I 15 32 20 38 15 12 4 22 21 67 0 7 B lB 480 Cups 42 46 28 5 0 55 14 9 9 40 0 9 17 12 Ill 29 43 12 136 32 88 0 11 15 15 778 Newspape~ 11 8 8 14 0 75 3 5 I 18 0 6 16 13 50 5 21 2 38 20 38 0 20 6 29 407 Pieces 146 281 69 52 0 132 91 75 53 221 0 122 114 67 443 148 149 44 470 191 453 0 10 92 230 3653 Other 19 102 3 8 6 22 7 3 2 46 0 9 48 19 57 7 21 11 190 26 lOB 0 2 19 69 804 ................................................................................................................................................................................. WOOD ............................................................................................................................................................................. Crab/lobster traps I 2 0 4 0 I 0 0 S 3 0 0 6 ! 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 28 Crates 0 0 2 13 5 0 10 5 0 11 0 2 3 3 3 2 6 1 3 I 3 0 0 O 0 73 Pallets 4 2 0 I 0 4 2 0 I 6 0 I I 3 I 3 13 0 12 2 24 5 0 2 iB 105 Pieces 90 35 17 143 28 82 78 13 14 TO0 0 151 104 32 184 48 139 lB 179 113 312 25 54 76 104 2139 Other 14 I B 15 35 5 15 0 I 22 0 18 14 3 13 6 22 3 11 15 33 2 lB 2 7 275 ................................................................................................................................................................................. CLOTH ............................................................................................................................................................................ Clothing 63 44 6 20 16 42 67 25 14 162 I 55 118 60 113 75 63 14 73 52 178 26 19 17 24 1347 TOTAL ITEHS/ZONE 6395 3194 1334 2045 723 1925 1747 926 1236 5732 125 2357 5564 3039 4522 2211 4092 1361 7988 3064 13581 1655 1016 1442 248579759 &CaO Two members of a corporate dive dub display a tangle of monofilament fishing line found in Pmellas County, Florida. A total of 487 miles of fishing line was collected in statewide during the third Florida Coastal Cleanup. Photo by Heidi Lovett, CMC 86 i:! � ~z:i~~~!�� ~ 11!1~/! !!1~~!!ii iil; �~ii-~!~ ~~ii iii!~1~?i~ii!~~i~~~ "! ! " ~,,~ :-� !'~......,""! llCy~~~ ii~ ~~: ....., .. V �; �a�~~~~~~: ~ ~ ~~i~n~O~i!~ rM~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~~~~~i ~i ~i~ i!~~~lb~i~~iii~~.. ~i~~i~,~ i~!~ ....... ~ ii~ ~,~ i~'~~i .... 86 FLORIDA (0 U~~P FLORIDA September 23, 1989 Coordinated By: Heidi Lovett and 14,632 Volunteers Edward Proffitt 911 Miles Cleaned Center for Marine Conservation 395,440 Pounds of Debris Collected Bayfront Tower 592,401 Debris Items Reported 1 Beach Drive SE, Suite 304 St. Petersburg, FL 33701 (813) 895-2188 The third statewide Florida Coastal Cleanup held on September 23 was a huge success, and set new records for volunteer participation. Nearly 15,000 volunteers cleaned 911 miles of coast and collected approximately 200 tons of debris. In terms of both miles covered and numbers of volunteers, this was the largest single cleanup anywhere in the world, surpassing the record set by Florida in 1988. Once again, due to the tremendous amount of fishing activity conducted year round, monofilament fishing line was found in great amounts throughout the state. All told, an estimated 467 miles of monofilament line were cleaned from beaches, estuaries, and offshore reefs. The Florida Coastal Cleanup would not have been possible without the hard work and assistance of many, many people throughout the state. Although organized primarily by CMC staff, members of federal and state government agencies and private industry served on our steering committee. First Brands Corporation donated 38,000 clear garbage bags so that certain materials, such as aluminum cans, glass bottles, and plastic bottles could be separated from the trash for recycling after the cleanup. Governor Bob Martinez joined in the cleanup in Ft. Myers and presented the Center for Marine Conservation with a proclamation in support of this and future cleanups. CMC's Florida Office has been nominated for their second Take Pride in America Award and has taken the lead in design and implementation of an Adopt-A-Shore program for the State of Florida. Such a program would encourage groups and the business community to be responsible for cleaning a section of beach three times a year. Data collection will also be encouraged during these cleanups. Statewide, 15 dead sea turtles and birds, and even one dead opossum, were found entangled in monofilament fishing line or fishing nets during the cleanup. On a happier note, three other birds and two sea turtles that were found entangled were still alive and thus saved from certain death by cleanup volunteers. The huge success of the cleanup is a tribute to the 77 Zone Captains who did a tremendous job of local organizing, and to the citizens of Florida who, once again, turned out in record numbers to defend our title for having the largest number of citizens willing and able to protect the beauty of our coast. Thank you! Heidi Lovett and Ed Proffitt 87 PERCENT COMPOSITION OF FLORIDA'S BEACH DEBRIS: Plastic 64.85% Ak~4~ Il~Rubber 1.49% :" I Wood 2,34% Paper 8,71% Metal 11.386% Gass 9 94% FLORIDA'S 1989 DIRTY DOZEN: Total Number Percent of 'Total Reported Debris Collected 1. plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws 47,533 8.02 :2. small foamed plastic pieces 40,393 6.82 :3. plastic pieces 39,457 6.66 4. ;glass beverage 'bottles :36,709 6.15 5. metal beverage cans ;33,125 5.59 6. cigarette butts 32,116 5.42 7. plastic caps and lids 31,543 5.32 .8. foamed plastic cups 25,366 4.28 9. paper pieces 22,575 3.81 10. miscellaneous plastic bags 19,229 3.24 11. plastic trash bags 19,170 3.23 12. pieces of glass 15,409 2.60 TOTAL 362,625 61.14 MAJOR TYPES AND SOURCES OF FLORIDA'S BEACH DEBRIS: P e 20.00- 1897 r 18.00- t t16.00- _ 14.00- f 12.00 - t o 10.00- t a 8.00 - 5.74 5.69 I6.00 - d d 4.00 1.-4 b b ~~~~~~~~~~~1,64 r 2.00- 0.19 0.11 * 0.00- Bottle/Can Fish/Boat Galley Operational sewage Medical MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS OF DEBRIS IN EACH ZONE: Zone Name Percent Plastic Most Prevalent Debris Item Reported Duval County 21.61 glass pieces Duval/St. John's Counties 71.81 small foamed plastic piece Flagler County 71.99 small foamed plastic pieces Volusia County 84.11 small foamed plastic pieces Brevard County 77.44 plastic pieces Indian River County 68.16 small foamed plastic pieces St. Lucie County 73.70 small foamed plastic pieces Martin County 64.56 metal beverage cans Palm Beach County 71.13 plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws Broward County 64.79 plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws Dade County 68.35 glass beverage bottles Monroe County 63.20 glass beverage bottles Collier County 63.05 metal beverage cans Lee County 54.73 metal beverage cans Charlotte County 47.34 metal beverage cans Sarasota County 65.39 small foamed plastic pieces Manatee County 58.74 glass beverage bottles Hillsborough County 55.95 glass beverage bottles 89 MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS OF DEBRIS IN EACH ZONE (continued): Zone Name Percent Plastic Most Prevalent Debris Item Reported Pinellas County 62.82 plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws Pasco County 48.46 glass beverage bottles Hernando County 68.69 small foamed plastic pieces Dixie County 52.73 glass beverage bottles Jefferson County 73.77 miscellaneous plastic bags Wakulla County 44.90 metal beverage cans Franklin County 59.67 miscellaneous plastic bottles Gulf County 69.56 plastic caps, lids Bay County 66.05 plastic pieces Walton County 78.57 plastic caps, lids Okaloosa County 57.19 plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws Escambia County 50.32 glass beverage bottles STRANDED AND/OR ENTANGLED WILDLIFE REPORTED: Debris Related Other Reports dead pelican entangled near Christmas tree 3 loggerhead sea turtles erosion control line 8 other dead sea turtles (unidentified) seagull with broken wing entangled in plastic 6 dead sea turtle hatchlings seagull entangled in plastic bag 5 dead pelicans 2 gulls entangled in fishing line (released) 1 dead frigate bird bird entangled in fishing line 1 duck with broken wing, crippled foot 2 dead sea gulls entangled in fishing line 12 seagulls heron with leg damaged by fishing line 1 dolphin skull 5 pelicans entangled in fishing line (one released) 1 dead duckling 1 dead alligator *additional wildlife entanglements were reported to the state coordinator, but were not recorded on volunteers' data cards. MOST PECULIAR DEBRIS ITEMS REPORTED: Duval County mop head, pornographic magazine, Thor action figure Duval/St. John's mattress, voltage regulator, condoms, jock strap, blood sample bottle Flagler County laundry basket, dish pan, bra, washing machine agitator, hair curler Volusia County plastic eye, jock strap, drug vial Brevard County adies' and men's underwear, leg brace, five dollar bill, condoms, steering wheel, Easter grass, Christmas tinsel, pacifier Indian River County television, couch, mattress, chair leg, sofa, bedsprings St. Lucie County five mattresses, water heater, oven tray, steering wheel, surfer's leash, laundry basket, swimming pool, WW II mine, three post-hole diggers, television picture tube Martin County Easter grass, toilet bowl float, ping pong balls, four hubcaps, plastic peace symbol, bedpan, jar of honey, car jack, Lamborghini (plastic), men's underwear Palm Beach County "crack" pipe, twenty dollar bill, Lord and Taylor credit card, hair curler, steering wheel, sanitary napkins, ear phones, shower head, knitting needle, toilet brush, television picture tube, 19-inch television, "Dwarf hat", burned Star Wars doll, drugs from the USS Kennedy 90 MOST PECULIAR DEBRIS ITEMS REPORTED (continued): Broward County jock strap, ladies' panties, "humongous" salad mixing spoon, pacifier, international driving permit (Great Britain), broiler drip pan, one dollar bill, plastic palm tree, Barbie doll pants, aquaculture salmon tags from Canada, 30 straws in front of the Yankee Clipper Beach Bar (Ft. Lauderdale) Dade County Coast Guard hat, steering wheel, coffee pot, swimming pool, television, propane torch, men's underwear, x-rated cigarette lighter, auto back seat, Italian refrigerator, Ford car bumper, golf cart, Canadian salmon tag, bra, plastic apple, milk crate from Charleston, SC, female blow-up doll Monroe County refrigerator (small), car engine, water heater, two stoves, muffler, stand-up Hoover vacuum, pistol, teapot lid, bike fender Collier County television picture tube, car jack, jar of pickled pigs feet, bra, baby stroller, Fruit of the Looms, bed sheets, rat trap Lee County designer condom, badminton racquet, bed springs, pie pan, bra Sarasota County muffler, stove, water heater, bed springs, condom, computer case Manatee County Batman head (toy), pool cue, jock strap, five dollar bill, stove top, fly swatter, plastic Christmas tree, mattress, steering wheel Hillsborough County swimming pool, table top, car bumper, toilet bowl float, condoms, five dollar bill, plastic lemon, plastic leg, blow-up doll (female), hair dryer, bath tub, television (Sony), sprinkler head, freezer, windshield Pinellas County rubber pterodactyl, condom, rubber nose, television, three bras, hubcap, shopping cart, half of a dollar bill, jockey shorts, sword (plastic), sanitary napkin, Michael Jackson sticker Pasco County boat horn, Airwick deodorizer, plumbing pipe with faucet, hub caps, checkbook, Cabbage Patch doll, driver's license Hernando County 40-gallon hot water tank Dixie County old wooden crab traps, bed headboard, air conditioner cover Wakulla County Busch Gardens raincoat, lottery ticket, leather jacket, refrigerator parts, rubber thumb rest from musical instrument, Ritz Carlton tennis visor Franklin County ring box, electric radio, brake hub, runner for sliding door, rubber doormat, foam wrapped in plastic, big pieces of ballast styrofoam Gulf County baby toilet seat, bouquet plastic roses Bay County bikini top, vacuum attachment * not all items indicated as peculiar by volunteers are listed above. FOR INFORMATION ON FLORIDA'S 1990 BEACH CLEANUP CONTACT: Heidi Lovett or Edward Proffitt Center for Marine Conservation Bayfront Tower 1 Beach Drive SE, Suite 304 St. Petersburg, FL 33701 (813) 895-2188 CLEANUP DATE: Saturday, September 22, 1990 91 1989 National Beach Cleanup FLORIDA Raw Data Summary St. Johns Volusia Indian River Martin Broward Monroe Lee Duval Flagler Brevard St. Lucie Palm Beach Dade Collier Charlotte PLASTIC ............................................................................................................... Bags Trash 152 335 293 417 1250 665 842 486 744 1640 2732 1512 479 466 320 Salt 1 38 0 86 77 7 2 11 21 43 51 29 19 0 45 Other 302 1417 267 1039 1774 605 468 257 732 815 1896 771 839 434 350 Bottles Beverage 47 222 238 195 540 1062 692 701 1017 618 1396 1242 467 159 329 Bleach 8 48 86 123 158 378 299 117 330 163 526 507 64 57 36 Oil 13 31 45 43 105 264 171 106 165 127 317 324 105 32 50 Other 48 157 88 184 325 417 420 141 307 232 605 652 89 154 39 Buckets 44 21 19 37 97 108 75 86 126 86 341 178 75 15 10 Caps/lids 333 931 954 1506 3651 1393 1852 994 2511 2120 2054 1146 667 742 333 Cigarette butts 1004 2288 12 2893 967 278 1506 161 443 1258 190 4 6417 415 1175 Cups/straws 662 1258 738 3034 4364 1874 1836 1173 3592 5863 2532 1460 1920 1490 669 Diapers 40 73 6 15 52 24 36 24 45 86 48 82 118 44 21 Lighters 45 113 61 161 353 186 140 1237 332 202 305 141 123 159 54 Fishing line 61 98 50 151 384 342 216 253 202 288 292 225 339 229 99 Net Long 10 19 6 44 63 63 44 44 43 64 71 76 27 10 40 Short 16 29 17 103 92 45 54 51 93 73 79 47 31 12 17 Floats, lures 10 32 26 31 69 91 57 96 102 34 192 84 38 48 39 Hardhats 3 0 15 0 4 5 0 6 55 13 8 4 4 4 1 Lightsticks 16 94 88 314 477 390 329 289 809 301 379 280 20 10 14 Milk/water jugs 42 72 70 139 158 281 134 174 271 425 641 634 176 44 61 Pieces 495 2096 1044 2528 4474 1855 1932 894 3020 2847 1838 1327 1209 1162 805 Pipe thread 1 8 79 10 18 27 40 10 63 21 21 39 29 2 19 Rope Long 39 132 132 245 533 184 172 163 331 169 694 368 100 85 47 Short 122 293 213 487 1377 280 342 372 739 593 548 244 147 167 77 Sheeting Long 3 14 45 17 47 27 39 27 52 33 262 134 19 21 10 Short 6 28 37 68 94 87 122 39 212 105 322 331 70 16 17 6-pack holders 41 171 90 303 614 142 186 326 508 400 580 655 224 60 144 Strapping bands 1! 84 69 199 422 107 208 167 322 247 316 138 60 41 45 Syringes 8 5 7 54 125 47 54 45 63 28 37 23 3 3 4 TamPon app. 9 19 19 58 84 61 59 72 153 137 85 72 14 13 14 Toys 28 120 27 144 184 93 103 74 223 134 169 191 80 102 30 Vegetable sacks 8 13 1 14 81 56 16 28 62 39 95 42 82 56 32 Write Protector 4 13 12 52 53 111 37 20 91 72 35 12 36 10 29 Other 159 386 130 423 642 321 389 187 465 800 605 210 497 364 162 St. Johns Volusia Indian River Martin Broward Monroe Lee Duval Flagler Brevard St. Lucie Palm Beach Dade Collier Charlotte GLASS ................................................................................................................. Bottles Beverage 286 1358 466 424 727 2077 1037 1131 1935 1012 3099 2552 1327 538 733 Food 8 54 28 23 107 165 92 85 66 54 237 410 54 19 26 Other 9 17 10 26 90 51 30 18 47 25 188 76 2 7 2 Light tubes 1 17 13 27 10 105 37 50 69 7 68 89 1 2 1 Light bulbs 3 30 36 126 95 223 112 114 154 65 284 228 53 14 10 Pieces 756 205 164 189 1249 606 357 239 303 1291 754 812 427 237 958 Other 11 8 4 60 104 51 38 5 30 25 76 106 19 30 8 STYROFOAM ............................................................................................................. Buoys 6 24 11 29 81 199 97 99 133 66 418 818 73 115 21 Cups 328 936 475 379 1884 1344 1113 785 1876 1206 1910 1737 713 506 551 Egg Cartons 4 22 22 26 154 129 52 44 50 33 140 250 32 5 13 Fast-food 19 134 64 166 246 219 189 179 385 393 416 699 380 93 184 Meat trays 11 38 45 32 82 121 95 49 128 42 150 164 134 46 66 Pieces Large 156 360 274 443 1079 632 549 470 924 393 1029 1160 224 247 304 Small 745 3062 1077 4156 3703 2841 2014 1105 2932 2070 1763 1755 798 700 487 Other 43 105 408 484 150 291 84 55 217 227 197 133 196 50 28 RUBBER ................................................................................................................ Balloons 34 134 48 163 301 47 58 90 121 333 116 32 61 152 43 Gloves 4 19 15 20 50 139 19 9 63 34 39 41 27 22 8 Tires 6 12 4 10 16 30 14 21 57 19 131 63 19 10 23 Other 100 146 67 181 337 236 173 139 309 251 272 229 172 102 135 METAL ................................................................................................................. Bottle caps 122 125 236 243 399 323 317 460 868 1520 589 615 542 530 694 Cans Aerosol 13 30 38 37 95 200 132 65 156 104 259 171 180 19 24 Beverage 246 1381 427 344 1233 1205 1031 1246 1603 1470 2264 1798 2370 1636 1567 Food 4 56 13 11 49 45 26 27 40 39 139 142 142 20 27 Other 29 31 27 25 69 40 68 12 38 84 157 62 33 20 25 Crab/fish traps 2 I 5 5 0 21 i 0 4 7 2 12 7 42 4 Drums Rusty 5 1 6 1 2 22 21 4 15 6 10 27 18 5 2 New 0 0 0 0 4 7 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 Pieces 98 101 46 53 267 79 153 102 75 309 131 94 165 121 123 Pull tabs 31 26 206 74 210 93 74 193 218 368 132 152 220 138 426 Wire 45 13 21 27 30 55 100 55 55 52 43 69 Other 56 67 25 36 128 49 106 76 86 190 165 130 259 398 146 St. Johns Volusia Indian River Martin Broward Monroe Lee Duval Flagler Brevard St. Lucie Palm Beach Dade Collier Charlotte PAPER ................................................................................................................. Bags 33 150 111 56 128 118 182 175 204 447 297 300 250 37 134 Cardboard 18 64 82 40 100 108 74 68 193 222 177 376 170 13 113 Cartons 50 121 28 13 157 105 85 101 203 202 165 242 308 60 106 Cups 93 300 178 97 408 310 193 326 493 684 328 474 547 148 232 Newspaper 20 31 39 12 83 54 83 59 105 223 158 261 147 35 66 Pieces 256 902 205 600 967 501 551 299 974 2413 497 686 1309 1391 1256 Other 100 98 76 238 433 70 89 124 133 582 259 81 283 132 130 WOOD .................................................................................................................. Crab/lobster traps 3 1 0 11 0 4 1 4 5 2 17 54 7 13 1 Crates 3 5 2 14 16 20 12 4 9 3 15 21 16 4 1 Pallets 1 8 13 19 12 14 6 14 13 5 35 15 10 26 5 Pieces 174 289 137 573 817 663 624 203 867 769 427 653 395 694 186 Other 49 22 9 96 104 71 56 45 169 74 77 21 78 48 34 CLOTH ................................................................................................................. Clothing 110 199 79 62 259 328 205 231 421 380 552 503 370 231 237 TOTAL ITEMS/ZONE 7882 21361 10224 24768 40143 25898 23154 16276 34991 37825 38456 31485 27178 15326 14346 1989 National Beach Cleanup Haw Data Summary Hanatee Pinellas Hernando Jefferson Franklin Bay Okaloosa STATE Sarasota Hillsborough Pasco Dixie Wakulla Gulf Walton Escambia TOTAL PLASTIC ..................................................................................................................... Bags Trash 67 499 2229 1642 724 30 34 2 89 146 229 348 13 398 387 19170 Salt 0 3 19 47 7 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 14 6 531 Other 89 691 1851 2076 391 3 88 56 159 257 533 240 71 440 318 19229 Bottles Beverage 42 394 1683 1084 348 132 53 5 156 660 230 495 22 533 335 15097 Bleach 12 71 263 105 40 70 18 0 30 40 71 202 30 228 26 4106 Oil 31 123 542 174 51 52 46 2 55 26 26 66 11 55 14 3172 Other 7 71 386 279 47 0 17 3 40 900 135 329 52 244 .72 6440 Buckets 20 37 215 90 43 1 5 0 12 38 17 45 1 46 18 1906 Caps/lids 80 893 , 2309 2287 264 133 104 3 250 568 588 806 269 1294 508 31543 Cigarette butts 123 742 1117 7744 960 0 0 0 15 80 0 1573 0 345 406 32116 Cups/straws 200 1090 3122 6699 303 10 10 3 75 320 382 529 110 1516 699 47533 Diapers 25 78 216 356 27 0 4 0 3 15 31 20 1 64 47 1601 Lighters 22 218 542 358 70 26 5 0 2 58 23 101 11 181 36 4155 Fishing line 5 77 611 362 410 4 3 1 21 55 27 196 6 109 14 5130 Net Long 1 13 121 37 19 2 1 0 3 16 4 18 0 9 4 872 Short 0 4 55 47 26 0 0 0 4 2 8 17 1 32 1 956 Floats, lures 24 90 211 146 87 15 8 2 25 55 11 64 2 47 9 1745 Hardhats 0 4 5 4 17 0 0 0 0 6 1 8 0 2 1 170 Lightsticks 11 10 24 34 9 0 0 0 0 107 128 135 30 165 15 4478 Milk/water jugs 88 98 792 276 205 128 37 0 25 182 106 97 26 179 49 5610 Pieces 138 919 1904 3689 367 125 35 26 362 728 298 1239 247 1243 611 39457 Pipe thread 20 12 55 95 11 0 0 0 0 1 2 44 0 20 2 649 Rope Long 0 76 445 148 39 1 5 0 23 114 65 104 25 123 80 4642 Short 7 76 299 252 41 24 14 0 37 60 117 201 30 344 57 7560 Sheeting Long 4 23 102 84 7 0 4 0 13 11 7 11 12 37 4 1069 Short 8 18 203 255 11 0 9 0 '28 7 16 41 10 47 4 2211 6-pack holders 112 352 1579 688 91 20 19 3 50 101 153 131 15 246 141 8145 Strapping bands 7 25 247 141 21 20 3 1 11 39 136 118 66 140 22 3433 Syringes 5 14 58 22 2 0 0 0 0 7 4 2 0 15 0 635 Tampon app. 18 33 90 61 5 0 0 0 1 16 6 9 4 35 19 1166 Toys 21 92 227 268 22 2 6 0 1 60 40 59 18 99 31 2648 Vegetable sacks 20 31 92 110 54 2 2 0 6 42 4 19 7 73 15 1102 Write protector 10 3 69 75 14 0 0 i 1 12 49 21 0 26 15 883 Other 47 371 497 1073 121 3 10 1 92 333 45 169 33 224 133 8892 Hanatee Pinelias Hernando 3efferson Franklin Bay Okaloosa STATE Sarasota Hillsborough Pasco Dixie Wakulla Gulf Walton Escan~bia TOTAL GLASS ....................................................................................................................... Bottles Beverage 129 1813 5611 3620 1857 49 183 12 444 924 315 907 48 1039 1056 36709 Food 4 22 230 65 34 37 14 1 19 47 34 106 1 127 20 2189 Other 0 18 17 33 28 0 0 2 1 11 50 2 2 12 32 806 Light tubes 0 4 8 16 9 0 0 I 0 82 8 27 0 23 10 685 Light bulbs 3 29 137 42 22 15 2 2 7 224 38 119 4 71 12 2274 Pieces 46 421 2146 1714 608 30 20 0 139 322 76 171 6 682 481 15409 Other 0 20 34 61 12 0 13 0 9 4 8 57 0 6 12 811 STYROFOAM ................................................................................................................... Buoys 14 36 179 .130 41 35 4 7 52 60 12 31 2 31 17 2841 Cups 195 786 3118 2365 4777 84 165 S 201 431 256 323 60 636 518 25366 Egg Cartons 11 37 137 55 20 6 5 0 8 43 36 35 13 35 8 1425 Fast-food 102 160 1388 980 142 144 18 0 28 113 116 115 12 189 148 7421 Meat trays 15 65 435 156 58 52 12 0 25 84 47 46 5 57 26 2286 Pieces Large 97 325 1257 844 192 111 92 5 74 303 100 163 20 342 110 12279 Small 228 1185 2488 3731 439 163 51 3 202 150 339 920 119 780 387 40393 Other 3 102 465 584 33 0 0 2 8 134 4 16 3 47 20 4089 RUBBER ...................................................................................................................... Balloons 6 83 208 459 35 4 1 0 8 60 11 36 9 85 24 2762 Gloves 1 19 58 18 60 0 1 0 2 23 17 11 9 28 5 761 Tires 3 20 174 109 15 3 0 0 9 1 7 11 0 21 13 821 Other 10 131 316 487 113 0 3 1 33 70 24 181 16 195 56 4485 METAL ....................................................................................................................... Bottle caps 97 278 1690 1944 272 40 38 0 178 101 249 216 7 612 596 13901 Cans Aerosol 14 100 270 80 79 10 39 1 38 35 32 423 3 93 46 2786 Beverage 116 1391 3293 3306 931 123 147 4 869 967 366 439 67 868 417 33125 Food 0 92 285 125 62 10 24 1 39 19 15 31 I 42 9 1536 Other 16 29 172 88 67 0 15 15 12 44 2 106 7 64 37 1394 Crab/fish traps 2 3 29 19 3 2 12 6 4 4 0 I 0 4 0 203 Drums Rusty 2 3 4 13 32 0 1 0 0 4 0 3 0 21 19 247 New 20 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 50 Pieces 24 67 377 411 149 2 S 0 64 34 25 88 3 125 81 3375 Pull tabs 41 157 639 796 142 13 39 0 145 26 5 136 3 520 189 5412 Wire 1 106 193 161 61 8 3 0 6 15 10 10 1 30 35 133 Other 46 115 835 524 174 0 2 1 33 48 10 57 10 78 99 3949 Manatee Pinellas Hernando Jefferson Franklin Bay Okaloosa STATE Sarasota Hillsborough Pasco Dixie Wakulla Gulf Walton Escambia TOTAL PAPER ....----- .............................................................................................................. Bags 38 191 684 524 92 9 45 0 27 131 60 82 4 355 296 5160 Cardboard 24 222 578 405 88 0 19 0 40 75 19 58 3 208 98 3655 Cartons 48 84 580 409 111 17 21 0 9 62 78 64 8 154 128 3719 Cups 32 191 1017 1127 167 24 42 0 33 134 278 74 12 437 247 8626 Newspaper 49 100 413 271 35 3 20 0 22 60 8 12 1 91 84 2545 Pieces 84 567 1764 3408 636 54 38 0 360 266 65 607 31 1009 879 22575 Other 61 150 605 874 190 0 3 1 36 147 10 124 58 164 67 5318 WOOD__~4~_~_7~__'___ .... - ..................................................................................................... Crab/19bster traps 0 0 17 31 3 0 12 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 i 195 crates 0 10 26 9 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 4 8 13 0 221 Pallets 0 5 27 28 27 0 0 0 3 4 2 9 0 8 5 314 Pieces 22 216 1182 1208 204 109 2 0 34 214 42 303 31 513 80 11631 Other 13 40 176 96 54 0 0 0 3 40 4 47 1 65 4 1496 �LOTH_~'~_'__,~__u~u~ ............................_ ........u ................................................................__ Clothing 69 291 1126 989 273 74 28 0 51 112 57 159 16 232 127 7771 TOTAL ITEMS/ZQNE'~2950 16935 56568 63123 12909 2035 ~i682 183 4873 10693 6328 13792 1727 18691 10599 592401 GEORGIA September 23, 1989 Coordinated By: Jay Calkins 22 Volunteers Georgia Marine Extension Service Unknown Miles Cleaned P.O. Box 13687, McWhorder Drive Unknown Pounds of Debris Collected University of Georgia, Skidaway Island 7,558 Debris Items Reported Savannah, GA 31416 (912) 356-2496 Beachsweep '89 was set up to coincide with the National Beach Cleanup. Several meetings brought together a number of state and Federal organizations, environmental groups, and other civic groups in order to clean our beaches. Zone captains were in place, boats from the University of Georgia Marine Extension Service and volunteers were organized to carry workers to the remote barrier islands, and hundreds of volunteers had committed their time to Beachsweep '89. However, an enormous storm called "Hugo" appeared to be heading directly at Savannah, Georgia during the week of Beachsweep. Thoughts quickly changed about being near a barrier island. Boats were tied down or moved out of town, windows were taped, and all of us headed for high ground. Fortunately for us, Hugo struck land north of the Georgia coast making a real mess in South Carolina. But a few volunteers managed to clean some of the beaches in following weeks. We will try again this year, and hope for good weather. Dr. Jay Calkins 99 PERCENT COMPOSITION OF GEORGIA'S BEACH DEBRIS: Plastic 67,06% -- '.'" Rubber 1.00% Cloth 1.30% Wood 2,62% Paper 10.22% Metal 16.89% Glass 11.91% GEORGIA'S 1989 DIRTY DOZEN: Total Number Percent of Total Reported Debris Collected 1. metal beverage cans 806 10.66 2. plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws 800 10.58 3. small foamed plastic pieces 526 6.96 4. glass beverage bottles 482 6.38 5. foamed plastic cups 431 5.70 6. pieces of paper 425 5.62 7. pieces of glass 380 5.03 8. pieces of plastic 312 4.13 9. plastic beverage bottles 296 3.92 10. plastic caps and lids 224 2.96 11. cigarette butts 191 2.53 12. large foamed plastic pieces 184 2.43 TOTAL 5,057 66.91 100 MAJOR TYPES AND SOURCES OF GEORGIA'S BEACH DEBRIS: P 23.31 e 24.00- r c 22.00- S n 20.00- t 18.00- o 16.00- f 14.00- t o 12.00 - t 10.00- a I 8.00- 6.11 d 6.00- 3.90 S * 4.00 -- 2 4.00- 0 0.11 0.03 3 0.00 - Bottles/Cans Galley Fish/Boat Operational Sewage Medical MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS OF DEBRIS IN EACH ZONE: Data was collected at one zone, Wassaw Island. STRANDED AND/OR ENTANGLED WILDLIFE REPORTED: None reported. MOST PECULIAR DEBRIS ITEMS REPORTED: Weight bench with Oriental graffiti, rusted radio transmitter, a watch still running with correct time, bed and pink panties, pieces of a copper roof, multitudinous condom wrappers, blue jeans, fireworks, wedding contract FOR INFORMATION ON GEORGIA'S 1990 BEACH CLEANUP CONTACT: Jay Calkins Georgia Marine Extension Service P.O. Box 13687, McWhorder Drive University of Georgia, Skidaway Island Savannah, GA 31416 (912) 356-2496 CLEANUP DATE: Saturday, September 22, 1990 101 1989 National Beach Cleanup GEORGIA Raw Data Summary Wassaw Island PLASTIC ---------------------------------- RUBBER ------------------------------ Bags Trash 93 Balloons 32 Salt 1 Gloves 13 Other 130 Tires 4 Bottles Beverage 296 Other 26 Bleach 98 METAL ------------------------------- Oil 54 Bottle caps 145 Other 82, Cans Aerosol 64 Buckets 16 Beverage 806 Caps/lids 224 Food 60 Cigarette butts 191 Other 17 Cups/straws 800 Crab/fish traps 7 Diapers 51 Drums Rusty 3 Lighters 22 New I Fishing line 23 Pieces 24 Net Long 5 Pull tabs 19 Short 16 Wire 17 Floats, lures 28 Other 31 Hardhats 0 PAPER ------------------------------- Lightsticks 2 Bags 39 Milk/water jugs 77 Cardboard 43 Pieces 312 Cartons 36 Pipe thread 1 Cups 87 Rope Long 27 Newspaper 10 Short 37 Pieces 425 Sheets Long 3 Other 128 Short 7 WOOD -------------------------------- 6-pack holders 14 Crab/lobster traps 4 Strapping bands 13 Crates 11 Syringes 2 Pallets 3 Tampon app. 8 Pieces 172 Toys 20 Other 7 Vegetable sacks 12 CLOTH ------------------------------- Write protector 1 Clothing 98 Other 89 CLASS ........................................................................ Bottles Beverage 482 Food 24 TOTAL ITEMS/ZONE 7558 Other 7 Light tubes 1 Light bulbs 26 Pieces 380 Other 17 STYROFOAM -------------------------------- Buoys 34 Cups 431 Egg cartons 42 Fast-food 103 Meat trays 140 Pieces Large 184 Small 526 Other 74 102 The U.S. Marines airlifted six tons of debris off the uninhabited island of Kahoolawe as part of Hawaii's "Get the Drift and Bag It.," 104 HAWAII October 14, 1989 Coordinated By: John Yamauchi 4,950 Volunteers Hawaii State Litter Control Office 156 Miles Cleaned 205 Koula Street 186,000 Pounds of Debris Collected Honolulu, HI 96813 327,841 Debris Items Reported (808) 548-3400 or 548-6444 On Saturday, October 14, 1989, Hawaii's beaches and shorelines were cleaned and surveyed for ocean debris and trash. Ninety-three tons of debris were cleaned from 153 beach areas on the islands of Kauai, Lanai, Maui, Oahu, Hawaii, and even the uninhabited island of Kahoolawe. This beach cleanup, themed "Get the Drift and Bag It," was designed to focus public attention on the problem of marine debris and its impact on aquatic and terrestrial wildlife. A total of 4,950 volunteers participated in the cleanup. The tons of debris collected included plastic, styrofoam, fishing nets, and lines which have been known to kill marine animals in Hawaii including Hawaiian monk seals, green sea turtles, and birds. On the uninhabited island of Kahoolawe, the cleanup this year was again conducted on Kanapou Bay. Here approximately six tons of pure marine drift was collected consisting predominantly of plastic and was airlifted off the beach. Community organizations, military personnel, conservation groups, boy and girl scouts, school groups, dive clubs, commercial and leisure fishing organizations, ocean sports enthusiasts, recreational clubs, businesses, and tourists all pitched in to make this "Get the Drift and Bag It" cleanup a big success. The cleanup was coordinated by the following organizations: Community Work Day Program, State Litter Control Office, County of Hawaii Department of Parks and Recreation, Pacific Whale Foundation, and the Maul Community Work Day Program. The "Get the Drift and Bag It" cleanup was sponsored by the Governor's Advisory Committee on Litter Control. John Yamauchi '105 PERCENT COMPOSITION OF HAWAII'S BEACH DEBRIS: Plastic 63,37% Wood 1.70% ~i' ""ii Rubber 2,20% Glass 13,28% ~ U Paper 8,62% Glass 13 28% Metal 9 82% HAWAII'S 1989 DIRTY DOZEN: Total Number Percent of Total Reported Debris Collected 1. plastic pieces 40,743 12A3 2. cigarette filters 28,543 8.71 3. glass pieces 25,520 7.78 4. plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws 22,211 6.77 5. foamed plastic cups 17,432 5.32 6. glass beverage bottles 15,799 4.82 7. paper pieces 12,715 3.88 8. plastic caps and lids 11,783 3.59 9. metal beverage cans 9,898 3.02 10. miscellaneous plastic bags 9,161 2.79 11. foamed plastic cups 9,073 2.77 12. plastic trash bags 8,458 2.58 TOTAL 211,336 64.46 106 MAJOR TYPES AND SOURCES OF HAWAII'S BEACH DEBRIS: P 13.49 � 14.00- r a * 12.00- n t 10.00- o f 8.00 - t t 5.71 t 6.00- 4.84 a 4.00 - d b 2.00- 0.93 ~~~~~~~r ~0.18 0.05 0.00- Bottle/Can Fish/Boat Glalley Operational Sewage Medical MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS OF DEBRIS IN EACH ZONE: Zone Name Percent Plastic Most Prevalent Debris Item Reported Hawaii 44.49 glass beverage bottles Maui 59.80 plastic pieces Kahoolawe 94.52 plastic pieces Oahu 64.32 plastic pieces Kauai 63.61 plastic pieces STRANDED AND/OR ENTANGLED WILDLIFE REPORTED: Debris Related Other Reports spotted one small live green sea turtle with none monofilament fishing line entangled around front flipper 107 MOST PECULIAR DEBRIS ITEMS REPORTED: Hawaii chop sticks, contact lens holder, auto and tractor parts, missile remnant, gun holster, pink dinosaur (plastic), seat from car, lei-making needle, hieroglyph depicting a man, car hood Maui 50 pornographic magazines, car windshield, condoms, engine, chair leg, mattress Kahoolawe several empty ordinances and shell casings, umbrella handle, Tupperware covers, food coloring, ping pong and tennis balls, yo-yo, cafeteria tray, swimming pool, toilet brush, back of a television, garter belt, 11 toothbrushes Oahu men's underwear (BVD's), sanitary napkin, Volkswagen bumper, screw driver, wind shield wiper, head phones, pant hose, small motor, skateboard, quartz clock, false teeth, copper bell, plastic lizard ring, Barbie doll, orange panty with green flowers, shower head, rat trap, frying pan, typewriter, adding machine, tractor trailer tire, blanket, clothes line pole, portable carrier for luggage, two engine blocks, 18 karat gold ring, live shotgun shell, silver olive fork, kissing potion, door knob, rubber man, plastic mustache Kauai sofa, water heater, dentures (upper) * not all items indicated as peculiar by volunteers are listed above. FOR INFORMATION ON HAWAII'S 1990 BEACH CLEANUP CONTACT: John Yamauchi Hawaii State Litter Control Office 205 Koula Street Honolulu, HI 96813 (808) 548-3400 or 548-6444 CLEANUP DATE: Saturday, October 20, 1990 1989 National Beach Cleanup HAWAII Raw Data Summary Haui Oahu STATE Hawaii Kahoolawe Kauai TOTAL PLASTIC----------------------------------------------------------------------- Bags Trash 970 604 56 5951 877 8458 Salt 18 22 5 267 6 318 Other 446 515 18 7212 9-70 9161 Bottles Beverage 389 962 175 2583 743 4852 Bleach 91 295 361 819 349 1915 Oil 109 108 33 498 105 853 Other 114 231 184 1157 185 1871 Buckets 85 116 155 363 102 821 Caps/lids 745 1322 396 7891 1429 11783 Cigarette butts 1967 1671 396 23427 1082 28543 Cups/straws 1105 1191 346 13479 1311 17432 Diapers 185 191 1 797 159 1333 Lighters 82 77 31 663 108 961 Fishing line 494 245 5 2860 690 4294 Net Long 45 130 162 619 154 1110 Short 23 171 83 1015 349 1641 Floats, lures 112 122 206 454 1103 1997 Hardhats 13 3 5 14 3 38 Lightsticks 60 10 6 275 39 390 Milk/water jugs 233 156 63 810 197 1459 Pieces 1402 2695 6718 25450 4478 40743 Pipe thread 15 21 1 288 26 351 Rope Long 111 156 248 1100 333 1948 Short 174 205 363 3103 545 4390 Sheeting Long 53 16 17 144 67 297 Short 33 38 1 359 33 464 6-pack holders 222 327 96 1524 383 2552 Strapping bands 36 172 124 947 224 1503 Syringes 3 6 4 150 15 178 Tampon app. 32 39 13 289 51 424 Toys 47 65 25 942 120 1199 Vegetable sacks 90 111 1 488 128 818 Write protector 6 19 6 184 12 227 Other 425 739 138 3592 587 5481 GLASS------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bottles Beverage 2690 1493 83 9735 1798 15799 Food 56 116 10 320 48 550 Other 92 8 6 105 35 246 Light tubes 1 1 9 54 30 95 Light bulbs 11 4 8 196 58 277 Pieces 2668 1809 11 19446 1586 25520 Other 195 20 2 786 36 1039 STYROFOAM --------------------------------------------------------------------- Buoys 62 88 457 638 271 1516 Cups 658 720 30 6632 1033 9073 Egg Cartons 60 34 4 252 23 373 Fast-food 508 921 25 3811 597 5862 Meat trays 239 244 12 1319 385 2199 Pieces Large 248 589 294 3267 628 5026 Small 909 1559 1348 16392 2003 22211 Other 51 81 43 1382 115 1672 109 Maui Oahu STATE Hawaii Kahoolawe Kauai TOTAL RUBBER ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Balloons 104 57 28 971 54 1214 Gloves 32 31 0 175 21 259 Tires 31 64 9 206 109 419 Other 443 419 309 3548 586 5305 METAL ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bottle caps 2113 878 89 4952 828 8860 Cans Aerosol 161 148 7 651 145 1112 Beverage 1905 1559 67 5002 1365 9898 Food 158 226 2 775 185 1346 Other 125 136 0 687 154 1102 Crab/fish traps 28 7 1 21 76 133 Drums Rusty 12 11 1 117 16 157 New 1 5 0 9 0 15 Pieces 295 246 9 1846 397 2793 Pull tabs 424 171 1 1464 202 2262 Wire 155 89 2 1003 179 1428 Other 236 249 7 2344 254 3090 PAPER ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bags 369 347 3 1453 345 2517 Cardboard 310 215 1 112 289 1927 Cartons 295 263 2 1154 269 1983 Cups 385 396 5 2781 593 4160 Newspaper 107 128 1 966 219 1421 Pieces 1349 1345 5 8670 1346 12715 Other 282 200 2 2200 524 3208 WOOD -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crab/lobster traps 0 3 0 13 12 28 Crates 2 4 0 67 9 82 Pallets 17 9 1 133 9 169 pieces 403 243 16 3300 319 4281 Other 38 93 7 763 103 1004 CLOTH --------------------------------------------------------------------.7--.. Clothing 318 426 30 2520 396 3690 TOTAL ITEMS/ZONE 28481 28406 13389 222952 34613 327841 110 �~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~. TAK PRIDE GULF WID HELP KEEP FO)URCHON SEA CLEAN *oomrojjfv U.S. DPT. OFT HE I N'TERIOR MIINERALSMANAGEMENT sERVICE r4 cooprRAUGN W LAFOURCHE PARISH Villerie Reggio, of the US. Minerals Management Service, helped dclean Fourchon Beach as part of Louisiana's Adopt-A-Beach program. 112 LOUISIANA September 23, 1989 Coordinated By: Barbara Colthrap 3,450 Volunteers Louisiana Department of Culture, 67 Miles Cleaned Recreation and Tourism 110,000 Pounds of Debris Collected P.O. Box 94291 76,870 Debris Items Reported Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9291 (504) 342-8148 Beachsweep '89 was the most successful beach cleanup to date with 3,450 people signing in with zone coordinators. The volunteers picked up 55 tons of trash and debris and covered 67 miles of coastline. Grand Isle had 1,200 people; Fourchon, 647; Cameron 659; and others were at Acadiana, Timbalier and Chandelier Islands. Barbara Colthrap 113 PERCENT COMPOSITION OF LOUISIANA'S BEACH DEBRIS: Plastic 70.53% Cloth 1,26% Rubber 1.38% Wood 2.21% Paper 5.48% i i i iM ii iMetal 9.02% Glass 10,13% LOUISIANA'S 1989 DIRTY DOZEN: Total Number Percent of Total Reported Debris Collected 1. plastic caps and lids 5,620 7.31 2. plastic pieces 5,361 6.97 3. foamed plastic cups 4,787 6.22 4. glass beverage bottles 4,454 5.79 5. small foamed plastic pieces 4,093 5.32 6. plastic milk/water gallon jugs 3,569 4.64 7. metal beverage cans 3,050 3.96 8. plastic beverage bottles 2,932 3.81 9. plastic trash bags 2,481 3.22 10. plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws 2,236 2.91 11. plastic bleach, cleaner bottles 1,971 2.56 12. plastic rope (2 feet or shorter) 1,961 2.55 TOTAL 42,515 55.26 114 MAJOR TYPES AND SOURCES OF LOUISIANA'S BEACH DEBRIS: p 18.00 16.12 1 r 16.00- 1.97 c 18.97 a 6 n 14.00- t 11.40 12.00- 10.00- t t 8.00 -_ 6.00- 3.30 d 4.00- 3.30 b t2.00-.18 0.11 0.00 - Bottlea/Cans Galley Flah/Boat Operational Sewage Medical MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS OF DEBRIS IN EACH ZONE: Zone Name Percent Plastic Most Prevalent Debris Item Reported Fourchon Beach 24.39 glass beverage bottles Grand Isle 78.87 plastic pieces Isles Dernieres 71.47 plastic milk, water gallon jugs Rutherford Beach 73.22 plastic caps, lids Grand Terre 65.83 metal beverage cans Timbalier Island 70.68 plastic caps, lids Fourchon Beach (Minerals Management Ser.) 64.58 glass beverage bottles STRANDED AND/OR ENTANGLED WILDLIFE REPORTED: None reported. MOST PECULIAR DEBRIS ITEMS REPORTED: Fourchon Beach truck body, carburetor, plasma bag, license (paper), birth control pills, fan belt, three douche bottles, lawn mower grass catcher, toilet seat Grand Island radio tube, ladies bra, walkman headset, television, chemical bottle, bath tub, pool cleaner, bags of white powder, coconut, porpoise head with orange teeth, fire hose, linoleum Isles Dernieres food ration container, rod and reel, 5-gallon Texaco bucket Rutherford Beach wallet with identification, eight air conditioner motors, 1979 Ford Granada, 1974 Pinto Grand Terre disposable douche, wood picture frame Timbalier Island refrigerator, plastic baby head, Hummingbird depth finder, unopened can of beer Fourchon Beach (Minerals automobile fender skirt, paint roller, foreign medical tube Mangement Service) * not all items indicated as peculiar by volunteers are listed above. FOR INFORMATION ON LOUISIANA'S 1990 BEACH CLEANUP CONTACT: Barbara Colthrap Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism P.O. Box 94291 Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9291 (504) 342-8148 CLEANUP DATE: Saturday, September 22, 1990 116 1989 National Beach Cleanup LOUISIANA Raw Data Summary Grand Island Rutherford Timbalier STATE Fourchon Beach Isles Dernieres Grand Terre Minerals Mgmt. TOTAL PLASTIC-------------------------------------------------------- __--__-___________--__-_ Bags Trash 1169 439 82 215 48 191 337 2481 Salt 73 25 23 45 4 27 18 215 Other 762 268 53 249 18 65 120 1535 Bottles Beverage 911 331 304 208 239 734 205 2932 Bleach 595 153 202 130 346 489 56 1971 Oil 275 107 61 40 228 223 19 953 Other 410 114 141 120 60 324 41 1210 Buckets 120 42 40 35 25 180 7 449 Caps/lids 1179 1560 288 704 544 1200 145 5620 Cigarette butts 176 209 4 3 0 0 137 529 Cups/straws 745 492 93 87 54 480 285 2236 Diapers 78 24 3 16 0 13 33 167 Lighters 115 108 22 143 19 150 38 595 Fishing line 144 76 11 38 60 48 40 417 Net Long 45 21 6 19 17 43 9 160 Short 40 37 3 16 5 39 12 152 Floats, lures 97 80 25 36 35 91 20 384 Hardhats 13 2 10 5 3 15 1 49 Lightsticks 109 124 43 155 0 378 16 825 milk/water jugs 1050 453 365 258 510 788 145 3569 Pieces 1182 1630 224 686 670 613 356 5361 Pipe thread 35 55 7 17 0 47 0 161 Rope Long 504 322 90 232 61 319 123 1651 Short 469 417 113 416 71 301 174 1961 Sheeting Long 52 54 4 38 3 28 7 186 Short 50 76 12 48 6 63 11 266 6-pack holders 325 183 32 188 36 193 65 1022 Strapping bands 134 80 26 123 5 230 31 629 Syringes 16 20 6 21 1 17 3 84 Tampon app. 38 42 5 21 0 29 2 137 Toys 74 41 16 15 10 79 16 251 Vegetable sacks 35 12 5 20 2 16 7 97 Write protector 21 43 6 11 0 15 3 99 Other 230 189 86 156 41 164 65 931 GLASS------------------------------- ____________________---____________________________- Bottles Beverage 1419 467 253 387 712 787 429 4454 Food 155 66 76 95 33 268 23 716 Other 39 16 28 14 19 88 1 205 Light tubes 29 20 37 28 21 138 1 274 Light bulbs 118 105 139 84 97 429 13 985 Pieces 588 170 20 98 27 106 85 1094 Other 11 6 7 13 5 9 5 56 STYROFOAM------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Buoys 254 52 40 34 43 132 18 573 Cups 1371 1014 291 193 730 956 232 4787 Egg Cartons 229 128 82 94 55 302 25 915 Fast-food 323 162 60 38 82 222 92 979 Meat trays 647 338 118 75 64 368 95 1705 Pieces Large 550 302 88 75 121 331 59 1526 Small 1239 1378 170 309 106 607 284 4093 Other 66 136 37 26 15 61 11 352 117 Grand Island Rutherford Timbalier STATE Fourchon Beach Isles Dernieres Grand Terre Minerals Mgmt. TOTAL RUBBER------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Balloons 16 12 2 43 13 13 0 99 Gloves 83 19 23 69 12 113 36 355 Tires 60 22 6 13 6 21 4 132 Other 177 86 27 41 6 115 20 472 METAL---------------------------------------------------------------------- Bottle caps 235 97 29 44 65 233 59 762 Cans Aerosol 409 128 104 98 65 410 30 1244 Beverage 676 248 253 228 765 744 136 3050 Food 115 28 26 28 37 58 27 319 Other 151 85 34 26 59 45 22 422 Crab/fish traps 6 9 12 2 12 7 5 53 Drums Rusty 52 15 7 15 2 23 4 118 New 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 Pieces 132 45 9 47 4 41 15 293 Pull tabs 82 23 6 23 0 15 24 173 Wire 73 32 1 18 0 12 46 182 Other 83 70 9 38 17 8 90 315 PAPER--------------------------------------------------------------- Bags 393 62 9 22 1 42 60 589 Cardboard 226 77 13 17 16 32 47 428 Cartons 234 66 8 24 8 91 54 485 Cups 210 91 19 37 43 138 37 575 Newspaper 134 33 3 3 1 2 10 186 Pieces 750 349 38 70 8 75 225 1515 Other 174 49 7 36 1 1 166 434 WOOD-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crab/lobster traps 21 12 0 10 0 3 0 46 Crates 19 9 5 9 2 31 0 75 Pallets 12 16 18 7 2 22 0 77 Pieces 474 355 17 168 133 178 23 1348 Other 28 56 5 11 23 21 5 149 CLOTH------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clothing 474 134 48 94 36 65 120 971 TOTAL ITEMS/ZONE 23809 14417 4596 7318 6588 14956 5186 76870 118 Maine's volunteers were part of a Gulf-wide cleanup including Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, Canada. 120 MAINE ~~~IT'S SHORE WORTH SAVING September 23, 1989 Coordinated By: Flis Schauffler 2,800 Volunteers Maine Coastal Program 176 Miles Cleaned State Planning Office 18,000 Pounds of Debris Collected 184 State Street 121,342 Debris Items Reported State House Station 38 Augusta, ME 04333 (207) 289-3261 Maine's 1989 Coastal Cleanup expanded on the success of past years, attracting a record turnout of 2,800 volunteers (double the number that participated in '88). Nine tons of debris were removed from 176 miles of shoreline. The average amount of debris per mile along Maine's shore was 103, down from 133 in 1988. We're hoping that this is due to people discarding less, but it may be a result of Hurricane Gabrielle that hit a week or two before the cleanup. The amount of trash averaged 137 pounds per mile south of Freeport, 105 pounds per mile along the midcoast, and 73 pounds per mile downeast. This difference may be attributed to the predominant habitats (sand beach and saltmarsh "attract" more debris than the rocky shore downeast) and to numbers of shore visitors and boaters. In addition to the trash collected, there were 13 dead gulls found (two entangled and one that had swallowed a fish hook and line). Several foreign items of debris were also found, many of which were from Canada. For the first time in the cleanup's five-year history, the Marine Coastal Program initiated a Gulf- wide cleanup effort involving concurrent cleanups in Maine, Massachusetts, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, and Nova Scotia. Approximately 7,000 volunteers turned out from Cape Cod Bay to the Bay of Fundy, despite poor weather conditions. This international initiative attracted significant media attention and helped promote public awareness of the Gulf as a resource at risk. The most important aspects of this year's cleanup were the international cooperation; the number of children involved (five times as many as last year); and the release of a new publication entitled Charting Our Course, an activity guide for teachers (grades 6-12) on water quality in the Gulf of Maine. In addition, more than a dozen businesses supported the cleanup effort, donating over $7,000 worth of goods and services. Thank you to all who participated in making the '89 Coastal Cleanup Maine's largest ever! Flis Schauffler PERCENT COMPOSITION OF MAINE'S BEACH DEBRIS: Plastic 56.41% ------t!---- -=_. , "'""_" Cloth 1,39% Wood 2.41% Rubber 4,11% Paper 9.23% Glass 15.86% Metal 10,59% MAINE'S 1989 DIRTY DOZEN: Total Number Percent of Total Reported Debris Collected 1. glass pieces 14,232 11.72 2. plastic pieces 8,687 7.16 3. small foamed plastic pieces 8,272 6.81 4. paper pieces 5,909 4.87 5. foamed plastic cups 4,550 3.75 6. miscellaneous plastic bags 4,472 3.68 7. plastic caps, lids 4,017 3.31 8. metal beverage cans 3,903 3.22 9. glass beverage bottles 3,618 2.98 10. plastic rope (2 feet or shorter) 3,528 2.91 11. cigarette butts 3,452 2.84 12. plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws 3,445 2.83 TOTAL 68,085 56.08 122 MAJOR TYPES AND SOURCES OF MAINE'S BEACH DEBRIS: P 12.00- 11.22 *12.00- r 10.04 G * 10.00- n t o 8.00- a t a t 6,0O- ~~~~5.44 I 4.00 - d 2.04 0.41 0.02 0.00- Bottle/Can Fish/Boat Galley Operational Sewage Medical MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS OF DEBRIS IN EACH ZONE: Zone Name Percent Plastic Most Prevalent Debris Item Reported Eastport/Lubec 59.85 metal beverage cans Cutler 60.69 plastic caps, lids Jonesport 57.85 small foamed plastic pieces Addison/Harrington 61.21 plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws Steuben 66.63 plastic pieces Schoodic 66.16 plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws Sullivan 50.22 glass pieces Lamoine 37.14 glass pieces Cranberry Isles (and Long Island) 77.32 plastic pieces Mount Desert Island 53.99 glass pieces Deer Isle 69.20 plastic pieces Cape Rosier Region (Brooksville, Sedgewick) 69.25 small foamed plastic pieces Castine 49.41 glass pieces Blue Hill/Surry 75.57 small foamed plastic pieces Searsport/Stockton Springs 52.26 small foamed plastic pieces Bangor 57.49 paper pieces Penobscot Bay Islands 55.59 glass pieces Belfast/Northport 68.04 miscellaneous plastic bags 123 MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS OF DEBRIS IN EACH ZONE (continued): Zone Name Percent Plastic Most Prevalent Debris Item Reported Lincolnville Beach 59.72 plastic pieces Camden 56.64 glass pieces Rockland (and Port Clyde) 67.42 foamed plastic cups Thomaston Region (Cushing, St. George) 66.34 small foamed plastic pieces Waldoboro 54.42 glass pieces Damariscotta Region (Newcastle, Bristol, Bremen) 63.22 plastic pieces Wiscasset 100.00 plastic six-pack rings Georgetown 53.24 glass pieces Phippsburg 24.22 glass pieces Brunswick 25.91 glass pieces Casco Bay Islands 43.88 plastic pieces Freeport 63.91 foamed plastic cups Yarmouth 60.99 plastic rope (2 feet or shorter) Chebeague Island 35.48 metal pieces Portland/Falmouth 35.71 metal bottle caps South Portland/Cape Elizabeth 42.56 glass pieces Scarborough 76.92 plastic rope (longer than 2 feet) Saco 73.73 plastic oil, lube bottles Old Orchard Beach 46.42 glass pieces Wells 55.31 plastic rope (longer than 2 feet) York 70.26 plastic milk, water gallon jugs Kittery/Eliot 56.78 glass pieces STRANDED AND/OR ENTANGLED WILDLIFE REPORTED: Debris Related Other Reports seagull entangled in wire 3 dead seals skate entangled in fishing line 1 dead red fox dead bird with head caught inside 2 dead seagulls plastic milk jug 9 dead other birds seagull ingested fish on hook (fishing rod, line 1 dead shark and hook attached to dead seagull) seagull skeleton with wad of string in throat and protruding out beak MOST PECULIAR DEBRIS ITEMS REPORTED: Eastport/Lubec bottle with note from Boothbay Harbor "Hello from Rick and Claudine," New Brunswick aquaculture salmon tag, Mickey Mouse night light, television, windshield, nuclear filter, Cutler salmon band from Canada, pantyhose Addison/Harrington plastic Easter egg Steuben barnacle-covered sneaker, sled, sanitary napkin Sullivan rat repellant pellets, fire hose, bug-filled sock Mount Desert Island waterbed mattress, sink Deer Isle storm door Castine engine block, sea sled, foil windmill Camden gas pedal, bedpost, New Brunswick aquaculture salmon band Rockland shopping cart, bra, po m-pom 124 MOST PECULIAR DEBRIS ITEMS REPORTED (continued): Thomaston Region ice machine door Georgetown salmon tag from New Brunswick, sled, steering wheel, shopping cart Casco Bay Islands hair dryer, caulk gun Freeport car transmission '* not all items indicated as peculiar by volunteers are listed above. FOR INFORMATION ON MAINE'S 1990 BEACH CLEANUP CONTACT: Flis Schauffler Maine Coastal Program 18 State Street ;State'House Station 38 Augusta, ME 04333 (207) 289-:3261 CLEANUP DATE: Saturday, September 29, 1990 125 19B9 National Beach Cleanup MAINE Raw Data Summaw Cutler Addison Schoodic Lamoine Mt.Desert Cape Rosier Blue Hill Bangor Belfast Ca~den Eastport Jonesport Steuben Sullivan Cranberr7 Is. Deer Is)e Castine Searsport Penobscot Lincolnville .................................................................................................................................................................. PLASTIC ........................................................................................................................................................... Bags Trash 82 2 4 2 4 0 34 1 7 91 51 BB 24 3B 36 0 131 93 7 60 Salt IS IS 2 ! 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 2 0 12 3 . 0 3 Other 116 12 0 5 13 0 26 0 40 160 69 109 $B 91 23 0 71 7B 4 7B Bottles Beverage 203 19 3 6 197 0 1 0 3 99 57 63 14 35 68 0 103 110 10 46 Bleach a6 34 3 4 106 0 1 0 3 29 36 2B 0 t3 10 0 49 34 12 21 Oil 118 29 10 7 252 0 0 0 0 54 86 36 0 16 34 0 84 lS 9 56 Other 39 1 0 I 39 0 0 0 0 70 15 47 38 11 5 0 16 21 8 27 Buckets 33 4 0 0 17 ! 0 0 0 11 8 3 0 9 2 0 B ? 0 3 Caps/lids 161 10 3 4 20 5 ? 2 21 95 84 56 55 48 118 0 102 53 9 76 Cigarette butts 0 0 0 0 0 o 13 o 0 54 I 87 38 0 36 0 204 0 o 3 Cups/straws 46 B i 2 3 0 10 3 6 6B 10 25 lB 31 79 0 56 49 7 49 Diapers 21 2 0 0 0 O 0 0 0 2 3 � 2 0 0 0 17 32 0 2 Lighters 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 0 B 9 0 10 15 0 B Fishing line 7 0 0 O 20 0 ! 0 I 16 12 1 2 4 I 0 7 7 0 10 Net Long 14 1 O 0 7 0 I 0 0 29 5 2 0 2 0 0 7 3 0 4 Short 15 11 0 2 10 0 3 0 2 77 4 3 0 7 4 0 20 O 3 6 Floats, lures B 3 0 0 I 0 0 0 0 7 6 5 0 5 10 O 7 13 0 3 Hardhats 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Lightsticks 0 2 0 0 7 0 I 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 Milk/water jugs 90 39 3 6 87 I 1 1 0 17 34 22 4 9 24 0 42 30 12 33 Pieces 310 22 0 12 22 0 2 0 56 145 100 379 5 298 130 0 253 141 7 62 Pipe thread I I 0 0 12 O 1 0 O 14 5 2 0 6 4 0 3 5 0 0 Rope Long 132 10 37 0 37 7 0 0 9 186 48 4B 0 21 7 0 86 37 I1 45 Short 204 25 8 10 15 3 2 0 16 629 40 30 3 20 20 0 120 34 I0 56 Sheetrig Long 18 5 15 0 I 2 0 0 5 I1 2B 6 0 2 4 0 11 15 2 B Short 17 15 0 0 0 I 0 0 13 24 42 I0 0 7 20 0 19 4B 0 23 &-pack holders 2B B 5 2 2 0 0 2 I 7 24 33 2 11 20 3 22 13 I B Strapping bands 64 6 I2 15 7 0 0 0 0 B 5 5 2 9 B 0 20 15 0 6 Syringes 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Tampon app. 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 [2 0 2 13 0 16 4 ! 3 Toys 14 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 7 3 4 I 0 14 0 9 19 B 4 Vegetable sacks 12 I 20 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 $ 13 0 3 4 0 lB 4 O B3 Write protector 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 3 0 0 4 3 5 0 Other 65 I 3 B 7 0 5 0 3 34 65 58 1 60 27 0 47 87 9 14 Cutler Addison Schoodic Lamoine Mt.Desert Cape Rosier Blue Hill Bangor Belfast Camden Eastport Jonesport Steuben Sullivan Cranberry Is. Deer Isle Cast!he Searsport Penobscot Lincolnville .................................................................................................................................................................. GLASS ............................................................................................................................................................. Bottles n~ve~age 206 23 4 3 35 0 2 S 10 60 53 161 & 78 54 0 82 85 4 37 Food 29 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 13 0 7 0 0 8 10 ! ! Other 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 36 0 20 I 0 B 46 0 2 Light tubes ! 0 0 I 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ! 0 0 Light bulbs 16 ! 0 I 2 0 o 0 8 0 2 2 1 I 3 0 2 3 2 2 Pieces 400 6 15 SS 16 0 111 O 27 193 39 718 439 2037 528 0 156 424 � 35 Other 27 S 0 1 7 0 0 0 4 63 1 200 4 123 O 0 7 3B 1 8 .................................................................................................................................................................. SIYROFDAM ......................................................................................................................................................... Buoys 14 5 2 6 243 0 3 0 3 55 43 29 0 7 5 0 83 32 14 39 Cups 1B3 38 10 15 18 0 18 2 6 175 12B B3 20 55 166 0 79 150 27 224 Egg Cartons 9 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 I 2 0 12 2 0 2 I ! 3 Fast-food 69 7 0 0 10 0 24 4 0 20 10 � O 32 14 0 11 45 4 34 Meat trays 41 O 0 2 S 0 0 O 0 10 2 B O 7 it 0 12 J4 0 26 Pieces Large I67 7 12 4 45 0 1 0 5 59 49 35 1 22 91 0 47 112 21 BB Small 417 30 20 B 61 0 8 0 I9 121 64 90 3 24 179 0 113 144 67 129 Other 30 0 0 0 2 O 0 0 I 20 11 7 0 5 0 0 32 4 I 3 .................................................................................................................................................................. RUBBER ............................................................................................................................................................ Balloons !I 6 0 0 ! 0 0 0 0 6 7 lS ? 9 19 0 16 7 2 13 Gloves 25 2 2 4 14 1 0 2 0 19 14 4 0 18 7 0 23 4 2 2 Tires 20 2 7 J 5 1 6 0 2 4 3 11 0 5 7 0 8 14 5 7 Other 99 I 2 7 33 0 2 0 13 96 20 53 21 56 39 0 5B 21 3 26 .................................................................................................................................................................. HETAL .............................................................................................................................................................. Bottle caps 86 [4 3 0 6 0 7 6 25 61 10 29 114 lB 33 O 105 5! ! 13 Cans Aerosol 16 9 0 0 32 0 1 O 12 20 13 31 0 16 14 0 17 16 I B Beverage 136 31 32 5 !44 3 3 S 33 135 55 60 13 53 26 0 123 44 29 93 Food 92 2 0 & 17 0 4 O 15 27 $ 4 0 6 16 0 15 6 0 15 Other 23 0 0 I 8 0 1! 0 3l 23 5 109 4 0 4 0 !7 38 4 6 Crab/fish traps 0 0 2 0 13 0 0 0 2 2 4 2 0 i 1 0 0 2 0 I Drums Rusty � 0 O I 4 0 0 O 7 4 I 2 0 3 S 0 3 9 0 2 New 0 O 0 0 0 0 0 O O 0 0 0 0 0 7 O 2 I 0 O Pieces 149 7 20 4 42 0 6 0 108 34 22 90 4 76 II 0 60 62 O 26 Pull tabs 31 8 lO 0 0 O 0 0 1 8 I 4 19 S 15 0 20 & 0 6 Wire 39 2 7 5 9 0 I 0 16 4 100 II 0 11 ? 0 13 19 0 4 Other 148 2 1 12 7 0 11 0 9 38 89 48 32 59 17 0 29 21 3 49 Cutler Addison Schoodic La~one MtDe~et Cape Rosier glue Hill Bangor Belfast Canden Eastport Jonesport Steuben Sullivan Cranberry Is, Deer isle Castine Searsport Penobscot Lincoinvi[[e Bags 56 0 6 0 I 0 7 2 1 33 9 13 34 37 1 4 0 7 31 0 !6 Cardboard 35 0 Q 0 0 0 t3 ! 7 11 3 2 5 11 3 0 38 24 1 26 Cartons 53 4 0 1 12 0 3 I a 33 7 0 20 t9 0 2 1 ! 9 ! 17 Cup$ 20 0 0 0 0 B 3 I 20 2 6 it !3 it 0 it 47 2 17 Newspaper 23 0 0 0 0 0 4 O 0 10 2 41 2 O 3 2C 0 a 9 0 5 Pieces 244 2 5 10 4 0 30 0 1 207 63 67 68 149 109 0 139 78 6 67 Other 25 2 0 2 a 10 IO 0 5 53 8 ii i5 17 to 0 O 12 15 0 13 Crab/lobster traps ! O ! O 0 to 0 0 a 0 49 17 9 0 5 I 0 4 tO 0 1 Crates 5 0 o & 0 o 0 0 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 7 3 ! Paliets 3 I 0 0 3 0 ! O 2 14 4 2 0 8 I O O 3 1 tO Pieces 46 24 {0 4 2 O 2 2 6 14 a i6 25 25 7 i4 0 91 51 38 27 other 22 2 0 S0 0 0 ! 2i 24 4 1 17 2 0 5 ! 3 i t 63 Clothing 69 4 12 lB 15 1 4 0 30 160 30 66 4 38 17 O a t 23 a 30 ----------E= ...0= = = - - ---------------- ...~==~=-====t==-=~ =~C=~=~~= -------39~==7t -------0---------- 1989 National Beach Cleanup MAINE Raw Data Summary Thomaston Oamariscotta Georgetown Drunswick Freeport Cheabeague S.PoTtIand Saco WeH~ KiLterr STATE Rockland WaidoboTo Wicasset Phippsburg Casco Bay Yarmouth Portland Scarborough Old Orchard York TOTAL .............................................................................................................. . ........................................................................... PLASTIC ................................................................................................................................................................................... Bags Trash 381 97 54 35 104 8 23 415 13 203 331 85 82 380 25 BO 2 33 82 lOB 3320 Salt B 11 O 0 O 0 l 12 O 34 6 29 2 5 3 4 0 I 0 2 179 Other 286 251 112 33 83 11 38 700 6 321 309 362 78 321 51 115 53 161 51 177 4472 Dotties Bey. 125 33 36 80 5 32 327 39 83 119 115 49 85 19 48 2 53 108 226 2731 81each 80 42 18 16 13 3 8 69 22 45 36 80 7 42 0 7 0 3 24 137 1101 oil 126 87 38 66 9 3 13 105 30 35 64 135 4 20 3 14 0 6 10 106 1679 Other 89 I0 5 3 30 3 6 64 I0 37 33 52 21 43 6 99 I 25 36 Z4 985 Buckets 16 9 5 2 5 I 4 22 I 56 18 19 17 8 2 3 0 5 6 16 321 Caps/lids 268 131 27 52 91 18 228 420 32 182 264 178 81 238 51 158 37 190 268 182 4017 Cigarette butts 129 40 0 0 60 19 12 826 O 193 95 8 131 ?Ol 62 0 417 0 8 115 3452 Cups/straws 188 56 3 8 139 12 74 295 7 87 145 177 68 348 135 164 290 206 437 t35 3445 Diapers 14 O I 1 4 I 7 4 0 2 S 4 6 19 2 5 0 I 8 8 !78 Lighters 6 4 4 7 2 2 15 26 3 17 22 '9 10 16 0 I0 I 20 45 22 306 Fishing line 30 3 2 4 18 3 8 15 4 I 8 4 4 28 12 33 0 20 39 57 382 Net Long 47 11 2 5 0 0 12 13 0 7 8 4 2 22 20 13 0 I 3 45 289 Short 58 20 3 I0 7 I 28 51 0 29 20 29 7 51 32 28 0 5 27 71 652 Floats, lures 11 33 0 6 13 2 14 lB 4 0 B 12 5 9 6 9 0 3 8 30 259 Hardhats 19 O 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 25 Lightsticks 2 0 I 0 0 0 6 5 0 0 2 0 2 3 1 3 0 I O 2 46 Milk/water jugs I12 60 8 8 19 1 24 100 35 70 39 100 16 31 10 13 4 B 28 51 !192 Pieces 568 231 56 67 218 17 597 996 15 694 620 824 127 544 69 351 141 203 93 312 8687 Pipe thread 6 2 4 0 0 0 0 45 0 I 4 4 0 lB 0 B I 0 3 24 169 Rope Long 233 114 7 27 20 4 38 94 7 34 62 85 12 74 40 138 ! 44 48 150 1953 Short 368 92 20 38 55 9 41 167 !3 60 84 130 20 216 74 258 3 183 144 308 3528 Sheeting Long 31 32 3 0 I0 0 2 19 8 9 17 74 3 24 1 7 0 2 7 17 399 Short 43 86 12 0 29 0 5 34 6 34 49 79 6 14 1 5 I 5 91 lB 7S7 6-pack holders 34 22 7 I 7 2 9 51 0 I1 42 25 17 I? 3 7 I 8 3! 9 498 Strapping bands 58 29 3 5 29 0 3 42 2 47 55 33 8 34 26 30 2 14 27 45 674 Syringes 0 O 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 O 19 Tampon app. 25 3 0 1 2 1 13 30 6 17 42 19 63 94 S 25 I 14 22 46 503 Toys 6 9 4 9 7 4 16 32 0 16 16 14 B 19 21 35 I0 54 27 36 433 Vegetable sacks 20 19 3 I 6 0 3 9& 2 41 22 24 5 17 2 16 0 2 12 16 474 Write protector 8 2 O I 3 0 3 34 O 4 7 1 16 7 I 2 I 0 17 O 133 Other 160 47 23 23 57 4 I17 291 2 73 118 I01 41 135 45 65 17 136 28 93 2070 Thomaston DamaFiscotta Georgetown Brunswick Freeport Cheabeague S.Portland Saco Wells Kittory STATE Rockland Waidoboro Wicasset PhippsbuFg Casco Bay Yarmouth Portland Scarborough Old Orchard York TOTAL ......................................................................................................................................................................................... GLASS .................................................................................................................................................................................... Bottles Bey. 395 79 28 37 29 14 34 561 36 233 192 84 141 423 69 84 4 36 116 115 3618 Food I0 3 0 6 3 0 0 35 4 B 5 10 4 B 0 3 0 0 4 8 191 Other 51 1 0 2 I 0 4 14 0 I 7 0 8 28 0 0 I 0 2 0 245 Light tubes 0 2 0 0 0 0 I 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 I 0 0 0 ! 10 Light bulbs 5 2 I 0 I 0 3 42 0 3 I 3 0 2 0 1 4 0 I 3 117 Pieces 1198 i99 22 107 282 22 18 2525 11 88 755 92 1150 1898 10 99 135 76 61 279 14232 Other 20 1 I 7 9 0 1 121 0 15 19 3 7 125 0 5 0 3 2 3 831 .......................................................................................................................................................................................... STYROFOAM ................................................................................................................................................................................. Buoys 122 65 6 14 11 5 17 105 27 54 67 85 17 41 7 16 0 5 35 116 1404 Cups 356 102 44 29 92 6 41 439 31 193 297 276 111 513 38 105 I 111 141 227 4550 Egg Cartons 5 0 0 I 0 1 2 5 I 6 4 1 I 4 4 I 0 0 I 35 Ill Fast-food 85 12 1 4 14 I 38 128 4 58 69 14 30 81 24 36 7 28 46 58 1017 Meat trays 39 14 10 3 7 0 8 76 1 17 14 24 9 15 9 I 0 4 8 7 405 Pieces Large 177 37 6 26 23 12 61 207 38 222 206 156 47 215 44 47 14 289 61 185 2939 Small 576 106 14 42 15l 49 902 577 78 950 420 416 204 780 106 344 43 325 164 528 8272 Other 53 18 6 3 6 0 4 42 8 14 15 ? 2 123 2 2 3 45 1 50 522 .......................................................................................................................................................................................... RUBBER .................................................................................................................................................................................... Balloons 19 19 1 2 7 31 10 63 0 39 37 15 12 80 6 20 20 46 14 24 536 61oyes 22 175 69 21 11 1 3 450 1 148 52 47 10 72 2 3 0 7 2 33 1272 Tires 19 19 5 I 3 I 3 85 3 9 24 15 I0 37 6 2 0 2 2 5 359 Other 258 lib 26 19 29 6 83 174 1 243 243 117 69 289 56 213 12 110 114 85 2815 .......................................................................................................................................................................................... METAL ..................................................................................................................................................................................... Bottle caps 208 47 0 25 55 B 83 257 0 55 220 B 85 228 40 55 73 61 191 43 2324 Cans Aero. I9 I0 I 0 4 3 8 61 I0 8 9 28 13 15 1 7 2 147 B 28 588 Bey. 152 71 6 32 58 9 66 244 52 274 146 149 65 145 48 143 3 89 212 916 3903 Food 39 6 I I I 0 I 33 4 12 7 6 7 31 18 10 0 3 9 61 475 Other 46 B 2 6 2 3 I 82 11 15 15 12 7 66 3 9 0 29 2 71 674 Crab/fish traps 17 0 1 3 5 2 11 20 0 0 3 0 I 6 3 2 0 1 5 121 231 Orums Rusty 14 2 4 0 0 0 0 11 4 I 6 9 2 37 0 0 0 2 0 8 146 New 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 Pieces 184 63 I 13 18 0 16 85 0 57 39 35 25 74 7 11 3 79 7 135 1581 Pull tabs 40 13 0 16 13 2 14 30 1 16 68 0 9 27 I 16 74 23 28 8 543 Wire 81 10 0 7 6 7 3 85 I 2 12 5 lB 82 4 2 7 19 28 20 599 Other 124 32 3 4 23 20 12 263 O BO 190 77 27 124 II 48 lB 17 80 39 1767 Thomaston Oamariscotta Georgetown Brunswick Freeport Cheabeague S.Portland Saco Wells Kittory STATE Rockland Wa[dqboro Wicasset Phippsburg Casco BaT Yarmouth Portland Scarborough Old Orchard York TOTAL .......................................................................................................................................................................................... PAPER ..................................................................................................................................................................................... Bags 5B 13 7 20 6 7 38 109 B 31 139 14 47 98 7 42 13 52 39 12 1027 Cardboard 72 15 0 14 5 t 9 101 I 16 90 12 29 99 3 19 23 55 42 37 823 Cartons 48 9 5 8 20 2 47 102 5 23 104 21 18 78 2 39 B 29 42 39 866 Cups 37 19 3 2 21 5 75 141 4 28 78 10 31 78 13 14 24 SO 116 20 941 Newspaper lB 5 1 2 S 0 2 36 I 3 28 7 19 37 2 16 7 49 13 19 406 Pieces 324 130 19 35 2% 22 130 761 11 186 459 133 260 869 114 105 200 319 115 142 5909 Other 40 12 24 5 66 4 72 312 ! 32 0 21 39 110 13 45 12 162 48 10 122B .......................................................................................................................................................................................... UOOD ...................................................................................................................................................................................... Crab/lobster traps 24 4 4 7 2 I 6 14 3 3 31 3 7 15 3 B 0 14 17 38 312 Crates 4 2 1 6 0 0 1 13 I 2 6 1 I 5 0 ! 0 I I B O7 Pallets 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 B 0 4 11 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 2 12 106 Pieces I07 146 5 43 45 13 12 214 21 57 124 78 7B 19B 12 46 16 53 48 165 2014 Other 33 21 3 2 ? I 3 16 0 20 lB 6 6 3B I 4 2 26 5 6 411 .......................................................................................................................................................................................... CLOTH ..................................................................................................................................................................................... Clothing 147 74 13 12 18 5 28 147 7 48 69 95 54 134 32 84 7 94 46 64 1691 I k:t e: 7 I7 A refrigerator found on Assateague Island National Seashore required additional help to get off the beach during Maryland's cleanup. Photo courtesy of Assateague Island National Seashore 132 MARYLAND September 9, 1989 Coordinated !By: Judy Johnson 179 Volunteers Committee to Preserve Assateague Island 22 Miles Cleaned 616 Piccadilly Road 36,000 Pounds of Debris Collected Towson, MD 21204 18,167 Debris Items Reported (301) 828-4520 Ilia iFeher :110 West Federal Street 'Snow "Hill, MD (301) 631-2640 'Karen Aspinwall National Aquarium of Baltimore 501 E. Pratt Street Baltimore, MD 21202 (301) 576-3888 The Beach Cleanup on Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland was an inspiring and tremendous day! Everyone was enthusiastic about being able to take part in a hands-on effort to do something about the litter, plastic, and pollution problem. The spirit was contagious and lasted throughout the day. Due to our mailings and press releases, and efforts by the Worcester Environmental Trust, 127 volunteers turned out (induding 12 from the National Aquarium in Baltimore, some from the Telephone Pioneers and Singles Club in Salisbury, nearly 30 from the Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, Philadelphia, 32 from Assateague Mobile Sportsfisherman's Association (AMSA), and about 20 from Assateague State Park and Assateague Island National Seashore, making a total of 179 people, compared to 72 in 1988. All declared it a most satisfying day and look forward to helping next year! More than 18,000 different pieces were collected in Maryland, adding up to a total of 18 tons (10 tons of trash; 8 tons wood and heavy items). The greatest amount of foreign debris came from Mexico, with other items from France, Spain, China, Italy, Holland, Belgium, Iceland, England, Brazil, the Orient, Japan, and Greece. On inquiring why fewer tires were found in Maryland compared to the cleanup on Assateague Island in Virginia, I learned that AMSA had collected all the tires on the Maryland beach in March, a total of 1.5 tons. This would make the total tons for the year of 19.5. The source of these tires are artificial reefs that were placed offshore but have since broken apart. Balloons are another major problem, and National Park Service Director James Ridenour issued a directive in August, stating that the National Park Service will not permit the sale or use of helium balloons within park units unless they can be controlled or recovered. All in all, those who took part in the cleanup found it a rewarding experience, full of camaraderie, and it gave them a feeling that they were doing something really worthwhile and constructive. Judy Johnson 133 PERCENT COMPOSITION OF MARYLAND'S BEACH DEBRIS: Plastic 62,99% il f ,, Cloth 1.48% Rubber 3.88% Wood 5,00% Paper 5.04% Metal 12,91% Glass 8,70% MARYLAND'S 1989 DIRTY DOZEN: Total Number Percent of Total Reported Debris Collected 1. plastic pieces 2,060 11.34 2. metal beverage cans 1,702 9.37 3. small foamed plastic pieces 1,159 6.38 4. plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws 1,139 6.27 5. plastic caps, lids 953 5.24 6. miscellaneous plastic bags 897 4.94 7. glass beverage bottles 831 4.57 8. wood pieces 744 4.09 9. foamed plastic cups 671 3.69 10. plastic beverage bottles 513 2.82 11. paper pieces 494 2.72 12. glass pieces 492 2.71 TOTAL 11,655 64.14 134 MAJOR TYPES AND SOURCES OF MARYLAND'S BEACH DEBRIS: 20.00- 18.16 a r18.00- 0 r 16.00- To n 12.00 - t 14.00- a 1 12.00- t 10.00- o 8.00 - 6.45 .72 6.00-72 d o 4.00- b ~~~~~~~~~~~~~1.41 2.00 0.74 0.04 8 0.00- Bottle/Can Fish/Boat Galley Operational Sewage Medical MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS OF DEBRIS IN EACH ZONE: Data was collected for one zone in Maryland, Assateague Island National Seashore. STRANDED AND/OR ENTANGLED WILDLIFE REPORTED: None reported. MOST PECULIAR DEBRIS ITEMS REPORTED: television tube, car mirror, sanitary napkin, typewriter ribbon, note in a bottle from person in Pennsylvania (finder sent author an Ocean City, Maryland postcard). 135 FOR INFORMATION ON MARYLAND'S 1990 BEACH CLEANUP CONTACT: 'Judy Johnson Committee to Preserve Assateague Island ,616 Piccadilly Road Towson, MD'21204 .(301) 828-4520 CLEANUP DATE:'Satuirday, September 8, 1990 Mayans beach cleanup trucked 18 tons of trash off Assateague Island National seashore. Photo courtesy of Assateague Island National Seashore 136 1989 National Beach Cleanup MARYLAND Raw Data Summary Assateague Island PLASTIC - - - ------------------------- RUBBER ---------------------------------- Bags Trash 466 Balloons 482 Salt 76 Gloves 11 Other 897 Tires 76 Bottles Beverage 513 Other 136 Bleach 178 METAL ----------------------------------- Oil 112 Bottle caps 144 Other 187 Cans Aerosol 94 Buckets 58 Beverage 1702 Caps/lids 953 Food 43 Cigarette butts 55 Other 48 Cups/straws 1139 Crab/fish traps 1 Diapers 10 Drums Rusty 5 Disposable lighters 133 New 0 Fishing line 59 Pieces 116 Net Long 16 Pull tabs 19 Short 10 Wire 55 Floats/lures 198 Other 119 Hardhats I PAPER ----------------------------------- Light sticks 32 Bags 81 Milk/water jugs 292 Cardboard 74 Pieces 2060 Cartons 77 Pipe thread 23 Cups 104 Rope Long 190 Newspaper 10 Short 378 Pieces 494 Sheets Long 54 Other 75 Short 87 WOOD ------------------------------------ 6-pack holders 91 Crab/lobster traps 7 Strapping bands 74 Crates 16 Syringes 7 Pallets 8 Tampon applicators 135 Pieces 744 Toys 181 Other 134 Vegetable sacks 30 CLOTH ----------------------------------- Write protector 8 Clothing 268 Other 382 GLASS ------------------------------.-.----------------------------------... Bottles Beverage 831 Food 159 TOTAL ITEMS/ZONE 18167 Other 5 Light tubes 9 Light bulbs 64 Pieces 492 Other 21 STYROFOAM- ------------------------- Buoys 16 Cups 671 Egg cartons 24 Fast-food 8ea Heat trays 50 Pieces Large 262 Small 1159 Other 96: 137 MASSACHUSEMrS .Coastweeks 89 Massachusetts September 23, 1989 Coordinated By: Anne Smrcina 3,000 Volunteers Coastal Zone Management Program 200 Miles Cleaned 100 Cambridge Street, 20th Floor 56,000 Pounds of Debris Collected Boston, MA 02202 211,758 Debris Items Reported (617) 727-9530 Results of Coastsweep '89 show a heightened environmental awareness and concern among all age groups in Massachusetts. Almost 3,000 individuals cleared 28 tons of debris from approximately 200 miles of shoreline, with volunteers ranging from second graders to senior citizens. Forty-nine coastal communities had at least some part of their shoreline cleaned during the coastal cleanup effort. Of particular note was the prominent role students played in the cleanup--at Scusset Beach students from the Hoxie School (Bourne) second grade and their parents hosted the cleanup. Fourth graders from Osterville Bay School scoured Sandy Neck Beach in Barnstable, while fifth and sixth graders from Falmouth's Morse Pond School made beaches in their town more beautiful. Over 50 students from Tufts University joined the Revere Beach cleanup and Boston College students traveled to Nahant. Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts, and Brownie troops all took part in various local events. At Monomoy Island, an ideal location to study water-borne debris due to the low number of visitors to this National Wildlife Refuge, 11 volunteers picked up 1,455 items, of which 68 percent was plastic. Prominent among the debris items were plastic bags, rope, plastic caps and lids, plastic and glass bottles, and metal cans. Plastic tampon applicators were found in abundance along many Boston Harbor beaches, including the kick-off cleanup at Revere. Even Monomoy had 19 of these "beach whistles." Inadequate sewage treatment plants and combined sewer overflows in Boston are the source of this problem. Many six-pack rings made of degradable plastic were found to be brittle and broke apart when handled. New legislation requiring a 60-day degradation period will further lessen the threat to marine animals from these plastic rings. Again, as last year, medical debris was a minuscule portion of the total number of items retrieved, and most of the syringes found were probably associated with shoreside drug use. Polystyrene foam collected at five locations will be washed, shredded and processed into pellets to be reused in other plastic items by Plastics Again, Inc. in Leominster, Massachusetts--the first polystyrene foam recycling operation in the nation. On Nantucket Island a recycling committee sorted through all the collected debris and found significant amounts of recyclable glass, metal, paper and plastic. A "thank you" is extended from CZM to all cleanup leaders, participants, and corporate donations including Sonoco Products and Mobil Chemical for bags; Samuel Perkins Medical Supply Company and Damon Clinical Laboratories for latex gloves; Waste Management of North America for trash removal; and'WBZ-TV 4 (Boston) and WLNE-TV 6 (Providence/New Bedford) for their sponsorship of the cleanup campaign. Anne Smrcina 139 PERCENT COMPOSITION OF MASSACHUSSETTS' BEACH DEBRIS: Plastic 64.13% Cloth 1,32% Wood 2.65% institutilRusbber 2.89% Metal 9.13% Paper 10.65% Glass 9.23% MASSACHUSETTS' 1989 DIRTY DOZEN: Total Number Percent of Total � Reported Debris Collected 1. plastic pieces 19,680 9.29 2. small foamed plastic pieces 14,174 6.69 3. glass pieces 13,898 -656 4. plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws 13,348 6.30 5. paper pieces 10,;684 5.05 6. cigarette butts 10,266 4.85 '7. plastic caps, lids 10,210 4.82 8. miscellaneous plastic bags 8,375 3.95 9. metal beverage cans 8,223 3.88 10. plastic rope iQ feet or shorter) 6,646 3.14 11. plastic tampon applicators .6,455 3.05 12. foamed plastic cups 5,883 2.78 TOTAL 127,842 60.37 140 MAJOR TYPES AND SOURCES OF MASSACHUSETTS BEACH DEBRIS: P * 12.00- 10.90 n t 7.74 o 8.00- f t 6.00- o 4.53 I 4.00 - 3.05 d 2.00- 1.13 0.00 - Bottle/Can Feish/Boat Galley Sewage Operational Medloal MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS OF DEBRIS IN EACH ZONE: Zone Name Percent Plastic Most Prevalent Debris Item Reported North Shore (Amesbury to Nahant-Short: Beach) 64.68 glass pieces Metro Boston (Revere Beach to Quincy) 63.76 glass, pieces South Shore (Waymouth to Plymouth-Nelson Beach) 67.80 plastic pieces Cape Cod (Bourne-Scusset Beach to Nantucket) 62.15 plastic pieces Southeast (Warham-Onset to Westport-Horseneck Beach) 60.12 foamed plastic cups 141l STRANDED AND/OR ENTANGLED WILDLIFE REPORTED: Debris Related Other Reports 2 birds entangled in fishing net 3 dead birds seagull ingested plastic rope bird strangled by string attached to balloon hermidt crab caught in plastic bottle MOST PECULIAR DEBRIS ITEMS REPORTED: North Shore metal door for boat freezer, sponge contraceptive, plastic bottle of bilge cleaner, plastic toy sled covered with barnacles, racquet ball racquet, eye dropper, tree feeder, two plasma bottles and tubes, flea collar, manhole cover, boat stove top, underwear in lobster trap, refrigerator drawer, six hollow red sticks, G.I. Joe doll Metro Boston plastic bear playing a violin, American flag, new sneakers, bedpan, grenade, bench seat from van, box spring mattress, large chunks of styrofoam (size of bale of hay) South Shore ice skates, air compressor, purple underwear, 75-foot boat cover, plastic fire hydrant, couch, chair, extra large propane tank, rubber penis, binoculars, boxer shorts, garter belt, prescription for eye glasses, queen size panty hose, seat belt, umbrella Cape Cod horse feed bag, jock strap, croquette mallet, intravenous tube, basketball net, 20 yards of rope wrapped and melted around boat propeller, sofa, boat roller, rope hammock, fire extinguisher drum, trailer Southeast grease gun, fisherman's bib, bag of cocaine (or similar substance) not ail items indicated as peculiar by volunteers are listed above. FOR INFORMATION ON MASSACHUSETTS' 1990 BEACH CLEANUP CONTACT: Anne Smrcina Coastal Zone Management Program 100 Cambridge Street, 20th Floor Boston, MA 02202 (617) 727-9530 CLEANUP DATE: Saturday, September 29, 1990 142 1989 National Beach Cleanup MASSACHUSETTS Raw Data Summary Metro Boston Cape Cod STATE North Shore South Shore Southeast TOTAL PLASTIC ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Bags Trash 671 603 1145 1652 409 4480 Salt 47 76 32 51 14 220 Other 1097 699 2183 3312 1084 8375 Bottles Beverage 1070 543 1397 1364 258 4632 Bleach 242 131 383 401 56 1213 Oil 230 127 318 264 61 1000 Other 213 152 306 534 180 1385 Buckets 79 89 95 160 19 442 Caps/lids 2063 2129 2837 2711 479 10210 Cigarette butts 1758 3937 1005 3354 212 10266 Cups/straws 2092 4031 2556 3985 684 13348 Diapers 91 70 84 112 64 421 Lighters 160 201 319 195 42 917 Fishing line 238 64 194 408 85 989 Net Long 174 28 83 272 25 582 Short 475 42 382 546 73 1518 Floats, lures 106 71 82 122 15 396 Hardhats 0 4 23 0 0 27 Lightsticks 27 73 34 138 15 287 Milk/water jugs 319 177 518 1001 119 2134 Pieces 3297 4407 4345 6763 868 19680 Pipe thread 25 123 42 35 2 227 Rope Long 625 160 724 794 132 2435 Short 1496 495 2161 2234 260 6646 Sheeting Long 40 41 91 85 22 279 Short 207 140 378 312 26 1063 6-pack holders 158 283 287 325 61 1114 Strapping bands 262 111 436 363 29 1201 Syringes 15 39 29 11 2 96 Tampon app. 888 1578 3059 891 39 6455 Toys 210 199 422 354 67 1252 Vegetable sacks 469 48 312 251 21 1101 Write protector 37 46 59 13 11 166 Other 676 743 1026 1342 79 3866 GLASS ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bottles Beverage 665 648 769 1573 435 4090 Food 145 43 35 235 12 470 Other 23 38 71 110 34 276 Light tubes 3 1 0 19 1 24 Light bulbs 25 15 23 145 3 211 Pieces 3644 4196 2075 3158 825 13898 Other 334 96 67 64 11 572 STYROFOAM --------------------------------------------------------------------- Buoys 443 171 321 157 46 1138 Cups 938 882 989 1974 1100 5883 Egg Cartons 40 11 12 140 28 231 Fast-food 345 274 270 319 101 1309 Meat trays 94 50 58 191 48 441 Pieces Large 659 496 930 1065 263 3413 Small 3504 2966 3186 3866 652 14174 Other 277 178 68 255 16 794 143 Metro Boston Cape Cod STATE, North Shore South Shore Southeast TOTAL RUBBER------------------------------------------------------------------------- Balloons 364 156 1131 971 72 2694 G.loves 71 79 103 139 32 424 Tires, 52 3:9 88 5S9 17' 255 Other 6;97: 376 966 634 73 2746 METAL----- ---------------------------- ----------------------------------- Bottle caps 591 1029 742 1384 437 4183 Cans Perososl 112 74 159 317 45. 707' Beverage 1292 554 2378 3363 636 8223' Food 33 80 43 165 12' 333 Other 116 100 112 193 48 569 Crab/fish traps 87 8 183 12 0 290 Drums Rusty 15 16 19 35, 2 8:7 New 2 2 3 10 0 17 Pieces 217 310 4:88 449 88 1552 Pull tabs 94, 227 150 322 48 841 Wire 150 86 149 147 29 561 O-ther 314 371 372 764 144 1965 PAPER-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bags 248 270 152 480 148 1298 Cardboard 245 360' 346 543 132 1626 Cartons 228. 318 354 49.2 187 1579 Cups 388 641 585 834 226 2674 Newspaper 96 239 151 442 29 957 Pieces 1239 27'32 1723 4252 738 10'684 Other 627 679; 939 12197 191 3733 WOOD---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crab/lobster traps 136 80 2'0 5 248 Crates 23 60 10 17 4 114 Pallets 319 66 21 18 5 1.49 Pieces 1029 679 670 1908 228 4514 Other 136 88S 98, 248 16 586. CLOTH-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clothing 640. 486 503 9.53 219. 2801 TOTAL ITEMS/ZONE 39:977 41857 48939 68:094 12899 2117'58 Mississippi Secretary of State, Dick Molpus (left) and Joe Gill, Deputy Director of Mississippi Bureau of Marine Resources, were part of the cleanup crew at West Ship Island, Mississippi. Photo courtesy of Gulf Islands National Seashore 146 September 23, 1989 Coordinated By: Dianne Hunt 1760 Volunteers Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries 100 Miles Cleaned and Parks 62,000 Pounds of Debris Collected 2620 Beach Boulevard 73,853 Debris Items Reported Biloxi, MS 39531 (601) 385-5860 The Mississippi Coastal Cleanup evolved from a 1987 effort organized by Gail Bishop of the Gulf Islands National Seashore (GINS), Dianne Hunt of the Bureau of Marine Resources (BMR), and Jim Franks, then with BMR and now with the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory. In 1987, 100 volunteers removed 275 bags of trash from Horn and West Ship Islands. In 1988 the Mississippi- Alabama Sea Grant Consortium joined GINS and BMR representatives in spearheading organization of the Mississippi Marine Trash Task Force and establishing a coastwide cleanup. In 1989, 1,760 volunteers collected an estimated 31 tons of trash from approximately 100 miles of Mississippi beaches and shorelines. Areas cleaned were five barrier islands (including the only two barrier islands in the Gulf of Mexico designated as wilderness by the National Park Service), two nearshore islands, and mainland shorelines in all three Mississippi coastal counties. Volunteers scoured Mississippi shorelines for three or more hours bagging trash and using data cards. Based on estimates of 20 pounds of trash per bag, volunteers picked up an average of 620 pounds of trash per mile. In 1988, 1,200 volunteers removed an estimated 1.5 tons per mile, more than any other state except Georgia and Texas. Cleanup officials attributed the higher volume of trash in 1988 to the fact that much of the cleanup targeted undeveloped barrier islands which have limited access, are not routinely cleaned, and would have large amounts of debris accumulating over time. The drop in pounds per mile in 1989 is, in part, a reflection of the inclusion of routinely maintained beaches in the cleanup. As a result of public concern aroused by the removal of 45 tons of trash in 1988, the Mississippi Marine Litter Act of 1989 was passed. This is the first law in the nation specifically addressing marine litter at the state level. Cleaning Mississippi's barrier islands also presents special problems because they are located 10- 12 miles from the mainland and are accessible only by boat. However, we did come up with the idea of a "good garbage barge" that greatly assisted cleanup efforts. Mississippi Power Company, Colle Towing, and Waste Management, Inc. joined barge, tug, and dumpsters to provide a floating traveling garbage pick-up station. The barge with dumpsters a-top was pushed slowly just offshore from island to island and enabled boaters to offload their trash before traveling back to the mainland through four to six-foot seas. Accomplishments of the 1989 cleanup include a 46 percent increase in number of participants over the 1988 effort and an increase in the amount of mainland shoreline cleaned due to the mayoral appointment of a coordinator for each city and county along the coast responsible for coordinating cleanup activities and data collection. The oil companies were also an integral part of the cleanup with Mobile supplying trash bags and Chevron providing a crew boat to take the media and our honorary chairmen, Secretary of State Dick Molpus and 93-year-old Margaret Byron (also known as "Auntie Litter") to Ship Island for the day's events. Chevron further hosted a hot dog cookout on Cat Island and helped shuttle trash from the island to their lugger which in turn transported the bags to the "garbage barge." We have also been fortunate to receive donations of Coca-Cola, pencils from our local banks, food, and the cooperation of the entire coastal community. Dianne Hunt 147 PERCENT COMPOSITION OF MISSISSIPPI'S BEACH DEBRIS: Plastic 54,85% ..,,l1imllll toh.. Cloth 1,04% Rubber 1.54% Wood 2.43% Paper 14.63% Metal 13.03% MISSISSIPPI'S 1989 DIRTY DOZEN: Total Number Percent of Total Reported Debris Collected 1. paper pieces 5,101 6.91 2. glass pieces 4,541 6.14 3. plastic caps, lids 4,209 5.70 4. plastic pieces 3,847 5.21 5. metal beverage cans 3,489 4.72 6. glass beverage bottles 3,249 4.40 7. plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws 3,151 4.27 8. cigarette butts 2,965 4.01 9. plastic beverage bottles 2,881 3.90 10. foamed plastic cups 2,808 3.80 11. large foamed plastic pieces 2,455 3.32 12. metal bottle caps 2,436 3.30 TOTAL 41,132 55.68 148 MAJOR TYPES AND SOURCES OF MISSISSIPPI'S BEACH DEBRIS: p 22.00 -6 19.44 r 20.00- � 18B.00- t 16.00- 12.00- o 10.00:- 7.87 t a 8.00i- dI4 DO 4.86. 6.00 - '8' 4.00 - b 1.22 r 2.00- 0.15 0.10 8 0.00' BottlesaCanu Galley Fiah/Boat Operational Sewage Medioal MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS OF DEBRIS IN EACH ZONE: Zone Name Percent Plastic Most Prevalent Debris Item Reported Petis Bois Island 62.88 metal beverage cans Horn Island 63.39' metal beverage cans Gulf Park Estates 56.48 plastic pieces Ship Island 64.87 plastic caps, lids Cat Island 63.63: plastic beverage bottles Deer Island 61.87 foamed plastic cups Round Island 62.37 small foamed plastic pieces Pascagoula 66.86 foamed plastic cups Belle Fontaine 69.34 plastic pieces Ocean Springs 58.59 glass pieces Biloxi 38.68 paper pieces Gulfport 53.02 paper pieces. Pass Christian 46.17 paper pieces Hancock County 48.85 paper pieces 149 STRANDED AND/OR ENTANGLED WILDLIFE REPORTED: Debris Related Other Reports garter snake entangled in fishing line dead seal with spear through head alligator snapping turtle shell entangled in plastic bag fiddler crabs trapped in plastic 2-liter bottle MOST PECULIAR DEBRIS ITEMS REPORTED: Horn Island pet food dish, yellow condom Gulf Park Estates computer circuit board Cat Island washing machine agitator, submerged sofa bed Deer Island toilet paper dispenser Round Island television Ocean Springs road sign, leather jacket, night light Biloxi 20 full cans of Budweiser, Alf underwear, toy roach Gulf port full six-pack of beer Pass C2hristian plastic rose, plastic mushroom, full bottle of liquor Hancock County mailbox, AM/FM headset, toilet seat, pillow *not all items indicated as peculiar by volunteers are listed above. FOR INFORMATION ON MISSISSIPPI'S 1990 BEACH CLEANUP CONTACT: Dianne Hunt Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks 2620 Beach Boulevard Biloxi, MS 39531 (601) 385-5860 CLEANUP DATE: Saturday, September 22, 1990 150 1989 National Beach Cleanup MISSISSIPPI Raw Oata Summary Horn Island Ship Island Deer Island Pascagoula Ocean Springs Gulfport Hancock STATE Petit 8ois Gulf Park Cat Island Round Island Belle Fortrains Biloxi Pass Christian TOTAL PLASTIC ............................................................................................................................................................... Bags Trash 35 62 t18 122 191 147 28 5 67 365 166 395 244 377 2322 Salt 2 12 0 5 59 3 0 0 0 14 49 3 8 7 162 Other I0 34 51 104 14 52 7 2 47 299 173 338 204 192 1654 Bottles Beverage 90 202 82 254 688 157 79 15 111 215 63 179 227 519 2881 Bleach 47 59 29 90 172 35 18 8 54 38 6 15 19 45 635 0[1 33 116 44 217 370 BB 42 I0 67 101 20 40 44 57 1290 Other 45 141 27 127 120 42 25 0 33 39 24 30 36 57 746 Buckets 10 33 4 24 23 18 6 0 14 19 2 4 4 23 184 Caps/lids 82 225 110 409 364 98 43 9 79 274 311 663 464 10,78 4209 Cigarette butts 15 0 118 98 0 143 0 0 20 577 252 1221 474 47 2965 Cups/straws 39 53 91 90 314 142 28 5 52 192 279 841 415 610 3151 Oiapers 0 I 2 3 27 2 5 0 2 12 16 10 13 28 114 Lighters 7 76 5 47 18 19 3 2 10 33 16 30 34 65 365 Fishing line 5 17 6 13 49 6 3 6 8 12 7 33 11 88 264 Net Long 3 7 5 9 B 3 4 0 2 10 0 2 3 19 75 Short 2 2 3 39 I0 17 7 1 3 3 2 11 4 B 112 Floats, lures B 39 I8 15 1t5 9 2 5 9 lB 5 10 14 49 316 Hardhats 2 3 0 I 1 1 0 0 I 0 0 0 0 S 14 Lightsticks 15 20 20 9 44 1 0 0 1 3 16 7 4 33 173 Milk/water jugs 87 152 64 203 395 145 34 8 98 I09 10 65 32 i18 1520 Pieces 83 105 273 360 91 243 31 5 126 664 244 755 534 333 3847 Pipe thread 0 0 2 4 5 1 I 0 0 2 0 22 0 11 48 Rope Long 22 54 13 100 95 35 12 3 29 30 17 21 35 39 505 Short 17 48 4 94 90 27 5 7 40 72 36 32 64 35 571 Sheeting Long 3 4 6 6 I I 2 0 4 18 2 3 4 6 60 Short 2 8 0 2 9 2 3 0 11 68 10 3 14 12 144 &-pack holders I9 49 47 65 126 40 11 23 14 129 79 145 120 377 1244 Strapping bands 4 19 2 27 28 3 5 6 7 26 22 21 22 109 301 Syringes 0 16 0 4 3 0 0 1 0 8 5 17 3 14 71 Tampon app. 7 27 0 10 I 4 0 I 10 3 4 11 5 29 112 Toys 3 7 2 10 10 7 0 I 3 19 8 32 15 19 136 Uegetable sacks 5 16 I 7 24 4 2 I 7 17 8 40 9 54 195 Write protector 0 2 I 17 5 I 0 0 1 4 3 IB 19 12 83 Other 30 52 16 106 56 32 5 6 24 83 166 150 99 10 835 Horn Island Ship Island Deer Island Pascagou!a Ocean Springs Gulfport Hancock STATE Petit Bols Gulf Park Cat Island Round Island Belle Fontaine 8iloxi Pass Christian TOTAL ................................................................................ - ..................................................................................... GLASS ................................................................................................................................................................. Bottles Beverage 121 213 165 233 567 210 71 22 109 309 220 156 290 563 3249 Food 30 95 5 50 126 27 O 2 13 10 0 5 7 59 437 Other 7 22 3 6 12 3 0 0 7 7 29 71 6 6 179 Light tubes ? 30 2 9 9 2 0 I I 2 1 I 0 20 87 Light bulbs 38 110 ? 98 160 41 15 10 26 12 2 11 5 29 566 Pieces 13 18 217 51 127 68 97 0 38 1092 6t7 BSB 766. 577 4S4l Other 0 4 O 2 & 1 ! 0 0 36 1 83 7 l! IS2 STYROFOAM-- ..................................................................- ...............-.---~ .......................................- ........................... Buoys 11 33 8 57 64 5 0 I 9 13 4 12 3 18 238 CuPs 38 96 110 191 395 255 69 46 93 209 90 250 221 745 2808 Egg Cartons 8 42 4 50 162 18 10 8 22 14 3 12 I0 43 406 Fast-food 13 17 50 40 67 44 21 1 17 62 63 148 68 413 1024 Meat trays 8 53 22 86 193 78 21 4 64 71 B 70 23 35 736 Pieces Large 41 61 121 92 163 79 26 20 77 146 16 165 40 54 I101 Small 27 !37 94 191 137 125 139 16 98 543 98 259 262 329 2455 Other 17 9 0 33 161 17 4 0 14 25 6 73 22 54 435 Balloons 0 4 3 23 34 I 4 2 7 8 48 10 14 13 171 Gloves 5 108 11 39 27 7 7 5 17 42 11 21 25 111 436 Tires I 8 4 13 8 6 0 I 6 13 II 6 9 39 125 Other 7 10 6 34 34 18 I 2 ll 28 40 145 47 25 408 METAL~::::::Z:::ZZ:ZZ:::::::Z::::::::Z:::::::::::~:::::Z:::::Z::::::::::::::::::::Z::::::::::::::::::::::::::::ZZZ:ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ:ZZ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::ZZZZ Bottle caps 16 28 34 49 64 43 12 19 19 88 163 784 202 915 2436 Cans Aeroso) 17 79 6 7! 136 27 7 3 29 24 4 7 9 72 491 Beverage 142 250 182 396 710 181 72 22 89 237 113 153 214 528 3489 Food 5 14 7 22 33 1! B 2 7 11 B 15 7 308 453 Other B 20 3 21 13 11 2 0 12 41 12 59 47 19 268 Crab/fish traps 0 1 0 0 17 0 11 0 4 1 7 0 3 lB 62 Drums Rusty I 8 3 8 5 3 0 0 0 13 16 ll 4 4 76 New 0 0 0 1 I 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Pieces 5 16 16 7 13 66 9 0 21 46 35 98 83 55 470 Pull tabs 7 4 51 30 & 68 4 2 2 127 74 258 159 269 1061 Wire I I lB 5 8 6 S I tO 17 18 36 lS 58 199 Other 5 12 15 5! 30 22 8 0 I1 66 80 128 173 14 615 morn Island Ship Island Deer Island Pascagoula Ocean Springs Gulfport Hancock STATE Petit Bois Gulf Park Cat Island Round Island Belle Fontaine Biloxi Pass Christian TOTAL ...................................................................................................................................................................... PAPER ............................................................................................................................................................--.... Bags 8 t o 40 18 12 23 3 2 16 43 90 196 147 269 877 Cardboard 8 8 8 14 48 28 6 3 17 66 171 119 156 232 884 Cartons 13 24 21 39 144 29 10 2 16 48 86 9 1 64 248 835 Cups 23 6 54 40 16 21 10 I 18 64 1S9 2400 113 371 1096 Newspaper 0 O 21 7 I 17 0 3 5 Is 124 26 144 64 430 Pieces 17 43 207 235 32 l e t 22 S St 428 864 980 939 1097 5101 Other 8 16 46 34 6 I08 3 0 0 16 q- 4 7 1 218 Crab/lobster traps 0 0 0 1 7 6 2 0 0 2 21 t o 5 36 Crates 0 3 0 5 3 0 0 0 1 4 1 5 0 8 80 Pallets 0 4 0 17 4 1 0 0 0 2 I 4 11 12 56 Pieces 4 22 33 171 26 39 0 0 I 176 230 232 212 255 1401 Other 2 1 3 i s 18 3 I 0 2 25 144 20 310 8 272 ....... 4-.......................................................................................................................................................______ CLOTH ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clothing 1226 19 43 71 46 2 2 2 30 99 51 139 94 116 770 NEw HAvsnmRE September 23-24, 1989 Coordinated By: Julia Steed Mawson 265 Volunteers Odiorne Point Visitor's Center 14 Miles Cleaned UNH Sea Grant 8,080 Pounds of Debris Collected MEC Administration Building 20,421 Debris Items Reported University of New Hampshire Durham, NH 03824 (603) 436-8043 or 749-1565 Volunteers from across the state gathered at 10 sites along the New Hampshire coast over the weekend of September 23-24 to participate in the 1989 coastal cleanup. In total, 265 volunteers picked up over 8,000 pounds of debris from 14 miles of coastline. Our thanks go out to the various groups who helped make this event such a success. They include: 4H Ocean Explorers, New Hampshire Yankee, Swiftwater Girl Scout Council, Exeter Area Junior Women's Club, New Hampshire Fish and Game, Rye Elementary School, Rye Junior High School, Portsmouth Planning Office, League of Women Voters, Portsmouth Conservation Commission, Portsmouth Children's Museum, Albacore Park and the New Hampshire Division of Parks. A celebration of the event and the volunteers took place at Odiorne Point State Park following the cleanup. Music was provided by Steve Schuck. Odiorne Point State Park is jointly sponsored by Sea Grant Extension, New Hampshire Division of Parks, New Hampshire Audubon, and the Friends of Odiorne Point, Incorporated. Julia Steed Mawson PERCENT COMPOSITION OF NEW HAMPSHIRE'S BEACH DEBRIS: Plastic 56.61% �Egg~[1llgBsla, Cloth 2.47% Wood 2.61% Rubber 3.34% Paper 13.86%lass 79% Metal 13.13% NEW HAMPSHIRE'S 1989 DIRTY DOZEN: Total Number Percent of Total Reported Debris Collected 1. metal beverage cans 1,505 7.37 2. paper pieces 1,436 7.03 3. plastic pieces 1,415 6.93 4. plastic rope (2 feet or shorter) 1,207 5.91 5. small foamed plastic pieces 1,041 5.10 6. glass pieces 1,016 4.98 7. cigarette butts 988 4.84 8. plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws 942 4.61 9. plastic caps, lids 781 3.82 10. plastic rope (longer than 2 feet) 573 2.81 11. plastic beverage bottles 552 2.70 12. foamed plastic cups 545 2.67 TOTAL 12,001 58.77 156 MAJOR TYPES AND SOURCES OF NEW HAMPSHIRE'S BEACH DEBRIS: ~~P ~ 15.21 0 16.00- C 0 e 14,00- 12.68 t t 12.00- f 10.00- t 8.00- t a .00- d 4.00- ;2.55 b 2.00- rb 2.000.26 0.01 8 0.00- Bottle/Can Flsh/Boat Galley Operational Sewage Medlcal MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS OF DEBRIS IN EACH ZONE: Zone Name Percent Plastic Most Prevalent Debris Item Reported North Mill Pond 46.72 metal beverage cans Little Harbor 46.14 glass pieces Ragged Neck 65.78 small foamed plastic pieces Odiorne Point 59.14 plastic rope (2 feet or shorter) Wallis Sands 58.16 metal beverage cans Jenner's Beach 60.89 cigarette butts North Hampton 53.94 small foamed plastic pieces Hampton State Park 51.11 metal beverage cans Seabrook 45.42 paper pieces STRANDED AND/OR ENTANGLED WILDLIFE: None Reported. 157 MOST PECULIAR DEBRIS ITEMS REPORTED: North Mill Pond underwear, shorts, bicycle, car batteries, car radio, car seat, shopping cart Little Harbor cylinder head, golf balls, paint brush, Odiorne Point life jacket, wine glass, golf balls, 8-track tape Wallis Sands large grass mat, rugs, pills, vacuum, "Bag-a-Bug" (full) Jenner's Beach condoms, several balloons and ribbon Hampton State Park school tardy slip, rubber boot * not all items indicated as peculiar by volunteers are listed above. FOR INFORMATION ON NEW HAMPSHIRE'S 1990 BEACH CLEANUP CONTACT: Julia Steed Mawson Odiorne Point Visitor's Center c/o UNH Sea Grant MEC Administration Building University of New Hampshire Durham, NH 03824 (603) 436-8043 or 749-1565 CLEANUP DATE: Saturday, September 29, 1990 1989 National Beach Cleanup NEW HAMPSHIRE Raw Data Summary Little Bar. Odiorne Jenners Hampton S.P. STATE N.Hill Ragged Neck Wallis N.Hampton Seabrook TOTAL PLASTIC----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bags Trash 41 7 8 77 53 9 0 66 24 285 Salt 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 Other 18 18 48 75 156 34 2 104 66 521 Bottles Beverage 63 127 29 63 111 18 4 77 60 552 Bleach 1 4 4 7 30 3 2 11 0 62 Oil 4 7 7 16 25 2 2 11 3 77 Other 9 6 4 23 15 1 3 7 3 71 Buckets 1 0 2 4 4 2 0 0 0 13 Caps/lids 0 21 46 173 146 89 30 196 80 781 Cigarette butts 0 5 125 312 39 506 0 1 0 988 Cups/straws 14 16 44 246 164 160 39 212 47 942 Diapers 3 1 0 2 0 1 0 5 5 17 Lighters 3 2 4 7 9 6 0 19 7 57 Fishing line 0 0 30 48 22 6 0 1 2 109 Net Long 0 0 3 17 12 3 1 3 0 39 Short 0 1 25 63 67 17 1 11 1 186 Floats, lures 0 6 6 6 6 0 0 0 3 27 Hardhats 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lightsticks 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 5 Milk/water jugs 3 0 9 13 22 0 1 30 9 87 Pieces 65 71 126 390 371 208 75 95 15 1415 Pipe thread 0 0 5 4 0 2 0 0 0 11 Rope Long 10 5 30 400 91 21 2 12 2 573 Short 0 4 107 734 270 69 7 14 2 1207 Sheeting Long 2 0 4 58 6 11 0 1 2 84 Short 9 0 5 158 2 24 0 4 0 202 6-pack holders 13 2 8 24 9 6 0 20 3 85 Strapping bands 6 3 15 134 1 9 1 0 8 177 Syringes 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 Tampon app. 3 2 5 13 11 5 1 11 3 54 Toys 8 4 3 8 39 17 2 34 3 118 Vegetable sacks 7 0 7 2 17 0 8 6 0 47 Write protector 0 0 0 1 3 19 0 0 0 23 Other 13 9 15 153 62 13 9 43 13 330 GLASS----------------------------------------- Bottles Beverage 56 70 9 120 46 47 13 96 82 539 Food 4 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 12 Other 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 5 1 12 Light tubes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Light bulbs 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 Pieces 54 223 10 369 72 52 79 117 40 1016 Other 1 8 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 14 STYROFOAM--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Buoys 1 12 7 21 30 10 0 11 0 92 Cups 39 21 66 91 92 55 9 86 86 545 Egg Cartons 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 0 12 Fast-food 6 2 15 33 19 23 4 56 36 194 Meat trays 0 0 5 3 8 5 1 4 1 27 Pieces Large 23 12 23 28 61 4 20 10 16 197 Small 23 8 187 107 275 91 205 109 36 1041 Other 1 1 63 223 98 31 2 36 4 489 159 Little Har. Odiorne Jenners Hampton S.P. :STATE N.Hill Ragged Neck Wallis N.Hampton Seabrook TOTAL RUBBER------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Balloons 0 1 2 13 29 18 0 3 0 66 Gloves 1 1 5 43 10 1 0 0 0 61 Tires 5 3 3 31 7 1 1 1 0 52 Other 22 10 63 223 98 31 2 36 4 489 METAL------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bottle caps 3 5 12 67 23 39 11 90 36 286 Cans Aerosol 8 0 7 3 7 0 4 3 2 34 Beverage 78 48 123 290 511 77 19 291 68 1505 Food 2 3 11 8 2 0 0 4 1 31 Other 2 4 3 62 3 0 0 3 0 77 Crab/fish traps 0 0 14 12 10 17 2 1 0 56 Drums Rusty 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 6 New 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pieces 40 12 3 69 49 5 3 8 3 192 Pull tabs 20 0 8 24 2 24 1 20 41 140 Wire 20 1 5 32 5 2 1 4 4 74 Other 21 5 19 75 19 34 10 27 13 223 PAPER------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bags 8 6 9 33 10 15 5 32 75 193 Cardboard 16 3 9 54 37 25 8 23 21 196 Cartons 0 1 9 35 19 31 15 36 13 159 Cups 16 3 23 47 26 19 9 100 36 279 Newspaper 1 0 3 21 7 2 25 33 20 112 Pieces 25 13 106 346 273 389 10 140 134 1436 Other 2 2 7 80 41 40 130 62 32 396 WOOD------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crab/lobster traps 0 0 12 31 115 3 0 9 0 170 Crates 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 7 Pallets 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 Pieces 21 1 30 38 98 52 13 57 3 313 Other 3 2 1 6 7 3 2 3 1 28 CLOTH------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clothing 16 11 29 304 84 16 5 16 13 494 TOTAL ITEMS/ZONE 839 817 1575 3984 3874 2416 799 2504 1180 20421 160 Amie Lofton, a Marine Academy of Science and Technology student, joined Clean Ocean Action's 'Trash Attack" at Sandy Hook, New Jersey. 162 NEW JERSEY September 23, 1989 Sandy Hook Coordinated By: 345 Volunteers Valarie Maxwell 21.5 Miles Cleaned Clean Ocean Action 1,675 Pounds of Debris Collected Box 505, Building 18, Hartshorne Drive 17,719 Debris Items Reported Highlands, NJ 07732 (201) 872-0111 Long Beach Island Coordinated By: Island Beach State Park Coordinated By: Patricia Morton-Toth Will Berson Alliance for a Living Ocean New Jersey Department of Environmental P.O. Box 95 Protection Ship Bottom, NJ 08008 501 East State Street CN 401 (609) 698-7966 Trenton, NJ 08625 (609) 292-8973 Clean Ocean Action held its autumn "Trash Attack" beach cleanup on September 23 at Sandy Hook in cooperation with the American Littoral Society and the National Park Service. Two hundred and fifty people participated, and teams of volunteers wore different color T-shirts, provided by the Asbury Park Press. Green teams picked up recyclable glass and cans, while blue teams picked up non-recyclable. Group captains in black tallied the trash and supervised the cleanup. School groups included the Marine Academy of Science and Technology, Howell Organization to Protect the Environment from Howell Township High School, groups from Marlboro and West Milford townships, and an environmental science class from Rutgers University. The Rutgers class was just beginning its work, and returned every week or two for the remainder of the semester to monitor the amount of trash and try to determine its origin. The trash collected included a few hypodermic needles, plastic vials believed to have contained the drug "crack," a large bottle of unidentified pills, six mismatched shoes, a car seat, and a bag of trash that was already sorted into recyclable and non-recyclables. Two construction hardhats and a road construction marker were also found. No entangled animals were seen, such as the turtle found suffocated by a plastic bag during the May cleanup, although a large sea turtle was found whose shell had been presumably cut by a boat propeller. After the cleanup, a press conference was conducted to show the success of the cleanup and to identify solutions to the problem of flotsam and litter. Susie Feiring Clean Ocean Action Although Sandy Hook was the only cleanup in New Jersey for which data was collected using the standardized data cards, a cleanup was also conducted on September 23 on Long Beach Island sponsored by the Alliance for a Living Ocean (ALO). More than 50 volunteers participated which resulted in the collection of more than 50 bags of debris from 18 miles of coastline. Most of the bottles and cans collected were turned in for recycling. Many of these participants are part of ALO's Adopt-A-Beach Program and have accepted responsibility for cleaning up and reporting their findings on a daily or weekly basis throughout the summer with some continuing during the winter. ALO's Adopt-A-Beach Program won a Take Pride in America award in 1989. Virginia Gottshall Alliance for a Living Ocean 163 PERCENT COMPOSITION OF NEW JERSEY'S BEACH DEBRIS: Plastic 71.469 _ . - . ......... .. --..... tamp.Re~~~~~woo o.a Wood 0.B1% Paper 4.561 Glas 10.69% Metal 11.281 NEW JERSEY'S 1989 DIRTY DOZEN: Total Number Percent of Total Reported Debris Collected 1. plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws 2,429 13.71 2. metal beverage cans 1,393 7.86 3. plastic beverage bottles 1,307 7.38 4. plastic pieces 1,294 7.30 5. glass beverage bottles 1,186 6.69 6. plastic caps, lids 1,160 6.54 7. small foamed plastic pieces 965 5.45 8. plastic tampon applicators 681 3.84 9. foamed plastic cups 559 3.15 10. plastic trash bags 550 3.10 11. glass pieces 545 3.08 12. miscellaneous plastic bags 439 2.48 TOTAL 12,508 70.58 164 MAJOR TYPES AND SOURCES OF NEW JERSEY'S BEACH DEBRIS: p ~ ~24.74 e 28.00- o 24.00- 22.00- t 20.00- o 18.00- f 16.00- t 14.00- o 12.00- t a 10.00- 8.00- .14 d 8.00- 3.84 3.44 b 4.00- 12 r 2.00- 0.07 8 0.00- Bottles/Cans Galley Sewage Fish/Boat Operatllonal Medloical MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS OF DEBRIS IN EACH ZONE: Data was collected for one zone in New Jersey, Sandy Hook. STRANDED AND/OR ENTANGLED WILDLIFE REPORTED: Debris Related Other Reports None reported sea turtle with shell cut by propeller MOST PECULIAR DEBRIS ITEMS REPORTED: can of mace, paper used to wrap cocaine, fire extinguisher, arrow, bottle of brandy, road sign from the Bronx (New York), wallpaper, burned engine, 23 "crack" vials, six other drug vials. 165 FOR INFORMATION ON NEW JERSEY'S 1990 BEACH CLEANUP CONTACT: Susie Feiring Clean Ocean Action Box 505 Building 18, Hartshorne Drive Highlands, NJ 07732 (201) 872-0111 CLEANUP DATE: Saturday, September 22, 1990 166 1989 National Beach Cleanup NEW JERSEY Raw Data Summary Sandy Hook PLASTIC ----------------------------------- RUBBER ------------------------------ Bags Trash 550 Balloons 34 Salt 63 Gloves 6 Other 439 Tires 9 Bottles Beverage 1307 Other 91 Bleach 143 METAL ------------------------------- Oil 249 Bottle caps 190 Other 380 Cans Aerosol 180 Buckets 66 Beverage 1393 Caps/lid.3 1160 Food 37 Cigarette butts 0 Other 44 Cups/straws 2429 Crab/fish traps 44 Diapers 99 Drums Rusty 6 Lighters 109 New 0 Fishing line 49 Pieces 11 Net Long 9 Pull tabs 41 Short 11 Wire 6 Floats/lures 11 Other 46 Hardhats I PAPER ------------------------------- Light sticks 16 Bags 67 Milk/water jugs 138 Cardboard 89 Pieces 1294 Cartons 113 Pipe thread 11 Cups 204 Rope Long 86 Newspaper 49 Short 139 Pieces 240 Sheets Long 86 Other 44 Short 162 WOOD -------------------------------- 6-pack holders 267 Crab/lobster traps 0 Strapping bands 74 Crates 4 Syringes 12 Pallets 3 Tampon app. 681 Pieces 120 Toys 103 Other 16 Vegetable sacks 32 CLOTH ------------------------------- Write protector 14 Clothing 78 Other 380 GLASS ------------------------------------ .............................. Bottles Beverage 1186 Food 36 TOTAL ITEMS/ZONE 17719 Other 97 Light tubes I .Light bulbs 22 Pieces 545 Other 7 STYROFOAM -------------------------------- Buoys 32 Cups 559 Egg cartons 7 Fast-food 165 Meat trays 41 Pieces Large 282 Small 965 Other 39 167 American Littoral Society members and local residents of Fort Tilden Beach in Rockaway were part of New York's statewide beach dcleanup. Photo by Don Riepe 168 NEw YoK September 24, 1989 Coordinated By: Roberta Weisbrod and 685 Volunteers Marian Roet 8 Miles Cleaned New York State Department of 9,497.5 Pounds of Debris Collected Environmental Conservation 65,459 Debris Items Reported Hunters Point Plaza Long Island City, NY 11101 (718) 482-4992 Don Riepe American Littoral Society 28 West 9th Road Broad Channel, NY 11793 (718) 634-6467 Approximately 1,000 people came out for cleanups at 30 beaches in New York State. Cleanups were on Long Island Sound, on the traditional beaches of the south shore of Long Island; they took place in every one of the five boroughs of New York City; and this year we extended our range up the Hudson River to Rockland County. In contrast to the previous two years, the weather was good, even sublime. Many public officials participated. Of note is Member of Congress Nita Lowey. The list of sponsors of the cleanup continues to grow. We note the enthusiastic addition of Singles for Charity to the roster. We Care About New York, a non-profit NYC cleanup organization, again provided bags, gloves, and strong logistic support. New York State Office of Parks, and Recreation and Historic Preservation helped fund the tee-shirts which each participant received and also provided strong logistic support. EPA gave the organizers a grant, through the Bight Restoration Program, to implement MARPOL Annex V at marinas. Together with New Jersey and many of the beach cleanup day teams we are planning public education programs at major marina areas this summer. An unusual finding of the cleanup was six dead sea turtles. Entanglement didn't seem to be the cause; the hurricane was possibly implicated. Roberta Weisbrod 169; PERCENT COMPOSITION OF NEW YORK'S BEACH DEBRIS: Plastic 68.08% . M11111l" IIl - A wI.;m~,,Is 1.i~~ Cloth 102% =.....-. : Rubber 1,75% Wood 1.85% Paper 6.75% Metal 9,14% Glass 11,41% NEW YORK'S 1989 DIRTY DOZEN: Total Number Percent of Total Reported Debris Collected 1. plastic pieces 6,544 10.00 2. plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws 6,403 9.78 3. small foamed plastic pieces 5,032 7.69 4. glass pieces 4,785 7.31 5. plastic caps, lids 3,372 5.15 6. plastic beverage bottles 3,303 5.05 7. metal beverage cans 2,711 4.14 8. glass beverage bottles 2,394 3.65 9. plastic trash bags 2,311 3.53 10. miscellaneous plastic bags 2,203 3.37 11. foamed plastic cups 2,181 3.33 12. large foamed plastic pieces 2,005 3.06 TOTAL 43,244 66.06 170 MAJOR TYPES AND SOURCES OF NEW YORK'S BEACH DEBRIS: P 16.96 6 r 16.00- C 0 n 14.00- t 12.00- 0 10.00- t o 8.00- t a ~~~~~5.06 7 6.00- 5.06 d 4.00- 3.22 e.0 - 2.0 1.63 b 2.0- 0.79 r 0.13 i = 0.00 - Bottise/Cans Galley Flah/Boat Sewage Operational Medical MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS OF DEBRIS IN EACH ZONE: Zone Name Percent Plastic Most Prevalent Debris Item Reported Coney Island 69.33 small foamed plastic pieces Breezy Point 82.96 plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws Plum Beach 50.08 glass pieces South Beach 85.26 plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws DuBos Point 75.41 plastic trash bags Long Beach 63.03 plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws Jones Beach 64.67 plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws Fire Island 76.92 plastic pieces Ponquogue 69.60 small foamed plastic pieces Mashomack 65.17 small foamed plastic pieces Pelham Bay 62.18 glass pieces Sunken Meadow 53.64 plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws City Island 62.14 foamed plastic cups Manor Haven 43.19 glass pieces Rye Playland 48.86 metal beverage cans Rye Marshland 87.20 small foamed plastic pieces Glen Island 87A8 plastic pieces 171 MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS OF DEBRIS IN EACH ZONE (continued): Zone Name Percent Plastic Most Prevalent Debris Item Reported Manor Park 64.29 plastic pieces Mamaroneck 42.12 glass pieces Read 69.54 plastic pieces Hudson Park 83.96 plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws Piermont 65.81 small foamed plastic pieces Stony Point 49.26 glass pieces Oswego (Lake Ontario) 82.53 plastic pieces STRANDED AND/OR ENTANGLED WILDLIFE: Debris Related Other Reports dead sea turtle entangled in plastic packing tape 5 dead sea turtles MOST PECULIAR DEBRIS ITEMS REPORTED: New York beach cleanup volunteers reported finding numerous items which they identified to be medical wastes including 110 "crack" vials, 26 bags of "crack," and one bag of "pot." These and other peculiar items are reported below. Coney Island crack vials Plum Island toilet from boat, crack vial, full bottle of vodka, upholstered chair, flag stand, fresh flowers and fruit DuBos Point wine bottle with note, glow in the dark condom Long Beach 1950s bottles Jones Beach curtain rod, plastic door panel from car, stuffed Garfield Fire Island rusted part of car, seat and piece of toilet Ponquogue Pictionary game, finger paints, volleyball net Glen Island bag of "crack" bottle tops, pieces of a yarmulke, bag of "pot" Manor Park medical heart tab, pitch fork, gas tank Mamaroneck muffler, underpants, television, plastic champagne corks, hypodermic needles Stony Point 15-foot power boat, two rafts, dental retainer Oswego 26 "crack" bags, plastic llama, plastic bullets, "crack" vials not all items indicated as peculiar by volunteers are listed above. FOR INFORMATION ON NEW YORK'S 1990 BEACH CLEANUP CONTACT: Roberta Weisbrod New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Hunters Point Plaza Long Island City, NY 11101 (718) 482-4992 Don Riepe American Littoral Society 28 West 9th Road Broad Channel, NY 11793 (718) 634-6467 CLEANUP DATE: Sunday, September 23, 1990 172 1989 National Beach Cleanup NEW YORK Raw Data Summary Breezy Point South Beach Long Beach Fire Island Mashomack Sunken Meadow Coney Island Plum Beach DuBos Point Jones Beach Ponquogue Pelham Bay PLASTIC ........................'- ......... ...............'~-- .....?---''.~--u'--,'-u""----~'-u--'' ............' ........ Bags Trash 118 12 176 10 310 40 363 16 14 142 203 115 Salt 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 5 Other 80 241 36 20 207 32 207 96 26 139 63 126 Bottles Beverage 94 367 470 268 90 62 331 23 25 52 164 130 Bleach 18 20 34 22 6 7 49 4 4 26 18 5 Oil 11 47 54 36 20 1 58 4 10 10 51 8 Other 12 145 64 20 17 16 129 39 7 30 20 46 Buckets 3 13 6 9 6 7 29 5 2 10 8 11 Caps/lids 126 390 130 131 39 79 396 91 28 68 114 139 Cigarette butts 128 16 0 3 0 5 32 289 10 0 0 17 Cups/straws 227 997 242 430 99 181 830 150 29 26 133 428 Diapers 11 5 4 1 1 0 4 1 1 2 3 8 Lighters 8 22 28 9 7 10 51 7 0 4 22 23 Fishing line 23 11 12 0 18 1 15 4 13 6 1 29 Net Long 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 2 1 4 Short 4 0 0 0 0 3 8 7 25 2 0 2 Floats, lures 4 3 3 1 2 1 5 0 2 12 11 4 Hardhats 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Lightsticks 3 1 20 6 2 0 26 0 0 2 0 1 Milk/water jugs 5 38 4 49 20 2 31 7 20 13 21 12 Pieces 220 155 114 52 30 97 615 398 30 274 89 263 Pipe thread 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 10 Rope Long 0 19 6 4 ! 3 61 17 3 26 10 16 Short 12 13 6 1 4 15 108 55 8 22 4 46 Sheeting Long 2 25 16 5 9 1 8 1 0 0 0 4 Short 4 29 24 6 9 3 18 5 6 0 0 7 6-pack holders 17 69 40 25 11 5 21 6 0 6 13 23 Strapping bands 14 15 2 4 2 O 22 17 3 0 1 10 Syringes 2 6 2 29 2 0 2 0 0 0 5 3 Tampon app. 29 75 8 126 6 28 332 18 0 2 11 21 Toys 21 13 34 22 4 8 71 14 4 0 28 30 Vegetable sacks 1 0 10 1 0 8 2 2 4 3 0 2 Write protector 9 0 10 1 11 0 5 0 0 0 1 6 Other 112 0 75 62 26 28 162 13 42 283 43 48 Breezy Point South Beach Long Beach Fire Island Mashomack Sunken Meadow Coney Island Plum Beach DuBos Point Jones Beach Ponquogue Pelham Bay GLASS ................................................................................................................... Bottles Beverage 47 175 252 56 113 35 228 12 28 151 180 213 Food 1 2 11 0 4 5 26 2 1 0 1 9 Other 0 0 38 1 2 6 14 2 0 0 6 1 Light tubes 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 Light bulbs 3 8 0 6 3 1 16 1 1 2 2 2 Pieces 140 18 772 26 17 104 421 3 4 119 297 160 Other 0 0 5 9 0 1 4 0 1 0 1 0 STYROFOAM ............................................................................................................... Buoys 1 1 0 0 0 2 37 3 10 8 29 16 Cups 43 91 84 29 50 46 189 15 0 88 73 282 Egg Cartons 0 3 0 2 13 2 14 0 3 0 0 2 Fast-food 40 24 24 6 38 3 27 1 0 2 12 27 Meat trays 13 5 2 0 10 1 16 3 0 0 S 27 Pieces Large 46 102 22 20 22 9 143 20 16 36 20 45 Small 436 128 54 87 14 50 517 68 140 98 230 204 Other 149 0 0 1 1 1 171 9 3 0 9 34 RUBBER .................................................................................................................. Balloons 7 33 0 3 2 18 72 48 28 34 33 33 Gloves 1 2 4 2 0 0 8 1 1 14 4 3 Tires 7 1 30 1 3 0 6 0 0 0 1 1 Other 33 6 15 27 $ 9 82 12 11 8 31 19 METAL ................................................................................................................... Bottle caps 80 42 48 20 0 49 136 34 3 4 28 100 Cans Aerosol 3 12 20 3 22 3 31 1 7 4 14 35 Beverage 56 52 256 38 67 16 345 44 63 114 58 255 Food 1 0 1 1 16 0 17 3 0 4 6 15 Other 5 0 21 11 9 3 16 0 2 2 4 28 Crab/fish traps 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Drums Rusty 0 0 2 5 0 2 3 0 1 0 $ 1 New 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Pieces 24 12 82 1 0 12 46 24 0 14 3 73 Pull tabs 17 33 24 2 0 7 47 1 0 0 1 30 Wire 9 0 2 0 1 2 21 0 0 0 0 13 Other 63 0 44 5 7 21 76 19 21 26 20 107 Breezy Point South Beach Long Beach Fire Island M~ashomack Sunken Meadow Coney Island Plum Beach DuBos Point Jones Beach Ponquogue Pelham Bay PAPER-.......................................................... Bags 44 26 18 7 16 0 68 9 0 6 94 Cardboard 22 40 6 1 9 5 34 32 7 18 12 47 Cartons 13 10 14 3 11 9 30' 8 3 22 9 50 Cups 15 16 37 7 11 3 75, 10 3 30 57 Newspaper 20 4 26 1 12 2 94 14 5 0 2 53 Pieces 195 10 28 7 12 43 418 109 6 38 19 281 Other 10 0 2 3 1 6 71 13 2 12 12 175 WOOD-.......................................................... Crab/lobster traps 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 01 Crates 6 1 0 0 1 1 11 0 0 0 1 2 Pallets 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 0 2 0 4 Pieces 31 0 12 5 6 73 240 6 1 93 58 58 Other 3 100 4 5 0 1 61 1 1 0 8 12 CLOTH.......................................................... Clothing 51 34 36 3 13 7 65 10 12 28 37 4 TOTAL ITEMS/ZONE 2964 3738 3626 1758 1468 1201 7911 1833 704 2139 2287 4174 1989 National Beach Cleanup NEW YORK Raw Data Summary Manor Haven Rye Marsh Manor Park Read Piermont Oswego STATE City Island Rye Playland Glen Island Mamaroneck Hudson Park Stony Point TOTAL PLASTIC .............................. Bags Trash 274 14 26 10 247 54 39 2 6 67 23 30 2311 Salt 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 18 Other 57 58 30 120 125 96 39 136 12 131 59 67 2203 Bottles Beverage 377 9 53 72 91 145 22 66 60 149 91 92 3303 Bleach 12 0 3 2 5 8 1 2 4 24 9 56 339 Oil 21 0 11 8 9 19 4 4 4 53 15 70 528 Other 34 7 6 32 166 7 6 16 0 35 17 78 949 Buckets 5 0 4 3 2 12 0 2 7 6 10 51 211 Caps/lids 404 15 12 119 245 75 48 14 23 152 159 375 3372 Cigarette butts 0 0 0 93 248 0 0 0 0 O 9 3 853 Cups/straws 466 45 74 275 42 84 56 152 275 109 117 536 6403 Diapers 41 1 5 0 68 3 2 4 8 2 3 1 179 Lighters 13 1 1 8 12 1i 3 2 10 20 3 28 303 Fishing line 129 8 17 3 12 7 6 2 7 116 9 11 460 Net Long 54 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 2 89 Short 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 2 61 Floats, lures 25 1 1 4 4 3 3 0 2 5 5 20 121 Hardhats 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 Lightsticks 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 7 80 Milk/water jugs 42 1 4 2 2 9 11 2 2 12 14 66 389 Pieces 196 44 29 854 439 560 100 508 18 131 240 1088 6544 Pipe thread 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 5 0 4 35 Rope Long 10 3 7 2 12 18 4 0 3 8 5 22 260 Short 5 5 1 8 17 15 2 2 2 10 0 61 422 Sheeting Long 1 I 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 8 93 Short 0 1 3 7 1 13 1 0 0 2 4 28 171 6-pack holders 107 4 3 11 15 15 60 14 16 37 25 66 609 Strapping bands 11 5 1 6 6 7 0 10 0 7 0 49 192 Syringes 13 0 1 4 2 1 1 2 3 1 1 3 83 Tampon app. 81 1 0 9 23 15 0 4 8 40 13 218 1068 Toys 9 0 7 18 74 13 2 0 3 20 11 84 490 Vegetable sacks 5 0 0 3 2 3 0 1 0 12 0 0 59 Write protector 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 12 0 0 8 66 Other 2 16 20 207 322 10 2 53 19 18 16 67 1646 Manor Haven Rye Marsh Manor Park Read Piermont Oswego STATE City Island Rye Playland Glen Island Mamaroneck Hudson Park Stony Point TOTAL GLASS ................................................................................................................... Bottles Beverage 513 4 20 24 27 17 34 18 16 120 97 15 2394 Food 10 0 5 5 0 2 0 0 0 9 0 3 96 Other 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 2 4 83 Light tubes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 9 Light bulbs 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 50 Pieces 266 195 75 313 41 500 350 16 16 77 834 21 4785 Other 1 6 1 1 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 2 39 STYROFOAM ............................................................................................................... Buoys 9 1 6 0 7 13 6 6 6 10 0 13 184 Cups 578 24 33 32 36 66 52 52 17 152 99 50 2181 Egg Cartons 1 0 0 0 2 8 2 0 6 5 0 1 64 Fast-food 122 0 7 5 10 15 88 2 11 27 26 6 523 Meat trays 20 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 5 21 11 1 151 Pieces Large 81 2 6 946 30 9 6 82 23 117 175 27 2005 Small 199 30 24 1520 137 96 17- 375 30 204 288 86 5032 Other 5 4 3 11 4 1 3 6 0 4 4 3 426 RUBBER .................................................................................................................. Balloons 17 3 8 12 22 4 16 4 0 7 2 43 449 Gloves 4 1 2 0 1 5 0 0 0 1 4 0 58 Tires 7 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 18 5 13 101 Other 5 19 6 114 25 24 8 5 14 16 5 41 538 METAL ................................................................................................................... Bottle caps 227 7 33 3 13 17 17 0 12 62 106 26 1067 Cans Aerosol 28 0 5 9 3 12 4 2 2 19 2 17 258 Beverage 238 19 82 64 15 53 29 473 10 125 138 101 2711 Food 22 1 2 1 3 3 8 2 0 33 18 4 161 Other 3 1 6 1 1 1 0 0 2 16 2 50 184 Crab/fish traps 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 9 Drums Rusty 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 10 37 New 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $ Pieces 10 11 13 5 22 25 3 6 0 12 4 78 480 Pull tabs 63 7 1 1 0 0 18 0 0 20 87 0 359 Wire 13 9 4 1 6 1 5 0 0 5 8 15 115 Other 16 38 14 10 3 18 16 13 0 21 17 15 590 Manor Haven Rye Marsh Manor Park Read Piermont Oswego STATE City Island Rye Playland Glen Island Mamaroneck Hudson Park Stony Point TOTAL PAPER------------------------------------------------------------- Bags 139 4 1 0 8 12 33 50 7 49 26 12 584 Cardboard 53 7 1 0 2 2 14 2 0 31 9 21 375 Cartons 20 2 8 2 7 4 9 10 0 29 22 11 306 Cups 160 6 27 0 14 0 42 0 9 24 13 18 595 Newspaper 17 0 1 0 1 0 38 0 0 21 9 16 336 Pieces 121 14 16 40 79 13 100 38 10 84 69 48 1798 Other 5 0 1 5 36 1 15 10 0 19 10 5 414 WOOD------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crab/lobster traps 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Crates 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 31 Pallets 1 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 2 3 4 36 Pieces 5 17 70 1 47 27 25 0 0 21 5 37 838 Other 5 6 2 22 13 17 1 2 17 3 1 6 414 CLOTH----------------------------------- Clothing 89 16 17 5 13 28 14 4 0. 55 7 81 667 TOTAL ITEMS/ZONE 5488 697 835 5041 3228 2204 1396 2193 717 2659 2966 4109 65459 North Carolina's "ig Sweep" offered opportunities for all generations to learn about the need to protect the beauty of the coast 180 NI C . .:NORHKESAROLINAVERS N'ORTH CAROLINA:" September 30, 1989 Coordinated By: Lundie Spence, Kathy Hart, 3,645 Volunteers Nancy Davis, and Sarah Friday 220 Miles Cleaned University of North Carolina 163,000 Pounds of Debris Collected Sea Grant College Program 175,410 Debris Items Reported Box 8605 Raleigh, NC 27695-8605 (800) 27SWEEP Big Sweep '89 was the first statewide waterway cleanup in the nation. Expanded from the '87 and '88 Beach Sweep to include the inland lakes, rivers, and sounds, Big Sweep '89 proved to be a growing grass-roots event. Local people who wanted their lake to be included in the cleanup kept the Telecom-USA toll free number ringing. For the first time, T-shirts were printed to raise money for the education efforts. Over 5,000 were sold before, during and after the event. With the help of zone captains and the media, 8,000 to 10,000 volunteers were expected to get involved with litter pickup and a small recycling effort. But, Hurricane Hugo beat us to the punch, and the September 23 date was abandoned. Rescheduled for the following Saturday, the coastal cleanup ran smoothly. Big Sweep volunteers helped to clear some hurricane debris. However, a few southern islands were so badly damaged that cleanups had to be postponed indefinitely. Torrential rains and flooding canceled many of the Piedmont and mountain site cleanups during the second date. Despite the problems, more than 3,600 volunteers collected 81.5 tons of litter from the waterways. Three important results came from Big Sweep '89: 1) involvement of shorelines statewide-marine, estuarine, and freshwater; 2) interagency commitment increased along with interest from sponsors and greater interaction with other projects; and 3) production of the first set of educational materials. Lundie Spence 181 PERCENT COMPOSITION OF NORTH CAROLINA'S BEACH DEBRIS: Plastic 60,17% Cloth 1,32% : :----- ., . ..<i~ Rubber 1,67% Wood 4,96% Glass 9,16% Metal 1339% Paper 9,33% NORTH CAROLINA'S 1989 DIRTY DOZEN: Total Number Percent of Total Reported Debris Collected 1. metal beverage cans 12,930 7.37 2. small foamed plastic pieces 12,033 6.86 3. plastic pieces 11,136 6.35 4. plastic beverage bottles 10,559 6.02 5. glass beverage bottles 9,616 5.48 6. plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws 9,408 5.36 7. cigarette butts 8,378 4.78 8. foamed plastic cups 7,939 4.53 9. paper pieces 7,600 4.33 10. wood pieces 7,486 4.27 11. plastic caps, lids 6,402 3.65 12. plastic trash bags 6,102 3.48 TOTAL 109,589 62.48 182 MAJOR TYPES AND SOURCES OF NORTH CAROLINA'S BEACH DEBRIS: P 24.00- 21.96 e 22.00- a 20.00 n t 8.00O- o 16.00 14.00- t 12.00- 0 t 10.00- 8.00- ~56 I : :0000 5.64 4.72 d 6.00 ~ : 4.00- b 2.00- 1.47 0.69 r 2.00- 0. s 0.00- Bottles/Canm Galley Fish/Boat Operational Sewage Medioal MA"OR CHARACTERISTICS OF DEBRIS IN EACH ZONE: Zone Name Percent Plastic Most Prevalent Debris Item Reported South Shores 61.31 metal beverage cans Kitty Hawk 68.40 small foamed plastic pieces Kill Devil 68.93 plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws South Nags Head 66.85 plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws Pea Island 69.81 plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws Hatteras 63.50 metal beverage cans Ocracoke 59.84 metal beverage cans Cape Lookout 51.67 metal beverage cans Radio Island 41.85 glass pieces Atlantic Beach (East) 65.26 foamed plastic cups Atlantic Beach (West) 66.89 plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws Fort Macon 75.90 small foamed plastic pieces Pine Knoll 77.08 plastic trash bags Indian Beach 69.35 small foamed plastic cups Emerald Isle 78.55 cigarette butts Sugarloaf 66.42 foamed plastic cups Bogue Sound (East) 78.94 small foamed plastic pieces Bogue Sound (West) 65.86 foamed plastic cups 183 MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS OF DEBRIS IN EACH ZONE: Zone Name Percent Plastic Most Prevalent Debris Item Reported Newport 56.92 plastic trash bags Topsail 49.22 wood pieces Lee Island 61.63 plastic beverage bottles Wrightsville 56.89 cigarette butts North Mansboro 59.64 metal beverage cans South Mansboro 63.64 small foamed plastic pieces Carolina Beach 57.68 metal beverage cans Fort Fisher 53.22 plastic trash bags Kure Beach 47.79 wood pieces Zeke's Island 67.99 plastic beverage bottles Waynesboro 73.84 plastic pieces Roanoke River 63.06 plastic beverage bottles Pamlico 44.42 glass beverage bottles Pungo River 58.60 plastic beverage bottles Tar River 61.25 plastic beverage bottles Holiday Island 44.21 metal beverage cans White Lake 67.86 plastic cups, spoons, forks straws Lake Johnson 57.18 small foamed plastic pieces Shelley Lake 59.30 small foamed plastic pieces Salem Creek 20A0 metal beverage cans Dan River 59.17 glass beverage bottles Hope Mills 48.33 glass beverage bottles Jordan Lake 57.33 glass beverage bottles Lake Wheeler 27.99 glass beverage bottles Falls Lake 50.54 metal beverage cans Harris Lake 60.30 glass beverage bottles Lake Hiawassee 81.27 glass beverage bottles Lake Lure 51.42 metal beverage cans STRANDED AND/OR ENTANGLED WILDLIFE REPORTED: Debris Related Other Reports crabs, skate egg cases, and whelk egg cases 5 dead sea turtles entangled in fishing line 3 dead seagulls dead rabbit in plastic bag 10 dead other birds 1 bag of shrimp MOST PECULIAR DEBRIS ITEMS REPORTED: South Shores kerosene heater, marine radio, perfume bottle, tuberculin syringe, bag of orange dye, throat culture sampler (unopened), television Kitty Hawk barnacle-covered golf ball Kill Devil Old Spice aftershave, bag of blood, vial, plastic plate labeled "Peregrine 210719" S. Nags Head 55-gallon drum with foam insulation inside Pea Island car frame, toilet seat, plastic surgical skin marking pen Hatteras artificial seaweed Ocracoke bottle with message Radio Island vibrator, Confederate flag, 5.56 mm blank and 20 mm casing Atlantic Beach (West) wallet, drug vial, tooth brushes, underwear Fort Macon boat switch, bed sheet, panty liner 184 MOST PECULIAR DEBRIS ITEMS REPORTED: Pine Knoll suitcases Indian Beach food handler's disposable plastic glove, douche bottle Emerald Beach buried beach umbrella (open), corked medical bottle, tar, tooth paste Sugarloaf high heel shoe Newport toilet seat cover, underwear Topsail prescription bottle from Idaho, women's bathing suit, women's bra, condoms, washing machine agitators, sea rations, metal casing with triggering device Wrightsville barnacle-encrusted thong, Jimmy Hoffa, ladies' underwear, "Fruit of the Looms", beer pitcher, key chain and ring, used condoms S. Mansboro Siberian salmon eggs, cars, tea pitcher, plastic duck, sauce pan, boot Carolina Beach intravenous bag, underwear Holiday Island school desks and lockers White Lake golf bails, fangs, baby pacifier Lake Johnson computer chip, ladies' panties Hope Mills numerous glass medical bottles (insulin?) Jordan Lake car engine, lawn mower blade, traffic cone, chandelier globe, bullet, golf balls Lake Hiwassee disposable diapers mixed with church literature not all items indicated as peculiar by volunteers are listed above. FOR INFORMATION ON NORTH CAROLINA'S 1990 BEACH CLEANUP: Lundie Spence and Kathy Hart University of North Carolina Sea Grant College Program Box 8605 Raleigh, NC 27695-8605 (919) 737-2454 CLEANUP DATE: Saturday, September 22, 1990 185 1989 National Beach Cleanup NORTH CAROL!NA Raw Oata Summary Kitty Hawk S.Nags Head Hatteras Cape Lookout Atlantic(E) Ft.Macon Indian Bch. Sugarloaf Bogue(W) Topsail Wrightsville S.Shores Kill Devil Pea Is. Ocracoke Radio is. Atlantic(W) Pine Knoll Emerald Is. Bogue(E) Newport Lee Island N.Mansboro PLASTIC .................................................................................................................................................................... Bags Trash 191 78 311 39 68 121 233 203 99 172 67 181 232 54 611 B 45 40 84 1544 5 394 74 Salt 58 12 I 0 I 5 0 0 I 0 10 | 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 69 I 10 0 Other 134 103 266 31 123 120 165 125 149 62 184 69 52 252 653 1 82 63 54 B1B 39 380 64 Bottles Beverage 434 108 224 41 294 241 137 571 873 60 64 219 82 129 277 193 89 123';- 45 2053 173 535 278 Bleach 121 22 77 21 143 42 46 46 42 29 4 7 9 15 34 43 5 10 I 125 14 17 21 Oil 71 6 29 7 74 24 39 74 79 4 27 I6 7 7 27 26 3 4 0 149 21 10 10 Other B3 33 88 15 171 48 37 46 35 11 12 30 37 19 109 10 11 l& 27 141 B 54 22 Buckets 63 ! 19 10 60 4 |6 17 5 9 7 B 3 7 41 2 t B 0 44 5 10 7 Caps/lids 513 219 555 122 419 220 122 71 140 100 219 178 131 159 722 8 31 57 33 561 22 486 57 Cigarette butts 79 26 135 0 I 8 4 0 0 0 541 169 4~ 20 1929 O 39 67 0 I151 O 2237 O Cups/straws 663 297 918 307 825 250 89 82 291 121 679 113 212 92 776 1 64 59 20 SOS 25 852 43 Diapers 23 13 6 I 55 2 B 9 37 0 4 ll 0 I 9 0 2 6 O 34 0 12 2 Lighters 64 25 58 8 42 150 8 39 20 lB 36 35 45 24 84 6 B 4 2 112 6 79 14 Fishing line 72 32 51 7 21 88 8 14 27 6 tO 15 5 17 78 9 12 6 20 168 24 87 0 Net Long 11 4 3 0 4 11 8 4 2 23 4 48 0 0 20 0 2 2 I 25 2 10 1 Short B 9 II 12 12 12 3 5 3 9 0 31 5 31 27 0 O 4 3 26 0 17 O Floats, lures 38 23 25 8 25 26 5 1 II 3 6 33 3 10 25 1 4 I 3 82 15 46 3 Hardhats 9 0 I 0 3 0 O 2 0 0 0 9 0 0 & 0 0 0 O 2 0 0 0 Lightsticks SO 23 162 34 34 43 30 17 0 12 14 9 9 7 50 0 3 1 0 100 23 35 4 Milk/,ater jugs 204 70 52 17 56 48 30 &B 20 4 7 17 12 9 192 21 14 20 2 166 9 19 9 Pieces 268 345 682 57 457 345 2&3 219 206 83 290 265 168 261 1653 9 148 9& 42 923 7 1004 102 Pipe thread lB 2 22 I 4 16 29 I I 0 0 10 I O I 7 3 I 0 0 0 19 1 Rope Long 56 34 106 3 118 53 32 55 23 12 20 67 16 14 149 35 24 35 IO 6B 4 2B 7 short 110 113 192 39 166 87 40 60 45 85 72 225 45 42 283 61 174 90 6 111 3 67 8 Sheeting Long 10 2 16 7 21 35 5 25 11 3 i 3 1 3 15 1 I 4 0 30 0 lB O Short 52 28 28 25 48 51 3 6 48 3 3 13 6 6 23 & 0 I 0 52 0 40 2 &-pack holders 132 33 77 14 l& lB 18 37 77 2 22 13 10 11 72 7 22 21 4 106 7 27 3 Strapping bands 63 54 78 9 94 75 21 6 22 7 lO 20 12 17 64 7 10 4 I 35 9 20 6 Syringes 19 5 12 1 7 3 0 6 1 0 2 S 2 0 4 I 3 0 0 I 0 I O Tampon app. 177 122 409 102 102 74 7 7 3 0 11 4 3 4 24 0 I 0 0 24 0 12 2 To7s 44 12 71 18 56 lB 10 7 4 22 3B 12 7 5 121 2 4 I O 75 0 59 6 Vegetable sacks 26 2 62 15 6 0 5 5 6 O 0 0 I 2 16 0 6 5 0 55 6 16 4 Write protector 29 2 6 O 7 2 2 0 6 4 13 0 0 7 7 0 2 I 0 20 I 22 O Other 39 89 190 23 40 65 45 53 23 14 160 93 25 147 184 9 25 28 I 236 4 348 56 Kitt7 Hawk S.Nags Head Hatteras Cape Lookout Atlantic{E) Ft.Macon Indian Bch. Sugarloaf Bogue(W) Topsail Wrightsville S.Shores Kill Devil Pea Is. Ocracoke Radio Is. Atlantic(N) Pine Knoll Emerald Is. Bogue(E) Newport Lee Island N.Mansboro ........................................................................................................................................................................... GLASS ...................................................................................................................................................................... Bottles Beverage 451 172 296 48 215 195 188 528 752 85 95 69 44 125 173 123 29 49 38 1681 40 B2B 78 Food 33 B 56 7 94 15 33 74 3 0 0 5 11 8 12 ! 5 B 0 72 6 16 3 Other 18 2 13 I 24 2 4 17 7 0 3 1 3 5 B 0 B 0 0 38 1 10 0 Light tubes 38 I 18 3 21 12 3 5 0 0 0 4 I 0 7 1 0 0 0 B 2 6 2 Light bulbs 81 30 32 16 76 28 B 17 1 0 4 16 10 3 14 37 6 3 3 49 14 29 6 Pieces 67 41 99 30 17 79 66 84 937 lB 195 44 51 28 239 4 30 20 11 768 6 383 102 Other I 13 12 0 3 1 1 3 0 0 6 3 1 2 l& ~ 2 2 0 0 12 1 12 0 ........................................................................................................................................................................... STYROFOAM .................................................................................................................................................................. Buoys 20 21 13 7 21 26 10 23 0 B 3 17 1 6 22 0 � 12 6 121 6 14 5 Cups 631 225 270 76 216 181 112 98 132 330 91 122 97 137 371 270 108 178 36 950 47 575 152 Egg Cartons 24 15 B 1 S 3 13 27 6 1 5 23 5 ? 16 3 0 1 2 71 6 16 4 Fast-food 159 118 82 18 25 44 4 57 82 B 12 12 14 6 47 27 15 29 8 203 4 56 3 Meat trays 66 34 53 3 51 42 3 50 11 15 10 23 13 11 28 ? 1 B 0 65 4 32 12 Pieces Large 241 93 253 32 176 132 56 48 49 36 28 129 56 33 295 54 27 81 19 682 11 lB 37 Small 428 353 811 103 340 331 183 96 77 129 221 483 '205 484 763 30 359 72 70 1082 46 1148 179 oo Other 12 4 3 3 8 43 6 9 0 0 2 tB 0 3 102 39 4 6 2 87 2 23 2 ........................................................................................................................................................................... RUBBER ..................................................................................................................................................................... Balloons 164 72 !65 30 829 121 31 2 2 I 24 I0 5 5 115 0 4 4 0 97 20 62 3 Gloves 17 6 18 0 12 11 3 13 2 0 0 0 3 2 17 0 0 I 7 35 0 ? 2 Tires 30 I 6 1 3 14 8 3 5 I 3 4 1 8 17 0 3 4 2 I03 I 24 6 Other 17 B 65 4 19 27 II 13 30 17 23 36 B 15 52 I 10 6 2 125 4 143 15 METAL ...................................................................................................................................................................... Bottle caps 223 70 168 13 16 97 23 22 127 11 250 21 32 4 100 0 5 2? 43 60t 2 430 15 Cans Aerosol 197 20 37 17 73 I09 53 37 7 I 4 22 18 3 4? 10 2 10 3 137 17 42 13 Beverage 675 175 378 60 188 410 291 788 610 127 153 120 87 235 450 224 72 126 59 1479 120 1002 399 Food 34 3 24 4 28 19 88 36 21 3 3 3 4 2 34 I I 14 0 63 36 27 17 Other 43 4 26 2 28 5 22 30 14 16 5 6 2 2 27 I 4 4 11 176 0 37 6 Crab/fish traps 2 0 I 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 I 0 0 0 3 I 0 2 0 18 0 0 1 Orums Rusty 14 0 2 i 4 0 5 14 34 5 6 4 0 0 4 0 0 1 I0 29 1 37 I New 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 43 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 0 Pieces 23 13 53 11 29 11 11 44 57 21 24 12 5 ? 30 0 3 ? 15 197 3 188 27 Pull tabs 67 3 40 37 0 25 1 9 49 2 110 2 2 0 8 0 I 6 22 89 2 28 0 Wire 22 4 28 7 11 6 94 10 73 ? 13 B 4 4 24 0 2 B 2 83 0 70 4 Other 42' 13 46 11 70 3 14 39 50 10 18 19 8 0 55 3 7 42 I 146 4 161 13 Kitty Hawk S.Nags Head Hatteras Cape Lookout Atlantic(E) Ft.Macon Indian Bch. Sugarloaf Bogue(W) Topsail Wrightsville S.Shores Kill Devil Pea Is. Ocracoke Radio Is. Atlantic(W) Pine Knoll Emerald Is. Bogue(E) Newport Lee Island N.Mansboro ........................................................................................................................................................................... PAPER ...................................................................................................................................................................... Bag~ 121 72 BO 21 10 34 13 30 87 26 36 22 12 O 52 0 4 21 13 477 B 116 3 Cardboard 9? 52 64 30 19 31 20 7! 135 30 17 20 7 5 44 4 14 IS 13 321 3 92 3 Cartons 61 6 46 17 47 7 20 30 111 27 14 8 16 1 32 3 3 7 3 196 2 52 4 Cups 244 3? ?7 5 I2 59 29 34 222 54 24 I5 26 2I 71 5 13 21 34 3B? lO 256 7 Newspaper 68 71 39 3 1 6 2 1 5 7 3 3 0 34 14 0 4 7 2 128 0 75 I Pieces 217 56 217 tOO IlO 153 71 66 106 IB? I43 IBB 49 136 339 ! 53 90 43 1742 B 12BB 23 Other 45 17 75 10 75 26 44 25 5 11 30 16 4 26 132 5 12 l? 1 688 0 240 7 ........................................................................................................................................................................... WOOD ....................................................................................................................................................................... C~ab/lobster traps o O 6 0 0 O 4 0 O O 0 I 0 O 5 0 0 0 0 SO o 0 0 Crates 7 lO 9 o 9 0 0 2 0 16 O 1 0 5 4 O 0 0 0 163 I ! 1 Pallets 16 15 ll 2 4 0 6 0 0 0 9 0 0 I 2 0 0 1 0 128 0 4 0 Pieces [63 263 412 5? 208 113 40 50 67 40 B6 160 37 174 439 20 30 48 32 2546 20 880 20 Other 7 2 12B 30 7 11 7 3 4 I 11 4 11 30 30 0 17 2 O 222 0 54 0 CLOTH ...................................................................................................................................................................... Clothxng 156 35 134 30 65 154 29 49 137 20 37 2B 6 10 92 11 16 27 16 344 16 218 30 1989 National Beach Cleanup NORTH CAROLINA Raw Data Suuary Carolina Beach KUrD Beach Waynesboro Pamlico Tar Riv. White Lk. Shelley Lk. Dan Riv. Jordan tk. Falls Lk. Lk.Hiwassee STATE S.Hasonboro Ft.Fisher Zeke's 1s. Roanoke Riv. Pungo Riv. Holiday Is. Lk.Johnson Salem Creek Hope Hills Lk. Wheeler Harris Lk. Lk.Lure TOTAL PLASTIC .................................................................................................................................................................... Bags Trash 76 192 47 137 16 53 25 lB 50 4 151 I1 20 S 10 17 312 34 36 TO 11 0 13 6102 Salt 2 2 5 O I 2 I O 0 O 0 O 0 0 O O 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 197 Other 92 158 34 55 119 133 64 59 26 13 27 61 70 0 14 3S 103 71 4 27 12 0 7 5173 Bottles Beverage 252 339 37 141 233 139 488 115 lOI 306 110 15 219 36 56 57 310 117 9 54 32 30 120 10559 Bleach 18 36 5 6 5 23 12 I 4 12 26 0 3 I { 4 24 34 0 2 2 5 0 111B Oil 14 23 5 0 17 10 30 26 ? 4 40 2 44 7 6 10 55 12 2 3 4 3 1 1041 Other 64 26 12 4 B 34 14 1 9 6 19 I 14 2 2 8 7 26 3 � 0 0 8 1336 Buckets 7 17 7 8 4 2 10 1 2 3 46 2 22 2 0 3 66 11 I I 0 0 1 563 Caps/lids 47 93 II 42 23 283 29 57 39 16 73 42 78 7 6 40 121 101 9 48 lO SO 32 6402 Cigarette butts 12 206 O B2 O 191 O 0 45 0 O 0 0 0 0 0 46 1167 20 70 O 0 100 B37B Cups/straws 106 251 B 235 42 142 76 26 34 i6 65 273 67 27 B 19 160 BB 23 54 17 55 32 9408 Diapers 2 2 0 4 1 5 3 31 O 0 14 0 0 I 2 3 6 4 0 5 0 40 B 346 Lighters 11 9 4 4 { 29 7 10 0 5 7 S B 7 0 2 17 & 3 0 5 I 2 I030 Fishing line 33 19 2 23 10 14 3 11 6 3 15 0 6 4 0 0 13 22 1 2 11 0 3 978 Net Long 4 B 2 0 0 5 I I 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 214 Short 0 B S O I 23 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 O 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 O 273 Floats, lures ? 12 3 5 6 33 6 3 5 O B 4 40 I O I 17 21 O 7 13 0 2 607 Hardhats 0 0 0 O 0 O 0 0 0 0 0 O I 0 0 O 40 O 0 O O 0 0 73 Lightsticks S I 0 2 I 45 0 10 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 732 Hilk/water jugs 14 39 2 7 12 14 12 7 I 0 29 1 10 10 2 6 86 16 0 2 3 20 ll 1370 Pieces 307 334 2 195 76 999 161 120 27 30 95 213 196 19 27 20 138 217 20 36 0 0 tl 11136 Pipe thread O 1 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 o O 3 o 0 I 0 0 0 152 Rope Long 14 24 0 6 3 62 I O B 0 4 3 O 0 O 2 4 4 I 0 1 O O llO6 Short 14 46 3 S 8 IlS 6 O O 0 I O I O 0 0 6 5 2 I 10 0 0 2358 Sheeting Long 5 21 O 0 4 3 0 2 2 4 lO 0 0 0 7 9 0 0 O I 2 0 I 278 Short ? 30 O O I 47 0 I 2 4 21 O 0 O O lO 0 O 0 0 0 O O 577 6-pack holders 7 24' 0 I0 16 43 3B 29 lO 0 19 3 23 1 I II lI B I 7 3 lO 41 1065 Strapping bands 4 I 0 O 2 42 O 0 3 0 0 24 0 3 3 O 13 I 2 I O 0 0 743 Syringes 0 0 O 1 1 2 0 I 0 0 I 0 O 0 0 0 39 2 O 0 0 0 0 120 Tampon app. I 5 0 1 { lB 0 0 40 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 4 12 0 0 0 30 0 1204 Toys 5 6 I 3 I lO 0 3 1 11 24 22 47 tl 7 2 14 12 1 lO O 0 4 787 Vegetable sacks 4 11 0 I I 7 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 O 0 2 3 3 2 3 I 0 I 283 Write protector 0 I 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 O 0 0 I 0 0 I O 0 0 140 Other 33 21 $ 13 15 177 35 15 6 4 S 42 21 10 4 B 7 73 7 2 2 O 9 2411 Carolina Beach Kure Beach Waynesboro Pamlico Tar Riv. White Lk. Shelley Lk. Ban Riv. gotdan Lk. Falls Lk. Lk.Hiwassee ST6TE S.Masonboro Ft.Fisher Zeke's is. Roanoke Riv. Pungo Riv. Holiday Is. Lk.Johnson Salem Creek Hope Mills Lk. Wheeler Harris Lk. Lk.Lure TOTAL GLASS ....................................................................................................................................................................... Bottles Beverage 129 204 lB 97 60 115 0 210 62 213 245 10 345 40 125 160 445 327 206 96 66 60 81 9616 Food 10 31 0 & l 14 3 0 1 6 23 0 4 4 6 ii 4 125 I 6 0 0 9 735 Other 5 5 6 0 0 9 I 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 111 19 0 0 0 0 0 327 Light tubes 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 145 Light bulbs 6 14 3 1 2 22 5 0 1 2 7 0 3 0 0 0 17 11 0 1 0 0 1 579 Pieces 54 76 0 48 6 189 60 153 7 0 29 3B 36 0 39 lB 226 170 11 24 0 0 16 4514 Other 0 2 0 0 0 19 2 0 3 1 3 1 0 0 6 0 1 24 0 1 O 0 0 154 STYROFOAM ................................................................................................................................................................... Buoys 9 4 3 3 1 22 0 I 2 4 B l 0 0 0 0 9 ? 3 0 0 0 0 446 Cups 211 170 31 208 98 158 321 34 66 190 195 1S 200 57 27 85 183 105 21 38 43 0 78 7939 Egg Cartons 0 9 2 1 0 5 I 2 4 4 27 I l 0 0 I 3 It 0 0 I 0 4 341 Fast-food 12 28 2 B 22 4 56 65 22 59 58 I? 61 26 I 7 64 22 6 7 0 15 21 1618 Meat trays i 12 4 9 I0 9 21 0 7 6 22 O 3 9 0 2 I 9 0 2 2 0 2 680 Pieces Large 121 112 4 7& 13 11 44 16 & 98 42 27 73 46 0 38 13 42 3 4. 17 0 5 3577 Small 826 371 B 210 16 815 148 89 I1 93 47 112 512 100 0 120 133 328 14 14 0 I0 63 12033 Other 2 2 2 0 I 40 18 0 10 2 3 2 165 0 0 0 I 4 0 I 0 0 1 632 RUBBER ...................................................................................................................................................................... Balloons 4 8 3 10 2 41 0 1 0 0 2 6 3 0 0 0 9 4 2 7 0 0 0 136B Gloves I lB 5 I 4 5 0 0 I 0 6 0 0 0 0 O 8 5 0 0 0 0 I 215 Tires 2 2 1 0 2 4 9 8 2 2 37 1 2 0 29 0 9 12 I 2 1 1 5 380 Other 14 8 3 5 I 30 6 3 7 3 22 l& 70 61 14 4 .14 32 1 1 2 0 0 968 METAL ....................................................................................................................................................................... Bottle caps 11 93 10 97 1 33 285 39 31 6 45 34 73 14 11 lO 213 46 22 38 28 O 46 3490 Cans Aerosol tO 13 30 36 5 It 16 2 0 lB 28 I 24 9 I S 11 64 I 0 0 0 13 IlB1 Beverage &22 518 38 335 197 277 216 134 64 145 253 102 399 90 278 57 179 380 134 131 21 0 138 12930 Food 33 9 0 7 13 13 4 16 0 62 56 3 2 0 2 11 5 22 & 2 0 0 16 747 Other I0 9 9 1 12 12 I0 0 4 17 14 3 22 3 41 2 8 46 I 3 0 0 4 704 Crab/fish traps 4 O 2 0 0 0 0 I I O 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 O' O 0 0 0 0 41 Drums Rusty 5 0 1 0 0 6 I 2 0 0 29 O 0 g 2 0 12 3 0 0 0 0 0 233 New 2 I I 0 0 0 0 0 O 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 80 Pieces B3 21 4 lB 4 37 21 5 15 2 BB 3 50 0 17 0 162 49 4 3 0 0 4 13B5 Pull tabs tO 21 2 59 2 9 24 O I 0 I 27 26 2 2 B 6 88 16 23 0 0 34 864 Mire 8 7 0 8 0 8 6 1 4 2 14 8 3 0 2 0 25 19 2 0 1 0 I 605 Other 74 32 4 19 4 35 26 5 3 24 54 6 12 I 22 I lO 97 12 5 0 0 4 1225 Carolina Beach Kure Beach Waynesboro Pamlico Tar Riv. White Lk. Shelley Lk. Dan Riv. Jordan Lk. Falls Lk. Lk.Hiwassee STATE $,Hasonboro Ft.Fioher Zeke's Is. Roanoke Riv. Pungo Riv. Holiday Is. Lk.3ohnson Salem Creek Hope Mills Lk. Wheeler Harris Lk. Lkiure TOTAL PAPER ..........................................s ............................................................................................................................ Bags B 29 7 31 0 I0 17 33 14 4 75 15 26 1 40 8 79 8 7 14 5 0 9 1706 Cardboard 11 9 5 11 3 6 23 6 10 14 50 3 9 0 11 IS ItO 7 5 0 I I 32 1451 Cartons 13 12 I 7 3 7 21 30 6 0 30 1 14 9 0 16 33 12 5 6 3 0 15 957 Cups 14 21 2 15 0 15 25 34 9 16 48 20 40 8 10 7 112 23 17 18 1 0 53 2195 Newspaper 3 3 1 7 0 3 4 10 2 0 39 90 4 2 10 0 27- 2 0 0 0 0 17 698 Pieces 99 267 30 268 8 185 144 197 85 9 lOB 11 237 16 47 19 35 145 41 13 0 0 40 7600 Other 6 3 2 12 2 0 I 0 19 0 I1 3 9 4 10 3 32 125 0 6 0 0 2 1765 WOOD ..................................................................................................................: ..................................................... Crab/lobster traps 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 67 Crates 3 4 12 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 256 Pallets 7 1 3 10 0 2 I 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 221 Pieces 40 466 9 488 B 129 1 10 23 0 126 8 6 0 1 0 173 7 I 0 I 0 0 7486 Other 6 5 I 3 0 11 0 I I 22 18 2 0 I I 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 665 ................................................................ .---.___. ........... ........................................................................................ CLOTH ...................................................................................................................................................................... Clothing 36 50 10 42 32 78 24 41 20 0 70 20 11 2 22 10 115 44 3 10 3 0 B 2311 Teamwork on the part of Oregon Telephone Pioneers was needed to remove heavy debris during Oreson's "_et the Drift and Bag It. Photo by Landra Snow rOR WILDUPS AKD-THE IVIONMNT GET THE DRIFT AND BAG IT! OREGON October 8, 1989 Coordinated By: Judie Neilson 2,251 Volunteers Oregon Department of Fish and Game 120 Miles Cleaned P.O. Box 59 33,200 Pounds of Debris Collected Portland, OR 97207 86,967 Debris Items Reported (503) 229-5406 An empty tube of Japanese toothpaste, a bottle of hair restorer from Finland, and a portable toilet of unknown origin were among the items found by the 2,200 volunteers who joined in the October 7 cleanup of Oregon's beaches. This annual fall event began in Oregon in 1984, and has since expanded to a national program with 22 coastal states involved. Oregon's 1989 "Get the Drift and Bag It" volunteers picked up about 16 tons of plastic, wood, and metal debris between Astoria and Brookings, bringing the total to more than 116 tons gathered since the cleanup started. While I was with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, I organized Oregon's first cleanup in 1984, and this was my sixth cleanup. I noticed a definite trend in who participates in that this is becoming a regular, annual event for a lot of people. Many started in 1984 and have returned every year since. Volunteers give many reasons for getting involved, but a comment by one 1989 participant in the Charleston area probably sums up the general feeling. Robin Davidson of North Bend wrote on her data card, "We believe in a clean and safe environment, and are concerned about marine life. We always have fun. It is kind of like a treasure hunt." Judie Neilson Please note that Judie Neilson, the "Mother of Beach Cleanups," has not only changed her address, but she was married on November 10, 1989 and therefore has changed her name! Judie was last reported to be constructing 1,000 bluebird nesting boxes in Indiana-in her spare time of course! Judie can be contacted at: Judie Hansen 1502 South County Road, 525W Danville, IN 46122 (317) 745-2948 Congratulations Judie, and keep up the great work! 193 PERCENT COMPOSITION OF OREGON'S BEACH DEBRIS: Plastic 62.35% ,,, r n , tI m .' -I" IFI - Cloth 1.77% Rubber 1.83% ,~~~~~~~~~~~~~" : '* '>""""'_'~ Wood 2.05% ~/~..-Jli~.,;�-~.~, -~~Metal 7.77 a -~'"~"'::: Gl ass 8, 01% Paper 10.22% OREGON'S 1989 DIRTY DOZEN: Total Number Percent of Total Reported Debris Collected 1. plastic pieces 9,259 10.65 2. small foamed plastic pieces 8,704 10.01 3. paper pieces 5,401 6.21 4. miscellaneous plastic bags 5,229 6.01 5. plastic rope (2 feet or shorter) 3,968 4.56 6. plastic caps, lids 3,886 4.47 7. cigarette butts 3,800 4.37 8. plastic trash bags 3,672 4.22 9. glass pieces 3,344 3.85 10. foamed plastic cups 2,836 3.26 11. plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws 1,919 2.21 12. glass beverage bottles 1,649 1.90 TOTAL 53,667 61.72 194 MAJOR TYPES AND SOURCES OF OREGON'S BEACH DEBRIS: P * 10.00- 9.16 o 9.00- 7.99 n 8.00- t 7.00- f 6.00- 5.00 - 0 4.00- 1 3.00- 2.36 d 2.00- b r 1.00- 0.17 0.04 * 0.00- Fish/Boat Galley Bottle/Can Operational Sewage Medloal MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS OF DEBRIS IN EACH ZONE: Zone Name Percent Plastic Most Prevalent Debris Item Reported Arch Cape (to Columbia River) 66.22 miscellaneous plastic bags Garibaldi (to Arch Cape) 56.20 paper pieces Sandlake (to Garibaldi) 69.90 plastic pieces Depoe Bay (to Cascade Head) 66.71 small foamed plastic pieces Waldport (to Depoe Bay) 75.11 small foamed plastic pieces Yachats (to Waldport) 72.01 plastic pieces Florence (to Yachats) 86.05 plastic pieces Reedsport (to Florence) 72A.48 miscellaneous plastic bags Coos Bay (to Reedsport) 67.25 small foamed plastic pieces Sixes River (to Coos Bay) 72.70 miscellaneous plastic bags Ophir (to Sixes River) 39.17 metal beverage cans, paper pieces Brookings (to Ophir) 53.11 small foamed plastic pieces 195 STRANDED AND/OR ENTANGLED WILDLIFE REPORTED: Debris Related Other Reports gull entangled in fishing line 1,218 dead birds (includes 318 seagulls, dead seagull entangled in plastic six-pack ring 267 murres, 45 cormorants, 5 grebes, dead seagull entangled in piece of netting 2 mud ducks, 1 black-necked stilt, and dead seagull entangled in long plastic rope 580 other birds) dead bird with plastic string wrapped around feet 15 dead seals dead seagull entangled in plastic string 1 dead deer dead seagull entangled in fishing line 2 dead stingrays dead common murre entangled in plastic rope 2 dead birds entangled in plastic rope dead cormorant entangled in plastic netting seagull (alive) entangled with fishing hook in mouth and trailing fishing line 2 dead fish entangled in net * all animals are listed as identified by volunteers. MOST PECULIAR DEBRIS ITEMS REPORTED: Arch Cape two surgical gowns, ice pick, bedsprings, mattress, numerous fireworks, manhole size tar (2-3 inches thick), 30 rolls of newspaper, doll arm Garibaldi nasal spray bottle, condoms, racquetball racquet, rocket launchers (fireworks), kite tail, croquette mallet sticks, bank statement, railroad spikes, men's undershorts, house slipper, sex wax container, glass bong Sandlake toilet seat, rubber wiggle worm, plastic baseball bat, motorcycle seat, porta-potty, "For Sale" sign, dune buggy, water heater, 252 linoleum tiles Depoe Bay condom, car bumper, 100-pound railing from Peter Iredale ship, women's panties Waldport styrofoam from Depoe Bay Fleet of Flowers, empty 35-pound can of shortening, wooden crate from Newport Shrimp Company, front end of car, plastic bait container from "Jerry Williams Bait (437-2188)," wooden crate from Riverside Fish Company, lawn mower, plastic pet food dish, plastic bag ("Sure-Strike Herring Bait") Florence underwear, douche bottle, hair dye tube, plastic pizza protector, rubber frog, pieces of wood window sill, "R-rated" clothing bag Reedsport men's BVD's, freezer Coos Bay fly swatter, baby bottle, barbed wire, refrigerator, fortune cookie fortune, Oregon Department of Agriculture Device License (dated 6-24-85), totally nude woman, unopened can of beer Sixes River false fingernail Ophir "Airwalk" skate board Brookings sanitary napkin, orange condom, fan belt, frying pan, men's underwear (red), electrical outlet, television tray, semi-truck mud flap, crab ring, girl's panties * not all items indicated as peculiar by volunteers are listed above. FOR INFORMATION ON OREGON'S 1990 BEACH CLEANUP CONTACT: Bill Hasty Oregon Department of Fish and Game P.O. Box 59 Portland, OR 97207 (503) 229-5406 CLEANUP DATE: Saturday, October 13, 1990 196 1989 National Beach Cleanup OREOON Raw Data Sununary Garibaldi Depoe Bay Yachats Reedsport Sixes River Brookings STATE Arob Cape Sandlake Waldport Florence Coos Bay Ophir TOTAL PLASTIC-' ................................................................................................................ Bags Trash 648 405 319 336 582 134 718 199 157 92 5 77 3672 Salt 47 2 25 6 16 4 70 1 9 9 0 4 193 Other 1007 516 791 273 760 167 314 274 585 371 8 163 5229 Sottles Beverage 158 113 96 146 76 50 96 53 91 51 1 99 1030 Bleach 103 34 124 6 78 13 45 59 40 24 4 24 554 Oil 45 29 47 8 27 6 18 31 33 17 2 37 300 Other 224 64 130 33 51 20 65 31 67 33 3 30 751 Buokets 30 21 24 15 16 6 7 26 20 9 1 16 191 Caps/lids 303 426 359 466 783 132 546 121 258 173 10 309 3886 Cigarette butts 348 259 377 967 989 184 330 109 118 73 0 46 3800 Cups/straws 177 194 172 363 302 117 143 83 120 61 9 178 1919 Diapers 28 18 20 15 20 3 9 4 19 1 0 25 162 Lighters 12 33 31 19 39 17 30 18 29 5 1 19 253 Fishing line 55 60 85 59 90 12 39 7 6 11 1 52 477 Net Long 44 7 16 24 58 3 10 4 9 2 0 0 177 Short 45 15 15 45 208 16 40 5 27 2 2 1 421 Floats, lures 19 26 41 14 30 5 10 24 35 15 2 10 231 Hardhats 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Lightsticks 8 6 5 11 54 5 13 4 3 1 0 0 110 Nilk/water jugs 71 53 113 29 107 21 38 88 52 46 3 40 661 Pieces 771 924 917 970 1329 527 2711 247 257 264 5 337 9259 Pipe thread 8 45 7 10 63 10 3 9 3 4 0 0 162 Rope Long 207 58 205 66 238 34 233 39 130 80 4 34 1328 Short 310 342 468 322 878 140 809 104 270 195 4 126 3968 Sheeting Long 68 17 35 18 38 2 15 12 5 9 0 9 228 Short 47 61 90 67 36 0 51 32 17 14 0 16 431 6-pack holders 91 56 72 66 63 11 76 33 21 14 2 36 541 St=apping bands 113 98 169 117 235 54 136 41 33 26 1 35 1058 Syringes 5 3 3 2 7 0 1 3 1 3 0 4 32 Tampon app. 34 21 13 8 25 4 24 1 10 8 0 2 150 Toys 44 33 33 37 68 14 29 1 3 17 1 9 289 Vegetable sacks 99 101 162 78 162 17 97 43 29 8 0 75 871 Write protector 9 3 77 11 71 3 12 0 0 2 0 7 195 Other 249 220 388 265 265 176 114 58 138 40 0 108 2021 Garibaldi DepQe Bay �achats Reedsport Sixes River Brookings STATE Arch Cape Sandlake Waldport Florence Coos Say Ophir TOTAL GLASS ................................................................................................................... Bottles Beverage 258 189 157 266 249 34 90 50 126 62 10 158 1649 Food 43 25 64 22 26 0 16 21 19 11 1 17 265 Other 26 3 27 6 3 0 5 5 13 7 3 5 103 Light tubes 20 1 7 10 6 0 2 7 2 2 0 0 57 Light bulbs 18 94 23 10 12 4 9 8 11 3 8 3 203 Pieces 220 759 684 468 418 115 56 19 106 31 2 466 3344 Other 2 5 5 21 32 1 4 0 18 0 2 9 99 STYROFOAM ............................................................................................................... Buoys 71 16 39 49 74 1 11 19 12 7 1 10 310 Cups 201 431 387 240 716 223 91 67 184 72 1 223 2836 Egg Cartons 31 6 18 17 34 7. 12 9 11 6 3 5 159 Fast-food 62 121 121 120 144 55 35 78 92 44 3 91 966 Meat trays 66 85 209 28 156 47 86 68 164 61 1 57 1028 Pieces Large 114 142 276 114 147 57 79 24 110 35 2 79 1179 Small 341 760 767 1383 1426 515 2240 69 600 98 5 500 8704 Other 36 40 27 3 74 18 4 30 92 2 0 5 331 RUBBER .................................................................................................................. Balloons 73 41 32 69 64 5 32 14 24 38 0 37 429 Gloves 40 15 24 11 23 5 16 5 20 5 1 6 171 Tires 17 11 31 27 8 6 i 4 10 9 1 16 141 Other 53 18 101 78 108 21 40 18 38 13 1 77 566 METAL ................................................................................................................... Bottle caps 95 246 98 213 198 35 82 18 81 19 2 188 1275 Cans Aerosol 50 33 52 6 41 2 18 22 24 11 $ 47 309 Beverage 199 292 212 169 139 37 74 42 101 49 12 170 1496 Food 23 34 38 21 47 26 14 2 20 4 1 15 245 Other 25 10 34 10. 37 4 17 10 20 14 2 10 193 Crab/fish traps 3 4 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 15 Drums Rusty 6 4 14 18 14 2 0 2 2 1 0 2 65 New 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S Pieces 31 84 207 58 78 15 5 4 37 4 0 29 552 Pull tabs 28 102 10 45 62 11 20 3 82 23 1 35 422 Wire 21 60 34 63 26 26 6 6 7 0 0 88 337 Other 70 149 101 41 103 15 27 23 52 16 0 40 637 Oaribaldi Depoe Bay Yachats Reedsport Sixes River Brookings STATE Arch Cape Sandlake Waldport Florence Coos Bay Ophir TOTAL PAPER ................................................................................................................... Bags 110 159 59 128 129 28 50 46 104 12 1 104 930 Cardboard 268 149 105 132 191 62 117 38 74 35 61 50 1282 Cartons 143 102 100 53 77 30 38 43 68 34 1 63 752 Cups 78 125 59 102 82 54 128 28 64 18 1 92 831 Newspaper 186 183 97 248 75 46 37 21 103 31 0 53 1080 Pieces 601 1158 670 645 514 326 299 199 370 155 12 452 5401 Other 182 237 108 79 221 47 60 57 162 15 0 147 1315 WOOD .................................................................................................................... Crab/lobster traps 3 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 Crates 12 5 3 3 28 1 8 2 0 1 0 1 64 Pallets 22 4 6 4 20 4 7 1 4 4 0 4 80 Pieces 134 79 110 197 250 29 119 42 29 69 0 43 1101 Other 19 36 13 26 38 16 25 12 9 14 0 4 212 CLOTH ................................................................................................................... Clothing 160 153 153 144 169 93 103 36 80 43 6 126 1266 TO~AL ITF/4S/ZONE 9588 10435 10712 10232 14027 3930------~0935 2936 5740 2758 217 5457 86967 Neither rain nor cold stopped Pennsylvania's volunteers, including Cherri and Bill Engell, from participating in the annual cleanup at Presque Isle State Park on Lake Erie. Photo courtesy of Erie Time-News 200 PENNSYLVANIA September 23, 1989 Coordinated By: Debbie Gutowski 11 Volunteers Presque Isle State Park 2 Miles Cleaned P.O. Box 8510 75 Pounds of Debris Collected Erie, PA 16505 1,419 Debris Items Reported (814) 871-4251 The cleanup of September 1989 at Presque Isle Sate Park was our second year of participation in the Coastweek Cleanup. We advertised for volunteers in news releases and radio spots. Unfortunately, the day of the cleanup was cold, rainy, and very windy. But neither rain nor cold could stop the 11 volunteers who participated in the cleanup. Despite the tough working conditions, these volunteers cleaned two miles of beach and collected approximately 75 pounds of trash. Most of the trash collected was plastics. McDonalds supplied hamburgers and orange drink for the volunteers and Putt-Putt Golf and Games supplied pencils for use with the data cards. M. Frances Stein Presque Isle State Park ;201 PERCENT COMPOSITION OF PENNSYLVANIA'S BEACH DEBRIS: Plastic 76.61% Rubber 1.63% Wood 2,90% Paper 6.29% * _~ Metal 10.88% PENNSYLVANIA'S 1989 DIRTY DOZEN: Total Number Percent of Total Reported Debris Collected 1. plastic caps, lids 352 24.81 2. plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws 327 23.04 3. plastic pieces 230 16.21 4. metal bottle caps 86 6.06 5. paper pieces 44 3.10 6. metal beverage cans 43 3.03 7. wood pieces 41 2.89 8. miscellaneous plastic bags 37 2.61 9. metal pull tabs 22 1.55 10. small foamed plastic pieces 20 1.41 11. plastic tampon applicators 19 1.34 12. paper cups 18 1.27 TOTAL 1,239 87.32 202 MAJOR TYPES AND SOURCES OF PENNSYLVANIA'S BEACH DEBRIS: p 14.00 a 12.12 r c 12.00- n t 10.00- f 8.00- t 6.00- t a I 4.00- d 1.89 �1.4 b 2.00- r I~~~~~~~~0.21 0 .21 0.00 e 0.00- Bottle/Can Flah/Boat Sewage Operational Galley Medloal MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS OF DEBRIS IN EACH ZONE: Data was collected for one zone in Pennsylvania, Presque Isle State Park. STRANDED AND/OR ENTANGLED WILDLIFE REPORTED: None reported. MOST PECULIAR DEBRIS ITEMS REPORTED: hair curler, two combs, taco sauce packet, D-cell batteries, tennis balls FOR INFORMATION ON PENNSYLVANIA'S 1990 BEACH CLEANUP CONTACT: Frances Stein Presque Isle State Park P.O. Box 8510 Erie, PA 16505 (814) 871-4251 CLEANUP DATE: Saturday, September 22, 1990 203 1989 National Beach Cleanup PENNSYLVANIA Raw Data Summary Presque Isle State Park PLASTIC--- RUBBER -.......... Bags Trash 0 Balloons 16 Salt 0 Gloves 3 Other 37 Tires 0 Bottles Beverage 7 Other 4 Bleach 0 METAL- Oil 0 Bottle caps 86 Other 7 Cans Aerosol 0 Buckets 0 Beverage 43 Caps/lids 352 Food 1 Cigarette butts 0 Other 4 Cups/straws 327 Crab/fish traps 0 Diapers 1 Drums Rusty 0 Lighters 1 New 0 Fishing line 1 Pieces 2 Net Long 0 Pull tabs 22 Short 0 Wire 0 Floats/lures 15 Other 0 Hardhats 0 PAPER -........... Light sticks 0 Bags 7 Milk/water jugs 3 Cardboard 9 Pieces 230 Cartons 5 Pipe thread 0 Cups 18 Rope Long 0 Newspaper 2 Short 5 Pieces 44 Sheets Long 0 Other 4 Short 0 WOOD- 6-pack holders 4 Crab/lobster traps 0 Strapping bands 3 Crates 0 Syringes 0 Pallets 0 Tampon app. 19 Pieces 41 Toys 11 Other 0 Vegetable sacks 0 CLOTH -............ Write protector 0 Clothing 10 Other 31 GLASS -..... Bottles Beverage 10 Food 0 TOTAL ITEMS/ZONE 1419 Other 0 Light tubes 0 Light bulbs 0 Pieces 4 Other 0 STYROFOAM--- Buoys 0 Cups 9 Egg cartons 0 Fast-food 0 Meat trays 0 Pieces Large 0 Small 20 Other 1 204 Volunteers, including these in Puerto Rico, were often surprised to find strange items such as plastic light sticks. 206 Pfqmaoho de"'cUP PUERTO RICO September 22, 1989 Coordinated By: Ruperto Chaparro 131 Volunteers UPR Sea Grant Program, RUM-UPR 3 Miles Cleaned P.O. Box 5000 2,850 Pounds of Debris Collected Mayaguez, PR 00709-5000 18,947 Debris Items Reported (809) 832-8045 The 1989 Coastweeks cleanups coordinated by the University of Puerto Rico Sea Grant College Program were interrupted by the pass of Hurricane Hugo. Only the cleanup at Jobos beach at the municipality of Isabela was completed at the scheduled time because this part of the island was not hit by the hurricane. Two other cleanups were completed after Hugo's pass, at Pinones in the municipality of Loiza and at Ocean Park in San Juan. All the other deanups scheduled for Coastweeks '89 were suspended since many of the volunteers had lost their houses and hence there were other priorities. One hundred and thirty-one volunteers from the Ramey Environmental Group, the Gilberto Concepcion de Gracia High School, and the Rio Piedras Heights High School showed up to clean our beaches. All four beaches were covered adequately by volunteers. Most of the debris collected fell into the categories of plastic and glass. Several dead crustaceans and fish entangled in plastic six-pack holders were also found. I would like to acknowledge all the adoptive parents and volunteers for helping to document marine debris and to the Department of Natural Resources for making the cleanup a success. In 1990 we will make up for what we could not do in 1989 with annual cleanups and ongoing educational activities to reduce littering. Publicity for Coastweeks 1990 will be more extensive with PSAs, news releases, a press conference, newsletter, and interviews. We hope to expand the number of adoptive parents and beaches including Mona Island, Vieques and Culebra. Ruperto Chaparro 207 PERCENT COMPOSITION OF PUERTO RICO'S BEACH DEBRIS: Plastio 47,39% Wood 1.11% Rubber 1.683% Cloth 1,70% Metal 21.36% Paper 8.25% Glass 1:8.55% PUERTO RICO'S 1989 DIRTY DOZEN: Total Number Percent of Total Reported Debris Collected 1. plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws 3,710 19.58 2. glass pieces 2,821 14.89 3. metal pull tabs 2,325 12.27 4. plastic pieces 1,279 6.75 5. paper pieces 693 3.66 6. metal bottle caps 689 3.64 7. glass beverage bottles 633 3.34 8. cigarette butts 598 3.16 9. plastic caps, lids 423 2.23 10. miscellaneous plastic bags 388 2.05 11. plastic trash bags 326 1.72 12. cloth pieces 323 1.70 TOTAL 14,208 74.99 2,08 MAJOR TYPES AND SOURCES OF PUERTO RICO'S BEACH DEBRIS: P 22.87 * 24.00- r c 22.00- S n 20.00- t 18.00- o 16.00 - 14.00 - t o 12.00- t 10.00- a I 8.00- d .00- 2.23 4.00- 2.00- 0.77 0.41 o.15 0.00- Bottles/Came Galley Fish/Boat Operational Sewage Medical MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS OF DEBRIS IN EACH ZONE: Zone Name Percent Plastic Most Prevalent Debris Item Reported Pinones 46.08 plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws Ocean Park 45.41 plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws Jobos 48.29 plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws STRANDED AND/OR ENTANGLED WILDLIIFE REPORTED: Debris Related Other Reports fish entangled in plastic six-pack ring none dead chicken (head missing) with one leg and string around foot dead fish in metal beverage can dead fish entangled in plastic 209 MOST PECULIAR DEBRIS ITEMS REPORTED: Pinones watch, toothpaste tube, pudding can (full), bandage, animal jawbone, car parts, ear plug, toilet seat, laundry basket, pacifier, love note Ocean Park thermal underwear, surgical gloves, pantyhose, men's pants, unmatched pair of socks, sanitary napkin, flashlight, intravenous bag, baseball cap, bedsprings, baby bottle Jobos bed springs, condoms, baby bottle, unwrapped chocolate bar, plastic duck, ladies' underwear, sweater FOR INFORMATION ON PUERTO RICO'S 1990 BEACH CLEANUP CONTACT: Ruperto Chaparro UPR Sea Grant Program, RUM-UPR P.O. Box 5000 Mayaguez, PR 00709-5000 (809) 832-8045 CLEANUP DATES: September 29-30 and October 6-7, 1990 210 1989 National Beach Cleanup PUERTO RICO Raw Data Summary Ocean Park Pinones Jobos TOTAL PLASTIC--------------------------------- ----------------PLASTICO Bags Trash 173 74 79 326 Bolsas De basura Salt 80 30 33 143 Saladitos Other 58 136 194 388 De otro tipo Bottles Beverage 70 28 133 231 Botellas De bebidas, de gaseosas Bleach 8 2 90 100 De jabon, de limpiador Oil 35 5 44 84 De aceite, de lubricante Other 8 22 113 143 De otro tipo Buckets 1 11 5 17 Cubetas Caps/lids 25 132 266 423 Tapas, chapas Cigarette butts 1 17 580 598 Cigarillo Cups/straws 417 668 2625 3710 Vasos, cucharas, tenedores, sorbetos Diapers 54 0 24 78 Panales Lighters 2 1 9 12 Encendedbres deschables Fishing line 10 2 20 32 Linea de pesca Net Long 7 0 2 9 Red de pescaLarga Short 0 0 5 5 Corta Floats, lures 1 0 4 5 Carnada artificial Hardhats 10 9 8 27 Cascos duros Lightsticks 0 2 6 8 Varas (palos) de luz Milk/water jugs 11 6 31 48 Botellones de leche, de aqua Pieces 238 78 963 1279 Pedazos (de plastico) Pipe thread 4 7 1 12 Cintas de goma (gomas) Rope Long 3 0 14 17 Soga Larga Short 16 0 76 92 Corta Sheeting Long 0 26 9 35 Chapa de plastico larga Short 37 46 16 99 Chapa de plastico corta ,6-pack holders 25 4 116 145 Vuntas Strapping bands 2 6 17 25 Bandas de embalaje Syringes 0 14 14 28 Jerinquillas Tampon app. 11 6 60 77 Aplicadores de "tampones" Toys 17 13 14 44 Juguetas Vegetable sacks 4 0 3 7 Sacos de vegatales Other 17 12 76 105 Otro tipo GLASS-----------------------------------VIDRIO Bottles Beverage 158 135 340 633 Botellas De bebidas Food 13 3 12 28 De alimento Other 4 0 14 18 De otro tipo Light tubes 0 0 3 3 Bombillas/tubos de luz fluorescente Light bulbs 5 6 1 12 Bombillas Pieces 94 426 2301 2821 Pedazos de vidrio Other 0 0 0 0 Otro tipo STYROFOAM- -------------------- ----- G-----OMESPUMA Buoys 0 0 1 1 Boyas Cups 46 26 88 160 Vasos Egg Cartons 0 10 7 17 Envases de huevos Fast-food 11 2 8 21 Envases de comidas tipo norteamericano Meat trays 22 26 37 85 Bandejas de carne Pieces Large 14 22 49 85 Pedazos Larga Small 18 88 85 191 Corta Other 2 53 12 67 Otro tipo 211 Ocean Park Pinones Jobos TOTAL RUBBER---------------------------------------------G-----OMA Balloons 2 0 4 6 Globos Gloves 1 0 8 9 Guantes Tires 12 28 17 57 Comas Other 150 29 58 237 Otro tipo METAL-------------------------------- --------METAL Bottle caps 84 215 390 689 Tapas de botella Cans Aerosol 14 4 7 25 Latas De aerosol Beverage 175 38 97 310 De bebidas Food 45 4 29 78 De alimento Other 1 17 24 42 Otro tipo Crab/fish traps 2 0 0 2 Trampas de cangrejos/peces Drums Rusty 23 9 7 39 Za facones de 55 galones - Mohosos New 0 2 0 2 Za facones de 55 galones - Nuevos Pieces 109 60 149 318 Pedazos de metal Pull tabs 170 456 1699 2325 Lenguetas de latas Wire 2 35 33 70 Alambre Other 38 18 91 147 Otro tipo PAPER---------------------------------------------------PAPEL Bags 48 12 66 126 Bolsas Cardboard 89 14 43 146 Cajas de carton Cartons 48 46 39 133 Carton Cups 48 12 58 118 Vasos Newspaper 37 7 18 62 Periodoco Pieces 109 104 480 693 Pedazos de papel Other 19 70 196 285 Otro tipo WOOD------------------------------------ ----------------MADERA Crab/lobster traps 0 0 0 0 Trampas de cangrejo y langosta Crates 5 2 1 8 Cajones de madera Pallets 4 12 7 23 Paletas Pieces 30 104 29 163 Pedazos de madera Other 1 1 15 17 Otro tipo CLOTH- - -----------------------------------TELA(TRAPO) Clothing 166 35 122 323 Ropa/pedasos de trapo TOTAL ITEMS/ZONE 3164 3488 12295 18947 TOTALES 212 214 RHODE ISLAND September 23, 1989 Coordinated By: Eugenia Marks 1000 Volunteers Audubon Society of Rhode Island 45 Miles Cleaned 12 Sanderson Road 17,000 Pounds of Debris Collected Smithfield, RI 02917 71,911 Debris Items Reported (401) 231-6444 Volunteers for Rhode Island's 1989 "Get the Drift and Bag It" leaned into gale force winds from Hurricane Hugo's fringes and scooped litter faster than the breeze could blow it away. The light weight plastic skipped off the white caps and bounded up the sand toward the dunes, where volunteers captured the bits and pieces. Thanks to all who turned out on our scheduled day, as well as to those who picked up trash on the following Saturday, to make another successful year. Corporate sponsors from WLNE television and Hospital Trust National Bank brought out 400 more volunteers than have swept the beaches in previous years. It is through the efforts of the 1000 volunteers and dedicated work of organizations like the Audubon Society of Rhode Island, the Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management, and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management that our coastline and marine life will be saved! Eugenia Marks 215 PERCENT COMPOSITION OF RHODE ISLAND'S BEACH DEBRIS: Plastic 60,16% Cloth 1 43% Rubber 2.04% Wood 2.22% Paper 11.11% Glass 11.69% Metal 11;35% RHODE ISLAND'S 1989: DIRTY DOZEN: Total Number Percent of Total Reported Debris Collected 1. plastic pieces 5,415 7.64 2. plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws 5,246 7.40 3. glass pieces 3,881 5.47 4. glass beverage bottles 3,781' 5.33 5. metal beverage cans 3,684 5.20 6. plastic caps, lids 3,393 4.78 7. paper pieces 3,273 4.62 8. miscellaneous plastic bags 3,188 4.50 9. small foamed plastic pieces 3,00 4.23 10. foamed plastic cups 2,867 4.04 11. plastic trash bags 2,447 3.45 12. plastic beverage bottles 2,202 3.11 TOTAL 42,377 59.76 216 MAJOR TYPES AND SOURCES OF RHODE ISLAND'S BEACH DEBRIS: P e 20.00- 18.28 r a 18.00- e n 16.00- t 14.00 - o a f 12.00- t 10.00- 0 8.00 - . a 5,15 d 1.00 _ *4.00 - b 1.45 1.28 r 2.00- 0.12 a 0.00- Bottlea/Coam Galley Flah/Boat Sewage Operlational Medloal MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS OF DEBRIS IN EACH ZONE: Zone Name Percent Plastic Most Prevalent Debris Item Reported Westerly 71.13 plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws Charleston 66.13 plastic pieces South Kingston 45.79 metal beverage cans Narragansett 57.11 plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws North Kingston 41.29 glass beverage bottles East Greenwich 43.13 glass pieces East Providence 56.59 glass beverage bottles Barrington 87.85 plastic pieces Bristol Harbor 54.67 glass pieces Mt. Hope Bay 77.56 plastic trash bags Portsmouth 58.65 plastic pieces Providence 78.01 plastic pieces Middletown 59.76 plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws Tiverton 53.25 cigarette butts Little Compton 62.05 foamed plastic cups 217 STRANDED AND/OR ENTANGLED WILDLIFE REPORTED: None reported. MOST PECULIAR DEBRIS ITEMS REPORTED: Westerly toilet bowl float, sleeping bag, medical centrifuge vial, killer whale blow- up toy Charleston large aluminum part (from airplane?) North Kingston "Homo Erotic" magazine pages East Greenwich baby's swimming pool, 25-foot rubber casing, hockey stick East Providence gas tank and suspension system for truck, bowling ball Bristol Harbor cork stoppered jar with urine sample, boat trailer, cans containing urine, tomato plant with eight tomatoes growing on it Mt. Hope Bay snow ski Portsmouth medical thermometer, cloth strawberry, dirt bike * not all items indicated as peculiar by volunteers are listed above. FOR INFORMATION ON RHODE ISLAND'S 1990 BEACH CLEANUP CONTACT: Eugenia Marks Audubon Society of Rhode Island 12 Sanderson Road Smithfield, RI 02917 (401) 231-6444 CLEANUP DATE: Saturday, September 22, 1990 218 1989 National Beach Cleanup RHODE ISLAND Raw Data Summary Chariestown Narragansett E.Greenwich Barrington Mt.Nope Bay Prudence Tiverton STATE Westerly S.Kingston N.Kingston E.Providence Bristol Harbor Portsmouth Middletown Little Compton TOTAL .............................................................................................................................................................. PLASTIC ....................................................................................................................................................... Bags Trash 313 53 0 153 12 154 492 33 282 301 317 lO0 174 61 1 2447 Salt 150 O 0 9 0 0 4 0 0~ 0 2 l& 0 1 0 1B2 Other 2B3 161 O 207 176 lB? 40B B3 186 158 633 267 123 213 1 31BB Bottles Beverage 2B2 97 0 70 lB 163 446 7 299 62 3B7 I65 147 37 22 2202 Bleach 78 31 10 11 I 2 104 0 48 26 40 66 43 4 3 467 Oil 73 18 3 2 1 95 152 O 37 19 42 36 12 IB 2 510 Other 57 8 0 86 7 17 53 14 53 16 47 50 14 15 1 438 Buckets 227 lO 0 4 1 9 24 0 14 4 120 14 12 6 0 445 Caps/lids 835 79 10 200 59 254 446 109 216 57 362 292 320 138 16 3393 Cigarette butts 0 O 0 288 I 0 135 64 72 38 133 0 465 260 0 1456 Cups/straws 1256 214 12 584 73 177 572 210 330 99 657 345 520 174 23 5246 Diapers 63 0 0 23 ! 11 2 0 15 1 27 I 29 3 12 188 Lighters 110 61 4 14 B 29 114 4 27 7 39 48 23 9 0 497 Fishing line 51 19 0 32 6 71 73 0 101 17 54 I1 53 59 2 549 Net Long 11 5 3 5 1 1 lB 7 4 1 68 2 21 12 0 159 Short B lB 0 23 5 2 10 O 17 2 15 6 28 7 I 142 Floats, lures 43 32 0 5 0 6 15 2 23 3 21 5 14 5 2 176 Hardhats 0 0 0 0 I 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I 0 0 2 Lightsticks 4 2 0 0 2 2 18 O 1 1 6 1 9 1 22 69 Milk/water jugs 106 34 7 B B 25 129 1 75 10 47 27 68 20 4 567 Pieces 338 352 0 392 54 271 473 601 421 286 1053 695 321 158 0 5415 Pipe thread 2 O 0 2 0 3 0 0 3 O 6 1 0 I O lB Rope Long 70 41 8 49 7 15 37 0 56 21 106 49 27 41 4 531 Short 146 92 0 212 26 16 66 B 46 41 165 99 38 65 25 1045 Sheeting Long & 10 11 3 1 5 21 0 4 I 47 6 3 9 O 127 Short 25 39 0 7 11 16 30 & 32 3 63 15 1 24 0 272 6-pack holders 97 72 1 9 31 151 74 10 234 2 82 65 B5 22 51 986 Strapping bands 31 BO O 24 lB 21 lB 2 62 26 65 70 43 14 I0 484 Syringes 54 1 0 0 2 4 3 2 1 1 9 2 4 0 0 B3 Tampon app. 165 lBS 5 IB 10 46 2B2 23 50 20 87 95 27 7 4 1027 Toys 57 13 3 15 9 15 43 20 35 9 61 24 66 17 2 389 Uegetable sacks 37 0 0 14 7 33 3 O 35 11 41 42 tO 0 0 233 Write protector 1 42 0 1 0 7 13 0 3 0 4 1 63 2 6 143 Other 56 39 4 39 119 51 215 62 257 50 149 135 230 86 0 1492 Charlestown Hatragahsett E.Greebwith Bafringtoh Htimope M0y Prudence Tivertbo STATE Hesterly SiKingstoh N.Kingt'0n EaPtovidefite Bristol Harbor Portsmouth middletoon Little U~pton TOTAL Bottles Beverage 348 124 so 190 405 537 yes 7 388 1A 406 52 252 199 20 3781 Food 52 5 0 0 i a 15 0 6 0 45 1 43 2 36 214 Other 4 22 a 2 0 5 48 0 3 4 36 1 1 1 0 127 Light tubes 0 2 0 '0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 Light bulbs 2 5 0 a 0 2 13 0 5 0 2 2 10 1 21 63 Piee 101 13 0 447 58 63 755 16 693 73 '09 59 162 6 038 Other I I 0 2 23 3 65 1 2 1 1l'0 I I 11 0 230 Buoys 64 9 5 10 0 1 26 '0 20 0 It it 8 6 1 172 Cups 528 122 216 141 44 198 463 0 314 65 435 178 238 155 60 2867 Egg cartoon 7 1 0 7 1 '0 14 '0 6 2 3 1 7 0 0 49 Fast-food ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~i Th 24 11 13 5 123 '0 O97 7~ 23 167 30 2.0 718 meat trays 19 6 2 3 2 3 45 0 13 6 22 4 41 4 '0 170 Pieces Large 164 54 13 14 19 62 19 2 81 26 100 65 103 13 0 913 Small! 531 266 25 318 3,5 172 362 2 539 78 859 120 155 38 a 3000 Other 6 3 0 2 3 5 Bo 0 2 0 35 3 13 11 a 163 0~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - - - .- - -- -- - -- - - -- - - --- ---- RUBBER�---�---~--~---�-------- ------------ Balloonis 142If 63 7 33 9 5 19 28 44 8 52 35 99 9 16 569 Gloves 8 I 0 5 0 23 30 1 7 0 13 10 10 0 2 I to Tires 17 5 '0 0 3 3 too I Is '0 29 13 1 3 0 198 other 27 16 0 101 28 31 98 6 61 12 124 16 33 18 '0 571 Bottle taps 145 135 30 183 39 84 151 '0 331 12 114 20 324 tee 17 0177 Cans Aerosol 47 5 2 2 a 11 89 '0 47 2 15 5 34 4 4 270 Beverag0e 412 174 33 140 284 Sib 42 2 358 60 600 211 220 235 to 3684 Food 41 6 '0 4 2 11 6 0 20 2 14 2 27 i t 4 150 other 8 4 '0 a 1 12 34 I 4 8 32 6. 11 5 0 134 trab/fish traps 9 3 0 4 0 0 1 '0 0 0 '06 0 25' Drums Rusty 5 0 '0 Is '0 92 '0 6 1 7 0 20 0 129 New 2 0 3 ' 0 '00 '0 '0 '0 ' 6 Pieces 31 29 0 48 12 42 86 I 1 9l6' 14 51 11 25 46 '0 584 Pull tabs 36 41 30 to 20 34 54 0 45, 1 32, 4 149 41 '0 S P Wife 9 a 3 o 1I I 1 57 1 to 7 24 15 13 0 18 Other 21 6 0 60 46 56 S2 a 48 2 149 39 36 46 '0 892 Chorlestp~n Norragarpptt E.Gireenwich Barrington Mt.Hope Bay Prudence Tiverton STATE Westerly S..Kingston N.Kingstop E.Providence Bristol Harbor Portsmouth M liddletown Little Compton TOTAL PAPER~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------�------------ Bags 236 10 0 39 I! 69 I18 1 107 9 62 24 154 25 30 895 Cardboard ~~~72 9 3 34 s o 5 73 .0 53 7 98 20 148 48 0 618 Ca~~~toj~~~s 17 5 31 15 I 1 77 0 56 9 9 1 9 37 43 0 556 Copp 197 67 12 77 7 181 208 0 226 8 139 21 236 es 20 1484 Newspaper 28 13 ? 24 5 24 45 0 38 1 30 1 25 6 0 242 Pilws 226 I.65 5 382 88 31 29 18 31 15 56 197 309 212 0 a 27 90her 69 12 0 6 19 43 74 83 40 8 190 48 15 47 0 820 Crab/lobster traps 60 6 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 24 Cr ai' I t 2 0 1 0 4 10 0 1 0 3 0 4 0 0 36 pa11~~~~ts 3 0 0 ~~~~~ 6 0 0 17 0 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 33 pieces ~~~~82 57 6 200 65 345 7 7 3 11 3 7 61 01317 Othor 11 3 0 ~~ ~ ~ ~~~~56 8 7 17 0 1 2 28 8 5 8 0167 61~~~~th~~IDS 10 43 2 44 43 153 169 2 84 20 .162 47 48 102 1 1016 T0TAITE~~~~S/Z~~~ 9038 ~~~~47?~~ ~~ !44- ~7519 -190T 116 174 23 3279 477 70911 W N t, il , 11 -, 222 SOUTH CAROLINA B EACH SWEEP '89 Septmber23, 1989 Coordinated By: Jennie Surnmerall CaceedDue to Hurricane Hugo South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium 287 Meeting Street Charleston, SC 29401 (803) 727-2078 As Saturday, September 23 approached last fall, we at the South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium looked forward to the state's second annual coastwide cleanup. Alarmed by weather reports early that week, we watched aghast as it became clear that Hurricane Hugo was likely to hit South Carlin jut i tie fr each Sweep '89. By Wednesday morning we had officially cancelled the Swee, ad b Friay ornng the storm had come and gone, leaving absolute chaos in its wake. Ther wa noquetio ofa rain date for our cleanup event. Most beaches were inaccessible for Now that thing are back to nearly normal in South Carolina it's apparent that the message of Beach Sweep ddnot go unheard. In fact, some residents are unaware that South Carolina Beach Sweep '89 never actually took place! Developments in last year's program will undoubtedly stand us in good stead as we plan for Beach Sweep 1990. South Carolina's first beach cleanup was held in 1988, and was recognized with a national Take Pride in America Award. Building on the success of that event, South Carolina Sea Grant hired Jennie Sumimerall for a six-month position as state coordinator of the 1989 cleanup. Working with Virginia Beach, SC Sea Grant's Public Information Specialist, the coordinator was responsible for fundraising, promotion, education, and volunteer organization. The state was divided into five zones, each overseen by area coordinators: Beth Day of the SC Marine Extension Program (Horry and Georgetown), Dan Bell of SC Parks, Recreation and Tourism (Charleston), Dave Smith of SC Marine Extension Program (Edisto), Nancy Schaaf of Trash and Litter Control for Beaufort County (Beaufort), and Sharon Richardson-McLain of the Coastal Zone Education Center (Hilton Head). Zonecapain wee rcrutedin each area to help with volunteer organization on the day of the Swee. Aproimatly ourthousand participants were expected for Beach Sweep '89. Among the wee sortfisingclusdivers planning an underwater Sweep, shrimpers planning an islnd leaupschol rousGovernor Carroll Campbell and many more. Major monetary donors to South Carolina Beach Sweep '89 ($500 or more) were the Governor's Task Force on Litter, the SC State Development Board, Kiawah Resort Associates, the Post and Courier Foundation, and Amoco. Other sponsors provided or paid for specific products: the Planters Lifesaving Company sponsored pencils, Burger King sponsored ten thousand Beach Swee buperstiker, DtawIsland sponsored visors for zone captains, Sonoco provided plastic garbge ags Oneta rovdeda discount on t-shirts (which were sold for $8.00 each), Furlong Pritin prnte brchuesand International Paper paid the mailing costs for these. In addition, theSC roacaser' Asocitin assisted with public service announcements, and Sunbelt Coca- Cola Bottling sponsored extensive radio advertising. Recycling was a primary educational focus of the 1989 Beach Sweep campaign. With the help of Waste Management, state firefighters, and Amoco, plans were made to recycle debris collected in the leaup. lumnum answere to have gone to the firefighter's ACBC (Alumidnum Cans for Burnd Cilden) rogam.Thanks to Amoco, most of the plastic trash had been destined for trasfomatonint 'tlasiclumber" benches for state beaches. 223 By combining the Center for Marine Conservation's slide show on plastic debris and a series of recycling slides, a new slide show has been created addressing both issues. The South Carolina Wildlife Federation made it possible for us to duplicate this show, and twenty copies will be widely circulated this spring and beyond. Another part of our recycling emphasis was a pamphlet printed by SC DHEC which was to have been distributed to Beach Sweep volunteers. These now will be distributed with the slide show. Our seventy zone captains were sent subscriptions to GARBAGE magazine. The zone captain network promises to be an important element in future Beach Sweep success. As we look ahead to Beach Sweep 1990, we're certain that public awareness of the hazards of marine debris, Marpol regulations and recycling will remain important goals. In addition we may emphasize litter laws, the provision of containers at docks and beaches, and the start-up of an Adopt-A-Beach program. One year after Hurricane Hugo, both the animals and human inhabitants of South Carolina will benefit more than ever from a coastal cleanup campaign. Onward to September 1990! Jennie Summerall FOR INFORMATION ON' SOUTH CAROLIN-A'S 1990 BEACH CLEANUP CONTACT: Virginia Beachi South rolihna S.a, Grant Consortium, 287 Meeting Street, Charleston SC 29401 (803), 727-2078' CL EANU DATE, Sa turdty September 15, 1990! Youn "BachBuddies" work together to remove a large mass of rope from Padre Island National Seashore. Ptoby Lid Maranws, CMC 226 COASTALCLEANUP TExAs September 23, 1989 Coordinated By: Linda Maraniss 8,751 Volunteers Center for Marine Conservation 164 Miles Cleaned 1201 West 24th Street 316,000 Pounds of Debris Collected Austin, TX 78705 448,557 Debris Items Reported (512) 477-6424 Angela Farias Texas General Land Office 1700 N. Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78701 1-800-85BEACH or (512) 463-5108 In September 1986, the Center for Marine Conservation sponsored the first Texas Coastal Cleanup. This inspired the Texas General Land Office to create the Adopt-A-Beach Program which conducts two statewide cleanups each year. Currently more than 17 groups have adopted 172 miles of accessible Texas coast. A total of 39,000 volunteers have picked up over 1,900 tons of trash from Texas beaches during the cleanups. The fourth annual Texas Coastal Cleanup, co-sponsored by the Center for Marine Conservation and the Adopt-A-Beach Program, was held on Saturday, September 23 from the borders of Mexico to McFadden Beach near Louisiana. Approximately 8,751 "Beach Buddies" traveled to the coast from all over the state, making this the largest beach cleanup ever held in Texas. The theme for the 1989 cleanup was "Bring a Buddy to the Beach." Many Texas state and congressional legislators participated in the cleanup. Senator Lloyd Bentsen urged Beach Buddies to come to the coast in a radio public service announcement and Lucky the Dolphin invited everyone to help clean the beaches in a television spot. The results of this deanup were amazing. Volunteers cleaned not only the beaches but several bay areas as well. School groups from all over Texas arrived by car and school bus. Following the cleanup, volunteers returned their data cards and received a special "thank you" certificate and button. At some locations volunteers were treated to refreshments. Donations in the form of equipment, supplies, and food helped make this year's cleanup a huge success. The Lower Colorado River Authority printed 7,000 posters. The Texas Hotel Motel Association and the Center for Marine Conservation arranged for 16 coastal hotels to offer Beach Buddy discounts to out-of-town volunteers. Mobil Oil Corporation generously donated 350,000 trash bags to the beach cleanup campaign in Texas. The Center for Marine Conservation and Adopt-A-Beach Program extend a heartfelt "thank you" to our volunteer zone captains, who do an excellent job coordinating their local cleanups. These special people include: Joe Ideker, Virginia Decker, Russell Osborne, Don and Wendy Flint, Ray Allen, Karen Adams, Chris Sandstrom and the Port Aransas Clean Team, John Washburn, Marlene Paul, Carol Allen, Glenda Stephens, J.J. House, Pat Ratcliff, Kim McAdams, Charles Moss, Russ O'Connor, Laura Olafson, May Ann Young, and Dennis Swearingen. Linda Maraniss Angela Farias 227 PERCENTAGE COMPOSITION OF TEXAS' BEACH DEBRIS: Plastic 69,23% Cloth 1.18% . B wj Rubber 1.86% Wood 2.17% Paper 6.69% , 'Il'dlill Metal 814% Glass 10,74% TEXAS' 1989 DIRTY DOZEN: Total Number Percent of Total Reported Debris Collected 1. plastic pieces 40,447 9.02 2. plastic caps, lids 29,437 6.56 3. glass pieces 22,317 4.98 4. small foamed plastic pieces 20,638 4.60 5. plastic trash bags 19,062 4.25 6. glass beverage bottles 18,630 4.15 7. plastic rope (2 feet or shorter) 18,538 4.13 8. plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws 16,925 3.77 9. miscellaneous plastic bags 15,318 3.41 10. foamed plastic cups 13,775 3.07 11. paper pieces 12,131 2.70 12. plastic rope (longer than 2 feet) 11,901 2.65 TOTAL 239,119 53.30 228 MAJOR TYPES AND SOURCES OF TEXAS' BEACH DEBRIS: P 16.00- 14.47 r O 14.00- 12.20 S n t 12.00- 0 7 10.00-_ t 8.00 - 0 t 6.00- 8.99 d 4.00- 0.18 0.18 0.00- Bottle/Can Flahl/Boat Galley Operational Sewage Medical MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS OF DEBRIS IN EACH ZONE: Zone Name Percent Plastic Most Prevalent Debris Item Reported Beaumont 70.13 plastic caps, lids Bolivar Peninsula 70.57 plastic pieces Galveston 68.22 plastic pieces Brazoria 65.01 plastic pieces Bay City 64.20 plastic bleach, cleaner bottles Port Lavaca 60.79 paper pieces Matagorda Island 76.44 plastic caps, lids St. Joe Island 78.52 plastic bleach, cleaner bottles Rockport 52.91 plastic pieces Port Aransas 70.12 plastic pieces Corpus Christi 68.74 plastic pieces Padre Island National Seashore 78.29 plastic pieces South Padre Island 57.80 glass beverage bottles Boca Chica 60.20 glass pieces 229 STRANDED AND/OR ENTANGLED WILDLIFE REPORTED: Debris Related Other Reports dead catfish entangled in plastic 12 dead seagulls dead fish entangled in small plastic 1 dead pelicans strapping bands I dead western sandpiper large dea drum (fish) entangled in I dead sparrow strands of rope I dead hummingbird dead fish entangled in fishing line 12 other dead birds crab entangled in plastic vegetable onion 1 dead sea turtle (hatchling) sack (released) 2 dead coyotes crab caught in milk carton 1 dead dog crab caught in Coke bottle 3 dead rats crab entangled in plastic carpet threads I dead snake shrimp entangled in plastic ring from numerous dead fish and crabs (including cap of milk jug 7 large red drums and one 50-pound grouper (fish) MOST PECULIAR DEBRIS ITEMS REPORTED: Beaumont medical bottle with pills, car battery, large commercial light bulb, diaphragm Bolivar car bumper, styrofoam cup "For Police Use Only, Not For Sale. Thanks From Stop and Go," test tube full of "weird mind-altering substances Galveston a nickel, mouse trap, watermelon, pantyhose, 45 mph sign and post, twenty dollar bill, flannel pajamas, Jimmy Hoffa, State Department papers, car door, television, three bags of dog food, head of cabbage, rubber brain, "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" scrap metal, half of a four thousand dollar bill (presumably toy) Brazoria hubcap, one dollar bill, underwear, condom (red), curtain rods, mattress, electric fan, jar of pickles (pickles intact), colostomy bag, a quarter, ceiling fan, plastic Christmas tree Port Lavaca tea strainer, one dollar bill, mattress Matagorda motorcycle helmet, plastic cover from back of television, large truck tire, ear plug, two balloons from "Chevron" St. Joe jar of peanut butter, toilet brush, tooth paste Rockport hand grenade, a nickel, freezer, parts of a pinata Port Aransas "Don't Mess With Texas" bag, red panties, laundry basket, AT&T calling card, intravenous tubing, ping-pong ball, Woody Woodpecker doll, human skeleton with cement around feet, freezer, hundreds of toothbrushes Corpus Christi a nickel, a full intravenous bottle, knee pad, sanitary napkins, 19-inch Zenith television, cheerleader's pom-pom, underwear, condom, swimming pool, television antenna, dozen eggs in carton (10 intact), boot (size EEE), bathroom rug, plastic hamburger, head of cabbage, rum bottle with note "For a good time go to Taft and find Ken" Padre Island chemical canister, one dozen eggs intact in a barnacle encrusted carton, intravenous bottle, jock strap, condom, bra, washing machine agitator, Coast Guard life vest South Padre hammer, valium tablets, condom, bra, "Don't Mess With Texas Beaches" bag, car hood, 1965 quarter, photo of naked woman, bed frame, child's car seat, jock strap, five dollar bill, melted high heel, Playboy magazine Boca Chica 9x12 foot carpet, hammer � not all items indicated as peculiar by volunteers are listed above. 230 FOR INFORMATION ON TEXAS' 1990 BEACH CLEANUP CONTACT: Linda Maraniss Center for Marine Conservation 1201 West 24th Street Austin, TX 78705 (512) 477-6424 Angela Farias Texas General Land Office 1700 N. Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78701 1-800-85BEACH or (512) 463-5108 CLEANUP DATE: Saturday, September 22, 1990 A young Texas "Beach Buddy" reviews the data card before heading for the beach. Photo by Linda Maran/ss, CMC 231 1989 National Beach Cleanup TEXAS Raw Data Sunsnary Bolivar Brazoria Pt.Lavaca St. Joe Pt.Aransas PINS Boca Chica STATE Beaumont Galveston Bay City Matagorda Rockport Corpus Chr. S.Padre Is. TOTAL PLASTIC ........................................- .................................................................'--' ..... Bags Trash 201 857 4641 1797 13 41 112 23 233 1690 4636 2005 2335 478 19062 Salt 20 62 123 33 0 0 4 0 67 61 163 74 93 8 708 Other 170 838 3496 1719 15 59 93 80 314 1800 3547 1350 1314 523 15318 Bottles Beverage 161 532 1641 1958 31 99 242 113 151 555 2372 1366 1157 331 10709 Bleach 45 394 744 830 87 16 585 148 8 403 1826 2020 542 156 7804 Oil 18 203 296 315 27 32 145 28 43 92 667 538 326 70 2800 Other 81 307 986 674 38 10 484 67 166 453 1379 1462 344 162 6613 Buckets 35 82 369 228 24 3 113 11 13 89 315 229 146 12 1669 Caps/lids 750 1055 7323 3051 54 135 680 20 185 4459 6039 3609 1539 538 29437 Cigarette butts 0 173 3488 1157 0 31 0 1 2 4259 704 25 171 169 10180 CUpS/straws 218 782 5677 1581 41 120 186 18 255 2473 2978 1133 1193 270 16925 Diapers 4 121 209 190 2 7 28 5 26 56 199 67 412 132 1458 Lighters 60 98 672 479 13 3 58 4 16 219 583 343 167 48 2763 Fishing line 42 133 1187 415 16 34 18 7 23 1014 835 314 177 72 4287 Net Long 29 44 206 211 5 3 28 3 11 191 287 215 99 28 1360 Short 48 49 316 188 14 2 10 2 4 297 378 177 53 20 1558 Floats, lures 37 63 332 253 11 7 44 0 8 91 259 114 49 36 1304 Hardhats 5 12 12 6 1 0 24 0 2 4 16 51 3 0 136 Lightsticks 64 127 1187 515 33 i 200 2 2 764 1592 894 582 81 6044 Milk/water jugs 146 567 1336 1009 74 45 246 134 69 438 1663 1262 575 102 7666 Pieces 579 2252 13096 3428 11 308 608 35 564 6812 6883 3729 1437 705 40447 Pipe thread 7 19 243 81 3 5 14 0 0 121 302 140 33 4 972 Rope Long 280 447 2845 1907 25 20 254 12 31 1266 2467 1550 606 191 11901 Short 380 748 5069 2097 24 72 206 6 35 2876 3965 2035 822 203 18538 Sheeting Long 55 227 503 179 24 I 56 7 21 252 677 422 116 16 2556 Short 123 452 1105 305 26 19 62 6 25 721 1137 715 137 38 4871 6-pack holders 335 698 3710 1381 40 55 116 29 80 1132 2075 945 550 260 11406 Strapping bands 128 269 1210 629 39 4 113 6 4 635 911 510 183 85 4726 Syringes 17 27 174 110 2 0 9 0 7 82 212 143 27 12 822 Tampon app. 17 30 173 60 13 0 11 0 16 84 223 103 81 11 822 Toys 16 81 508 203 4 12 42 2 15 227 430 206 162 56 1964 Vegetable sacks 21 191 396 114 13 7 8 18 5 138 382 192 202 48 1735 Write protector 18 38 166 54 3 4 8 4 7 267 377 191 98 i1 1246 Other 123 184 1522 541 18 40 143 19 48 853 871 472 310 137 5281 Bolivar Brazoria Pt.Lavaca St. Joe Pt.Aransas PINS Boca Chica STATE Beaumont Galveston Bay City Matagorda Rockport Corpus Chr. S.Padre Is. TOTAL GLASS ...................................................................................................................... Bottles Beverage 192 700 2898 6163 59 121 346 32 313 491 2573 1380 2865 497 18630 Food 36 64 249 643 18 19 191 8 0 86 511 521 400 46 2792 Other 3 34 150 218 0 0 48 1 11 60 253 113 74 18 983 Light tubes 20 26 118 132 20 0 51 2 1 109 223 213 33 9 957 Light bulbs 33 46 189 346 31 0 143 2 4 105 359 431 57 25 1771 Pieces 578 699 9650 1182 25 96 51 6 149 3343 2597 877 1645 1419 22317 Other 5 69 200 104 0 0 6 0 1 37 127 55 75 25 704 STYROFOAM .....................= .......' .....=-= ........................................................................... Buoys 20 39 167 123 9 5 46 7 14 74 227 143 120 28 1022 Cups 134 690 3490 2139 22 81 172 53 199 1186 2750 1436 1069 354 13775 Egg Cartons 43 145 401 588 47 4 156 14 8 249 1211 740 213 49 3868 Fast-food 44 223 959 642 12 20 58 10 39 270 792 318 333 97 3817 Meat trays 60 172 676 733 31 35 167 19 I 403 1200 670 271 127 4565 Pieces Large 48 179 1079 1096 12 41 130 57 6 522 1091 739 353 79 5432 Small 187 575 7382 2892 25 66 229 34 75 2977 3287 1859 778 272 20638 Other 18 41 483 1031 2 9 21 1 12 146 378 86 56 47 2331 RUBBER ................................' ....''--' .....- .........= .......................................- .........'-- .....- Balloons 30 86 476 350 3 6 29 0 15 180 295 118 67 20 1675 Gloves 99 423 375 444 87 i2 38 20 13 316 744 371 113 48 3103 Tires 7 31 121 62 27 5 4 1 13 50 110 43 38 3 515 Other 24 55 772 370 18 14 57 5 27 381 652 315 310 55 3055 METAl, .............................................-= .............................. a ....................., ................. Bottle caps 145 176 1405 774 5 79 68 8 59 1486 1214 402 525 218 6564 Cans Aerosol 23 99 386 700 29 8 104 11 26 68 431 392 126 29 2432 Beverage 176 693 3003 1743 43 115 228 87 172 894 1663 985 1454 178 11434 Food 18 131 2!3 227 6 11 24 19 14 87 280 124 155 83 1392 Other 6 38 251 186 8 4 27 6 27 128 319 133 124 49 1306 Crab/~ish traps 6 5 18 23 1 0 21 0 0 6 29 21 6 1 137 Drums Rusty 3 11 61 57 2 2 1 5 5 30 177 32 96 1 483 New 0 0 5 7 0 0 0 0 I 3 32 0 10 6 64 Pieces 32 90 540 260 5 15 12 3 66 360 547 110 247 35 2322 Pull tabs 27 43 697 215 0 26 18 0 53 3750 763 254 276 44 6166 Wire 36 70 345 231 8 9 6 1 53 490 459 90 148 21 1967 Other 21 116 594 316 11 20 15 2 46 309 334 95 286 67 2232 Bolivar Brazoria Pt.Lavaca St. Joe Pt.Aransas PINS Boca Chica STATE Beaumont Galveston Bay City Matagorda Rockport Corpus Chr. S.Padre Is. TOTAL PAPER ..................................................................................................................... Bags 86 213 1261 459 5 27 4 1 111 204 688 133 735 128 4055 Cardboard 29 214 566 286 5 18 19 13 103 195 505 126 449 100 2628 Cartons 26 149 722 419 19 15 31 10 84 165 533 195 385 93 2846 Cups 63 313 944 495 1 40 13 5 145 207 855 245 505 97 3928 Newspaper 28 91 577 242 0 18 0 0 76 163 173 34 174 24 1600 Pieces 56 429 5270 1385 12 141 72 2 561 1566 1306 298 803 230 12131 Other 18 119 1036 513 0 7 6 1 87 323 390 63 183 79 2825 WOOD ...................................................................................................................... Crab/lobster traps 10 2 6 10 1 0 0 0 0 1 14 5 15 21 85 Crates 4 7 47 23 3 0 i 0 12 9 70 21 40 2 239 Pallets 5 12 102 59 3 0 12 0 6 39 95 30 51 i 415 Pieces 133 185 2299 481 35 68 116 3 134 1164 1645 854 855 152 8124 Other 5 47 252 121 1 4 11 2 24 85 170 51 53 27 853 CLOTH ..................................................................................................................... Clothing 56 420 1278 639 13 39 54 19 89 452 948 461 663 160 5291 TOTAL ITEMS/ZONE 6826 20132 116674 56827 1408 2395 7756 1280 5311 58043 84370 44183 33275 10077 448557 Cub Scout troops pitched in to remove a metal crab trap from Buckroe Beach, Virginia. 236 VIRGINIA September 16 and 23, 1989 Ocean Beaches Coordinated By: 308 Volunteers David Cottingham 20.5 Miles Cleaned National Oceanic and Atmospheric 21,400 Pounds of Debris Collected Administration 24,256 Debris Items Reported Office of Chief Scientist 14th Street and Constitution Avenue Room 6222 Washington, DC 20230 (202) 377-5181 Chesapeake Bay Coordinated By: Deborah Blanton Kathy O'Hara Candy Tomlinson Hampton Clean City Center for Marine Sierra Club York River Group Commission Conservation 216 Susan Constant Drive 22 Lincoln Street 306A Buckroe Avenue Newport News, VA 23062 Hampton, VA 23669 Hampton, VA 23664 (804) 764-7633/7900 (804) 727-6394 (804) 851-6734 More than 100 hardy volunteers braved the threat of thunderstorms and predictions of day-long rain to haul in as much as ten tons of debris on Assateague Island on September 16. The second annual Assateague Island Beach Cleanup was cosponsored by the Audubon Naturalist Society (ANS), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), and the National Park Service (NPS). The beach cleanup effort has given some ANS volunteers a firsthand opportunity to do their part to help marine wildlife. This year, I helped to catch a herring gull that could not fly because it was hooked with a fishing rig. A small dogfish was caught on another of the hooks on the rig. Last year volunteers freed a red fox that was entangled in a scrap of fishing net. According to the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge Superintendent, John Schroer, refuge staff were glad for the volunteer help to cean the beach, because they could not get it done any other way. Schroer and his own family were important volunteers themselves. While his family was out picking up trash from their section of the island, John shuttled participants up and down the beach. The debris at Assateague Island this year was similar to that found last year. Volunteers collected more than 240 tires, 1,000 cans, and 750 bottles along with assorted pieces of plastic, balloons, fishing rope, and styrofoam in all shapes and sizes. On behalf of the ANS Chincoteague Committee, I would like to express our appreciation to Debbie Melvin of the FWS and Ann Bell of the NPS for their efforts in organizing local volunteers and staff. We also appreciated all the hard work of the Refuge and Seashore staffs and look forward to working with them again next year. We also want to thank Archer-Daniel Midland for donating biodegradable plastic bags that volunteers used to collect trash. David Cottingham 237 The Coastweeks Beach Cleanup on September 23 was a great success despite threats of Hurricane Hugo. The Cleanup, cosponsored by Hampton Clean City Commission, the Center for Marine Conservation, and the Sierra Club York River Group, focused on increasing community consciousness to maintain a clean beach. Salt Ponds, Grandview, and Buckroe beaches were covered by 164 participants who collected 1,949 pounds of litter in less than three hours. Plastics made up the majority of debris. It is of interest to note that cigarette filters, or "butts," were more prevalent on beaches with public access, such as Buckroe Beach and Oceanview, as compared to other zones cleaned in Virginia with limited access (i.e. Fisherman's Island National Wildlife Refuge, Grandview Nature Preserve, and False Cape State Park). Based on this finding, it is more likely that cigarette filters are an indication of littering by beach goers as opposed to being carried to shore from offshore sources. The Salt Ponds volunteers included the Buckroe Civic Association, the Student National Environmental Health Association of Old Dominion University, and Armada Hoffler representatives. The Buckroe Beach volunteers were Syms Middle School, Circle K, Thomas Nelson Community College, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfoia (ODU), Hampton Roads Jaycees, Kecoughtan High School Ecology Club, Phoebus High School Beautification Committee, Brownie Troop 1024 and Chesapeake Bay Youth Conservation Corps. The Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts and community leaders worked Grandview Beach area and provided 75 volunteers. Among the unusual items collected were a marine signal kit, rubberized overalls, and a head of cabbage. Special thanks also go to the organizers of three additional cleanups in Virginia: the Sierra Club which conducted a cleanup on Fisherman's Island National Wildlife Refuge; Fran Adams of the American Association of University Women who organized a cleanup at False Cape State Park; and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Atlantic Marine Center in Norfolk, which cleaned a mile of beach in Oceanview. Some of the more unusual items found at the National Wildlife Refuge and State Park were a hardhat and an antique Pepsi bottle at False Cape while a toilet seat and a plastic cup from a cruise ship were found on Fisherman's Island. At Oceanview, findings included shotgun shells, fishing rods, ear plugs (presumably generated by the military), a hospital name tag, and a pair of false teeth. Deborah Blanton Kathy O'Hara 238 PERCENT COMPOSITION OF VIRGINIA'S BEACH DEBRIS: Plastic 53,31% Rubber 1.13% Wood 2,70% Cloth 3,44% Paper 6,59% Metal 2011% i| Glass 12,73% VIRGINIA'S 1989 DIRTY DOZEN: Total Number Percent of Total Reported Debris Collected 1. plastic pieces 2,620 10.80 2. plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws 1,686 6.95 3. plastic caps, lids 1,668 6.88 4. metal beverage cans 1,183 4.88 5. glass pieces 1,085 4.47 6. small foamed plastic pieces 1,018 4.20 7. miscellaneous plastic bags 984 4.06 8. foamed plastic cups 934 3.85 9. plastic beverage bottles 919 3.79 10. glass beverage bottles 848 350 11. wood pieces 782 3.22 12. rubber balloons 741 3.05 TOTAL 14,468 59.65 239 MAJOR TYPES AND SOURCES OF VIRGINIA'S BEACH DEBRIS: P * 13.52 r 14.00- n 12.00- t a 10.00- 8.00- o 5.86 t 6.00 - 4.00- d 2.04 b 2.00- r 0.37 0.03 0.00- Bottle/Can Fleh/Boat Galley Operational Sewage Medioal MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS OF DEBRIS IN EACH ZONE: Zone Name Percent Plastic Most Prevalent Debris Item Reported Assateague Island National Seashore 70.20 plastic pieces Fisherman's Island National Wildlife Refuge 60.50 metal beverage cans Buckroe Beach 61.37 plastic pieces Grandview Nature Preserve 41.97 glass pieces Oceanview 67.71 plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws False Cape State Park 75.19 plastic pieces STRANDED AND/OR ENTANGLED WILDLIFE REPORTED: Debris Related Other Reports herring gull entangled in dead seagull fishing rig (freed) 240 MOST PECULIAR DEBRIS ITEMS REPORTED: Assateague Island computer board with chips, ice cube tray, bow and arrow, toilet, sink, plastic bottle from "Utopia," several hundred feet of electrical wire connected to three motor parts, baseball hat, dinosaur (toy), baby pacifier Buckroe Beach baby toy arm, head of cabbage, car distributor cap Grandview automobile, football, bed pillow Oceanview bait bag from Jacks Bait and Squid, P.O. Box 152, Currituck, NC 27929 False Cape State Park antique Pepsi bottle * not all items indicated as peculiar by volunteers are listed above. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON VIRGINIA'S 1990 BEACH CLEANUPS CONTACT: Ocean Beaches: David Cottingham National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office of Chief Scientist 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, Room 6222 Washington, DC 20230 (202) 377-5181 CLEANUP DATE: Saturday, September 15, 1990 Chesapeake Bay: Deborah Blanton Hampton Clean City Commission 22 Lincoln Street Hampton, VA 23669 (804) 727-6394 Kathy O'Hara Center for Marine Conservation 306A Buckroe Avenue Hampton, VA 23664 (804) 851-6734 CLEANUP DATE: Saturday, September 22, 1990 241 1989 National Beach Cleanup VIRGINIA Raw Data Summary Fisherman Grandview False Cape STATE Assateague Buckroe Oceanview TOTAL PLASTIC----------------------------------------------------------------------- Bags Trash 284 79 54 37 144 4 602 Salt 17 0 6 1 0 0 24 Other 617 22 63 44 225 13 984 Bottles Beverage 667 118 56 14 52 12 919 Bleach 212 55 23 8 4 8 310 Oil 99 115 56 13 15 1 299 Other 252 61 25 7 17 3 365 Buckets 70 12 6 1 1 0 90 Caps/lids 734 174 226 61 378 95 1668 Cigarette butts 286 1 159 1 91 4 542 Cups/straws 753 87 240 22 547 37 1686 Diapers 4 0 14 1 12 1 32 Lighters 142 24 19 3 15 3 206 Fishing line 50 12 8 11 13 3 97 Net Long 34 6 9 1 1 0 51 Short 33 5 4 9 2 0 53 Floats, lures 72 34 10 3 3 6 128 Hardhats 2 0 0 2 1 1 6 Lightsticks 29 8 17 0 7 4 65 Milk/water jugs 203 19 27 10 11 0 270 Pieces 1431 151 268 46 467 257 2620 Pipe thread 6 0 3 1 0 0 10 Rope Long 243 29 35 5 14 11 337 Short 386 32 47 14 41 22 542 Sheeting Long 37 1 3 0 0 1 42 Short 102 4 8 2 15 1 132 6-pack holders 100 14 22 3 24 3 166 Strapping bands 117 9 43 4 20 0 193 Syringes 4 0 2 1 1 0 8 Tampon app. 71 2 2 0 5 10 90 Toys 163 13 17 3 23 8 227 Vegetable sacks 34 3 3 0 6 2 48 Write protector 16 0 3 1 0 0 20 Other 420 51 74 6 70 27 648 GLASS------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bottles Beverage 402 236 97 27 43 43 848 Food 105 10 0 2 0 7 124 Other 22 2 0 0 1 6 31 Light tubes 15 2 0 0 0 1 18 Light bulbs 109 35 4 0 1 5 154 Pieces 86 6 157 266 500 70 1085 Other 19 1 7 1 3 0 31 STYROFOAM --------------------------------------------------------------------- Buoys 22 39 23 7 2 1 94 Cups 467 114 205 53 85 10 934 Egg Cartons 51 13 25 3 0 0 92 Fast-food 54 14 20 2 21 0 111 Meat trays 71 14 5 4 2 4 100 Pieces Large 131 21 66 8 17 2 235 Small 492 90 242 27 36 131 1018 Other 30 3 31 13 5 0 82 242 Fisherman Grandview False Cape STATE Assateague Buckroe Oceanview TOTAL RUBBER----------------------------------------------------------------------- Balloons 606 65 17 8 23 22 741 Gloves 12 5 3 13 11 1 45 Tires 251 8 7 0 3 0 269 Other 125 21 30 12 19 3 210 METAL------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bottle caps 43 1 30 10 55 5 144 Cans Aerosol 95 41 26 3 2 2 169 Beverage 559 268 111 81 149 15 1183 Food 26 10 3 2 7 1 49 Other 31 20 12 5 4 2 74 Crab/fish traps 5 2 11 9 1 0 28 Drums Rusty 8 2 4 1 1 1 17 New 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pieces 62 6 37 3 19 4 131 Pull tabs 2 0 5 1 11 2 21 Wire 30 3 13 6 11 2 65 Other 52 10 14 18 2 5 101 PAPER ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bags 26 11 17 3 23 0 80 Cardboard 62 15 35 2 . 10 2 126 Cartons 65 34 23 5 23 1 151 Cups 32 4 84 1 37 0 158 Newspaper 6 0 13 1 10 0 30 Pieces 285 26 199 57 69 16 652 Other 30 17 35 7 20 1 110 WOOD-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crab/lobster traps 1 0 10 5 0 0 16 Crates 8 6 20 4 1 0 39 Pallets 8 0 5 1 0 0 14 Pieces 436 20 259 52 13 2 782 Other 31 24 17 3 7 5 87 CLOTH------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clothing 152 35 60 16 62 2 327 TOTAL ITEMS/ZONE 12815 2395 3534 1077 3534 911 24256 243 VIRGIN ISLANDS October 7, 1989 Coordinated By: Natalie Peters 200 Volunteers Virgin Islands Marine Advisory 1.08 Miles Cleaned University of the Virgin Islands More Than 2,500 Pounds of Debris Collected St. Thomas, VI 00802 3,371 Debris Items Reported (809) 776-9200 x-1242 Elba McIntosh Department of Natural Resources 45A Estate Nisky, Suite 231 St. Thomas, VI 00802 (809) 774-3320 x-131 or 132 Most of the cleanups scheduled in the Virgin Islands during Coastweeks were either postponed or cancelled due to Hurricane Hugo. However, 200 volunteers participated in post-Hugo cleanups in October at Brewer's Beach, St. Thomas, followed by November cleanups on St. John's Honeymoon Beach, Mary's Creek, Cruz Bay Beach, and Haulover Bay. The cleanup on Brewer's Beach was planned in observance of Thanksgiving Day. The beach was filled with debris in the wake of Hurricane Hugo. Cleanup volunteers included members of the St. Thomas Environmental Education Association, Kids and the Sea, University of the Virgin Islands Explorers Club, Underwater Sports Club, Brewer's Bay swimmers, and the Public Works Department. Working with gloves and rakes they collected 28 large bags of debris and flotsam amounting to 2,500 pounds. According to Natalie Peters of the Virgin Islands Marine Advisory Service and coordinator of the cleanup, the amount of aluminum cans found was especially disturbing since there is a local plant to recycle cans. However, much of the debris collected was storm-related, which was often large and either buried or entangled in the natural vegetation including a 10-foot section of a sailboat's deck that was buried under the sand. Divers participating in an underwater cleanup at this site recovered a 35-foot PVC drainage pipe and 30 large sheets of galvanized roofing. Later in November, beach cleanups previously scheduled during Coastweeks were conducted in St. John by the Environmental Studies Program of the Virgin Islands as part of a field trip program to develop awareness of coastal problems. Organized by Patricia Mortenson, an environmental studies teacher for the St. John/St. Thomas school district, each class had a sponsor in the community that donated transportation or funds for transportation. Data from 44 bags of trash was collected by the Marcelli School, a 4-H Club, Peace Corps School, and Julius E. Sprauve School, and Pine Peace School. According to Natalie Peters, the effort of this year's cleanup was the most energetic to date, especially under the strenuous conditions caused by the hurricane. 245 PERCENT COMPOSITION OF VIRGIN ISLAND'S BEACH DEBRIS: Plastic 62,44% _ _ss n. cloth 1.51% Wood 4.84% Rubber 5.86% - i ~ Paper 6.05% Glass 10.61% Metal 9 18% VIRGIN ISLAND'S 1989 DIRTY DOZEN: Total Number Percent of Total Reported Debris Collected 1. metal beverage cans 426 12.64 2. plastic pieces 343 10.18 3. plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws 256 7.59 4. glass beverage bottles 209 6.20 5. plastic trash bags 169 5.01 6. glass pieces 157 4.66 7. plastic caps, lids 119 3.53 8. cloth pieces 116 3.44 9. foamed plastic cups 114 3.38 10. miscellaneous plastic bags 109 3.23 11. plastic beverage bottles 96 2.85 12. wood pieces 80 2.37 TOTAL 2,194 65.08 246 MAJOR TYPES AND SOURCES OF THE VIRGIN ISLAND'S BEACH DEBRIS: 28.00- 26.69 r 26.00- 24.00- n 22.00- 2t 0.00- o 18.00- f16.00- t 14.00- 0 t 12.00- a 10.00- 7.74 d .00- 5.19 b 4.00- r 2.00- 0.19 0.00 0.00 0.00- Bottles/Cans Galley Fish/Boat Operational Sewage Medloal MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS OF DEBRIS IN EACH ZONE: Zone Name Percent Plastic Most Prevalent Debris Item Reported Brewer's Beach 40.53 metal beverage cans Honeymoon Creek 49.38 cigarette butts Mary's Creek 88.67 plastic pieces Cruz Bay 38.56 metal beverage cans Haulover Beach 76.71 plastic pieces STRANDED AND/OR ENTANGLED WILDLIFE REPORTED: Debris Related Other Reports none reported crabs and fish found in cans underwater MOST PECULIAR DEBRIS ITEMS REPORTED: Brewer's Beach 35-foot PVC drainage pipe, 30 sheets galvanized roofing (found underwater) large boat pieces Mary's Creek metal buoy, boat cover, doll's hair 247 FOR INFORMATION ON THE VIRGIN ISLANDS' 1990 BEACH CLEANUP CONTACT: Elba McIntosh Department of Natural Resources 45A Estate Nisky, Suite 231 St. Thomas, VI 00802 (809) 774-3320 x-131 or 132 CLEANUP DATE: COASTWEEKS 1990 (September 16 - October 8, 1990) Beach cleanup volunteer Ca p Yess looks for debris in a post-Hurricane Hugo pond on Brewer's Bay Beach, St. Thomas. Photo by Steme Rockstein, Da tY News 2.48 1989 National Beach; Cleanup VIRGIN, I;SLAIIDS, Raw Data Sunuary Maneyinoon, Beach C us B,8a y Brewer's Beach. Mary's Creek Haulover Reach- TOTAL PLASTIC --------------------------------------- Bags Trash 13, 8' 37 70. 4'1 169 Sal t 0 a , n. 0e 3 3 ether 15 ~ 4 ~ 300 43, 17', 109 Battles Beverage 29" 0 61 60-1 1 96 Bleach ~ I a l 23 14- 30, fi' OiL 0 ~~~01 18 3a 6 27' Other 5 0 20 14' 5' 44 Buckets, I 1, 2 9. caps./lids 58) 0'1 2:2 4; 35 119 Cigarette- butts 01 11, 0 I 12~ (Y" 23' Cups/~strawsg 8919 6, 29" 10171 Zs' 256 Diapers i t 0 ~ 0 ~ 5 0 16 Lighters ~~ ~~ ~~7 0. 41 4,, 0 15 Fishing line ~ 0- a l 2 61 3 11 Met Long C Y 0'1 1 11 If 6 Short 0. 0' 0) 1. 2, Floats&, lures . 0 ~ 01 0; 51 0.1 .5. Hardhats M I Li 1 0) 0' ~ 1. Lightst-icks. 01 0. 01 0: T 2' Milk/water jugs 51 o r 2',, 0' 2,. 9' Pieces 15 a . 55 0) 2.70. 3 4 3. Pipe thread 0. 0l 03 9'1 0 91, Ropel Long 0 0)3;90 121 Short - 8 0 ~ 2' 1 1.11 42' Sheeting: Long. 0a 01 I I Short 2; 01 4. al l 2' 8 6.-pack, holders, 9 ~ 60 34, 1, S 491 Strapping bands Di a, 13' or, 12;, 2'5. Syringes. 01 al l 0,1 0"1 Ol t a, Tampon.,app. 01 0 D 0 I, 01 0 Veg-etablie sacks 5, a , I 0 0 6, Write protector 0 ~ 0'e 2 0. 1 3! Other 17 6 51 13; 13, 54 GLASS-- ---------*--- - Battles, Beverage~ 49 a , 11 136 51 20,9 Food 0 ~ 0; I 0' 0' 1, other 0'1 0. 2 10 0.1 12, Light tubes- 0;1 0' a ' , 00 ILight bulbs 0. 01 0, ' I I. Pieces 45 00; 1 94' 17 Other 1 5 0' 0, 0; 34. 419 STYROFOAM.----,------- ---------------------- Buoys 0' 01 9'7' 3 19, Cups 42, 0 6.~ 65. 1 114, Egg; Cartons , 3!02 3 0 a8 Fast-food 2'1 21" 2; 13 0 ~ 38 M~eat, taye I a. a, 0 0i I Pieces Large I 0; fi' 5 0' 12 Small t. 0' 12:~ 16.i 81 40 Other o. , I 10;, 2 13 249r, Honeymoon Beach Cruz Bay Brewer's Beach Mary's Creek Haulover Beach TOTAL RUBBER------------------------------------------------------------------------ Balloons 0 0 0 5 1 6 Gloves 3 0 0 1 0 4 Tires 6 1 0 1 0 8 Other 0 1 1 16 2 20 METAL------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bottle caps 19 1 1 34 1 56 Cans Aerosol 4 0 1 5 0 10 Beverage 192 5 6 220 3 426 Food 4 1 1 3 0 9 Other 0 0 0 16 0 16 Crab/fish traps 0 0 1 0 0 1 Drums Rusty 0 0 1 1 0 2 New 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pieces 0 0 0 15 0 15 Pull tabs 28 0 0 2 0 30 Wire 1 0 2 18 1 22 Other 42 2 2 43 2 91 PAPER---------------------------------------------- ------------- Bags 23 7 1 38 0 69 Cardboard 4 2 1 7 0 14 Cartons 0 0 0 8 0 8 Cups 14 2 0 24 0 40 Newspaper 4 1 0 13 0 18 Pieces 0 4 0 34 3 41 Other 14 1 0 17 0 32 WOOD-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crab/lobster traps 0 0 0 0 0 0 Crates 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pallets 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pieces 32 2 9 24 13 80 Other 4 1 0 5 1 11 CLOTH------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clothing 37 2 5 70 2 116 TOTAL ITEMS/ZONE 908 81 406 1276 700 3371 250 Washington volunteers used burlap sacks to collect debris from Commencement Bay in Puget Sound, Washington. 252 Ej$ Puget Sound Bank WASHINGTON ____A___ September 16, 1989 Puget Sound Coordinated By: 2,832 Volunteers David Parent 105 Miles Cleaned Puget Sound Bank 200,000+ Pounds of Debris Collected 1119 Pacific Avenue 10,546 Debris Items Reported Tacoma, WA 98402 (206) 593-3770 Ocean Beaches Coordinated By: Arlene Brooks Marguerite Kurth Pacific Northwest 4-Wheel Drive Association Washington State Parks 21520 SE 346 7150 Clearwater Lane Auburn, WA 98002 Olympia, WA 98504 (206) 833-8747 (206) 753-5759 Ten tons of marine debris an litter were gathered frm more thn50 PugetSonbecs during the highly successful 199 Puget Sound Bank Beach Cleau Day Held on September 16, 1989. This second annual event drew some 2,000 volunteers including over 1,300 Puget Sound Bank employees and their families, and 700 representatives from local clubs, businesses, and organizations. It helped to heighten awareness of the hazards of beach littering and dumping marine debris at sea. The event was praised by news media throughout the region, including The Se~attle Post-Intelligencer, which applauded the efforts of the volunteers for the cleanup and for "calling public attention to the carelessness of too many people who treat the waters and beaches of Puget Sound as their personal trash receptacles." David Parent Our eighteenth year of coordinating Operation Shore Patrol is history and the Pacific Northwest Four Wheel Drive Association can look back on the third weekend in September knowing it has completed another successful year. It has been a goal to bring to the public's attention the problem of litter along the Washington coastline-this was partly accomplished this year with our first public service announcements (10 and 30 second videos) courtesy of KTZZ-TV Channel 22 in Seattle. Operation Shore Patrol has stepped forward and has shown leadership in the fight against litter in the coastal communities and now is noted as the "kick off program" for Washington Coastweeks. In cooperation with the Washington State Parks and Recreation and the Department of Ecology the Pacific Northwest 4-Wheel Drive Association coordinates and works with local communities and other organizations such as: Good Sams, Telephone Pioneers, scouts, and Tribal Nations which has resulted in 832 volunteers for 1989. They have traveled a total of 130,577 miles that weekend and volunteered 6,420 hours which netted 90 cubic yards of litter-PLUS! The PLUS items come in different shapes and sizes-tires, wheels, refrigerators, and plastic sheeting so large that a winch has had to be used to dislodge the items partly buried in the sand. 253 Good News-we have seen a decrease in aluminum cans, thanks to the recycling program. On the other side, the plastic/foam items, foreign and domestic, have not decreased. The local communities and organizations have supported our program by donating door prizes and various discounts, and supplying the volunteers with breakfasts and lunches. Our thnsgo out to our RgoChairmen, Georgia Fleury and Frankie Allen, Region I; Dave Harrison, Region 2; and LnaesnRegion 3. Special thanks go to Marguerite Kurth of Washington State Parks and Jerry Thielen of Department Of Ecology, for their hard work, materials and supplies which has made our job easier. Last but not least, to our PNW members and other various organizations who participated-without you there would be no OPERATION SHORE PATROL! Arlene Brooks 2,54 PERCENT COMPOSITION OF WASHINGTON'S BEACH DEBRIS: Plastic 55687% Wood 1.02% C loth 1,58% Rubber 2,16% Glass 8.66% Metal 18,62% Paper 12.08% WASHINGTON'S 1989 DIRTY DOZEN: Total Number Percent of Total Reported Debris Collected 1. metal pull tabs 706 6.69 2. small foamed plastic pieces 632 5.99 3. plastic caps, lids 574 5.44 4. paper pieces 572 5.42 5. glass beverage bottles 489 4.64 6. metal bottle caps 468 4.44 7. metal beverage cans 430 4.08 8. plastic trash bags 374 3.55 9. plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws 369 3.50 10. miscellaneous plastic bags 357 3.39 plastic beverage bottles 357 3.39 11. glass pieces 346 3.28 TOTAL 5,674 53.80 255 MAJOR TYPES AND SOURCES OF WASHINGTON'S BEACH DEBRIS: P 28.00- 26.27 2 r 26.00o- o 24.00- n 22.00- t 20.00- o 18.00- 16.00- t 14.00- t 12.00- a10.00- 8.00- 6.09 d e.oo- b 4.00- 1.1 2.00- 0.14 0.00- Bottles/Cana Galley Flih/Boat Operational ewage Medicoal MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS OF DEBRIS IN EACH ZONE: Zone Name Percent Plastic Most Prevalent Debris Item Reported Mathews Beach 50.89 cigarette butts plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws Lincoln Park 48.20 small foamed plastic pieces Blake Island 39.39 metal beverage cans Alki Point 52.34 small foamed plastic pieces Twin Harbors State Park 71.66 miscellaneous plastic bags Marine Park 47.58 plastic caps, lids Titlow Beach 20.00 metal pull tabs Steilacoom 28.93 metal bottle caps Luhr Beach 24.71 metal beverage cans Tolmie State Park 47.69 small foamed plastic pieces rubber balloons Moclips/Ilwaco 67.39 plastic caps, lids 256 STRANDED AND/OR ENTANGLED WILDLIFE REPORTED: Debris Related Other Reports dead young seagull entangled many dead seagulls and skates with oil in fishing line on bodies MOST PECULIAR DEBRIS ITEMS REPORTED: Lincoln Park antique paintbrush, 42-ounce beer bottle Blake Island brontosaurus (toy) Steilacoom vinyl couch cover Tolmie State Park Mickey Mouse underwear Moclips/Ilwaco laundry basket, "whoopie" cushion * not all items indicated as peculiar by volunteers are listed above. FOR INFORMATION ON WASHINGTON'S 1990 BEACH CLEANUPS CONTACT: Puget Sound: David Parent Puget Sound Bank 1119 Pacific Avenue Tacoma, WA 98402 (206) 593-3770 CLEANUP DATE: Saturday, September 15, 1990 Ocean Beaches: Arlene Brooks Pacific Northwest 4-Wheel Drive Association 21520 SE 346 Auburn, WA 98002 (206) 833-8747 Volunteer Coordinator Washington State Parks 7150 Clearwater Lane Olympia, WA 98504 (206) 753-5759 CLEANUP DATES: Saturday and Sunday, September 15-16, 1990 257 1989 National Beach Cleanup WASHINGTON Raw Data Summary Lincoln Park Alki Marine Park Steilacoom Tolnde S.P. STATE Mathews Beach Blake Twin Hat. Titlow Luhr Moclips-Ilwaco TOTAL PLASTIC ............................................................................................................ Bags Trash 0 7 2 30 5 6 1 $ 6 8 306 374 Salt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 15 Other 0 11 0 0 29 0 0 2 0 0 315 357 Bottles Beverage 10 13 2 16 2 20 30 12 9 i 242 357 Bleach 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 86 88 Oil 0 1 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 83 85 Other 0 0 3 0 4 30 0 0 0 0 45 82 Buckets 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 21 24 Caps/lids 0 46 10 25 12 37 20 6 0 i 417 574 Cigarette butts 50 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 ! 1 0 63 Cups/straws 50 40 2 22 5 25 36 9 22 I 157 369 Diapers 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 1 0 34 43 Lighters 0 1 15 2 0 2 3 0 1 0 30 54 Fishing line 0 0 6 1 1 0 10 0 2 0 18 38 Net Long 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 9 10 Short 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 10 Floats, lures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 28 Hardhats 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Lightsticks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 Milk/water jugs 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 6 0 0 127 138 Pieces 20 27 4 30 17 2 0 13 59 0 160 332 Pipe thread 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 10 15 Rope Long 0 0 2 1 5 5 $ 4 0 0 71 91 Short 0 5 20 2 4 0 3 0 3 0 95 132 Sheeting Long 0 0 0 0 I 0 4 3 0 0 145 153 Short 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 85 92 6-pack holders 10 5 0 6 3 5 11 i 2 0 172 215 Strapping bands 0 8 0 I 4 5 0 2 0 0 300 320 Syringes 0 2 1 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 11 15 Tampon app. 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 37 40 Toys 0 2 4 2 2 0 3 0 0 1 21 35 Vegetable sacks 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 28 34 Write protector 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 i 7 Other 0 3 25 0 4 0 0 2 2 0 109 145 Lincoln Park Alki Marine Park Steilacoom Tolmie S.P. STATE Mathews Beach Blake Twin Har. Titlow Luhr Moclips-Iluaco TOTAL GLASS-....................................................... Bottles Beverage 0 35 25 8 20 35 0 21 41 1 303 489 Food 0 0 5 1 0 10 0 0 0 0 28 44 Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 Light tubes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 12 Light bulbs 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 16 19 Pieces 20 76 20 0 1 35 1 34 53 ' 1 105 346 Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 STYROFOAM-..................................................... Buoys 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 38 Cups 0 9 20 25 5 10 9 5 4 6 224 317 Egg Cartons 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 114 118 Fast-food 0 0 0 3 2 20 0 1 10 1 103 140 Meat trays 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 4 0 125 133 Pieces Large 0 27 1 2 7 0 10 0 0 0 121 168 Small 30 166 1 260 9 0 16 6 0 10 134 632 Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 Balloons 25 15 0 16 1 2 0 0 0 10 16 85 Gloves 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 83 86 Tires 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 5 0 1 12 26 Other 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 10 14 31 METAL- Bottle caps 10 63 20 25 2 32 50 38 8 1 139 468 Cans Aerosol 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100. 101 Beverage 35 15 50 17 4 15 12 2 69 1 210 430 Food 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 47 50 Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 11 0 0 16 57 Crab/fish traps 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Drums Rusty 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 New 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pieces 0 2 25 0 1 0 0 12 10 0 4 54 Puilltabs 30 69 2 21 0 5 525 0 28 1 25 706 Wire 0 7 5 0 0 5 6 13 6 0 11 53 Other 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 4 11 1 18 40 Lincoln Park Alki Marine Park Steilacoom Tolmie S.P. STATE Mathews Beach Blake Twin Har. Titlow Luhr Moclips-Ilwaco TOTAL PAPER-------------- ---------------- -- --- Bags 0 16 10 11 0 15 3 4 2 1 127 189 Cardboard 0 0 0 3 6 10 0 0 0 0 143 162 Cartons 0 4 0 0 5 0 2 0 5 0 76 92 Cups 0 9 0 25 0 10 0 9 9 0 93 155 Newspaper 0 0 0 6 0 5 0 0 0 0 49 60 Pieces 30 81 20 255 3 10 2 17 49 1 104 572 Other 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 39 44 WOOD ... ----- . ...... - .... .... . .. ....... - -............. - ........ '- -'- -"-"-'- -"--"----------- Crab/lobster traps 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Crates 0 0 0 0 '0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 Pallets 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 6 Pieces 0 13 0 0 1 5 5 18 2 0 8 52 Other 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 40 46 CLOTH ------..-------------------------------------------------____________________________-___ Clothing 15 4 5 5 1 7 2 6 5 5 112 167 TOTAL ITEMS/ZONE 336 807 310 835 187 393 800 280 514 65 6019 10546 262 CANADA AND MExico ANALYSES Following is the analysis of data collected in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, Canada, and Cozumel, Mexico. For each cleanup a description was provided by coordinators or others involved in the organization of the cleanup. Included for each deanup is percent composition of debris, the "Dirty Dozen," sources of debris, major characteristics of debris in each zone, stranded and/or entangled wildlife reported, most peculiar debris items reported, and information on 1990 beach deanups. The raw data summary is included at the end of each analysis. 263 NEW BRNsWICK, CANADA September 30, 1989 Coordinated By: Kim Saunders 229 Volunteers New Brunswick Museum 11.79 Miles (19 Kilometers) Cleaned 77 Douglas Avenue 5,340 Pounds of Debris Collected 'St. John, New Brunswick 30,024 Debris Items Reported 'Canada E2K 1E5 (506) 658-1842 September 23, 1989-the sun is shining, 'the sky is clear, and people are anxious to participate in the first ever coast cleanup along the shores of the Bay of Fundy. This was the start of a terrific day throughout New Brunswick and each -area coordinator regarded the coast cleanup a huge success. Three areas along the shores of the Bay of Fundy were cleaned by energetic volunteers: the coastal area near Fundy National Park; beaches of Saint John; and the coves and inlets of Grand Manan Island. Girl Guide groups, families, cub and scout troops, school groups, and keen individuals eagerly made their way to the coast to join the area coordinators for the morning and afternoon. Armed with gloves, tally cards, and garbage bags, volunteers spent hours collecting and documenting marine debris. Their reward-seeing the piles of garbage bags on the shore. One volunteer -shouted "We did it!" Debris from exotic places such as Mexico, the USSR, and Florida accumulated on the shores of New Brunswick. Volunteers were amazed and intrigued by the variety of debris they were collecting-styrofoam, fish tags, helium balloon ends (with ribbon), furniture, medical wastes, to name a few. More than two tons of garbage were collected on one beach in Saint John alone. The area coordinators near Fundy National Park were able to separate the debris into items they could recycle and deposited their goods at the local recycle depot. The organizers on Grand Manan Island were able to return some of the fishing equipment retrieved in the cleanup to local fishermen. New Brunswick communities will be participating in the 1990 Coast Cleanup during the week of September 29 through October 6, 1990. Participating in the international program with Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Nova Scotia-Gulf of Maine/Bay of Fundy-has been extremely worthwhile. The 1990 effort will continue with as much enthusiasm and interest as 1989, because 'It's Shore Worth Saving.' Kim Saunders 265 PERCENT COMPOSITION OF NEW BRUNSWICK'S BEACH DEBRIS: Plastic 67,26% .."............ Oloth 0 90% Wood 1,88% Rubber 1,63% im~~ i -__ . ..Paper 4.68% S1' ____ !ii iiiidgf~i Metal 9.20% -m I111111- Glass 15.15% NEW BRUNSWICK'S 1989 DIRTY DOZEN: Total Number Percent of Total Reported Debris Collected 1. plastic pieces 3,051 10.16 2. foamed plastic cups 2,600 8.66 3. glass pieces 2,362 7.87 4. small foamed plastic pieces 2,261 7.53 5. glass beverage bottles 1,819 6.06 6. plastic rope (2 feet or shorter) 1,775 5.91 7. plastic caps, lids 1,385 4.61 8. plastic rope (longer than 2 feet) 1,039 3.46 9. plastic beverage bottles 909 3.03 10. metal beverage cans 837 2.79 11. plastic oil, lube bottles 751 2.48 12. miscellaneous plastic bags 620 2.07 TOTAL 19,409 64.64 266 MAJOR TYPES AND SOURCES OF NEW BRUNSWICK'S BEACH DEBRIS: P 16 .00 - 14.48 13.91 6 ~~~~~~13.91 14.00- n t 12.00- f 10.00- t 8.00 - o t a 6.00- 4.71 d 4.00- 3.04 b 2.00- 0.5 0.07 X 0.00- Fsleh/Boat Bottle/Can Galley Operational Sewage Medical MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS OF DEBRIS IN EACH ZONE: Zone Name Percent Plastic Most Prevalent Debris Item Reported Mary's Point-Alma 75.11 foamed plastic cups Grand Manan 71.56 plastic rope (2 feet or shorter) Saints Rest 55.37 glass pieces Partridge Island 62.20 small foamed plastic pieces STRANDED AND/OR ENTANGLED WILDLIFE REPORTED: None reported. MOST PECULIAR DEBRIS ITEMS REPORTED: Grand Manan message in coffee jar Saints Rest Venetian blinds, "gingerbread" type house trim, weather balloon transmitter * not all items indicated as peculiar by volunteers are listed above. 267 FOR INFORMATION ON NEW BRUNSWICK'S 1990 BEACH 'CLEAN CONTACT: KiGm Saunders New Brunswick Museum 277 Douglas Avenue St. J6hn, New Brunswick Canada E2K 1E5 (506) 658-1842 CLEANUP DATE: Saturday, September 29, 1990 268 1989 National Beach Cl1eanup NEW BRUNSWICK,, CANADA Raw Data Summary Grand Manana Partridge Island Mary's Pt-.-Alma Saints Rest TOTAL PLASTIC-------------------------------------------------------------------- Bags Trash 193 63 215 4 475 Salt 17 36 9 0 62 Other 65 368 184 3 620 Bottles Beverage: 56-7 136 201 5 909 Bleach 151 148 66 I 366 Oil 445; 23:2 73 1 751 Other 102 90 49 1 242 Buckets 36 78 115 0 129 Caps/lids 610 451, 321 3 1385 Cigarette butts 0 0 63 0 63- Cups/straws 267 91 225 0 583 Diapers 3 5 2-7 0 35 Lighters 16 10 15 0 41 Fishing line 43 30 7 0 80 Net Long 122 55 7 0 184 Short 124 62 22 0 208 Floats, lures 61 17 15 0 93 Hardhats 0 0 0 0 0 Lightsticks 3 3 3 0 9 Milk/water jugs 229 74 22 2 327 Pieces 588 832 1627 4 3051 Pipe thread 34 41 50 0 125 Rope Long 388 559 92 0 1039 Short 378 1048 349 0 1775 Sheeting Long 96 14 30 0 140 Short 19 14 48 0 81 6-pack holders 120 28 27 0 175 Strapping bands 285 171 72 0 528 Syringes 4 2 15 0 21 Tampon app. 43 36 86 0 165 Toys 15 5 25 0 45 Vegetable sacks 20 2 6 0 28 Write protector 4 1 2 0 7 Other 63 151 213 0 427 GLASS------------------------------------------------------ - Bottles Beverage 1081 393 344 1 1819 Food 196 23 15 0 234 Other 2 5 2 -0 9 Light tubes 8 0 0 0 8 Light bulbs 73 6 4 1 84 Pieces 285 388 1676 13 2362 Other 1 14 17 1 33 STYROFOAM------------------------------------------------------------------ Buoys 27 30 8 2 67 Cups 1982 214 373 31 2600 Egg Cartons 26 4 11 2 43 Fast-food 160 30 88 1 279 Meat trays 98 21 48 7 174 Pieces Large 180 182 74 3 439 Small 941 365 866 89 2261 Other 14 14 128 5 161 269 Grand Manan Partridge Island Mary's Pt.-Alma Saints Rest TOTAL RUBBER--------------------------------------------------------------------- Balloons 76 12 37 0 125 Gloves 15 22 5 0 42 Tires 13 35 13 0 61 -Other 32 93 105 1 231 METAL---------------------------------------------------------------------- Bottle caps 164 82 168 0 414 Cans Aerosol 100 57 31 0 188 Beverage 333 255 249 0 837 Food 9 55 26 0 90 Other 26 65 51 2 144 Crab/fish traps 8 7 0 0 15 Drums Rusty 1 12 38 6 57 New 0 1 1 0 2 Pieces 42 151 255 4 452 Pull tabs 0 17 5 0 22 Wire 23 29 131 11 194 Other 29 37 281 1 348 PAPER---------------------------------------------------------------------- Bags 21 62 41 2 126 Cardboard 15 36 50 0 101 Cartons 42 41 106 0 189 Cups 1 28 80 0 109 Newspaper 4 11 26 0 41 Pieces 39 101 264 5 409 Other 15 11 374 0 400 WOOD----------------------------------------------------------------------- Crab/lobster traps 11 8 4 0 23 Crates 4 3 2 0 9 Pallets 8 3 1 0 12 Pieces 76 132 113 25 346 Other 4 2 18 0 24 CLOTH---------------------------------------------------------------------- Clothing 73 74 124 0 271 TOTAL ITEMS/ZONE 11369 7984 10434 237 30024 270 -,~ ,~w O W ,kFN mgXlt X Many families turned out for the Nova Scotia cleanup, despite the blustery day. 272 BEAK NOVA SCOIA, CANADA 'and Litter Survey September 23, 1989 Coordinated By: John Thorpe 683 Volunteers Clean 'Nova Scotia Foundation 51.23 'Miles (82.5 Kilometers) Cleaned 1675 Bedford Row 8,310 Pounds of Debris Collected :P;O. 'Box 2528, Station M 38,765 Debris Items 'Reported 'Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canada iB3J 3N5 (902) 424-5245 In keeping with the goals of The Clean Nova Scotia Foundation, 'the 'Beach Sweep and Litter Survey was designed to provide a practical demonstration of enhancing our visual environment while informing the public :of the iimpact of littering. The timing of this project coincided with an 'Internationail Beach Cleanup Programme organized by the Center for Marine Conservation in Washington. Nova Scotians were invited to visit their favorite beach equipped with garbage bags to .collect 'litter and with data sheets to record their 'findings. .Many people made 'this a family outing, while others recruited the help of enthusiastic groups of "environmentally friendly" people. Although several individuals were discouraged from participating due to the effects of Hurricane Hugo, over eighty beaches gin sixteen counties were covered in Nova Scotia. All returned data -sheets were expertly completed. Several contained additional comments, data and photographs. Many volunteers wrote accompanying letters stating how much they had enjoyed participating and their surprise at the composition of the debris that had accumulated along the beaches. The enthusiasm and interest was reflected by 'the media which bolstered the campaign. Community newspapers passed on 'the invitation to 'their readers encouraging their involvement. Radio stations gained responses from volunteers who listenred to their talk show on the cleanup. National and local television coverage of the event provided windy beach scenes of "beach sweepers" and their :spoils. -Over seven hundred volunteers including members of The Clean Nova 'Scotia Foundation cleaned a total of almost eighty-three kilometers !(51 miles) of shoreline. Plastics overwhelmingly accounted for the majority of items collected. X Not included 'in the offidal count were sixteen dead sea gulls, one dead herring gull caught in a fish net, two dead cormorants, one dead small grey shore bird, one young semi-decomposed seal and two dead mice caught inside a pop bottle. Several peculiar items were encountered such as a washing machine, a parking meter, discarded cemetery wreaths and a valid credit card. Information on beach litter along the iFundy Coast was shared with 'the State of Maine. The Clean Nova Scotia Foundation will be sending a report on Beach Sweep to the federal government as they ponder the merits of Canada becoming a co-signee of the International Maritime Organization's MARPOL Annex V. The Foundation will also use this experience to evaluate the organization of future cleanup campaigns and to develop recommendations for marine litter prevention techniques. John Thorpe 273 PERCENT COMPOSITION OF NOVA SCOTIA'S BEACH DEBRIS: Plastic 58.27% - 1_ _- I Cloth 1,81% Rubber 1.88% -______~~~ . ' ..Paper 5,77% Glass 14.45% Metal 11.03% NOVA SCOTIA'S 1989 DIRTY DOZEN: Total Number Percent of Total Reported Debris Collected 1. glass pieces 3,741 9.65 2. plastic pieces 3,085 7.96 3. plastic rope (2 feet or shorter) 2,226 5.74 4. wood pieces 2,208 5.70 5. small foamed plastic pieces 1,860 4.80 6. glass beverage bottles 1,694 4.37 7. plastic caps, lids 1,537 3.96 8. metal beverage cans 1,436 3.70 9. plastic trash bags 1,236 3.19 10. foamed plastic cups 1,047 2.70 11. plastic rope (longer than 2 feet) 1,046 2.70 12. paper pieces 978 2.52 TOTAL 22,094 56.99 274 MAJOR TYPES AND SOURCES OF NOVA SCOTIA'S BEACH DEBRIS: p 16.03 e r 16.00- a c 14.00- 12.89 t 12.00- 0 10.00- t o 8.00- t 6.65 6.00- d 4.00- 3.21 a 8 b 20-1.11 r 0.01 i a 0.00- Fiah/Boat Bottle/Can Balley Operational sewage Medical STRANDED AND/OR ENTANGLED WILDLIFE REPORTED: Debris Related Other Reports dead herring gull caught in fish net 16 dead seagulls 2 dead mice caught in pop bottle 2 dead cormorants 1 dead small gray shore bird 1 dead seal MOST PECULIAR DEBRIS ITEMS REPORTED: part of a boat "Skeena," nearly full unbroken jar of mayonnaise, refrigerator shelf, vacuum cleaner, six cylinder flathead engine and transmission, disposable plastic gas mask, lined rubber pants with zipper, old pop bottles, protective dust m,ask, plastic Christmas tree, transmission box, stove, Bedford Institute mail reply cad for tracking currents, railroad tie, armrest from vehicle, chimney pipe, homemade volleyball net and poles, bed springs, three meter piece of duct work, paint roller, golf balls, rolling pin, washing machine, parking meter, jaw bone of large animal, car headlight, valid credit card, aerosol contraceptive spray, sleeping bag, bleach bottles tied together, full coffee tin, cemetery wreath, windshield wiper, bicycle seat, 272 shotgun shells, 281 lobster trap bands, 168 elastic and lobster claw bands, and four fish tags. * not all items indicated as peculiar by volunteers are listed above. 275 FOR INFORMATION ON NOVA SCOTIA'S 1990 BEACH CLEANUP CONTACT: John Thorpe Clean Nova Scotia Foundation 1675 Bedford Row P.O. Box 2528, Station M Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada B3J 3N5 (902) 424-5245 CLEANUP DATE: Saturday, September 29, 1990 276 1989 National Beach Cleanup NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA Raw Data Summary TOTAL TOTAL PLASTIC ----------------------------- RUBBER ------------------------------ Bags Trash 1236 Balloons 126 Salt 116 Gloves 223 Other 880 Tires 123 Bottles Beverage 960 Other 255 Bleach 475 METAL ------------------------------- Oil 801 Bottle caps 672 Other 413 Cans Aerosol 317 Buckets 204 Beverage 1436 Caps/lids 1537 Food 196 Cigarette butts 0 Other 340 Cups/straws 653 Crab/fish traps 23 Diapers 63 Drums Rusty 97 Lighters 77 New 9 Fishing line 73 Pieces 538 Net Long 234 Pull tabs 69 Short 836 Wire 397 Floats/lures 75 Other 181 Hardhats 3 PAPER ------------------------------- Light sticks 34 Bags 149 Milk/water jugs 192 Cardboard 412 Pieces 3085 Cartons 315 Pipe thread 15 Cups 194 Rope Long 1046 Newspaper 87 Short 2226 Pieces 978 Sheeting Long 132 Other 103 Short 280 WOOD -------------------------------- 6-pack holders 167 Crab/lobster traps 255 Strapping bands 934 Crates 62 Syringes 4 Pallets 55 Tampon app. 430 Pieces 2208 Toys 83 Other 57 Vegetable sacks 47 CLOTH ------------------------------- Write protector 18 Clothing 700 Other 874 GLASS -.............................. Bottles Beverage 1694 Food 90 TOTAL ITEMS/ZONE 38765 Other 7 Light tubes 4 Light bulbs 20 Pieces 3741 Other 44 STYROFOAM- ------------------------- Buoys 273 Cups 1047 Egg cartons 94 Fast-food 206 Meat trays 145 Pieces Large 705 Small 1860 Other 55 277 Cozumel's volunteers prepare for their first beach cleanup in Mexico. 278 COZUMEL, MEXICO September 23, 1989 Germain Mendez 100 Volunteers P.O. Box 396 0.5 Miles Cleaned Cozumel, Quintana Roo 4,000 Pounds of Debris Collected Mexico 77600 6,774 Debris Items Reported 011-529-872-1232 On September 23, 1989, on the island of Cozumel 100 children, teenagers, and adults cleaned four beaches on one kilometer of the east coast. They collected 160 bags of trash. The name of the cleanup was 'Cozumel for Mexico.' Group captains were from the Center of Applied Oceanography. The deanup was from 8 a.m. to noon. Following the cleanup, which was held on a rainy day, the volunteers celebrated their efforts by releasing more than 400 sea turtle hatchlings into the ocean from a local hatchery project. This was a very successful cleanup. Spanish data cards and guides were provided to the cleanup organizers by the Center for Marine Conservation. The Red Cross volunteered to set up a first aid station, but fortunately no one was hurt. Due to the success of this first cleanup in Cozumel, other beach cleanups have been held on the island. Germain Mendez 279 PERCENT COMPOSITION OF COZUMEL'S BEACH DEBRIS: Plastic 63.94% ' Cloth 0 68% Rubber 1.76% �.:.. Wood 2.88% Paper 4.44% Metal 11.81% Glass 14.60% COZUMEL'S 1989 DIRTY DOZEN: Total Number Percent of Total Reported Debris Collected 1. plastic pieces 913 13.48 2. glass beverage bottles 633 9.34 3. plastic beverage bottles 379 5.59 4. plastic caps, lids 264 3.90 5. plastic cups, spoons, forks, straws 246 3.63 6. miscellaneous plastic bottles 235 3.47 7. miscellaneous plastic bags 234 3.45 8. metal beverage cans 230 3.40 9. plastic trash bags 202 2.98 10. plastic oil, lube bottles 191 2.82 11. glass pieces 188 2.78 12. plastic bleach, cleaner bottles 187 2.76 TOTAL 3,902 57.60 280 MAJOR TYPES AND SOURCES OF COZUMEL'S BEACH DEBRIS: 24.00- 22.45 22.00- 20.00- 18.00- 16.00- 14.00- _ 12.00 - 0.08 10.00- 8.00' - 6.00 - 4.00 - 2.00 - 0.92 . 0.00 - Bottle/Can Fish/Bolt galley Operational Medical 8ewage MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS OF DEBRIS IN EACH ZONE: Zone Name Percent Plastic Most Prevalent Debris Item Reported Punta Chiquero 65;42 plastic pieces Mezcalitos 67.30. plastic pieces Chen Rio 48.00, glass beverage bottles STRANDED AND/OR ENTANGLED WIDLIFE REPORTED: None reported. MOST PECULIAR DEBRIS ITEMS REPORTED: Punta Chiquero ballet slipper, bar of soap, binoculars, douche bottle, pacifier, liquor bottle, pink plastic pipe, television, enema bottle, toilet seat, ceramic head of a duck, baby formula Mezcalitos catheter, umbrella, pills in a bottle, plastic fingernail, ping-pong ball, unexploded firecracker, power cable, axe, ironing board Chen Rio whiskey bottle (full), mattress, radio. tube, jockey shorts, bra, syrup bottle, ear plugs 281 FOR INFORMATION ON COZUMEL'S 1990 BEACH CLEANUP CONTACT: Germain Mendez P.O. Box 396 Cozumel, Quintana Roo Mexico 77600 011-529-872-1232 CLEANUP DATE: COASTWEEKS 1990 (September 16 - October 8) 282 1989 National Beach Cleanup COZUMEL, MEXICO Raw Data Summary Hezcalitos Punta Chiquero Chen Rio TOTAL PLASTIC -------------------------------- ------ DE PLASTICO Bags Trash 93 78 31 202 Bolsas De basura Salt 25 64 0 89 De sal Other 49 105 80 234 De otro tipo Bottles Beverage 162 157 60 379 Botellas De bebidas, de gaseosas Bleach 91 91 5 187 De lejia, de limpiador Oil 77 99 15 191 De aceite, de lubricante Other 52 174 9 235 De otro tipo Buckets 77 5 0 82 Cubetas Caps/lids 93 146 25 264 Tapas, chapas Cigarette butts 0 0 0 0 Cigarillo Cups/straws 104 117 25 246 Copas, cucharas, tenedores, popotes Diapers 19 22 14 55 Panales Lighters 8 20 0 28 Encendedores deschables Fishing line 42 41 1 84 Cuerda de pesca Net Long 15 1 2 18 Red de pesca Larga Short 14 10 6 30 Corta Floats, lures 13 22 0 35 Corchos y espejuelos para pescar Hardhats 10 8 0 18 Cascos duros Lightsticks 26 36 0 62 Varos (palos) de lus Milk/water jugs 109 54 3 166 Botellones de leche, de agua Pieces 380 432 101 913 Pedazos (de plastico) Pipe thread 13 10 1 24 Cintas de goma (gomas) Rope Long 41 30 2 73 Cuerda Larga Short 8 75 5 88 Corta Sheeting Long 2 1 0 3 Chapa de plastico larga Short - 3 5 0 8 Chapa de plastico corta 6-pack holders 34 46 15 95 Aros asideros para sujeter bebidas Syringes 36 26 0 62 Jeringas Tampon app. 19 1 0 20 Aplicadores de "tampones" Toys 28 23 21- 72 Juguetas Vegetable sacks 20 12 0 32 Sacos/costales de red Write protector 22 14 0 36 Aros de proteccion a lo escrito Other 87 24 2 113 Otro tipo GLASS---------------------------------- ------- DE VIDRIO Bottles Beverage 219 293 121 633 Botellas De bebidas Food 40 22 5 67 De comidas Other 4 14 3 21 De otro tipo Light tubes 12 18 2 32 Bombillas/tubos de luz fluorescente Light bulbs 4 23 14 41 Bombillas Pieces 87 77 24 188 Pedazos de vidrio Other 0 0 0 0 Otro tipo STYROFOAM---------------------------------------- CGOESPUMA Buoys 19 9 5 33 Boyas Cups 7 5 0 12 Copas Egg Cartons 9 5 0 14 Envases de huevos de carton Fast-food 17 0 0 17 Envases de comidas tipo norteamericano Meat trays 11 3 0 14 Bandejas de carne Pieces Large 10 11 3 24 Pedazos Largo Small 16 15 2 33 Corta Other 14 26 0 40 Otro tipo 283 He:zcalitos Punta Chiquero Chen Rio TOTAL RUBBER ------------------------------------------ GOMAS Balloons 0 0 0 0 Globos Gloves 0 3 0 3 Guantes Tires 1 0 8 9 Llantas Other 22 85 0 107 Otro tipo METAL---------------------------------- ------- METAL Bottle caps 50 29 83 162 Tapas de botella Cans Aerosol 31 63 61 155 Latas De aerosol Beverage 94 96 40 230 De bebidas Food 13 32 37 82 De comidas Other 2 16 0 18 Otro tipo Crab/fish traps 2 0 1 3 Trampas de cangrejos/peces Drums Rusty 8 0 0 8 Tambores de 55 galones - enmohecidos New 8 0 0 8 Tambores de 55 galones - nuevos Pieces 61 13 9 83 Pedazos de metal Pull tabs 6 16 0 22 Lenguetas de latas Wire 16 10 0 26 Alambre Other 2 1 0 3 Otro tipo PAPER--------------------------------------------PAPEL Bags 56 27 0 83 Bolsas Cardboard 32 27 7 66 Cajas de carton Cartons 36 7 30 73 Carton Cups 5 0 0 5 Copas Newspaper 0 5 1 6 Periodico Pieces 42 20 5 67 Pedazos de papel Other 0 1 0 1 Otro tipo WOOD--------------------------------- ------MADERA Crab/lobster traps 0 0 0 0 Trampas de cangrejo y langosta Crates 19 0 0 19 Cajones de madera Pallets 26 1 0 27 Paletas Pieces 81 47 5 133 Pedazos de madera Other 2 14 0 16 Otro tipo CLOTH--------------------------------------------TELA (TRAPO) Clothing 10 23 13 46 Ropa/piezas de trapo TOTAL ITEMS/ZONE 2866 3006 902 6774 TOTALES 284 4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ii r ~ 4%~~~~~~~~~ i ~~~~~~~~~~ 4 7~~~~~~~~~ I~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 286 R1" Appendix 1. Major Sponsors of 1989 Beach Cleanups ALABAMA City of Gulf Shores Buffalo Rock-Pepsi Cola Bottling Company Town of Dauphin Island Coca-Cola Bottling Company Baldwin County Gulf Coast Conservation Association Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge Mobil Oil Company Scott Paper Company Exxon Oil Company Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc. Shell Oil Company Waste Management, Inc. ALASKA Alaska Coastal Management Program Carns Shopping Centers Alaska Distributors Conoco, Inc. Alaskans for Litter Prevention and Recycling Safeway Stores Alaska Sea Grant College Program USDA Forest Service CALIFORNIA Center for Marine Conservation San Francisco Federal Savings Department of Conservation, Division of Recycling Safeway Stores California State Parks Foundation Lucky Stores Harry and Grace Steel Foundation San Francisco Foundation The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc. Oceanic Society, San Francisco Bay Chapter CONNECTICUT First Constitution Bank The Subway, Groton Coastal Savings Bank McDonald's Tom Romano, CRT Associates, Old Saybrook Mystic Kite Shop Coca-Cola Bottling Company SoundWaters The Whole Donut WIAC Radio, Greenwich Domino's Pizza DELAWARE Mobil Chemical Corporation Southland Corporation Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc. Trophy Hut Playtex Incorporated FLORIDA Florida Department of Environmental Regulation Dunspaugh-Dalton Foundation Coastal Zone Management Mrs. Allen F. Manning The Knight Foundation Southern Bell Elizabeth Ordway Dunn Foundation The National Association for Plastics Container Recovery The Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation, Inc. Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc. General Development Corporation The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. Cowles Charitable Trust Publix Super Markets, Inc. Mrs. Howard F. Whitney, Jr. First Brands Corporation, Inc. HAWAII Governor's Advisory Committee on Litter Control 287 Appendix 1 (continued). Major Sponsors of 1989 Beach Cleanups MAINE Carter Rice Paper ArnoId Printing Co., Inc. Image Set Design Forms By Design Loring Short & Harmon Central Maine Power D.F. Munroe Company Sonoco Products Company Atkins Printing Service Hannaford Brothers Mercer Paper Tube Corporation Shaws, Inc. WCHS-TV, Portland Spectrum Printing Maine Printing Exchange Prelude Designs MARYLAND Assateague Island National Seashore Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge Assateague State Park MASSACHUSETTS Sonoco Products Waste Management of North America Mobil Chemical WBZ-TV, Boston Samuel Perkins Medical Supply Company WLNE-TV, New Bedford-Providence Damon Clinical Laboratories MISSISSIPPI Chevron USA, Inc. Pan Isles, Inc. Friends of the Islands Eastern National Parks and Monument Association Mobil Exploration and Producing US, Inc. Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc. McDonald's, Gautler Waste Management of Mississippi, Inc. Hardee's, Gautler Gulf Coast Waste & Disposal, Inc. Singing River Ice Company Chevron Exploration and Production, Southeast Region Pass Christian Chamber of Commerce Lil Ray's, Waveland Mississippi Power Company Merchants Bank and Trust Company Colle Towing Hancock Bank Biloxi Hilton Peoples Bank Blom's Creative Signs Moss Point Glove Company Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Ocean Springs U.S. Coast Guard, Pascagoula and Gulf Stations Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Gulfport Sailfish Harbor and Shrimping Tour NEW JERSEY - Asbury Park Press NEW YORK We Care About New York U.S. Environmental Protection Agency New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation NORTH CAROLINA Telecom-USA NC Aquarium Society NC Corn Growers Association Highland Press Webster Industries Southern Golf Distributors BB&T Bank Weyerhauser Co. Gold Bond Building Products Alliance for Balanced Coastal Management Texasgulf, Inc. NC Wildlife Resources Commission Hatteras Yachts Carolina Power and Light Budweiser Distributors Miller Brewing Distributors OREGON Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Oregon Parks and Recreation Department Oregon Telephone Pioneers Mail Handler's Local #315 Oregon Sanitary Service Institute United Grocers Oregon Stop Oregon Litter and Vandalism Amour Foods 288 Appendix 1 (continued). Major Sponsors of 1989 Beach Cleanups PENNSYLVANIA McDonald's Putt-Putt Golf and Games PUERTO RICO University of Puerto Rico, Dept. of Marine Science Dr. Gilberto Concepcion de Gracia High School Club Nautico de Boqueron A.D.T. Lajas High School Rio Piedras Heights High School RHODE ISLAND WLNE-TV, New Bedford-Providence Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Rhode Island Hospital Trust National Bank Audubon Society of Rhode Island SOUTH CAROLINA Governor's Task Force on Litter SC Wildlife Federation SC State Development Board Planters LifeSavers Company Kiawah Resorts Associates Dataw Island Alcoa SC, Inc. Post and Courier Foundation Burger King Corporation Amoco Chemical Company Sonoco Products Company Amoco Foam Products Company Oneita Industries Corporation SC State Ports Authority Furlong Printing Macalloy Corporation Butler Paper Tomlinson Golf Construction, Inc. Image Network Fairfield Ocean Ridge, Inc. Waste Management of South Carolina Toler's Cove Marina SC Broadcasters Association Sea-Land Service, Inc. WCSC-TV, Charleston CSI Group, Inc. International Paper SC Electric and Gas Company SCDHEC-Trident Health District Capes Shipping Agencies, Inc. Sunbelt Coca-Cola Bottling Debordieu Colony Community Association, Inc. Patricia Gregory Lockheed Aeronautical Systems Company Mary Wiltshire Beach Cove Resort Piggly Wiggly Waccamaw Audubon Society Westvaco Sail Sports TEXAS Boating Trades Association of Texas Moody Foundation Browning-Ferris Industries Monsanto Chevron SANDOZ Crop Protection Corporation Dow Chemical Sea-Arama Marineworld Exxon Chemical Shell Chemical Fondren Foundation Shell Oil Keep Texas Beautiful, Incorporated Tenneco Kwik-Kopy (Medical Parkway, Austin) Texas Hotel and Motel Association Lewis Plastics, Incorporated Texas Olefins Lower Colorado River Authority Texas State Aquarium Maryland Coffee Club The Society of the Plastics Industry Mobil Exploration and Producing, US., Incorporated Trull Foundation VIRGINIA (Ocean Beaches) - Archer-Daniel Midland NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA City of Saint John Tim Horton's Donuts Limited Fundy Guild, Alma NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA - Atlantic Wholesalers 289 Appendix 2. Foreign Debris Items Reported During 1989 Beach Cleanups. State Sources Type of Debris Item Other Remarks Alabama Belgium' 1 metal can syrup Canada (Ontario) 1 plastic bottle sealant China 1 plastic bottle medicine Greece 1 plastic bottle Japan 1 metal aerosol can Mexico 1 plastic tub Turkey 1 milk carton Viet Nam 1 plastic bottle spiced chili sauce 1 plastic bottle garlic sauce Alaska Japan 1 plastic tube lotion or gel "Oriental" 1 newspaper California Argentina 1 container deodorant "Asia" 1 paper label I crate Canada 1 metal can beer China 1 plastic label "Rainmakers" 1 plastic bag 1 piece of newspaper El Salvador Passport and papers France I plastic bag "Rail Welding" Germany I plastic bottle formaldehyde I glass bottle I plastic package I container sunscreen Greece I box gum India I container drink, "Soyabean" Italy I plastic bottle "Aqua Mineral" Japan 3 pieces of packaging film I cardboard box drink, "Vitasoy" I plastic wrapper "Flower Kiss Candy" I beverage lid "Saharu I metal can "Sacsac" I styrofoam bag I plastic packet I plastic wrapper cookie I plastic bag rice crackers I light bulb I glass bottle liquor I glass bottle medicine I glass jar with aluminum lid I metal can soda I paper strip I piece of newspaper Korea 1 tea bag 'AU sources are listed as indicated by volunteers. In some cases the sovereign state could not be determined. 290 Appendix 2 (continued). Foreign Debris Items Reported During 1989 Beach Cleanups. State Sources Type of Debris Item Other Remarks California Mexico 2 bottle caps (continued) 2 glass bottles liquor 1 cardboard container juice, "Jandaia Maracuja" 1 glass bottle "Tipp" 1 metal can "Tecate" 1 plastic bottle "Colorama" 1 metal can chili peanuts, "La Abeja" 1 container cheese, "Jalisco" 1 aerosol can 1 piece of glass 1 plastic bottle detergent 1 glass bottle 7-Up 1 piece of newspaper 1 comic book 1 wrapper candy 1 plastic packet food Netherlands (Holland) 1 metal can milk Philippines 1 glass bottle beer, "Pale Pilsen" 1 glass bottle beer Spain 1 wine bottle cork Connecticut Puerto Rico 1 plastic bucket/container "Marco el Marranito" Delaware Brazil 1 milk carton Canada 1 metal can beer 1 plastic cap France 1 milk carton 1 container orange juice Germany 1 plastic container food 1 cellophane package cigarette 1 aerosol can bug spray, "Baygon" Japan 1 aerosol can insect repellant Mexico 1 plastic label 1 carton orange juice 1 plastic container food 1 plastic sheet with writing Netherlands (Holland) 1 milk carton 1 plastic bag "Roasting Chicken" 1 glass bottle mercurochrome Norway 1 metal can food Portugal 7 light bulbs Spain 1 aerosol can hair spray Sweden 1 glass bottle vodka United Arab Emirates (Sharja) 1 milk carton "Whiteflower" United Kingdom 1 glass bottle (Scotland) 'West Indies" 1 glass bottle beer Florida "Arabia" 1 plastic canister Argentina 2 milk cartons 291 Appendix 2 (continued). Foreign Debris Items Reported During 1989 Beach Cleanups. State Sources Type of Debris Item Other Remarks Florida "Asia" 1 crate (continued) Bahamas 1 plastic bottle "Marine" 1 balloon from "Bimini" Brazil 1 plastic bottle "Tally Ho" I plastic 5 gal. bucket lid 1 plastic bottle "Aqua Lavandiha" 1 container medicine 1 bottle disinfectant Bulgaria 1 can bug repellant Canada 1 plastic bucket 1 plastic bottle 1 bottle shampoo 1 aquaculture salmon tag Chile (Santiago) 1 plastic bottle "Chlorex" China 1 glass bottle clear I shoe 1 glass bottle 1 bottle hot pepper sauce 1 plastic bottle dish soap 1 top coffee, "Nestle" 1 can "Coca Cola" Colombia (Bogota) 2 plastic bottles 1 plastic banner 1 can "Materva" Cuba 1 bottle 1 spray container medicine, "Salbul" I aerosol can bug spray 1 plastic bottle "Cloralax" 1 tobacco wrapper Czechoslovakia 1 metal can Dominican Republic 1 plastic bottle "El Maniccro" 1 plastic bottle 1 plastic bottle "Agna Destilada" "Far East" 1 plastic bottle "Aqua purificator" Finland 1 glass bottle liquor France 2 plastic bottles medication, "Paxom 20mg. Dipancoride" 2 cans "Fabulan Hair spray" 2 plastic bottle 2 cans whip cream 2 metal aerosol cans 1 plastic lid 1 glass bottle 1 plastic bottle toilet bowl cleaner 1 can mousse I bottle hair conditioner 1 cardboard box "Parapoux Aerosolcan" 1 crate 1 cardboard box 1 aerosol can "Para Poux" 1 plastic bottle perfume, "Jocond" 292 Appendix 2 (continued). Foreign Debris Items Reported During 1989 Beach Cleanups. State Sources Type of Debris Item Other Remarks Florida 1 plastic bottle perfume, "Jomoco" (continued) 1 plastic bottle "Clarel" 1 container perfume (Paris) 1 container "Vaselene" 1 plastic bottle motor oil 1 bottle liquor 1 bottle 1 bottle water 1 bottle milk 1 plastic bottle "Des Petroles" 1 plastic bottle milk Germany 2 fuses "20-80W 120V" 2 metal cans paint thinner 2 plastic bottles deodorant 1 plastic bottle "Nevea" 1 can hair spray 1 bottle shampoo 1 plastic bottle "like Draino" 1 plastic bottle cleaner 1 glue stick 1 plastic top 1 plastic bottle 1 light bulb 1 metal can hair mousse 1 container glass cleaner Greece 1 plastic bottle detergent, "Forte" 1 bottle soap 1 plastic bottle window cleaner I glass bottle 1 plastic bottle shampoo Indonesia 1 cigarette wrapper Israel 1 plastic bottle blue Italy 2 plastic bottles "WC2000" Jamaica 1 plastic lid "Thermoco Japan 1 wrapper 2 oil filters 1 plastic cap 1 plastic bottle bleach 1 plastic bottle with eye dropper 1 plastic bag food 1 plastic tube toothpaste 1 plastic bottle 1 glass bottle wine 1 glass bottle Korea 1 plastic wrapper Mexico 4 plastic bottles 2 bottle caps 2 plastic bottles deodorant 2 plastic bottles "Juna" 1 plastic bottle detergent 1 aerosol can 293 Appendix 2 (continued). Foreign Debris Items Reported During 1989 Beach Cleanups. State Sources Type of Debris Item Other Remarks Florida 1 container food (continued) 1 container medicine 1 plastic bottle bleach 1 plastic bottle toilet cleaner 1 plastic bottle "Sunlight" 1 plastic bottle "Electrolito-[Sevia]-Tel37-54-09 from Heco en Mexico 1 plastic bottle motor oil 1 glass bottle alcohol 1 container baby powder 1 glass bottle with skull and crossbones, "Veneno" 1 glass bottle "Coro Cruno" 1 plastic bottle "Clarisol" 1 glass bottle wine 1 plastic bottle tanning lotion, "Hotel Beach Club Cancun" 1 metal can bath powder 1 plastic bottle cleanser, "Ajax" 1 bottle medicine, "Kaomycin" 1 plastic bottle "Edial de Vanila" 1 plastic bottle "Maestro" 1 glass bottle 1 can 1 plastic bottle cleanser 1 plastic bottle shampoo Netherlands (Holland) 3 plastic bottles 2 glass bottle liquor 1 plastic bottle "Bio eternal hand cream" 1 metal container tobacco 1 glass bottle 1 paper container powdered milk (Woerdan) New Zealand 2 plastic containers butter Nicaragua 1 bottle Norway 1 drinking water bag "Seven Oceans FINIZ" "Oriental" 2 plastic bottles toilet cleaner, "Harpie" 2 containers hand cleaner, "Woo Yang" 1 paper carton with straw beverage 1 plastic container Pakistan 1 glass bottle from "Hamdard" Portugal 2 plastic bottles "Primor Vinagre" Romania 2 aerosol cans "Deo" Spain 1 plastic bottle disinfectant 1 plastic bottle deodorant (Barcelona) 1 container skin cream 1 plastic bottle Trinidad and Tobago 1 glass bottle carbonated water, "Solo" United Kingdom (Britain, England, 1 container "Draino" Scotland) 1 cigarette pack 1 plastic ping-pong ball 1 metal spray can "Lariel" 294 Appendix 2 (continued). Foreign Debris Items Reported During 1989 Beach Cleanups. State Sources Type of Debris Item Other Remarks Florida 1 plastic bottle (continued) 1 glass bottle 1 container foot powder, "Schell" USSR (Russia) 4 light bulbs I container suntan lotion, "Kapo" 1 aerosol can insect repellant Venezuela I plastic crate I plastic bottle shampoo, "Shutan Bolito" I metal can beer, "Polar" 1 glass bottle beer, "Polar" Unknown 2 glass bottles "Kein Pfand" I glass bottle coffee, "urn Produto Cacique" Georgia "Asia" 1 glass bottle food-related Greece 1 plastic container "Maloni" Thailand 1 plastic container food Hawaii China ("Shanghai") I paper wrapper "White Rabbit" I plastic cap I plastic toy Japan 6 fishing floats 5 plastic bottles detergent 2 glass bottles 2 plastic bottles 2 piece of plastic i plastic package 1 plastic container 1 wrapper candy, "Mikakuto" i golf ball 1 5 gal. container 1 bottle suntan lotion 1 plastic bottle dish soap 1 cigarette butt I price tag I film carton I battery I wrapper video tape I - 1"x3" plastic sheet I bottle cap 1 packet "Shoyu" 1 cardboard piece 1 bottle cap 1 plastic bottle mineral water I glass bottle "Suntory I soda case I rubber slipper 1 plastic bottle suntan lotion 1 plastic bottle beverage 1 plastic crate Korea 1 aerosol gas cartridge 1 wrapper candy, "Ginsinei" 295 Appendix 2 (continued). Foreign Debris Items Reported During 1989 Beach Cleanups. State Sources Type of Debris Item Other Remarks Hawaii Malaysia 1 plastic bag (continued) New Zealand 2 glass bottles beer Norway 1 plastic luggage tag "Brothers Ltd." "Oriental" 2 band-aids Louisiana "Arabia" 1 aerosol can bug spray "Asia" 1 glass bottle Belgium 1 pen China 2 plastic bottles 2 glass bottles whiskey 1 bag, 1 can soybean drink mix, "Yeos" 1 can soda 1 paper carton 1 can crackers 1 container chrysanthemum tea Cuba 1 bottle Czechoslovakia 1 1-gal. metal container dried milk France 2 cartons wine 1 plastic bottle "Renovateur Plastiques" 1 plastic bottle "Dinor" 1 bottle disinfectant 1 cardboard box pineapple juice 1 plastic bottle 1 bottle water Germany 1 cigarette lighter I paper carton "Orange Nektar" Italy 1 plastic bottle hydrogen peroxide 1 pipe support 1 electronic resistor Japan 1 box tea I bottle drink 1 container muscle balm 1 can hair spray 1 plastic bottle 1 metal jug 1 plastic bottle toilet cleanser Mexico 6 plastic bottles 2 glass bottles "Tequila" 1 plastic bottle mineral water 1 plastic container "Creame" 1 plastic bottle "Lobo" 1 plastic bottle water 1 plastic bottle deodorant I bottle "Barcelo" 1 plastic bottle medicine 1 plastic bottle bleach 1 bottle fruit juice 1 bottle drink 1 plastic bottle "Cloratex" 1 plastic bottle "Frutsi Bebida de Fruta" 296 Appendix 2 (continued). Foreign Debris Items Reported During 1989 Beach Cleanups. State Sources Type of Debris Item Other Remarks Louisiana 1 cap "Los Brios" (continued) 1 plastic bottle "Clarisol" 1 5 gal. metal container 1 styrofoam cup "Cozumel" 1 aerosol can deodorant 1 plastic container 1 plastic bottle cleanser 1 metal 'tube "Pharmico" Norway 1 plastic package "Seven Oceans Drinking Water" "Oriental" 1 ration box 1 container soybean 1 glass bottle food 1 :plastic cap Singapore 2 paper boxes tea 2 cans drink 1 container soybean beverage 1 container beverage i aluminum can drink "South America" 1 wine bottle "Arehucas" Spain 1 metal can from Barcelona I aerosol container 1 plastic bottle "Heva DePreorina" Thailand 1 plastic bag food 1 glass bottle "Young Coconut Juice" 1 package noodles 1 plastic bottle 1 aluminum can drink United Kingdom (Scotland) 1 aerosol bottle oven cleaner, "Sandmax" USSR (Russia) 1 glass bottle Venezuela 1 plastic bottle "Aqua Oxigena" I plastic brush 1 kerosene container Viet Nam 1 plastic jar chili garlic sauce Unknown 1 plastic bottle "Javel" Maine Canada 7 salmon bands 2 from New Brunswick 3 lobster crate bands 1 plastic bottle 1 plastic strap 1 plastic bottle antifreeze 1 plastic bag salt 1 plastic bag for B.V.D. 1 shopping bag from "Zeller's" France 1 metal beer Italy 1 can Sterno Japan 1 tube food 1 bottle filter "Furamo" Korea 1 rubber glove 297 Appendix 2 (continued). Foreign Debris Items Reported During 1989 Beach Cleanups. State Sources Type of Debris Item Other Remarks Maryland Belgium (Brussels) 1 tube toothpaste, "Colgate" Brazil 1 plastic bag rice, "Tupinamba" China 1 plastic bag food France 1 aerosol can "Airwick" Greece 1 plastic drum "Parhal"' Iceland 1 glass bottle vodka Italy 1 aerosol can Japan 1 glass bottle 1 plastic bottle Mexico 1 plastic bag 1 glass bottle "Coca Cola" Netherlands (Holland) 1 glass bottle beer "Orient" 1 plastic bag t-shirt Spain 1 container food United Kingdom (England) 1 plastic bottle "Beefeater Dry Martini" Massachusetts Austria (Vienna) 1 plastic bottle suntan lotion Canada 8 plastic bands 1 glass bottle whiskey 1 plastic strap 1 milk carton Germany 1 bottle beer 1 metal bottle hair spray Iceland 1 buoy Italy 1 metal cap "Colavita" 1 plastic bottle Japan 1 plastic bottle toilet cleaner Korea 1 rope bag Mexico 1 plastic lid from scallops Mississippi Canada 1 glass bottle whiskey China 1 can from Hong Kong 1 tea bag "Jasmine" Cuba 1 metal can soda Germany 1 bottle aftershave 1 plastic tube Japan 1 glass bottle "Saki" 1 metal can beer 1 metal can 1 rice stick 1 aluminum can drink, "Pennywort" Mexico 1 freezer bag 1 glass bottle "Clarisol" "Orient" 4 glass bottles wine 1 bottle sauce 1 plastic bottle soy sauce 1 glass bottle Philippines 2 metal cans "Yeos Soybean Drink" Portugal 1 can "Soya Bean Drink" 298 Appendix 2 (continued). Foreign Debris Items Reported During 1989 Beach Cleanups. State Sources Type of Debris Item Other Remarks Mississippi Singapore 3 cans soybean drink (continued) 2 container soft drink 1 can fruit drink I plastic carton 1 container bamboo shoot extract 1 aluminum can bran drink Spain 1 bottle vegetable oil Thailand 2 plastic bags rice 1 metal can "Pennuert" 1 bag Viet Nam 2 cans drink, "Soya" 1 glass bottle whiskey 1 glass bottle Unknown 1 can soybean soda New Hampshire Canada 2 pieces of plastic I salmon tag I lobster strapping tape New Jersey none reported New York Canada 1 bottle beer Japan 1 plastic bag North Carolina Brazil 1 plastic sandal I plastic bottle hair rinse I plastic bottle deodorant, "Tres Brutt" Canada 1 plastic bottle Chile 1 aerosol bottle "Bang Insecticide" China 1 plastic bottle cleanser I tea bag 1 glass bottle Colombia I plastic bottle mousse "Far East" I plastic bottle 1 pint France I plastic bottle milk, "Lait" Germany I plastic container margarine I container "Palmolive Shaving Cream" 1 fluorescent light ballast "Osram" 1 metal can deodorant, "Rexona" Greece 1 plastic bottle "AINO" Israel 1 plastic bottle Italy 1 plastic bottle seltzer Japan 1 plastic tube Mexico 1 sandal I metal can sunscreen oil 1 plastic bottle "El Rendidor" Norway 1 can smoking tobacco 1 plastic container "Regina Spul Fix" 299 Appendix 2 (continued). Foreign Debris Items Reported During 1989 Beach Cleanups. State Sources Type of Debris Item Other Remarks North Carolina "Oriental" 1 bottle oil (continued) 1 plastic bottle 1 pint 1 plastic bottle Portugal 1 plastic bottle toilet cleaner United Kingdom (England) 1 thermos bottle USSR (Russia) 1 aerosol bottle hair spray 1 plastic bottle Virgin Islands (St. Croix) 1 plastic bottle bleach Unknown 1 plastic bottle "Forte Anpaive Suvayn" Oregon "Asia" I plastic container noodles I plastic container popsicles Canada 2 containers sour cream I plastic container 1 plastic bag bait 1 glass bottle i piece of plastic bucket from Vancouver, B.C. 1 plastic container cottage cheese 1 aerosol can oven cleaner China 3 plastic bags 1 plastic container sauce 1 spark plug holder 1 bag chicken 1 milk carton Finland 1 bottle hair grower France 5 milk cartons I carton powdered milk 1 aerosol can deodorant I plastic bottle disinfectant I plastic bottle "Trois Etoiles" Germany I plastic tube grease, "Esso" I container hair care product Greece I container grapefruit juice I plastic bottle blue, with pills Japan 2 yellow strapping bands I plastic bottle toilet bowl cleaner 1 1/2 gal. milk carton 1 piece of paper 1 plastic bottle cleaning fluid 1 food package 1 plastic bottle Ipen 1 plastic container food 1 plastic wrapper food 1 package noodles 1 bottle medicine I wrapper I plastic bag t-shirt I piece of plastic 300 Appendix 2 (continued). Foreign Debris Items Reported During 1989 Beach Cleanups. State Sources Type of Debris Item Other Remarks Oregon I plastic bag (continued) I fisherman's cap I glass bottle whiskey, "Nikki" I tube toothpaste 1 plastic bottle protein I light bulb 1 plastic bottle suntan oil 1 container cooking oil 1 2" x 8" tube 1 bag rice 1 bag food 1 tube caulk I plastic lid I foil bag food 1 styrofoam container Korea I foil packet I plastic bag Mexico 2 plastic containers juice I plastic bottle shampoo, "Wella-Balsam" I container juice 1 plastic bag rice 1 metal-lined carton 1 waxed paper/foil box juice Poland 1 container apple juice "South America" 1 milk carton 1 container milk, "Lait-demi" Sweden 1 plastic container milk United Kingdom 1 metal aerosol can "Armaclean" USSR (Russia) I plastic container Pennsylvania none reported Rhode Island none reported Puerto Rico none reported Texas Antilles I salt bag from Bon Aire I plastic aerosol bottle hair mousse, from Trinidad "Arabia" 1 plastic packet sauce 1 glass bottle with two bulls on it I plastic packet oil/food Argentina 1 plastic piece "Pasta & Producto Argentina" "Asia" 1 plastic bag 1 plastic carton Brazil 1 plastic bottle toilet cleaner 1 plastic bottle deodorant I plastic bottle shampoo, "Polmolive" 1 paper milk carton 1 cardboard carton "Long Vida" 301 Appendix 2 (continued). Foreign Debris Items Reported During 1989 Beach Cleanups. State Sources Type of Debris Item Other Remarks Texas 1 plastic cap blue (continued) 1 plastic bottle "Johnson & Johnson" I plastic thread protector "MW" China 2 glass bottles 2 paper container drink 2 plastic container food 2 plastic bags 2 metal cans 2 plastic bottles I container suntan lotion 1 plastic bottle hand lotion 1 glass bottle liquor, "Nhan Hieu Cau Chung" 1 plastic bottle toilet bowl cleaner 1 paper label 1 light bulb Hong Kong i paper milk carton 1 wrapper food 1 plastic container silica gel Colombia 2 plastic bottles from Bogota i glass bottle i glass bottle sealed 1 plastic bottle "Quantel" Cuba 1 plastic bottle 1 plastic bag Copenhagen Denmark 1 plastic bottle "Ajax" Ecuador 1 plastic bottle bleach El Salvador 1 plastic bottle disinfectant France 5 plastic bottles 5 plastic bottles sterilized milk, "Bridel" 3 plastic bottles aspirin 2 plastic bottles disinfectant 2 plastic bottles "Recif" 2 metal aerosol cans I plastic bottle "Mobil" I paper milk carton I plastic bag I plastic bottle "Spiral 66" 1 plastic bottle "Pierval" I plastic bottle yogurt, "Chambouray" I piece of paper conversion instructions I plastic bottle water 1 glass bottle food 1 paper container food 1 paper carton 1 plastic bottle "La Croix" 1 glass bottle wine 1 syringe I plastic bottle spot remover 302 Appendix 2 (continued). Foreign Debris Items Reported During 1989 Beach Cleanups. State Sources Type of Debris Item Other Remarks Texas Germany 1 glass bottle "De Danske Spritfbrikker" (continued) 1 metal can shaving cream 1 plastic bottle drinking water, "Trinkwasser" 1 plastic container oil 1 glass bottle liquor 1 metal container gas, 49 oz., "Isobuthane" 1 plastic bottle "Schauinal Schwarzkof" 1 paper product 1 glass container mayonnaise 1 plastic bottle toilet bowl cleaner 1 plastic bottle cap 1 metal can insect spray 1 plastic tube antibiotic salve, Hamburg Greece 1 plastic bottle shoe polish 1 plastic bottle dish washing liquid, "Forte" 1 glass bottle 1 metal aerosol can I milk carton 1 plastic bottle "Tic Tak" Guatemala 2 vegetable sacks Italy 3 round tubes blue, "Alliaieria Tubficio Arvedi Sepia Cremona" Japan 2 metal aerosol cans 2 wrappers food I spray can "Roach Kill" 1 plastic bottle "Vim" 1 glass bottle wine 1 light bulb 1 plastic bottle "Harpil" 1 plastic envelope "Sweet Flour" 1 plastic cap "Bayer" 1 plastic bottle 1 glass bottle liquor 1 plastic bottle toilet bowl cleaner 1 glass bottle 1 plastic lid 1 plastic tube "Yamato" 1 plastic bottle "Zhuanyong Xijiejing" 1 plastic package food 1 soup packet 1 plastic bag 1 plastic bottle "Soybean" 1 plastic bottle shampoo, "Koure Lovelong" 1 paper tea bag 1 plastic bottle beverage 1 polyethylene wrapper 1 metal can cola 1 plastic packet survival food 1 plastic bottle cleanser 303 Appendix 2 (continued). Foreign Debris Items Reported During 1989 Beach Cleanups. State Sources Type of Debris Item Other Remarks Texas Korea 2 glass bottles liquor (continued) 1 can soup 1 wrapper food 1 burlap bag 1 plastic bottle water, (phone <0357>32-4419) Malaysia 1 plastic bag 1 plastic bottle cleaner Mexico 206 plastic bottles "Clarasol/Clarisol" 113 plastic bottles 55 plastic bottles motor oil 54 plastic bottles bleach 50 plastic bottles cleaner, "El Pinador" 37 plastic bottles motor oil, "Veedol" 21 plastic caps water bottle 17 plastic bottles "Cloralex" 16 glass bottles "Carta Blanca" 14 plastic bottles "Valenciana" 13 plastic bottles "Muriatic Aceido" 12 glass bottles "Coke" 11 milk cartons "Leche, Alpura", "Ultra Lala" 11 plastic bottles shampoo 9 plastic bottles oil, "Mobil" 9 plastic bottles detergent, "Suvitel" 9 plastic bottles "Frutsi Bebida De Fruta" 9 plastic bottles water 8 plastic bottles medicine, aspirin, pills 7 plastic bottles oil, "Elf" 7 glass bottles 7 plastic caps/lids 6 cardboard cartons fruit drink 6 plastic bottles soap 5 plastic bottles "El Rendidor" 5 plastic bottles talcum powder 4 plastic bottles disinfectant 4 plastic bottle baby talc, "Nivea" 4 plastic wrappers food 4 burlap sacks 3 plastic bottles lotion 3 plastic bottles "El Nevado" 3 plastic bottles alcohol,hydrogen peroxide,liniment 3 plastic bottles suntan lotion 3 plastic bottles drink 3 plastic bottles deodorant 3 plastic bags 3 plastic bottles ammonia 2 metal aerosol cans deodorant 2 glass bottles vodka,wine 2 plastic packets shampoo 2 aerosol can roach spray, "Bay gon Insecticide" 2 bottles perfume 2 plastic bottles detergent 304 Appendix 2 (continued). Foreign Debris Items Reported During 1989 Beach Cleanups. State Sources Type of Debris Item Other Remarks Texas 2 plastic bottles "Sueve" (continued 2 plastic bottles medicine, "Solutina" 2 plastic bottles "Pegasolito Pegamento Escolar" 2 plastic bottles "Blanqueador" 2 plastic bottles "Atrix" 2 metal caps/lids 2 BBQ brushes 1 plastic bottle "Araso" 1 plastic bottle "Asol Blengara" 1 cigarette package 1 plastic bottle antifreeze 1 plastic bottle liquid paper 1 plastic bottle "Oxigena 1 container plasma 1 cardboard container margarine 1 plastic cap "Dri" 1 metal can oil, "Mobil" 1 plastic lid "Clarisol" 1 plastic container "Cafinco" 1 plastic bottle "Avasol" 1 plastic bottle "Lobo" 1 plastic bottle "Fonkin" 1 plastic bottle "Bleace Neustra" 1 plastic bottle "Lavax Las" 1 plastic bottle "Jumex" 1 plastic bottle "Lajo" 1 plastic bottle "Avecvo Emulsion" 1 plastic bottle "Floo" 1 plastic bottle "Faceido" 1 plastic bottle "Pinol" 1 plastic bottle "Helca agua mineral" 1 plastic cap "Hale por las asas" 1 plastic bottle "Silkience" 1 plastic jar with metal lid 1 plastic bottle "Sulfatizor" 1 plastic bottle "Polvo" 1 glass bottle mineral water 1 plastic bottle "Mennen Talco" 1 plastic bottle "Los Lirlios" 1 plastic jar yogurt, "Cremoso" 1 plastic bottle "Funior-Servistol" 1 plastic bottle white paste 1 glass bottle "Viejo Vergel" 1 plastic bottle "24" 1 plastic bottle lens solution 1 plastic cap "Del Golfo, Agua Purificada" 1 plastic bottle battery acid 1 plastic bottle "Petroleum distillate" 1 plastic bottle "Saturno" 1 plastic bottle "Poni" 1 glass jar "Meyonasa Kraft" 305 Appendix 2 (continued). Foreign Debris Items Reported During 1989 Beach Cleanups. State Sources Type of Debris Item Other Remarks Texas 1 plastic bottle "Mecal Mel" (continued) 1 plastic bottle deodorant, "Lady Ossart Bol Rol" 1 plastic bag paper towels, "Regio" 1 plastic spool fishing line 1 plastic bottle "Gutanga en powdre" 1 plastic bottle "Mariselle" 1 plastic bottle small, "Amber" 1 plastic bottle "Merida Yuc Mex" 1 plastic bottle "Optabon" 1 plastic bottle "Sodima" 1 plastic bottle "Venasula" 1 plastic bottle "Letro" 1 plastic bottle "Blanqueader para ropa" 1 plastic bottle "Lampara Aquita Negra" 1 plastic bottle "Pino Artisa" 1 plastic bottle "Citronella" 1 glass jar jelly, "Cajeta" 1 plastic bottle cream rinse, "Alberto Balsam" 1 plastic bottle lotion,"Careya Palvo" 1 strapping band 1 plastic bottle "Servis Juniors" 1 plastic lid "Penx Oil Co." 1 plastic bag chemical 1 paper carton wine 1 plastic bottle "Jitomate Sante" 1 plastic bottle "Lavicol" 1 plastic bottle "Bagatelle" 1 plastic bottle "Profienzi" 1 glass bottle "Barrilitos" 1 plastic bottle make-up 1 plastic bottle hand cleaner 1 plastic bottle body lotion, "Avon" 1 plastic bottle acid 1 plastic diaper 1 plastic bottle chemical 1 plastic bottle solution, "Kura" 1 plastic bottle "Lapiz Adhesivo" 1 plastic wrapper medicine, "Cimetedira" 1 plastic lid "Agua Carmelita" 1 plastic lid "Cafinco" 1 plastic bottle "Indicaciones" 1 plastic bottle "Coci-ero" 1 plastic bottle chili 1 plastic bottle "Loreal" 1 plastic bottle "Limpiador Liauido" 1 plastic bottle "San Benedetto Water" 1 plastic bottle "Kavli Ekte Majones" 1 newspaper 1 glass bottle "Nescafe 1 plastic container oil, "Super B+A" 1 package cookies 306 Appendix 2 (continued). Foreign Debris Items Reported During 1989 Beach Cleanups. State Sources Type of Debris Item Other Remarks Texas 1 plastic sack "Lavandaria" (continued) 1 plastic bottle "Johnson's Baby Powder" 1 glass bottle "Barsilla" 1 plastic bottle "Isopto Carpina" 1 plastic bottle "Nobla" 1 paper wrapper candy, "Salimon" 1 plastic container margarine, "Anderson Clayton" 1 paper carton "La Campesina" 1 plastic bottle "Chlorodare" 1 plastic bottle "Ponds of Mex" 1 plastic bottle "Polifix" 1 metal can paint 1 plastic container food 1 metal can refrigerant 1 plastic bottle "Verde Cruz" 1 plastic bottle battery fluid, "Jasja" Netherlands (Holland) 2 paper containers grapefruit juice New Zealand 1 metal aerosol can whip cream Norway 1 sardine tin 1 metal aerosol can 1 buoy size of a Volkswagen 1 buoy 2' x 4' Oman 1 plastic bottle salt, "Sultanaleg" "Orient" 5 plastic bags food 1 styrofoam container 1 plastic bag detergent powder 1 plastic spray bottle "G Rapid Molycote" 1 plastic bottle green 1 glass bottle 1 wrapper food 1 paper container fruit juice 1 metal can shaving cream Philippines 1 plastic bottle deodorant 1 glass bottle liquor Poland 1 plastic bottle oil Portugal 1 plastic container "VCAL" Puerto Rico 1 plastic container milk 1 plastic bottle "Carabik Sun" 1 plastic bottle "Pepsi" Singapore 1 plastic container orange juice 1 plastic bottle "Harpie" 1 metal can "Soya Bean" 1 paper carton "Longan Drink" 1 metal can soda 1 glass bottle "South America" 4 plastic bottles "Cloralex" 1 plastic bottle "Blanqueador" 1 plastic bottle "El Oso" Spain 1 plastic bottle nose spray 1 plastic bottle eye drops 1 milk carton 307 Appendix 2 (continued). Foreign Debris Items Reported During 1989 Beach Cleanups. ;State Sources Type of Debris Item Other Remarks Texas 1 glass bottle liquor (continued) 1 net float 1 plastic container lip protection Sweden 1 metal can "Gillette" Foamy (Stockholm) 1 plastic bottle 1 plastic tube "Abu" Taiwan 1 plastic bag cookies Thailand 2 :plastic bags 1 ;plastic bottle "Xapion" 1 plastic bottle 1 paper box 1 metal can 1 vegetable sack 1 plastic container food *1 plastic wrapper food, "Chicken Soup" Turkey (Istanbul) 1 piece of plastic carton United Kingdom 2 glass bottles liquor (England) 1 metal aerosol can "Keen Ant & Roach Killer" 1 metal can paint, "Interlac" 1 piece of paper 1 glass bottle 'beer 1 plastic piece 1 plastic bottle mineral water 1 plastic bottle bleach 1 plastic bottle 1 glass bottle salad dressing, "Majones" 1 paper label from meat USSR (Russia) 2 plastic bottles I light bulb 1 glass bottle liquor Venezuela 1 plastic bottle "San Eenendgito", from Cruze 1 plastic bottle mineral water 1 plastic container 1/2 gallon 1 aluminum can "Pepsi" 1 plastic bag 1 plastic bottle "Lux" 1 plastic bottle cleaner, "Harpie water-limp" 1 plastic bottle Unknown 1 glass jar "Aladino" 2 plastic bottles salt, "Nezo" Virginia Germany 2 milk cartons 1 container fruit drink, "Maracua" 1 plastic bag Japan 1 plastic bottle cleaning agent 1 plastic container 1 metal can 1 plastic bottle cosmetic Mexico 1 plastic bottle water, "Aqua Sanitaria" 1 metal dispenser sweetener, "Hermes Edulcorantes SA Zurich Suiza" 308 Appendix 2 (continued). Foreign Debris Items Reported During 1989 Beach Cleanups. State Sources Type of Debris Item Other Remarks Virginia Netherlands (Holland) I pipe tobacco pouch (continued) Virgin Islands, Brazil 1 plastic bottle from Sao Paulo 1 plastic tub , butter Costa Rica 1' plastic jar "Lulack" France 1- plastic top* I plastic container hair conditioner Greece 1 plastic bottl~e "Citrano" 1: plastic bottle: "EYMTHPTIKOY" Italy 1. plastic bottle:, toilet cleaner Mexico 1 plastic container yogurt. 1 glass. bottle Netherlands (Holland) 2 bottles salt; "Sal" Puerto Rico 1' plastic bottle Spain 1' plastic bottle "Gel" Washington Argentina 2 boxes. with foil- wine Belgium 1 plastic bottle Canada 2 styrofoam cartons eggs 2' cardboard boxes5 apple juice 1 milk. carton 1I bottle syrup 11 plastic wrapper bacon 1' glass bottle "Sparkling Water" China I plastic bag ' glass, bottle beer- France 6 milk cartons 1 piece of; paper "Even uthentier" 1 bottle 3k aerosol. cans. Italy 1 cardboard- container Japan 2 tubes silicone caulking 2 bottles beverage 2 metal. cans 1 light bulb 1. fluorescent. light tube 1 cardboard box drink 1i glass bottleW liquor 1. milk carton 1. wrapper food Korea 1: plastic bag "Vermicelli" Mexico 2 plastic bottles prescription 1 glass bottle whiskey, 1 plastic bottle "Baygon residual FCR" Netherlands (Holland) I container salt Poland 1 carton apple juice Sweden 1' container "volle Melk Laitentier" USSR (Russia) 1 aerosol can Viet Nam 1 piece of paper 3093 Appendix 2 (continued). Foreign Debris Items Reported During 1989 Beach Cleanups. State Sources Type of Debris Item Other Remarks Canada (New Brunswick) Mexico I plastic bottle United States I balloon from Maine I plastic jug milk, from Maine I bottle beverage I metal can beverage I metal can coffee I metal tube clear I bottle engine cleaner I lunch box 1 gallon plastic container spring water I plastic container milk I plastic bottle suntan lotion I plastic bottle from Florida USSR 1 plastic bottle "KWPIV Klinex Plasco SA" Canada (Nova Scotia) Argentina 1 plastic bottle "Comahue" Brazil 1 plastic lid France 1 plastic bottle toilet cleaner, "Reckett-Harpie WC" Germany i plastic bottle "Fit" United States 1 5-gal. plastic jug 1 plastic bottle "Clairol Nice 'n Easy" 1 plastic gallon container "Grant's Milk" (from Maine) 1 feed bag "Blue Sea" (from Massachusetts) I metal pressured cheese spread (from New Jersey) 1 can coconut (from New York) I milk carton 1 flower pot (from North Carolina) USSR (Russia) 1 bottle chemical Yugoslavia 1 aerosol can insecticide "Zlatodid" Mexico (Cozumel) Argentina 1 plastic bottle 1 metal can Brazil 1 plastic bottle China 1 plastic bottle tanning lotion France 1 plastic bottle Jamaica 1 plastic bottle Japan 1 glass bottle United States 11 plastic bottles 4 metal cans 3 aerosol cans 1 plastic bottle oil 1 plastic bottle tanning lotion 1 glass bottle I bottle deodorant Venezuela I metal can sardines Trinidad I plastic bottle oil 310