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1989 BEACH CLEANUP RESULTS


                                            Chart by RICHARD GAGE





















              CENTER FOR MARINE CONSERVATION

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            1989 BEACH CLEANUP RESULTS







                         U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE NOAA
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                 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."



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                                               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






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                                                     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        STYROFOAMï¿½ (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)





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                                                 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









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                               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:








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                                              Return this card for future use



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                                                             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 ï¿½ 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!



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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






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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").


















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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.











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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







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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).













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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.




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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








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FIGURE 7.

Indicator Items Reported from 1989 Beach Cleanups



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    P
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    r   8.00 -
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    n               6.70
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                               6.09

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    0

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    I 4.o00- 1

    d


         r   2.00-                                     .

                                                    I  0.5409


         0.00/111  11  1111   111 1
                Fish/Boat    Galley   Operational  Sewage    Medical







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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






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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.









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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






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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.











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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."


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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






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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







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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.








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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.


























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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




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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





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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











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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
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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!











































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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~

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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








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                               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
         ï¿½Food              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     ï¿½    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



















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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.











































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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




























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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




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MAJOR TYPES AND SOURCES OF ALABAMA'S BEACH DEBRIS:





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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




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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



































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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







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                                 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
























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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



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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




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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.







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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






















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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













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                       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





























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Data collected at California's Coastal; Cleanup will be used to prepare a California Action Plan to reduce the debris problem in this
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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




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PERCENT COMPOSITION OF CALIFORNIA'S BEACH DEBRIS:







                             Plastic 54.74%
                                            ,  ill    I [l [ .,.




                               --'' .                     . . .... . . ....l  a 18  I ï¿½
                             ~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




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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




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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




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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














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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








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                                                                                 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




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MAJOR TYPES AND SOURCES OF CONNECTICUT'S BEACH DEBRIS:






         p 13.50
         ï¿½
         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
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         a
         d    3.00- _
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                                                        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







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'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























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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 ï¿½ 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




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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




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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




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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







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             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            ï¿½    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 ï¿½
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 ï¿½ 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































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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








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                                                                                     FLORIDA
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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






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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:






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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




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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





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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












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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
ï¿½LOTH_~'~_'__,~__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

























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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





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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




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 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






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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.,"









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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




















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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




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MAJOR TYPES AND SOURCES OF HAWAII'S BEACH DEBRIS:






         P               13.49
         ï¿½ 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
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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







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                                    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






















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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



































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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




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MAJOR TYPES AND SOURCES OF LOUISIANA'S BEACH DEBRIS:






         p   18.00       16.12
         1
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         c 18.97
         a
         6
         n 14.00-
         t                                     11.40
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         t
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                                                        3.30
         d    4.00-                                        3.30

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                   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































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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







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                         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
























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Maine's volunteers were part of a Gulf-wide cleanup including Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and New Brunswick and Nova
Scotia, Canada.


















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            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




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MAJOR TYPES AND SOURCES OF MAINE'S BEACH DEBRIS:






          P   12.00-       11.22
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          d                                                     2.04

                                                                         0.41       0.02

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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




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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



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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








































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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                                      ï¿½ 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       ï¿½      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                        ï¿½       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 ï¿½                         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

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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




















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A refrigerator found on Assateague Island National Seashore required additional help to get off the beach during Maryland's
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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




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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




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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).










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        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














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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:




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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




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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
   ï¿½                                                     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




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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












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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























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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






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                            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

























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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




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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




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MAJOR TYPES AND SOURCES OF MISSISSIPPI'S BEACH DEBRIS:






         p  22.00
              -6         19.44
         r  20.00- 
         ï¿½ 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






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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



























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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%
                                           ï¿½Egg~[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




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            ~~P   ~     15.21
        0  16.00-
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        e  14,00-  12.68





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                   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.








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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









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                        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

























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Amie Lofton, a Marine Academy of Science and Technology student, joined Clean Ocean Action's 'Trash Attack" at Sandy
Hook, New Jersey.









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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



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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





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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.












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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














































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 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






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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

























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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
















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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




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                    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




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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




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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









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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




















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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



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MAJOR TYPES AND SOURCES OF NORTH CAROLINA'S BEACH DEBRIS:






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 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



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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



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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
























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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 ï¿½ 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     ï¿½ 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!










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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~.,;ï¿½-~.~, -~~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



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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







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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


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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 ï¿½achats 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









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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




























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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



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MAJOR TYPES AND SOURCES OF PENNSYLVANIA'S BEACH DEBRIS:






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                  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



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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





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Volunteers, including these in Puerto Rico, were often surprised to find strange items such as plastic light sticks.



















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                                                                      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




















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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



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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








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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




































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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












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                          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


























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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



























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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



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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






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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





























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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~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - -  -                                                             .-  - -- --                                - -- - - -- - - --- ----
       RUBBERï¿½---ï¿½---~--~---ï¿½-------- ------------
       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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------ï¿½------------
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


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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.



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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.
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                                                            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




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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




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MAJOR TYPES AND SOURCES OF TEXAS' BEACH DEBRIS:






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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







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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
ï¿½ not all items indicated as peculiar by volunteers are listed above.







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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


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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.

















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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




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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

























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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



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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)






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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





















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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




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                            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



















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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.










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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



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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




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   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












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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



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                           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



















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Washington volunteers used burlap sacks to collect debris from Commencement Bay in Puget Sound, Washington.




















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                                                             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.




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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











































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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



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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







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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
















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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








































































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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.










































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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














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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




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         P
             16 .00 -    14.48       13.91
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         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.




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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














































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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




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                             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




















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                                                                        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



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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




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         p                16.03
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          14.00-                     12.89
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         b    20-1.11
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                     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.
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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












































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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




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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.
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PERCENT COMPOSITION OF COZUMEL'S BEACH DEBRIS:








                      Plastic 63.94%








                                                                      ' Cloth 0 68%
                                                                        Rubber 1.76%
                                                             ï¿½.:..     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




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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




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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)
















































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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










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                         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


























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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












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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




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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




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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.



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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



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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"



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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



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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"



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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"


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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"



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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





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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"




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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"




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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



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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"




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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





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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





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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


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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"




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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


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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



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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"



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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




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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



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