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2008 Potomac River Watershed Cleanup Results
CLEANUP SITES
392 Registered Cleanup Sites in Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania and West Virginia
- At least 142 Cleanups on April 5
- 35 Sites canceled or failed to report data
- 357 sites reported
TRASH DATA
285.099 Total Tons Removed (570,198 pounds)
- 179.5 tons of loose trash (bulky items like furniture, scrap metal & debris, etc.)
- 17.0 tons of tires
- The 9273 bags of trash & recyclables
PARTNERS & VOLUNTEERS
12,078
- Each volunteer removed an average of 47.2 pounds of trash
- Approximately 36,234 Cleanup volunteer hours
- 2775 + site leader & partner in-kind hours
- Over 354 participating groups and partners
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
27.35 Tons Removed (109,400 + containers) of recyclable glass, aluminum & plastic bottles
- Nearly 23.6% of volume of bagged trash could have been recycled
- 11.56 tons of recyclable materials were actually recycled
TOP BRAND NAMES REPORTED
- 7-Eleven, McDonalds, Coca-Cola, Budweiser/Bud-lite, & Pepsi
| SAMPLE INTERESTING ITEMS FOUND |
- 13,596 Plastic bags
- 1,309 Tires
- 40 Shot gun shells
- 35 Shoes
- 28 Shopping carts
- 27 Bicycles
- 23 Metal and plastic barrels
- 20 Diapers
- 7 Propane tanks
- 7 Toilets
- 6 Bras
- 6 Carpets
- 6 Crab pots
- 5 Refrigerators
- 5 Televisions
- 4 Bed frames
- 4 Easter eggs filled with money
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- Bathtub
- 3 Double beds
- 3 Lawn motors
- 3 Skateboards
- 3 Tiki torches
- 2 Computers
- 2 Queen mattresses
- 2 Sleeping bags
- 1 American flag
- 1 Bowling ball
- 1 Foam finger
- 1 Machete
- 1 Prosthetic leg
- 1 Trampoline
- 1 Animal cage
- 1 Unopened jar of pickles
- Backpack containing wallet and clothes
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- CD case full of rap music
- Driver's license
- Duffle bag with 24 unopened beer bottles wrapped in 2 towels
- Ethiopian dollar bill (1 birr)
- full bottle of motor oil
- Full-length Mirror
- half a canoe
- Message in small bottle with phone number on it
- Pharmaceutical medicines
- Port-a-Potty
- President Clinton and Newt Gingrich dolls
- Russian Identification Card
- 100 pound Safe
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Making A Difference in the Watershed PRWC Before and After Photos
Neabsco Creek Click to enlarge
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4 Mile Run Click to enlarge
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Feeder Canal Lock 5 - 6 Click to enlarge
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Upper Magruder Branch Park Click to enlarge
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