California Coastal Cleanup Day 1997 Results


County/Area

Volunteers

Trash

(in pounds)

Recyclables

(in pounds)

Del Norte

1291

3650

235

Humboldt

767

10000

1500

Mendocino

94

319

221

Sonoma

814

10340

10016

Sacramento

1,230

11500

0

Lake Tahoe

159

808

344

Marin

1215

10300

3373

Solano

917

34965

927

Contra Costa

400

11594

60

Alameda

3851

205695

7690

San Francisco

2176

6281

1781

Santa Clara

1166

55741

0

San Mateo

1310

36918

3269

Santa Cruz

1200

2640

1260

Monterey

1547

8388

6097

San Luis Obispo

372

1667

334

Santa Barbara

1000

7700

1700

Fresno

43

850

365

Ventura

1101

20969

3008

Los Angeles

14026

22817

4222

Orange

4052

41114

4211

San Diego

6285

17266

7051

Adopt-A-Highway

4686

126819

0


Total


49702


648341


57664

Interesting and Unusual 1997 Cleanup Results

Unusual Finds...

NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART: Harbor seal skeleton, jar filled with two voodoo dolls and a photograph of a man, pickled pigs feet, possum skull, seven dead birds, wooden coffin for a rat named Jack, chicken head, dog head

HOME FURNISHINGS: Three vacuum cleaners, complete bathroom (including toilet, sink, shower, tiles), tv sets, refrigerator, portable stove,
microwave oven, lawn mower, mattresses, chairs, recliner, phone book

TRASH FROM DISTANT LANDS: Russian newspaper, Japanese toilet bowl cleaner, Japanese suntan lotion bottle

AUTO WORLD: three parking meters, 100s of tires, gear shifter from a 1954 Ford, white cadillac, car stereo, car bumpers, head rest, door, car hood, car chassis, tire iron

CALIFORNIA'S DIRTY DOZEN

from the 1997 Coastal Cleanup Day Results

1. Cigarette Butts 237,709
2. Foamed plastic pieces 91,115
3. Plastic Pieces 64,507
4. Paper Pieces 61,014
5. Food bags/wrappers 59,224
6. Glass pieces 46,891
7. Caps, lids 43,631
8. Straws 35,876
9. Cups 25,682
10. Bottle caps 21,702
11. Packaging Material 21, 683
12. Beverage Bottles 18,811