International Coastal Cleanup

INTERNATIONAL COASTAL CLEANUP THE DEBRIS PICKED UP ON JUST ONE DAY EACH YEAR FOR 25 YEARS BY CLEANUP VOLUNTEERS PAINTS A CLEAR PIC- TURE. BUT OUR OCEAN IS NOT A GARBAGE CAN. WE NEED TO RETHINK THE WAY WE LIVE OUR LIVES TO STOP THE 25 FLOW OF TRASH AT THE SOURCE, AND REDUCE, REUSE, AND RECYCLE of YEARS 52,907,756 DEBRIS COLLECTED CIGARETTES, CIGARETTE FILTERS 14,766,533 CHIPS FOOD WRAPPERS CONTAINERS Quantity of debris collected 13,585,425 CAPS, LIDS 12.000,000 10,112,038 9,549,156 CUPS, PLATES, FORKS, KNIVES, SPOONS enbe BEVERAGE BOTTLES (PLASTIC) 8,000,000 7,825,319 BAGS (PLASTIC) 7,062,199 BEVERAGE BOTTLES 6,753,260 (GLASS) 6,263,453 STRAWS, STIRRERS BEVERAGE CANS 6,000,000 3,251,948 ROPE 2,872,086 CIGAR TIPS 2,715,113 CLOTHING, SHOES 2,257,254 BAGS (PAPER) 2,163,570 2,000,000 TOBACCO PACKAGING, WRAPPERS 1,875,252 BUILDING MATERIALS 1,624,575 PULL TABS 1,468,366 1 459 601 TOYS CIGARETTE LIGHTERS 1,340,114 FISHING LINE 1,298,171 1,248,892 PLASTIC SHEETING, TARPS BALLOONS 1,050,825 1,000,000 FISHING NETS 979,468 TIRES 967,491 BLEACH, CLEANER BOTTLES 957,975 6-PACK HOLDERS 945,241 FISHING LURES LIGHT STICKS 912,419 OIL, LUBE BOTTLES MOTOR 863,135 DIAPERS 823,522 BUOYS, FLOATS 801,886 STRAPPING BANDS 800,000 713,014 BATTERIES 688,612 632,412 CONDOMS CARS, CAR PARTS 600,000 599,355 TAMPONS, TAMPON APPLICATORS 438,361 LIGHT BULBS/TUBES 408,347 PALLETS 400,000 382,811 BAIT CONTAINERS, PACKAGING 349,251 SYRINGES 314,322 313,997 CRATES CRAB, LOBSTER, FISH TRAPS 301,650 SHOTGUN SHELLS, WADDING 300,000 182,889 55-GALLON DRUMS 117,356 APPLIANCES |(REFRIGERATORS WASHERS ETC.) 100,000 Data : Ocean Conservancy - Design : Éclairage Public © 2010 - All rights reserved ÉCLAIRAGE PUBLIC * L'ENSEIGNE LUMINEUSE www.eclairagepublic.net