On Sunday November 12th the Surfrider Foundation South Jersey hosted a cleanup along Wellington Avenue in Ventnor. We had 11 volunteers for 2-3 hours each. We collected 15 bags of trash and 4 bags of recycles. Only 5 data cards were filled out so these are conservative numbers, but here are some statistics on what we found:
47 cig butts,
232 food wrappers,
11 plastic take out containers,
1 foam take out container,
1018 plastic bottle caps,
5 metal bottle caps,
16 plastic lids,
112 straws/stirrers,
2 utensils,
39 plastic beverage bottles,
108 glass beverage bottles,
10 bev cans,
523 plastic grocery bags,
27 other plastic bags,
8 paper bags,
2 paper cups and plates,
8 plastic cups and plates,
3 foam cups and plates,
1 piece of fishing line,
1 balloon,
1 cigar tip,
2 cig lighters,
1 wooden ladder,
36 pieces foam packaging (peanuts!),
1 plastic bottle (oil, bleach, et),
1 strapping band,
2 tobacco packaging/wrap,
36 small foam pieces,
41 small plastic pieces,
2 Acme signs (like election signs!)
2 big cardboard boxes including a box for a toaster oven,
1 couch pillow
