2007 Potomac River Watershed Cleanup Results
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CLEANUP SITES402 Registered Cleanup Sites in Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania and West Virginia
- 222 Cleanups on March 31st and April 1st
- 142 Cleanups on alternate dates (March 17-April 21)
- 38 Sites canceled or failed to report data
291.6 Total Tons Removed (583,200 pounds)
- 70.72 tons of loose trash (bulky items like furniture, scrap metal & debris, etc.)
- 32.81 tons of tires
- The 16,035.5 bags of trash & recyclables lined up single file would span over 5 miles
- The total amount of trash removed (291.6 tons) weighs as much as 58 full-size school buses
8,140
- Each volunteer removed an average of 58 pounds of trash
- 24,420 Cleanup volunteer hours
- 3,000 + site leader & partner in-kind hours
- Over 330 participating groups and partners
18.5 Tons Removed (124,000 + containers) of recyclable glass, aluminum & plastic bottles
- Nearly 16% of volume of bagged trash could have been recycled
- 9 tons of recyclable materials were actually recycled
- Budweiser/Bud-lite, 7-Eleven, Coca-Cola, McDonalds, & Pepsi
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