Ukiah Daily Journal
A volunteer group of 14 adults and 13 youth arrived?early?Saturday morning on Sept. 21st?for International Coastal Cleanup Day. Volunteers trudged through?mud getting their?shoes?and pant legs?wet, collecting data the entire time?while?removing?from Gibson and Doolin Creeks 33 full bags?of wet?trash and?eight bags of recycling.? Materials collected?weighed in?at a?hefty 446 pounds.? They covered a distance of 3/4 of a mile and picked up lots of trash and debris.?
Here's the breakdown:
254 cigarette butts, 177 food wrappers,?166 assorted plastic bags, 140 pieces of paper, 103 plastic beverage bottles, 64 paper bags, 61 foam pieces, 58 pieces of plastic, 50 pieces of glass, 46 plastic/foam packaging, 44 plastic grocery bags,?38?articles of clothing, 38 tobacco packaging/wrappers, 37 foam cups and plates, 35 tampons and applicators, 33 plastic cups and plates, 32 pieces of cardboard, 29 straws/stirrers,?24 glass beverage bottles, 24 beverage cans, 21 metal bottle caps, 18 bottle plastic caps, 18 paper cups and plates,? 17 forks, knives and spoons, 16 plastic take-away containers, ?15 pieces of construction material, 11 strapping bands, 9 empty large plastic bleach/fertilizer containers, ?8 foam takeout containers, 8 balloons, 6 cigarette lighters, 4 sleeping bags, 3 pieces of rope, 3 cigar tips, 3 small appliances, 2 tires, 2 diapers, 2 syringes, 2 mattresses, 2 pieces of carpeting, 1 backpack, 1 folding chair, 1 six-pack holder, and 1 dead fish.
Thanks to the following individuals and organizations:? Carmen Matus, Latino Club of Ukiah High School, Larry Sheehy, Margaret Arner, Joe Scriven, Phil Baldwin, Russian River Watershed Association, Mendocino Land Trust, Pinky Kushner, Judy Pruden, City of Ukiah, C&S Waste Management, Ann Kelly, Schat's Bakery, and Friends of Gibson Creek.