January's Ladies Beach Cleanup (1/26/2020)
We Collected 3,170 Items Total
Image Credit Sam Cudale
Image Credit Sam Cudale
We have a new ocean leader, Christy Cilliers, that wanted to help cohost her first girl's beach cleanup with us. FTHT would like to give a shout out to her and a big THANK YOU to the ladies that came to the latest girl's beach cleanup on January 26th, 2020.
What happened during the event? The ocean continually left huge amounts of rubbish onto the shoreline. It was absolutely heartbreaking to see! There was just so much plastic and Styrofoam.
In hindsight, our organization is grateful that the ocean had large waves that morning enabling us to help capture in all. It was terrifying to see but looking at the glass half full - thank goodness we were there to capture it all before it went back into the ecosystem.
So a super big thank you to all that showed up, rolled up their sleeves and got to work as a badass beautiful lady!! It was a huge collection in just 90 minutes!
Image Credit Sam Cudale
What we COLLECTED
Recyclable Items
Plastic Beverage Bottles: 1
Glass Beverage Bottles: 11
Glass Pieces: 11
Plastic Items
Plastic Bags (grocery, shopping, trash): 2
Plastic Snack Bags (chips): 7
Plastic Wrappers (candy): 58
Plastic Fast Food (cups, lids, plates, utensils):16
Plastic Bottle Caps/Rings: 83
Newspaper Ties, Strapping Bands: 2
Plastic Straws, Stirrers: 38
Fishing Line, Nets, Lures, Floats: 6
Balloons/Ribbons: 25
Plastic Pieces: 1,213
Styrofoam Items (Foamed Plastic)
Foam Peanuts (Styrofoam packaging):
Fast Food Containers, Cups, and Plates: 7
Styrofoam Pieces: 1326
Smoking-related Items
Cigarette Butts: 262
Cigar Tips: 5
Disposable Lighters: 5
Vape Cartridge: 7
Cigarette container: 3
Paper Items
Paper Bags: 2
Fast Food Containers, Cups, and Plates: 1
Paper pieces: 47
Metal Items
Metal Lids, Caps, and Pulls: 17
Foil pieces: 1
Batteries: 3
Razor: 2
Medical and Personal Hygiene
Syringes, Needles: 4
Ear buds: 3
Rubber pieces: 5
Other Random Items:
Plastic comb: 1
Plastic hair band: 1
