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Shoreline Litter Affects Everyone!
Friends of Guild Park, Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup and A Greener Future (Love Your Lake) coordinate shoreline cleanups along Guildwood’s Lake Ontario shoreline. To date (January 2017), 956 kg (2,103 lb) of litter have been removed.
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Commonly found items |
2013-15 |
2016 |
2017 |
Totals |
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Bottle caps (plastic and metal) |
2,468 |
5,672 |
489 |
8,629 |
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Beverage containers |
723 |
2,645 |
263 |
3,631 |
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Straws and stirrers |
444 |
2,487 |
241 |
3,172 |
|
Food wrappers |
446 |
1,819 |
123 |
2,388 |
|
Cigarette butts |
368 |
1,907 |
70 |
2,345 |
|
Cups and plates (paper, plastic, foam) |
286 |
814 |
65 |
1,165 |
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Cigar tips |
198 |
699 |
149 |
1,046 |
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Forks, spoons, and knives |
197 |
639 |
30 |
866 |
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Lids |
152 |
635 |
72 |
859 |
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Plastic and paper bags |
223 |
449 |
26 |
698 |
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Construction materials |
270 |
407 |
9 |
686 |
|
Paper |
172 |
487 |
11 |
670 |
|
Toys |
143 |
348 |
34 |
525 |
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Lighters |
90 |
235 |
23 |
348 |
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Pens |
22 |
289 |
31 |
342 |
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Balloons |
26 |
255 |
15 |
296 |
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Tobacco packaging and wrap |
31 |
165 |
17 |
213 |
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Takeout containers |
64 |
105 |
7 |
176 |
|
Fireworks |
75 |
86 |
0 |
161 |
|
Bags dog waste |
0 |
66 |
40 |
106 |
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Tiny trash - less than 2.5 cm (1 inch) |
2013-15 |
2016 |
2017 |
Totals |
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Pieces of foam |
690 |
1,731 |
46 |
2,467 |
|
Pieces of glass |
1,280 |
3,720 |
181 |
5,181 |
|
Pieces of plastic |
5,266 |
13,759 |
465 |
19,490 |
|
Nurdles (plastic pieces < 5 mm) |
0 |
3,737 |
37 |
3,774 |
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Big trash – greater than 2.5 cm (1 inch) |
2013-15 |
2016 |
2017 |
Totals |
|
Pieces of foam |
74 |
1,319 |
69 |
1,462 |
|
Pieces of glass |
0 |
711 |
84 |
795 |
|
Pieces of plastic |
329 |
7,535 |
843 |
8,707 |
For more information: Visit A Greener Future and Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup