Month of July 2017

2017 Trashformers

The Trashformer Team continued to track and compile data on the following information during the summer of 2017:

• Number of garbage bags filled with litter and debris.
• The weight of litter and debris removed from municipal streets and public areas.

The Trashformer Team also compiled data on common litter items they removed. The common items tracked included:

Refundable items
Fast food wrappers
Hot drink cups
Cold drink cups
Cigarette packages
Cigarettes butts
Sharps (needles)

The Trashformers also documented the odd or unusual items they removed each week from the community.

Week 7 of the Trashformer Program: July 3, 2017 to July 7, 2017

68 garbage bags were filled with litter and debris at a weight of 290 kg or 0.29 tonnes.

The Trashformers removed:

185    Refundable beverage containers
545    Fast food wrappers
640    Hot drink cups
102 Cold drink cups
264 Cigarette packages
125 Cigarette butts
0 Loose sharps (needles)

Some of the uncommon items the Trashformers removed from their cleanup areas included:

Baby strollers
Car parts
Vehicle seats
Shingles

Week 8 of the Trashformer Program: July 10, 2017 to July 14, 2017

101 garbage bags were filled with litter and debris at a weight of 400kg or 0.40 tonnes.

The Trashformers removed:

185 Refundable beverage containers
1,045    Fast food wrappers
1,315    Hot drink cups
218    Cold drink cups
410    Cigarette packages
108    Cigarette butts
4    Loose sharps (needles)

Some of the uncommon items the Trashformers removed from their cleanup areas included:

Lots of styrofoam
1 propane tank
1 satellite box
2 shopping carts
248 “weed baggies”

Week 9 of the Trashformer Program: July 17, 2019 to July 21, 2017

102 garbage bags were filled with litter and debris at a weight of 440kg or 0.44 tonnes.

The Trashformers removed:

170    Refundable beverage containers
1,105 Fast food wrappers
1,030 Hot drink cups
155    Cold drink cups
470    Cigarette packages
156    Cigarette butts
3    loose sharps (needles)

Some of the uncommon items the Trashformers removed from their cleanup areas included:

720 bottle caps
1 vacuum
1 crib
1 lawn chair
Inflatable pool toys
Skidoo skis
1 high chair

Week 10 of the Trashformer program: July 24, 2017 to July 28, 2017

101 garbage bags were filled with litter and debris at a weight of 400kg or 0.40 tonnes.

The Trashformers removed:

160    Refundable beverage containers
1,010 Fast food wrappers
825    Hot drink cups
162    Cold drink cups
375    Cigarette packages
120    Cigarette butts
1    Loose needle

Some of the uncommon items the Trashformers removed from their cleanup areas included:

1 microwave
1 hockey stick
1 kiddie’s pool
1 tv set
1 elliptical
1 lawn chair

Trashformer Program: Month of July Update: July 4 to July 28, 2017

The 2017 Trashformer Team filled 340 garbage bags with litter and debris at a weight of 1,440kg or 1.44 tonnes.

During the month of July, the Trashformers have removed:

700    Refundable beverage containers
3,705 Fast food wrappers
3,810 Hot drink cups
637    Cold drink cups
1,519 Cigarette packages
509    Cigarettes butts
8    Loose sharps (needles)

Some of the more unusual pieces of litter removed from the community during this month included:

Car parts
Hockey stick
Pool inflatable toys
microwave
crib

Picture of Tire 2017