Cape Breton Regional Municipality

Month of July

The Trashformer Team continued to track the following information during the summer of 2016:

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

The Trashformers also compiled data on common litter items they removed. The common items tracked include:

• Refundables (glass, plastic bottles & cans)
• Fast food packaging
• Hot drink cups
• Cold drink cups
• Cigarette packages
• Cigarette Butts

Month of July

Week 6 of Trashformer Program: July 4, 2016 – July 8, 2016

61 bags of litter and debris were filled at a weight of 320 kgs or 0.32 tonnes.

The Trashformers removed:

52            Refundable items

585          Fast food wrappers

630          Hot drink cups

73            Cold drink cups

160          Cigarette packages

294          Cigarette butts

0              Sharps (needles)

Week 7 of Trashformer Program: July 11, 2016 – July 15, 2016

53 bags of litter and debris were filled at a weight of 550 kg or 0.55 tonnes.

The Trashformers removed:

40            Refundable beverage containers

600          Fast food wrappers

680          Hot drink cups

94            Cold drink cups

160          Cigarette packages

155          Cigarette butts

0              Sharps (needles)

Week 8 of Trashformer Program: July 18, 2016 – July 22, 2016

68 bags of litter and debris were filled at a weight of 590 kg or 0.59 tonnes.

The Trashformers removed:

58          Refundable beverage containers

560        Fast food wrappers

700        Hot drink cups

155        Cold drink cups

165        Cigarette packages

210        Cigarette butts

0            Sharps (needles)

Week 9 of Trashformer Program: July 25, 2016 – July 29, 2016

63 bags of litter and debris were filled at a weight of 540 kg or 0.54 tonnes.

The Trashformers removed:

115        Refundable beverage containers

945        Fast food wrappers

820        Hot drink cups

110        Cold drink cups

330        Cigarette packages

160        Cigarette butts

0            Sharps (needles)

 

Trashformer Program: Month of July Update: July 1, 2016 to July 31, 2016

The Trashformers filled 245 garbage bags with litter and debris at a weight of 2,000 kg or 2.00 tonnes for the month of July.

During the Month of July, the Trashformers removed:

265        Refundable beverage containers

2,690     Fast food wrappers

2,830     Hot drink cups

432        Cold drink cups

815        Cigarette packages

819        Cigarette butts

0            Sharps (needles)