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)