Cape Breton Regional Municipality

Month of June

The 2016 Trashformer Team tracked and compiled data on the following information:

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

The Trashformers also compiled information on common litter items they removed.  The common items tracked included:

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

Month of June

Week 1 of Trashformer Program: May 30, 2016 to June 3, 2016

71 bags of litter and debris were filled at a weight of 590 kgs or 0.59 tonnes.

The Trashformers removed:

130        Refundable items

890        Fast food wrappers

870        Hot drink cups

280        Cold drink cups

280        Cigarette packages

927        Cigarette butts

4           Sharps (needles)

Week 2 of Trashformer Program: June 6, 2016 to June 10, 2016

59 bags of litter and debris were filled at a weight of 460 kg or 0.46 tonnes.

The Trashformers removed:

82          Refundable beverage containers

605        Fast food wrappers

1,245     Hot drink cups

120        Cold drink cups

280        Cigarette packages

310        Cigarette butts

2           Sharps (needles)

Week 3 of Trashformer Program: June 13, 2016 to June 17, 2016

74 bags of litter and debris were filled at a weight of 720 kg or 0.72 tonnes.

The Trashformers removed:

75          Refundable beverage containers

1,050     Fast food wrappers

1,400     Hot drink cups

120        Cold drink cups

250        Cigarette packages

170        Cigarette butts

0            Sharps (needles)

Week 4 of Trashformer Program: June 20, 2016 to June 24, 2016

77 bags of litter and debris were filled at a weight of 630 kg or 0.63 tonnes.

The Trashformers removed:

67           Refundable beverage containers

740         Fast food wrappers

790         Hot drink cups

65           Cold drink cups

220         Cigarette packages

272         Cigarette butts

0            Sharps (needles)

Week 5 of Trashformer Program: June 27, 2016 to June 30, 2016

49 bags of litter and debris were filled at a weight of 340 kg or 0.34 tonnes.

The Trashformers removed:

47          Refundable beverage containers

455        Fast food wrappers

520        Hot drink cups

80          Cold drink cups

140        Cigarette packages

80          Cigarette butts

22          Sharps (needles)

 

Trashformer Program:  Month of June Update:  May 30, 2016 to June 30, 2016

The Trashformer's filled 330 garbage bags with litter and debris at a weight of 2,740 kg or 2.74 tonnes for the month of June.

During the Month of June, the Trashformers removed:

401         Refundable beverage containers

3,740      Fast food wrappers

4,825      Hot drink cups

665         Cold drink cups

1,170      Cigarette packages

1,759      Cigarette butts

28          Sharps (needles)