Month of May & June 2017

Before 1 cleanup 2017

The 2017 Trashformer Team tracked and compiled data on the following information:

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

The team compiled data on the following litter items:

Refundables
Fast food packaging
Hot drink cups
Cold drink cups
Cigarette packages
Cigarette Butts

Sharps (needles)

Month of May & June

Week 1 of Trashformer Program: May 22, 2017 to May 26, 2017

68 bags of litter and debris were filled at a weight of 540 kgs or 0.54 tonnes.

The Trashformers removed:

97 Refundable items
578 Fast food wrappers
615 Hot drink cups
400 Cold drink cups
122 Cigarette packages
118 Cigarette butts
100 Sharps (needles)

Some of the odd or unusual items the removed from their cleanup areas included:

Clothing
1 Bicycle
Shingles
2 full bags of potatoes
Headphones
Wooden chairs
VHS tapes
Children's dolls
2 televisions
1 radio

Week 2 of Trashformer Program: May 29, 2017 to June 2, 2017

91 bags of litter and debris were filled at a weight of 530 kg or 0.53 tonnes.

The Trashformers removed:

127    Refundable beverage containers
870    Fast food wrappers
1,015 Hot drink cups
205    Cold drink cups
202    Cigarette packages
66    Cigarette butts
16    Sharps (needles)

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

2 bicycles
1 toaster
1 air mattress
shingles
1 scooter
1 lawn mower
1 bag of styrofoam
chairs
1 radio

Week 3 of Trashformer Program: June 5, 2017 to June 9, 2017

134 garbage bags were filled with litter and debris at a weight of 730 kg or 0.73 tonnes.

The Trashformers removed:

145    Refundable beverage containers
1,005 Fast food wrappers
895    Hot drink cups
235    Cold drink cups
145    Cigarette packages
433    Cigarette butts
11    Sharps (needles)

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

2 toasters
1 computer monitor
80+ tin cans
10 bags of kitty litter
1 muffler
2 barbeques
2 kettles
1 lamp
1 radio

Week 4 of Trashformer Program: June 12, 2017 to June 16, 2017

93 garbage bags were filled with litter and debris at a weight of 580 kg or 0.58 tonnes.

The Trashformers removed:

155 Refundable beverage containers
748 Fast food wrappers
805 Hot drink cups
100 Cold drink cups
205 Cigarette packages
14 Cigarette butts
6 Sharps (needles)

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

1 toaster oven
1 deep fryer
1 furnace
1 set of car keys
1 car bumper
1 sled
3 paint cans
1 chair
1 bottle of mercury
5 laundry detergent jugs
1 kettle
1 Nintendo controller
1 sled
1 ironing board

Week 5 of the Trashformer Program: June 19, 2017 to June 23, 2017

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

The Trashformers removed:

197 Refundable beverage containers
1,440 Fast food wrappers
1,460 Hot drink cups
47 Cold drink cups
320 Cigarette packages
536 Cigarette butts
5 Sharps (needles)

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

1 hamster cage & ball
2 office chairs
Wedding photographs
1 Surf board
$ 25.00 in change

Week 6 of Trashformer Program: June 26, 2017 to June 30, 2017

90 garbage bags were filled with litter and debris at a weight of 420 kg or 0.42 tonnes.

The Trashformers removed:

176 Refundable beverage containers
900 Fast food wrappers
875 Hot drink cups
91 Cold drink cups
295 Cigarette packages
153 Cigarette butts
0 Sharps (needles)

Some of the uncommon items the Trashformer’s removed from their cleanup areas included:

1/2 iPhone
1 video game
1 pair of sunglasses
A large amount of plastic cable wire covering
A couple of garden hoses
4 baby strollers

Trashformer Program: Month of May/June Update: May 22, 2017 to June 30, 2017

The Trashformers filled 581 garbage bags with litter and debris at a weight of 3,430 kg or 3.43 tonnes.

During the Month of May/June, the Trashformers removed:

897 Refundable beverage containers
2,430    Fast food wrappers
5,665    Hot drink cups
1,078    Cold drink cups
1,289    Cigarette packages
1,320    Cigarettes butts
138 Sharps (needles)

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

baby strollers
hamster cage
furnace
surf board
bottle of mercury
video game and controller
kettle