Month of May/June 2019

Trashformers in their Tee Shirts

Highlights during the first month of the 2019 Trashformer Program

• Approximatley 566 garbage bags were filled with litter and debris during the month of May/June 2019.

• Approximately 2,660 kg (2.66 tonnes) of litter and debris has been removed from the environment during the first month of the 2019 Trashformer Program.

Litter Removal Results for the Month of May/June 2019

Month	List of Materials Removed from Environment	Community Areas	Shorelines	Watershed Areas	Total amount of materials removed from the Environment
Month of May/June 2019	Refundable Beverage Containers	737	183	47	967
	Fast Food Wrappers	1,470	330	23	1,823
	Hot Drink Cups	2,020	315	26	2,351
	Cold Drink Cups	1,376	223	8	1,607
	Cigarette Packaging	492	124	7	623
	Cigarette Butts	1,196	605	7	1,808
	Marijuana Packaging	51	23	0	74
	Lobster Trap Debris	----------------	13	---------------	13
	Marine Rope(metric tonnes)	----------------	615.5 (mt)	---------------	615.5 (mt)
	Lobster Tags	----------------	41	---------------	41
	Lobster Bands	----------------	5	---------------	5
	Bait Boxes	----------------	0	---------------	0
	Needles (Safe Sharps)	97			97
	Tires	191			191

Full truck Port Caledonia Beach

Other Common Materials removed from the Environment during the 2019 Trashformer Program

List of Other Types of Materials removed from the Environment	Total Amount of Other Materials removed during the month of May/June 2019
Plastic Bags	2,526
Clothing/Textiles	277
Cutlery (plastic)	1,313
Drink Straws	1,387
Toys	110
Chip Bags/Bar Wrappers	460
Lighters	79
Appliances	16
Batteries	35
Building Materials	254
Car parts	56
Condoms	78
Diapers	190
Personal Hygiene Items	231

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

Bicycle Tires

26 Pairs of Rubber Gloves

Styrofoam Insulation

Light Bulbs

1 Foot of Chain links

2 sheets of metal

53 Milk Jugs

Used Fire Works

Shopping Carts

500ft of string

Garden Planters

Leblanc Rd. Millville Full Truck