After 5 long days of hard work along a 31-mile stretch of the Allegheny River and two of it's main tributaries, below is the final count of garbage that was removed by more than 300 volunteers. If you have a moment, please check out the photo gallery to the left. Thank you to everyone that volunteered, this project would have been nothing if not for you.
Noteworthy Items:
+50 yards of trash removed, 7200 lbs of metal recycled, (285) tires recycled, 500-gal plastic sewer tank, swimming pool liner, HUGE blinking arrow sign, 30’ radio antennae, fiberglass shower unit (with walls), 9-unit electric meter, (14) shopping carts, (20-25) bags of used cat litter in a single pile, 1/3 of one boat and 1/2 of another, 1/2 canoe, (10) plastic and metal 55-gal drums, 15'x5' metal sheeting, (2) airplane seats, oil absorption boom
Automotive:
1/4 of a Plymouth sedan (trunk section), (29) lead automotive batteries, (19) rims, (8) hubcaps, (8) mufflers, (4) automobile seats, (3) LARGE tractor tires, (2) car hoods, bumper, truck bed-liner, motorcycle front wheel guard, (4) gas cans, (2) gas generators, (4) street signs, traffic cone
Appliances and Household:
(18) mattresses or box springs, (14) toilets, (13) televisions, (13) large carpets, (8) hot water heaters, (6) sinks, (4) refrigerators, (2) clothes dryer, (5) folding chairs, (5) kitchen stoves, (3) sauce pans, (3) window air conditioning units, (3) washing machines, (3) Sofas, (2) pillows, (2) tables, (2) vacuum cleaners, (2) Office chairs, (2) light fixtures, sewing machine, furnace, microwave, bath tub, recliner, desk, "boom box" radio, metal door, toys (varied and numerous), roller skate
Yard:
(37) lawn or camp chairs, (13) golf balls, (12) buckets, (11) bicycles, (4) benches, (4) well casings, (3 sets) rain gutters, (2) 50’ ropes, (2) flower pots, (2) propane tanks, gas grill, child’s battery powered riding toy, tarps (numerous), pogo stick, fences (numerous), PVC and metal pipes (numerous pieces totaling several hundred feet), metal stair case, deck post, string of blue Christmas bulbs, canvas awning, baseball bat, plastic black bird (our new mascot) named "Pete"
Clothing:
(12) shoes, (10) shirts, pair of pants, sweatshirt, bra
Camping:
(8) bait containers, (7) fishing lures, (3) fishing poles, (3) sleeping bag, tackle box, Styrofoam coolers, portable toilet seat, tent poles, boat anchor
Work doesn’t feel like work when you’re having fun, so to that end we’ve created the 1st Annual Most Treasured Trash Awards. Nominate your trash and win great prizes!
Oldest piece of trash
Most useful piece of trash
Prettiest piece of trash
Best kitchen trash
Best office trash
Most unlikely trash
Group that picked up the most trash
