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James River Regional Cleanup


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Regional Cleanup Summaries

Following are facts and the combined and regional results of the for the James River Regional Cleanup events.

See 2005 Cleanup Summary
See 2004 Cleanup Summary

See 2003 Cleanup Summary
See 2002 Cleanup Summary

2001 Cleanup Summary

Location Participants Bags Tires Misc. Trash Aluminum Plastic Glass Styrofoam
Robious Landing (Chesterfield County)
150
72
5
Golf & tennis balls, plastic bucket, foam 4x6
48 bags
24 bags
-
-
-
Dutch Gap Landing (Chesterfield County)
52 (4 boats)
33
3
Navigation buoy, floor board of a truck, stroller, boogie board, plastic rabbit, light bulb
18 bags
3 bags
4 bags
4 bags
4 bags
Maidens Landing / Cartersville / Westview (Powhatan / Cumberland / Goochland)
125 (4 canoes)
69
13
Chairs, speed limit sign, battery, park bench, muffler, trash can, window, cooler, aluminum bench
68 bags
1 bag
-
-
-
James River Parks (City of Richmond)
170 (10 canoes)
250 (est.) 3000 lbs.
12
Tractor tire
250 bags
1 barrel (125 cans)
11 barrels (1375 units)
12 barrels (1500 units)
-
Osborne Landing (Henrico County)
50 (2 boats)
37
6
2 x 4 metal meshing aluminum awning frame
35 bags
1 bag
-
1 bag
-
Lawrence Lewis Park (Charles City)
11
5
2
5 bags
-
-
-
-

TOTALS

558
466
41
-
424 bags
29 bags + 1 barrel
4 bags + 11 barrels
4 bags + 12 barrels
4 bags

Good News - 18 percent decrease from 2000 Cleanup in the number of tires found in the James River.

Bad News - 500 percent increase from 2000 Cleanup in the bags of recyclable material taken from the James River and 100 percent increase from 2000 Cleanup in the barrels of recyclable material taken from the James River. And this includes:

Glass - 900 percent increase from 2000 Cleanup in bags and 200 percent increase in barrels.

Plastic - 700 percent increase from 2000 Cleanup in bags and 120 increase in barrels.

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