Our Projects | Trash Count Summary | Data Totals for SAARPC, Inc.

Date	# of 33 gl. Bags	Plastic Items (Containers, Bags, etc).	Chemical Products/ Containers	Plastic Bags	Other Items
1/3/19	1	43	2 Bottles of Motor Oil	Mainly shards along bank/ trapped in trees	3 recreational tubes, worm containers, and shards of plastic from flooding.
1/7/19	1	53	Bleach	Shards in riparian vetigation.	Several styrafoam cups, shards of plastic containers, diapers.
1/14/19	1	49	N/A	Shards in riparian vetigation.	Plastic piping, parts of plastic containers, pres. pill bottles & 3 needles.
1/24/19	2	96	N/A	Shards in riparian vegitation.	Styrafoam insulation/ packaging material dumped next to the river from road.
1/27/19	1	54	4 Bottles of Motor Oil	Shards in riparian vegitation	Large patch of foam insulation/ wrecked plastic trycicle, 2 needles, diapers.
1/28/19	1	25	N/A	Shards in riparian vegitatiion	Exceptionally large pieces of plastic
2/11/19	1	62	Spark plug cleaner, Pesticide	Shards in riparian vegitation	Plastic Lawn chair, piping, and plastic lid container.
2/16/19	1	45	Motor oil, bleach,	Shards in riparian vegitation	4 needles, several styrafoam cups, & diapers.
2/21/19	5	287	Motor oil, bleach, pesticides, laundry det.	Shards in riparian vegitation	3 Tires, Kerosene container
2/25/19	3	125	Motor oil, transmission fluid,	Shards in riparian vegitation	Shards of plastic containers from flood damage
3/3/19	4	156	Bleach, motor oil,	Shards in riparian vegitation	Diapers, needles, pill bottles, foam insulation/ styrafoam cups
3/11/19	4	148	Motor Oil	Shards in riparian vegitation	Needles, pill bottles, diapers, several shards of plastic containers, pipe material
3/13/19	2	45	Clorox, pesticides	Shards in riparian vegitation	Styrafoam cups, garden hose, football, plastic netting
3/20/19	5	342	Motor oil, bleach	Shards trapped in ground	Pill bottles, 10 needles, aluminum cans, styrafoam
3/21/19	1	62	Spark plug cleaner	Shards in riparian vegitation	Various Kind of Pill Bottles
3/23/19	1	47	N/A	Limited amount	Pill bottles, spools of used fishing line/ other fishing equipment.
3/28/19	1	52	Motor Oil	6, Assuming from adjacent Ingles	Beer Cans, Styrafoam Cups
04/04/19	3	147	N/A	Mostly found in trees.	Incredible amounts of plastic bottles.
4/9/19	2	323	Motor Oil, Bleach	Shards in riparian vegitation	Incredible amounts of plastic containers and large objects, truck bed cover, piping
4/18/19	2	234	N/A	Shards in riparian vegitation	N/A
4/22	1	88	Motor Oil	Shards in riparian vetigation	N/A
4/28	4	317	N/A	Shards in riparain vetigation	Washed down from flooding.
5/5	2	291	Motor Oil, Bleach dumped in Spring	Shards around rootballs and log jams	10 pill bottles
5/13	1	157	All Plastics	Shards in riparian vegitation	N/A
5/19	2.5	258	All plastics	Shards in riparian vegitation	4 Pill bottles, 2 Needles
5/29	1	146	Motor Oil	N/A	N/A
6/4	1	153	Container of Bleech	Shards in riparian vegitation	Pill Bottles
6/11	1	144	2 Stroke Oil	Shards in riparian vegitation	N/A
6/19	2	255	Roadside Trash adjacent to Stream	N/A	Needles, pill bottles, diapers, several shards of plastic containers, pipe material
6/28	1	120	Trash Left by Fisherman	N/A	N/A
7/5	1	97	Roadside Trash adjacent to Stream	N/A	N/A
7/14	1	113	Roadside Trash adjacent to Stream	N/A	Needles
7/23	1	138	Roadside Trash adjacent to Stream	N/A	Pill Bottles
8/3	2	375	Paint Cans	N/A	N/A
8/10	1	167	Roadside Trash adjacent to Stream	Shards in riparian vegitation	Needles
8/17	1	189	All plastics	Shards in riparian vegitation	Pill Bottles
8/24	N/A	N/A	Removed Large Rock Dam from River	N/A	N/A
8/29	1	203	All plastics	Shards in riparian vegitation	Pill Bottles
9/3	1	178	All plastics, trash left by fisherman.	N/A	Needles
9/9	1	229	All plastics,	N/A	Pill Bottles
9/18	2	436	Motor Oil	Small pieces that had been chopped by DOT mowers(?)	Needles
9/25	1	155	2 bottles of chemical cleaner	Shards in riparian vegitation	Part of a kiddie pool, bike tires
10/2	2	367	Majority Plastic	Small pieces that had been chopped by DOT mowers(?)	Pill Bottles
10/8	2	303	3 Bottles of Motor Oil, Garden Fungicide	Trashed dumped from roadside.	Pill Bottles
10/16	2	159	Excess amount of large plastic items.	Trashed dumped from roadside.	Diapers (5)
10/23	2	327	4 Bottles of Motor Oil	Trashed dumped from roadside.	Pill Bottles
10/30	1	248	N/A	Trash dumped from roadside.	1 Full bottle of weight loss pills.
11/9	1	286	2 bottles of motor oil, 1 bottle of detergent	Shards in riparian vegitation	Pill Bottles
11/14	2	313	1 Bottle of motor oil, 1 bottle of clorox	Shards in riparian vegitation	1 Needle
11/20	2	304	2 bottles of motor oil	Shards in riparian vegitation	Diapers
11/26	1	266	1 bottle of motor oil	Shards in riparian vegitation	3 needles
12/3	1	187	1 bottle of clorox	Shards in riparian vegitation	N/A
12/11	2	312	1 bottle of motor oil	Shards in riparian vegitation	N/A
12/20	2.5	386	Most plastics, broken glass, aluminum cans	Shards in riparian vegitation	N/A
12/24	2	417	Mostly plastics	Shards in riparian vegitation	Pill bottles
	93	10,479
			Approx. 30 bottles Motor Oil Total		Approx. 30 Pill Bottles/ Needles Removed
	52.5	6,561

Date:	Location:	# Of 33 gal. Bags Collected	1370	Total Distance Trash Was Found (ft.)	Items of Interest (Chemical, Biohazard, etc)	Signs of Immediate Ecologcial Disruption	Other Comments
4/9/21	Roaring Creek – Headwater Portion	0.5	36	5	Motor Oil Bottle	N/A	Most of the items found were near a waterfall, with heavy amounts of erosion/ soil compaction present along the trail.
4/18/21	Shelton Laurel – Bachelor to Confluence of Laurel River	2	120	40	Pill Bottles, One old Bottle of Bleach	Ehpemrial wild flowers were growing in shards of plastic along riparian zones.	N/A
4/26/21	Cane River Hatchery Supported Section	2.5	228	45	N/A	Amphimbian eggs, caddisfly nymphs, and frogs living among trash in flood plain.	Trash in one particular site was mostly from illegal dumping. Other trash, particularly plastic water bottles, was found along local swimming hole.
5/1/21	Shelton Laurel – Bachelor , Barn Pull-Off, Confluence of Laurel River	3	178	50	Pill Bottle	Plants growing and enveloping themselves in plastic.	Most trash at the Barn Hole was from dumping.
9/18/21	Pigeon Roost – Shelf Rock to First Campsite	1	38	500	Bleach container, bottle of motor oil	N/A	N/A
9/29/21	Shelton Laurel/ Big Laurel – Big Hole Down to Confluence	11	750	9,000	Diapers	Plants growing and enveloping themselves in plastic.	N/A
10/5/21	Big Laurel – White House Pull Off	0.5	20	30	N/A	N/A	N/A
12/8/21	French Broad River – Ledges to 215 Bridge	5	230	2 miles	Two motor oil bottles, 1 pill bottle.	N/A	Most trash was the result of residential dumping











Totals:		20.5	1600
		25.5

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