SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2007
Wateree Beach Sweep River Sweep
Crews gathered trash from the waters and shoreline of
Lake Wateree.
Help keep our lakes and waters clean!!!
Have a boat or pontoon?
Volunteer now for next year!
Wateree Beach Sweep River Sweep
Crews gathered trash from the waters and shoreline of
Lake Wateree.
Help keep our lakes and waters clean!!!
Have a boat or pontoon?
Volunteer now for next year!
Sept. 17, 2007
BEACH SWEEP/ RIVER SWEEP 2007
The annual “Beach Sweep/River Sweep” was held across the country Saturday,
September 15th. The environmental concerns of trash thrown into and along the
shores of our lakes and streams are taken to heart by volunteers.
In Fairfield County, more than 15 miles of shoreline at Lake Wateree were covered in
the sweep. A group of 19 (or more) volunteers picked up approximately 73 trash
bags full of litter that was thoughtlessly left behind by others. This totaled about
2,200 pounds and consisted of:
APPROXIMATELY:
61 plastic bags
1 balloon
312 plastic beverage bottles *
310 glass beverage bottles *
122 aluminum beverage cans *
61 beverage caps
13 articles of shoes/clothing
90 cups, plates, plastic eating utensils
75 food wrappers
90 pull tabs
10 toys
36 bait containers
28 buoys/floats
12 crates
8 tangled fishing lines *
15 fishing lures
10 fishing nets
1 light bulb
13 oil/lube bottles
7 ropes
486 cigarette butts
22 cigarette lighters
2 plastic cigar tips
5 tobacco packaging/wrappers
13 batteries
2 items of building material
5 tires
14 disposable diapers *
22 items concerning feminine hygiene
4 propane containers
2 gasoline cans
1 broken old canoe
2 brooms
How long does it take to decompose?
• Glass bottle - 1 million years
• Plastic bottles - 450 years
• Fishing line - 600 years
• Disposable diaper - 450 years
• Aluminum can - 80-200 years
Many thanks to Jerry Lester, Andy& Ginger Anderson, Gordon & Leslie Thorsvold,
Gene & Janice Austad, Jeri, Tom & Allison Stanek, Morris, Brenda, Kelsey & Hunter
Worthington, Roy Lee, Bill & Lorraine Hubert, and Jerry Nealy and any others whose
names we failed to obtain. These folks, with the true volunteer spirit, worked hard
from 9:00 AM - Noon.
BEACH SWEEP/ RIVER SWEEP 2007
The annual “Beach Sweep/River Sweep” was held across the country Saturday,
September 15th. The environmental concerns of trash thrown into and along the
shores of our lakes and streams are taken to heart by volunteers.
In Fairfield County, more than 15 miles of shoreline at Lake Wateree were covered in
the sweep. A group of 19 (or more) volunteers picked up approximately 73 trash
bags full of litter that was thoughtlessly left behind by others. This totaled about
2,200 pounds and consisted of:
APPROXIMATELY:
61 plastic bags
1 balloon
312 plastic beverage bottles *
310 glass beverage bottles *
122 aluminum beverage cans *
61 beverage caps
13 articles of shoes/clothing
90 cups, plates, plastic eating utensils
75 food wrappers
90 pull tabs
10 toys
36 bait containers
28 buoys/floats
12 crates
8 tangled fishing lines *
15 fishing lures
10 fishing nets
1 light bulb
13 oil/lube bottles
7 ropes
486 cigarette butts
22 cigarette lighters
2 plastic cigar tips
5 tobacco packaging/wrappers
13 batteries
2 items of building material
5 tires
14 disposable diapers *
22 items concerning feminine hygiene
4 propane containers
2 gasoline cans
1 broken old canoe
2 brooms
How long does it take to decompose?
• Glass bottle - 1 million years
• Plastic bottles - 450 years
• Fishing line - 600 years
• Disposable diaper - 450 years
• Aluminum can - 80-200 years
Many thanks to Jerry Lester, Andy& Ginger Anderson, Gordon & Leslie Thorsvold,
Gene & Janice Austad, Jeri, Tom & Allison Stanek, Morris, Brenda, Kelsey & Hunter
Worthington, Roy Lee, Bill & Lorraine Hubert, and Jerry Nealy and any others whose
names we failed to obtain. These folks, with the true volunteer spirit, worked hard
from 9:00 AM - Noon.
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