2019 Trashformer Program

The 2019 Trashformer Team

Be on the lookout for the 2019 Trashformer Team in a Community near you! Claire Maxwell, Kirsten MacKeigan, Maggie Bunbury, Morgan Campbell, and Peter MacNeil will be traveling in a bright Red Truck across removing litter and debris from communities, beaches, shorelines and watersheds across CBRM. Monday to Friday, between May 27, 2019 and August 16, 2019 you may catch a glimpse of this hardworking, dedicated team in action!

2019 Trashformer Team

2019 Program Results: Week of May 26, 2019 to Week Ending August 2, 2019

980 garbage bags have been filled with litter and debris and disposed of at the Waste Management Facility by the 2019 Trashformer Team.

The 980 garbage bags disposed of at CBRM's Waste Management Facility weighed approximatley 4,860 kg or 4.86 tonnes.

List of Items Tracked	Total removed from the environment since program started
Refundable Beverage Containers	2,052
Fast Food Wrappers	3,072
Hot Drink Cups	3,527
Cold Drink Cups	2,572
Cigarette Packages	971
Cigarette Butts	2,961
Marijuana Packaging	127
Lobster Trap Parts	55
Marine Rope (Metric Tonnes)	1,573.5 (mt)
Lobster Tags	155
Lobster Bands	103
Bait Boxes	0
Tires	223
Needles (Safe Sharps)	143

Some of the uncommon items the Trashformer Team has removed from the environment during this seasons program includes:

Uncommon Items removed from the environment during the 2019 Trashformer Program

40+ Car Batteries

20+ Rubbermaid Containers

125+ Baking Pans & Muffin Tins

1000+ Bottle Caps

15+ Tins of Silly String

8 Television Sets

250+ Flag Pieces

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