Cali's 30-Day Cleanup

Day 9 (Saturday, 4/22) morning:                                                                                                                                                                                                                  -1 soda can -1 plastic cup -1 plastic cup lid -2 plastic straws -2 paper towels -1 zip tie -1 piece of homework (?) -7 small pieces of plastic -1 candy wrapper -3 cigarettes afternoon: -1 container of energy drink powder -1 plastic cup...

Day 8 (Friday, 4/21): morning: -1 styrofoam cup -5 cigarettes -3 medium sized pieces of plastic -12-13 small pieces of plastic -1 medium sized piece of styrofoam afternoon: -1 soda bottle -1 medium sized plastic bag -5 pieces of paper -7-10 small pieces of plastic -8 cigarettes -1 plastic cup -1 plastic cup lid -1 small piece of metal -3 small pieces of rubber -1 receipt

Day 7 (Thursday, 4/20): morning: -3-5 cigarettes -1 grocery list -1 cup of noodles cup -10 small pieces of plastic -5-6 small pieces of paper -3-4 food/candy wrappers -1 container of gum afternoon: -3 plastic cups -1 paper cup -9 cigarettes -2-3 medium pieces of plastic -1 plastic cup lid -1 can -1 takeout food bag -1 plastic bowl -10-15 small pieces of plastic

Day 6 (Wednesday, 4/19): morning: -1 styrofoam cup -11-13 cigarettes -15 small pieces of plastic -1 plastic straw afternoon: -5 cigarettes -2 candy wrappers -1 piece of gum -1 small piece of rubber -3-5 small pieces of plastic -1 broken pencil -1 pen -1 spider man sticker -1 bottle cap I found a Spiderman sticker on the sidewalk today! I also forgot to bring my waterproof gloves, so I had to wear different gloves, as shown in this picture. It wasn't raining as I was walking, but it had rained earlier in the day, so the trash was very wet.

Day 5 (Tuesday, 4/18): morning: -1 plastic bottle -8 cigarettes -5 plastic bags/wrappers -3-4 medium pieces of paper -10-12 small pieces of paper/plastic afternoon: -11 cigarettes -1 paper bag -4-5 small pieces of paper -7 small pieces of plastic -4 medium pieces of plastic -1 short cylindrical container (said nicotine on the packaging) -1 glove Today I found a container of nicotine pouches buried in the dirt. It was shiny, and it stuck out to me. It's just saddening to me seeing the amount of alcohol and drug usage in my community, because I never thought about that fact before. However, after finding at least 10 cigarettes a day during this project, multiple containers of alcohol, and now this container of nicotine, it occurs to me that there is more drug usage than I previously assumed.                               

Today I found less than I did the last few days, but it was still a moderate amount.      Day 4 (Monday, 4/17): morning: -1 large piece of metal -1 styrofoam cup -1 lego figure -1 piece of tape -7 cigarettes -1 receipt -10-11 small pieces of plastic -2 straws Today I found a lego figure! Today was a rainy day, and it was just laying on the ground. I don't know what the story is behind it, but I hope the person who dropped it wasn't too upset leaving it behind.  afternoon: -1 takeout box -3 cigarettes -5-7 small pieces of plastic -1 soaked piece of paper

First post! Catching up on the first three days I did this project. On day 1, I had school, so I picked up trash in both the morning and afternoon. On days 2 and 3, I took one trip each day and picked up trash both there and back. Here are my findings! (I keep track mentally and then estimate/look at the amounts of trash when I get to my destination) Day 1 (Friday, 4/14): morning: -24 cigarettes -2 packs of cigarettes (one full and the other crushed) -1 washcloth -3-5 drink cups (paper and plastic) -15-20 small pieces of plastic -5-10 small-medium bits of paper -5 large pieces of sharp plastic -3 small pieces of styrofoam -5 plastic bags -4-5 pieces of/full takeout boxes -2 glass bottles -3 plastic bottles -2 cans -7 candy wrappers -3 chip bags                                                              ...