Trash Tally from Coastal Cleanup Day Reaches 997 Pounds

The Coastside Land Trust reported last week that 782 pounds of trash were removed from the riparian area of Pilarcitos Creek by volunteers for the Coastal Cleanup Day on Sept. 15.

That included 1,283 cigarette butts, a broken baby buggy, two shopping carts, six tires, mounds of Styrofoam, and 37 bags of junk that are now in the landfill or recycling center and no longer polluting the creek.

Now Coastsiders can add another 215 pounds of debris to that number.

Members of the Half Moon Bay Yacht Club report that their efforts, cleaning up the Pillar Point Harbor area as part of the Coastal Cleanup Day on Sept. 15, yielded up to 215 pounds of junk, from a sundial, old ropes, and rusted metal to broken boogie boards, food containers, candy wrappers and infinite number of cigarette butts.

Two of the members even worked from a kayak for those hard to reach areas.

“The San Mateo County Harbor District greatly appreciates the Half Moon Bay Yacht Club volunteers for their support in their annual clean up event,” said Harbor Master Scott Grindy, who is working on organizing a larger clean-up event for 2013 as part of the Coastal Cleanup Day and as part of the San Mateo County Harbor District's effort toward their California Green Marina Certification Program and improvement goals. Stay tuned for details.

How many pounds of rubbish did your group or organization collect? Tell us in the comments!

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