Another volunteer Beach Clean Up crew recently came to my attention, Sea Angels in Ocean Ridge, Florida. Their group does beach and park cleanups monthly at Ocean Inlet Park, Ocean Ridge,FL and have adopted Beachway Drive beach access in Ocean … [Read more...]
Eco-Graphic : The Cost Of The Oil Spill
January 13, 2012 By 2 Comments
Our First Eco-Graphic of the year. The horrible cost of the BP Oil Spill The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (aka BP Oil Spill) is turning out to be one of the worst oil disasters in history. How much damage has BP done? How will they … [Read more...]
Plastic Bags Cost Austin Taxpayers $850,000 A Year
November 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I just ran into an article from January of 2011 about whether to ban plastic bags in Austin, Texas. Another reason to use reusable bags, save money! 'Plastic bags cost Austin taxpayers at least $850,000 a year to put in landfills and clean up as … [Read more...]
Little People Project And Litter
July 25, 2011 By 1 Comment
These images have been haunting me, since litter is one of my pet peeves. The Little People Project was created in 2006 by artist Slinkachu, who started placing little people on streets in order to make city dwellers more aware of their … [Read more...]
Litter Hotline Ending in Seattle
July 16, 2011 By 3 Comments
I just had to write this after reading the article on Seattle ending their Litter Hotline due to budget cuts. The cost of operating the litter hotline is $50,000/year. Seattle's population is 608, 8660 or about $6.00 a year per person. DEPARTMENT … [Read more...]
Illegal Dumping Video in Northumberland County Video
June 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Illegal dumping is a big problem in many parts of our area, but in one section of Northumberland County, it may be out of control. "These are baby clothes and stuff which could have been taken to the Salvation Army and used. Now they are all … [Read more...]
Taxpayer Cost of Litter- Butler County, Ohio
May 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
It cost the Ohio Department of Transportation nearly $140,000 combined to pick up after people in Butler and Warren counties in 2010. Throw in approximately 7,000 man hours and more than 13,000 trash bags later, and officials say that time and … [Read more...]
Cost of Litter, Melbourne, Australia= $11 Million/Year
April 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Interesting post from Australia EVERY day in our city we plant a new tree. Not because it is replacing a dead or dying tree or because we are doing extra plantings. But because vandals destroy one tree every day in the city. Snapped off, … [Read more...]
American State Litter Scorecard 2011
April 26, 2011 By 1 Comment
Steve is famous for his State Litter Scorecards and state ranking on the amount of litter. Top Best States For Litter Cleaniness 1 Washington 2 California 3 Iowa 4Maine 5 Connecticut 6 Rhode Island 7 Vermont 8 Oregon 9 … [Read more...]
Taxpayer Cost Of Litter- San Diego= $1.8 Million
April 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment
On Friday, Penny showed off more than 40 bags of trash he grabbed off a three-mile stretch of road in East County this week to help kick off Caltrans’ “Don’t Trash California” anti-litter campaign. Penny said, for the most part, the items he … [Read more...]
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