22nd Annual POTOMAC RIVER WATERSHED CLEANUP
2010 Final Results
WINNER OF THE 2010 PRWC PHOTO CONTEST
"Bye Bye Beer Can", Glover Archbold Park Wetland Photo by Emily Wander.
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CLEANUP SITES"Bye Bye Beer Can", Glover Archbold Park Wetland Photo by Emily Wander.
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575 Registered and Reporting Cleanup Sites in Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania and West Virginia
- At least 275 Cleanups on April 10th
251.9 Total Tons Removed (503,800 lbs)
- 101.05 tons of loose trash (bulky items like furniture, scrap metal & debris, etc.)
- 24.9 tons of tires
- 13,945 bags of trash & recyclables
14,537 Volunteers
- Each volunteer removed an average of 34.66 pounds of trash
- Over 425 participating groups and partners
48.4 Tons Removed (193,600 containers) of recyclable glass, aluminum & plastic bottles
- 15.1 tons of recyclable materials were actually recycled
- Budweiser/Bud Lite, McDonalds, 7-11, Coca-Cola, Corona, Deer Park, Pepsi, Miller/Miller Lite
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