From Our Hands To The Sea, Around The Globe, and Through Time

From Our Hands to
the Sea, Around the Globe,

and Through Time
Contents
Overview
introduction from the president and ceo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02
a message from philippe cousteau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03
executive summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 04
results from the 2009 international coastal cleanup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06
participating countries map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 07
trash travels: the truth—and the consequences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
the pacific garbage patch: myths and realities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
international coastal cleanup sponsoring partners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
international coastal cleanup volunteer coordinators and sponsors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
The Marine Debris Index

terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
methodology and research notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
marine debris breakdown by countries and locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
participation by countries and locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
marine debris breakdown by us states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
participation by us states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
acknowledgments and photo credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
sources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Ocean Conservancy The International Coastal Cleanup

Ocean Conservancy promotes healthy and diverse In partnership with volunteer organizations and
ecosystems and opposes practices that threaten individuals across the globe, Ocean Conservancy’s
ocean life and human life. Through research, International Coastal Cleanup engages people
education, and science-based advocacy, Ocean to remove trash and debris from the world’s
Conservancy informs, inspires, and empowers beaches and waterways, to identify the sources
people to speak and act on behalf of the ocean. of debris, and to change the behaviors that cause
In all its work, Ocean Conservancy strives to be marine debris in the first place.
the world’s foremost advocate for the ocean.
© O c e a n Co n s e r va n c y. A l l r i g h t s r e s e r v e d .
IS B N : 978-0-615-34820-9
Lo o k i n g to w a r d th e 25th A n n i v e r sa ry I nte r n ati o n a l
Coastal Cleanup on September 25, 2010, Ocean Conservancy 01
is releasing this annual marine debris report spotlighting how
trash travels to and throughout the ocean, and the impacts
of that debris on the health of people, wildlife, economies,
and ocean ecosystems. When we allow trash to fall from
our hands and move from land to sea and around the world
on ocean currents, we create much more than an eyesore.
Marine debris has become one of the worst pollution
problems of our time. We’ve trashed our ocean—and it’s time
for us to turn the tide.
france
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introduc tion
Message in a Bottle
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problem. President Obama has appointed
an Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force,
making ocean protection a top national
priority. Local governments are working
hand-in-hand with residents and nongov-
ernmental organiz ations to develop
comprehensive marine debris prevention
plans across entire regions. Corporations
are using their ingenuity to create techno-
logical solutions through “greener” product
d e s i g n a n d p ac k ag i n g . A n d O c e a n
Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup
represents a growing network of hundreds
of thousands of people each year who join
in the world’s largest volunteer effort to
clean up the ocean and waterways.
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rowing up, I loved beachcombing. out on land. Much originates along the The data these volunteers collect are used
I was enthralled with the romantic coast, but litter also finds its way to the to update the Marine Debris Index. In the
possibility that I might come across ocean by way of storm drains and water- pages of this report, you will learn about the
a note in a bottle, launched from ways. Once trash arrives in the ocean, it impacts of traveling trash, and where this
across the globe and carried to me can travel thousands of miles carried by traveler originates. Cleanups alone can’t
on ocean currents. ocean currents and winds. solve the problem; we must also stop
marine debris at the source.
That notion isn’t so romantic today. During There’s no doubt, trash in the ocean is ugly.
the International Coastal Cleanup in From single-use shopping bags to huge lost Please join us for our landmark 25th
September 2009, half-a-million volunteers fishing nets, marine debris impacts ecosys- Anniversary Cleanup in September 2010.
in 108 countries and locations around the tems, coastal economies, and wildlife. Items To sign up for a Cleanup—or lead one of
world picked up trash from the world’s like syringes and disposable diapers along your own—visit www.oceanconservancy.
waterways. Divers went below the surface with sharp pieces of metal and glass pose org/cleanup. Together, we can start a
to collect debris, and boaters scooped up health hazards. And trash that falls from our sea change.
trash on hard-to-reach beaches. These hands to the sea could be there for genera-
volunteers also recorded what they found— tions to come, affecting the health of the For the ocean,
including more than a million bottles, each ocean—a life-support system that provides
carrying a new message: Trash in our ocean us food, water, and oxygen. The ocean also
and waterways has created one of the worst drives our climate, and fuels economies.
pollution problems of our time. When we trash our ocean, we are trashing
our own health and well-being.
Trash travels, and no beach, lakeshore, or
riverfront is untouched—no matter how The exciting news is that elected officials, vikki spruill
remote. All of us have contributed. An esti- CEOs, community leaders, and private citi- president and ceo,
mated 60–80 percent of marine litter starts zens are coming together to solve this ocean conservancy
international coas tal cle anup | 2010 repor t

We can
come
together—
a message from youth and adults,
governments
Philippe Cousteau and corporations,
nonprofits and
scientists— 03
and stop
man-made
items from
getting
into our
ocean.
W
ater, one of the most precious When trash travels, it carries impacts along The Challenge is reaching out to them at
substances on the planet, with it that affect us all. We live in a global a time when they are forming lifelong behav-
sustains all life. I come from a community, connected by cutting-edge iors. There are behavior changes we can all
family that has studied and social networking technologies—yet we are make to craft a world we can thrive in and
revered the ocean for three bound together as well by our common protect for generations to come. We can
generations; my grandfather connection to the ocean. And that’s what come together—youth and adults, govern-
Jacques Cousteau called our home “the I tell the young people I work with. ments and corporations, nonprofits and
water planet,” and devoted his life’s work to scientists—and stop man-made items from
showing the world how important the ocean We can find solutions to great environmental getting into our ocean. From the habits of
is to our very existence on Earth. It covers problems like this one, and I believe there are concert-goers or picnickers to the daily
more than two-thirds of the globe, an area millions of young people in the world who workings of large corporations, we can
so large that we’ve thought of it like outer have the will to implement those solutions. make changes to stop the dangerous flow
space—out of sight and seemingly infinite. My sister and I founded the nonprofit orga- of marine debris. Please read this report to
But today we have the ability to explore the nization EarthEcho International to empower learn more, and especially encourage the
farthest corners of the sea, and we’ve youth to take action that restores and protects young people you know to join this global
documented big changes since my grand- our water planet. EarthEcho’s new Water movement. The future of our ocean depends
father’s time. Planet Challenge will provide the tools on them.
and resources they need to plan their own
We know that the trash we put in the ocean service-learning projects. Experts will
is affecting everything from water quality to provide a solid foundation of knowledge,
local economies and human health. I saw and through hands-on experiences, like
it myself in beautiful Papua New Guinea, Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal
where cans, bottle caps, and countless Cleanup, these young people will gain philippe cousteau
other items from our disposable society had conservation knowledge and skills they can ceo, earthecho international
arrived ahead of me on those remote shores. use throughout their lives. board member, ocean conservancy
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international coa s tal cle anup
executive summary
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Marine litter is symptomatic of a wider
malaise: namely the wasteful use and
persistent poor management of natural
resources. The plastic bags, bottles,
and other debris piling up in the oceans
and seas could be dramatically reduced
by improved waste reduction, waste
management, and recycling initiatives.
Achim Steiner united nations under-secretary-general
and united nations environment programme executive director
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ach year, Ocean Conservancy provides During the 2009 International Coastal also directly impacts human health. Sharp
a compelling global snapshot of Cleanup, 498,818 volunteers picked up items like broken glass or metal cans cut
marine debris collected and recorded 7.4 million pounds of marine debris, in beachgoers, while disposable diapers, con-
at more than 6,000 sites all over the 108 countries and locations around the world doms, and old chemical drums introduce
world on a single day during the and 45 US states and the District of Columbia. bacteria, toxic compounds, and other con-
International Coastal Cleanup. The Marine debris is defined as “any persistent, taminants into the water. Marine wildlife
world’s largest volunteer effort for the ocean manufactured or processed solid material suffers from dangerous encounters with
and waterways began nearly twenty-five years discarded, disposed of, or abandoned in the marine debris as well, facing sickness and
ago with the efforts of one woman, and today marine and coastal environment.”31 Items death from entanglement or ingestion
works towards global solutions through the ranging from cigarette butts to 55-gallon of man-made objects. And the pervasive
cumulative efforts of half-a-million volun- drums and household appliances inf lict problem of marine litter even impacts
teers around the world. This year’s annual major impacts on the health of the ocean as economic health.
report, Trash Travels: From Our Hands to the a whole as well as that of humans, wildlife,
Sea, Around the Globe, and Through Time, and coastal economies. The comprehensive, long-term body of data
highlights the 2009 data and also explains compiled by Ocean Conservancy and an
how trash improperly discarded can travel No matter where we live, the ocean is our army of volunteers each year—the Marine
long distances in the water, becoming one life support system, providing much of the Debris Index—is the only country-by-country,
of our greatest global pollution problems. food, water, and oxygen we need to survive. state-by-state, item-by-item accounting of
When we compromise the ocean’s health, trash on beaches and along coastal and
we compromise our own. Marine debris inland waterways. These data have been

2009 international coastal cleanup:
498,818
vOlunTeerS
greece
abOve & belOW: DEDICATED vOLuNTEErS
PuT ThEIr hEArTS AND MuSCLES INTO ThEIr
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7.4 million
WOrk DurING ThE CLEANuP, WhEThEr hEFTING
DuMPED TIrES Or COLLECTING ThE MyrIAD
LITTEr ThAT ACCuMuLATES ON BEAChES.
pOundS OF MArIne debrIS
108
COunTrIeS And lOCATIOnS
45
uS STATeS & THe dISTrICT OF COluMbIA india
collected systematically since 1989. Of the debris. The data have been cited in a number carry that marine debris all around the globe.
43 items tracked during the Cleanup, the top of major reports and plans concerning this Trash travels through time as well; estimates
three items (by number) found worldwide global pollution problem, from California’s vary, but some items may last hundreds or
in 2009 were cigarettes/cigarette filters, state marine debris action plan6 to the United even thousands of years in the water.4
plastic bags, and food wrappers/containers. Nations Environmental Programme’s 2009
worldwide survey Marine Litter: A Global The data from the International Coastal
The knowledge that certain items show up Challenge.31 Cleanup help provide a roadmap for eliminat-
more in certain places can help shape local ing marine debris by showing what is out
prevention efforts. During the 2009 Cleanup, Because trash travels, we are all part of the there so we can work together to reduce it at
volunteers found 18,000 derelict fishing problem—and the solution—whether we the source, change the behaviors that cause
nets in the United Kingdom alone, and live hundreds of miles inland or along the it, and support better policies to prevent
70,000 plastic bottles in Nicaragua. In 2009, ocean’s shores. This year’s Cleanup report marine debris from causing further harm
60 percent of all debris items found on just examines the phenomenon of trash on the to our vital ocean ecosystems.
one day were “disposable.” move to and throughout the ocean, and the
resulting impacts worldwide. Cleanup data
The Marine Debris Index has informed tell us that an estimated 60–80 percent of
major marine debris laws like the US marine litter starts out on land. Lakes, rivers,
Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and streams, and storm drains, helped by the
Reduction Act, and has also helped inspire wind, transport litter hundreds of miles to
changes in the behaviors that cause marine the ocean. And ocean currents and winds
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CLEANUP RESULTS
THE MARINE DEBRIS INDEX
06 The International Coastal Cleanup is the world’s largest volunteer

effort on behalf of ocean health. During the 2009 Cleanup,
498,818 volunteers were united in spirit on a single day across many
time zones. In 108 countries and locations around the world, as well
as in 45 US states and the District of Columbia, these dedicated
ocean champions picked up 7,446,130 pounds of debris and
recorded 10,239,538 individual pieces of trash, including cigarette
butts, food wrappers, cans, and bottles.

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participating
non-participating
international coastal cleanup
participati ng cou ntr i es an d locations
Argentina Cook Islands Guam Malta Portugal Togo

Aruba Costa Rica Guatemala Marshall Islands Puerto Rico Tonga
Australia Croatia Honduras Mauritius Republic of Korea Trinidad and
Austria Cyprus Hong Kong Mexico Russia Tobago
Bahamas Denmark Hungary Namibia Samoa Turkey
Bahrain Dominican India Netherlands Saudi Arabia Ukraine
Bangladesh Republic Indonesia Netherlands Singapore United Arab
East Timor Antilles Emirates
Barbados Iran Slovakia
Ecuador New Zealand United Kingdom
Belgium Ireland Slovenia
Egypt Nicaragua United States
Belize Israel South Africa
El Salvador Northern Mariana US Virgin Islands
Brazil Italy Spain
Estonia Islands Uruguay
British Virgin Jamaica Sri Lanka
Islands Fiji Norway Vanuatu
Japan St. Kitts and Nevis
Cambodia Finland Palau Venezuela
Jordan St. Vincent and the
Canada France Panama Grenadines Vietnam
Kenya
Cape Verde Germany Papua New Guinea Sweden
Libya
Cayman Islands Ghana Paraguay Switzerland
Lithuania
Chile Gibraltar Peru Taiwan
Luxembourg
China Greece Philippines Tanzania
Malaysia
Colombia Grenada Poland Thailand
Maldives
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The Cleanup: The hands-on International Coastal Cleanup

history and logistics
T
brings together like-minded people across
he International Coastal Cleanup got the world to address one of the greatest pol-
its start with one woman’s effort to lution problems of our time, involving local
clean up marine debris on a local residents along with employees of local busi-
beach. Linda Maraniss, a former nesses and governments, all of whom have
employee of Ocean Conservancy a stake in finding solutions. Marine debris,
(then known as the Center for which consists of “any persistent, manufac-
Environmental Education), was appalled by tured or processed solid material discarded,
the amount of trash she saw while walking disposed of, or abandoned in the marine and
along the shores of South Padre Island, Texas. coastal environment,”31 starts as a local issue,
She felt compelled to clean up what she but requires global solutions because it often
found, and she also wanted to know which travels far beyond its origins, crossing politi-
trash items were the most prevalent. cal and geographical boundaries.
From that first Cleanup in 1986, the event The Cleanup generally takes place on the
has been a collaborative effort. Linda and third Saturday in September (though events
her colleague Kathryn O’Hara worked may be scheduled throughout September
together on a data card so people could cata- and October to accommodate holidays, reli-
logue the trash as they picked it up. Joining gious observances, or extreme weather).
forces with the Texas General Land Office, Throughout the year, a network of volunteer
they rallied volunteers. The results: In a mere Cleanup coordinators identifies sites to be
two hours, 2,800 Texans picked up 124 tons cleaned within their country, state, or terri-
of trash from 122 miles of coastline. As tory, and recruits sponsors as well as
Maraniss says, “Trash travels; it’s an inter- volunteers for the day of the event. More
national problem. If you’re going to succeed people sign on each year (a million helping
with beach cleanups, you need the coopera- hands picked up debris in 2009), drawn not
tion of citizens, government, and industry.” only by the serious and compelling impacts
In the course of nearly a quarter of a century, of this major pollution problem, but also by
interest has surged and the Cleanup has the fact that almost anyone, at any age or any
bangladesh become a major international movement to stage of life, can easily participate and make
abOve : vOLuNTEErS rECOrD EvEry ITEM clean shorelines and waterways, collect data, a difference.
ThEy FIND ON STANDArDIzED DATA CArDS. and raise awareness about marine debris.

Volunteers including friends, neighbors, 2009 WOr lDWI De sOu rCes
students, and co-workers fan out across Of Mar I n e De B r Is
shorelines picking up marine litter. Because
lakes, rivers, and streams, along with the
wind, can carry litter to the sea, Cleanups
64% %
occur not just at the ocean, but inland as well,
and take place in landlocked states and SHOrelIne &
reCreATIOnAl
countries like Nevada and Luxembourg. ACTIvITIeS
The Data: a Tool for

Better Decision-making
SMOKInG-
relATed
ACTIvITIeS 25%
8%
%
SOurCe: OCeAn COnServAnCy/InTernATIOnAl COASTAl CleAnup 2009

Volunteers don’t just clean up; they tally
every item they find on Ocean Conservancy’s OCeAn/
standardized data cards. This accounting

WATerWAy
ACTIvITIeS 09
2%
of items picked up in just a few hours on
one day provides a global snapshot of the
marine debris problem. The item-by-item, duMpInG
ACTIvITIeS
1
location-by-location data have a long history
of raising awareness about this global
MedICAl/
problem and informing policies and pro- perSOnAl
grams to address it. HyGIene
To give a few examples, in 1987 Ocean

Conservancy (then called the Center for
Environmental Education) produced the
report Plastics in the Ocean: More Than a
total debris items
collected worldwide 10,239,538
Litter Problem, which was one of the first
studies to identify plastics as a significant
marine debris hazard. Information cited in
the report helped spur the US Congress MarIne DeBrIs starts as a local
to enforce restrictions against dumping
of garbage at sea by adopting Annex V of the issue, but requires global solutions because
International Convention for the Prevention
of Pollution from Ships, also known as it OfTen Travels far
BeyOnD ITs OrIgIns, crossing
MARPOL 73/78 Annex V.
Corresponding national legislation, called

the Marine Plastic Pollution Research and
Control Act of 1987, restricted the dumping
political and geographical boundaries.
of garbage from boats, including a complete
ban on dumping of plastics at sea, and marine debris, the Anacostia River Cleanup Data collection
helped control land-based sources of marine and Protection Act of 2009 implemented a Volunteers record what they find on standard-
debris, such as storm water systems and five-cent fee on disposable paper or plastic ized data cards that list the most common
combined sewer systems. In 2004, the US bags provided by retailers; anecdotal infor- marine debris items, and allow volunteers
Commission on Ocean Policy report32 cited mation reported in the press suggests that to record unusual finds as well. In 2009,
the International Coastal Cleanup data as consumption of the bags dropped fifty per- “weird finds” included go-karts, a gumball
significant in characterizing the types, cent almost immediately. And California machine, plastic vampire teeth, and a
amounts, and sources of marine debris used the data when developing a compre- swimsuit-wearing mannequin. From bottle
collected along the beaches and waterways hensive state plan to address all aspects of caps to major appliances, debris items
in the US and its territories. The data from marine debris.6 are catalogued in categories according to
the International Coastal Cleanup also sources (see page 40 for def initions).
helped inform the passage of the 2006 Coordinators ensure that the data reach
Marine Debris Research, Reduction, and Ocean Conservancy, which compiles and
Prevention Act. In Washington, DC, where analyzes the information. A new online data
Cleanup data documented that single-use entry system streamlines the process and
bags comprise a large component of local minimizes transcription errors.
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60 PerCenT of all debris items found
in 2009 were “DIsPOsaBle.”
The resulting Marine Debris Index helps sources of Marine Debris

identify the sources of marine debris so that Identifying where marine debris originates
solutions can be put in place. For example, is key to developing solutions. Ocean
10 the data show that 60 percent of all debris Conservancy identifies five categories
items found in 2009 were “disposable,” of marine debris sources to better under-
including 512,517 cups, plates, forks, knives, stand where the trash reaching our ocean
and spoons—enough for a picnic for over starts out.
100,000 people. Focusing prevention efforts
on reducing and properly disposing of these » shoreline & recreational activities. The
during the 2009 cleanup, volunteers found items has great potential for reducing debris majority of marine debris comes from
58,881
in our ocean and waterways. land-based activities like eating fast food
and discarding the wrappers, beach trips
For the complete Marine Debris Index and and picnics, sports and recreation, and
methodology, including state-by-state and festivals. Litter travels into the ocean from
country-by-country breakdowns, please see streets, parking lots, and storm drains.
bOTTleS OF OIl/lube pages 41 through 53; to view additional infor-
mation, visit www.oceanconservancy.org. » ocean/waterway activities. People engaged
in recreational f ishing and boating,
In 2009, hard-to-reach locations were cov- commercial fishing, cargo/military/
representing oil changes for nearly ered by 1,986 boaters who collected 52,133 cruise ship operations, and offshore
12,000
pounds of debris. And because marine debris industries such as oil drilling contribute
doesn’t stop at the waterline, 14,116 scuba to marine debris.
divers (organized by the Project AWARE
Foundation) plunged into the water to » smoking-related activities. Careless
retrieve 320,437 pounds more. The Cleanup disposal of cigarette filters, cigar tips,
CArS took place at 6,430 sites around the world. lighters, and tobacco product packaging
is common on both land and sea.
» dumping activities. Legal and illegal

dumping of domestic and industrial
garbage, construction materials, and large
household appliances puts large quantities
of harmful items into the sea.
» medical/personal hygiene. Items ranging

from tampons and disposable diapers to
syringes enter the water most often
through sewer systems.
brazil
abOve : AT PAMPuLhA LAkE IN BELO hOrIzONTE, A BOATEr FErrIES DEBrIS COLLECTED DurING ThE
CLEANuP; vOLuNTEErS IN BOATS CAN OFTEN rEACh ArEAS INACCESSIBLE By ThOSE ON FOOT.

sOu rCes Of Mar I n e De B r Is By r eg IOn
north centr al south south- western
source africa america america america caribbean east asia asia europe oceania
shoreline & 76.1% 55.2% 84.9% 69.7% 82.6% 72.4% 60.5% 60.4% 75.2%
recreational activities
InTernATIOnAl COASTAl CleAnup 2009

ocean/waterway 12.7% 5.0% 4.8% 12.0% 6.6% 12.7% 9.7% 24.9% 5.2%
activities
SOurCe: OCeAn COnServAnCy/

smoking-related 8.4% 37.2% 8.0% 15.4% 7.7% 11.2% 27.7% 11.1% 19.7%
activities
dumping activities 1.8% 1.9% 1.1% 2.0% 1.8% 1.6% 1.5% 2.8% 1.8%
medical/personal 1.0% 0.7% 1.2% 1.0% 1.3% 2.0% 0.6% 0.8% 1.1%
hygiene
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In addition, regional trends tracked by source
can help local planners identify and manage
specific marine debris items. As the chart
above shows, in 2009 Central America had
the largest percentage of debris from
Shoreline and Recreational Activities (84.9
percent). Europe had the largest percentage
of items from Ocean/Waterway Activities,
nearly a quarter of all their debris items. The
United Kingdom removed nearly 18,000
fishing nets during the Cleanup, while North
America had the highest percentage of debris
from Smoking-related Activities, with 37 percent
of debris items coming from this category. japan
Percentages of debris from both Dumping abOve : CIGArETTES, PLASTIC BAGS, AND FOOD WrAPPErS/CONTAINErS TOP ThE LIST, BuT vOLuNTEErS
FIND EvEry kIND OF MAN-MADE ITEM IMAGINABLE.
Activities and Medical/Personal Hygiene
were fairly consistent throughout the world.
One item collected in large numbers in a
particular region can point decision-makers TOP Te n Mar I n e De B r Is ITe Ms
towards specific solutions, as in Nicaragua
where volunteers found over 70,000 plastic number of percentage of
r ank debris item debris items total debris items
bottles during the 2009 Cleanup —an
average of 11 plastic bottles per volunteer. To 1 cigarettes/cigarette filters 2,189,252 21%
put the Nicaragua statistic in perspective,
only the United States picked up more bottles 2 bags (plastic) 1,126,774 11%
as a country, and the much larger US has
3 food wrappers/containers 943,233 9%
28 times more volunteers cleaning its shores.
4 caps, lids 912,246 9%
On the list of top ten items found worldwide,
cigarettes and cigarette filters were the most 5 beverage bottles (plastic) 883,737 9%
prevalent debris items found during the
Cleanup, accounting for nearly twice the 6 cups, plates, forks, knives, spoons 512,517 5%
number of any other debris item; volunteers 7 beverage bottles (glass) 459,531 4%
removed more than 2.2 million from beaches
and inland waterways. Plastic bags placed 8 beverage cans 457,631 4%
second (1.1 million), accounting for one out
of every ten items removed and tallied, 9 straws, stirrers 412,940 4%
followed by food wrappers/containers
10 bags (paper) 331,476 3%
(943,233). In addition, 73 percent of the top
ten debris items came from Shoreline and top ten total debris items 8,229,337 80%
Recreational Activities, and 27 percent from
Smoking-related Activities. Nine out of the total debris items worldwide 10,239,538 100%
top ten debris items are disposable.
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Nearly 380,000
vOlunTeers WOrkeD
alOng The OCean’s COasTs, while more than
120,000 PeOPle ParTICIPaTeD InlanD.
2009 WOr lDWI De De B r Is ITe M TOTals

debris items/sources counts debris items /sources counts
12 shOreline & reCreatiOnal aCtivities sMOking-related aCtivities
bags (paper) 331,476 cigarettes/cigarette filters 2,189,252

bags (plastic) 1,126,774 cigarette lighters 59,884
balloons 82,902 cigar tips 133,418
beverage bottles (plastic) 883,737 tobacco packaging/wrappers 129,234
beverage bottles (glass) 459,531 subtotal 2,511,788
beverage cans 457,631
duMping aCtivities
caps/lids 912,246
appliances (refrigerators, washers, etc.) 11,112
clothing/shoes 242,928
batteries 29,598
cups/plates/forks/knives/spoons 512,517
building materials 111,134
food wrappers/containers 943,233
cars/car parts 23,459
pull tabs 92,970
55-gallon drums 3,634
6-pack holders 43,257
tires 19,126
shotgun shells/wadding 37,609
subtotal 198,063
straws, stirrers 412,940
toys 101,543
MediCal/persOnal hygiene
subtotal 6,641,294
condoms 26,617
OCean/WaterWay aCtivities diapers 38,550
bait containers/packaging 47,361 syringes 15,076
bleach/cleaner bottles 55,814 tampons/tampon applicators 24,607
buoys/floats 56,276 subtotal 104,850
crab/lobster/fish traps 15,463
10,239,538
crates 12,807
fishing line 88,794 total debris items
collected worldwide
fishing lures/light sticks 33,711
fishing nets 46,189
light bulbs/tubes 26,721
oil/lube bottles 58,881
pallets 9,376
plastic sheeting/tarps 86,729
rope 201,739
strapping bands 43,682
subtotal 783,543

average amount of trash
picked up per person:
15
pOundS
The Inland Connection volunteer Participation TOP Te n

Blown by the wind or carried on lakes, rivers, Slightly more than half the participants in ParTICI PaTI ng
and streams, trash from far inland can travel 2009 came from outside the United States, COu nTr I es
to the ocean, so Cleanups take place both where the Philippines, Canada, and India & lOCaTIOns 13
inland and along the ocean’s coasts. During had the greatest turnouts. The Philippines
the 2009 Cleanup, 75 percent of all debris nearly doubled their numbers from 2008. number of
items were collected from coastal areas, and Five countries joined the effort for the first r ank country or location volunteers
25 percent were collected from inland water- time: Cambodia, Cape Verde, Namibia, 1 united states 218,779

ways. Nearly 380,000 volunteers worked Samoa, and Togo. The countries with the 2 philippines 74,493
along the ocean’s coasts, while more than most Cleanup sites were the United States
3 canada 37,147
120,000 people participated inland. The (2,669), Canada (1,337), and the United
average amount of trash picked up per per- Kingdom (418). 4 india 18,284
son was 15 pounds. Nearly every item found 5 puerto rico 14,705
in the top ten coastal Cleanups was also In the United States, 218,779 volunteers 6 japan 13,867
found in the top ten inland Cleanups, show- collected 4,253,650 pounds of trash along
7 brazil 13,664
ing that the most prevalent items are an estimated 9,151 miles of shoreline. They
common to each. Cigarettes and cigarette covered 45 states and t he Distr ict of 8 dominican 11,636
republic
filters were the number one item found Columbia. The states with the most indi-
9 south africa 7,832
during both, with 1.5 million removed during vidual Cleanup sites were California (612),
coastal Cleanups and over 620,000 picked Florida (360), and New York (269). California 10 mexico 6,772
up inland. reached an all-time high of 82,365 volunteers, 108 countries
& locations 498,818
38 percent of the US total. Georgia was
second with 23,668 volunteers (nearly 11
percent of the US total), followed closely by
Florida with 22,703 volunteers (10 percent).
The top ten states accounted for nearly 84
percent of US volunteers.
TOP Te n
ParTICI PaTI ng
us sTaTes
number of
r ank us state volunteers
1 82,365
california
2 georgia 23,668
3 florida 22,703
4 north carolina 18,433
5 new york 10,425
6 texas 9,374
7 virginia 5,641
8 alabama 3,473
9 south carolina 3,472
usa 10 mississippi 3,205

45 us states and
abOve : MOMS AND kIDS, CO-WOrkErS, NEIGhBOrS, AND FrIENDS SIGN uP TOGEThEr TO ShArE
district of columbia 218,779
ThE CLEANuP ExPErIENCE WITh LIkE-MINDED PEOPLE ThE WOrLD OvEr.
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COasTal vs. I n lan D sOu rCes Of Mar I n e De B r Is
14 source number of coastal debris items number of inland debris items total number of debris items
shoreline & recreational activities 5,023,636 1,617,658 6,641,294
ocean/waterway activities 1,792,801 718,987 2,511,788

InTernATIOnAl COASTAl CleAnup 2009
smoking-related activities 653,646 129,897 783,543

SOurCe: OCeAn COnServAnCy/
dumping activities 139,043 59,020 198,063
medical/personal hygiene 83,032 21,818 104,850
totals 7,692,158 2,547,380 10,239,538
Threats to human health Dangers to Wildlife

Nearly 200,000 items tallied during the As they pick up litter, volunteers also note Wildlife doesn’t just become entangled in
Cleanup pose a direct public health threat. wildlife they find entangled in debris. In debris; birds, animals, and fish often ingest
Debris from Dumping Activities (appli- 2009, they found 336 marine birds and items they encounter in their ocean homes.
ances, bat ter ies, cars/car par ts, and animals entangled in debris. 120 were alive They eat bottle caps, cigarette butts and
55-gallon chemical drums) can release toxic and released, and 216 entangled birds and lighters, fishing line, and a host of other
compounds into the water, while items animals were found dead, including a seal objects. Ocean Conservancy surveyed the
from the Medical/Personal Hygiene cate- in California discovered entangled in fishing literature to identify the items known to
gory (condoms, disposable diapers, syringes, line. Birds were the number-one victim, choke or entangle wildlife.
and tampons/tampon applicators) may accounting for 41 percent of dead marine
convey bacteria and other contaminants. life found. Fishing line and lost or derelict
Volunteers found 15,076 syringes world- fishing nets were the two most prevalent
wide during the 2009 Cleanup. types of entangling debris (62 percent).
worldwide debris items worldwide debris items from

from dumping activities medical/personal hygiene
198,063 104,850
De B r Is ITe Ms knOWn
TO B e Dang e rOus TO WI lDlI fe
bags (paper) crab/lobster/fish traps
bags (plastic) fishing line 15
balloons fishing lures/light sticks
caps, lids fishing nets
clothing, shoes plastic sheeting/tarps
SOurCe: OCeAn COnServAnCy
food wrappers/containers rope

pull tabs strapping bands
6-pack holders cigarettes/cigarette filters
straws, stirrers cigarette lighters
buoys/floats cigar tips thailand
Mar I n e WI lDlI fe fOu n D e nTang le D I n Mar I n e De B r Is

crab,
lobster,
beverage beverage & fish fishing fishing fishing plastic ribbon/ 6-pack
wildlife bottles cans traps hooks line nets bags strings rope holders wires total
amphibians 1 0 0 0 3 1 6 0 0 1 0 12
birds 2 0 0 5 45 53 19 5 5 1 3 138
fish 5 1 2 1 48 11 11 2 5 1 2 89
invertebrates 6 2 1 1 14 12 6 7 6 0 0 55
mammals 0 0 0 3 6 1 6 1 5 1 0 23
reptiles 0 0 0 0 10 4 1 1 2 0 1 19
total debris items 14 3 3 10 126 82 49 16 23 4 6 336
138 55
invertebrates
19
reptiles
89
birds
fish 23
mammals
12
amphibians
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TRASH TRAVELS
THE TRUTH—AND THE CONSEQUENCES
16 The hardest truth about the state of our marine environment is that
we’ve trashed our ocean, the source of much of the food, water,
and oxygen we need to survive. No matter where we live, the ocean
is our life-support system, providing all these essentials for us on a
daily basis. Marine debris is now considered one of the most
pervasive pollution problems plaguing our ocean and
waterways, and our growing population is generating more of it than
ever before.4,8,9

An estimated 60–80
PerCenT of marine
debris sTarTs OuT
On lanD.
B
ecause trash travels, we are all part
of the problem—and the solution—
whether we live hundreds of miles
inland or along the ocean’s shores. 17
Trash travels from our hands to a
storm drain to a stream to the sea.
Many items move around the world on
ocean currents, to even the most remote
areas in the Antarctic. And trash travels
through time; estimates vary, but some
items may remain for hundreds or even
thousands of years.4
Trash accumulating in our majestic ocean Lakes, rivers, and

and along our beautiful beaches, riverbanks, streams form an
and lakeshores is not only ugly, it’s danger- extensive network—
ous, degrading the ocean environment and a circulatory system—
harming countless marine animals and that can carry trash
birds. It poses risks to our personal health: across continents
Paint cans and chemical drums leach toxic and straight into the
materials, diapers and medical waste spread heart of the world’s
bacteria and germs, and sharp items cut ocean.
beachgoers. And trash takes a toll on eco-
nomic health. The Asia-Pacific Economic
Cooperation (APEC) found that, in the Asia-
Pacific region alone, marine debris was
estimated to cost more than US$ 1 billion a Trash Travels from Our thrown from land. The Anacostia then merges
year, from clean-up to boat repairs.16 Fishing, hands to land to sea into the bigger Potomac River, which surges
transportation, and tourism industries An estimated 60–80 percent of marine on to Chesapeake Bay and from there to the
around the world feel the impact along with debris starts out on land.14 Clearly, prevent- Atlantic Ocean, ferrying debris all the way.
governments and local communities. ing land-based debris can reduce the problem The Anacostia and its tributaries are but a
of trash entering our waterways dramatically. part of the Potomac watershed, which collects
Rising population pressures (particularly Lakes, rivers, and streams form an extensive trash from an area of over nine million acres
near coastal areas), inadequate infrastruc- network—a circulatory system—that can encompassing portions of four states and
ture and waste management facilities, carry trash across continents and straight the District of Columbia. Five million people
littering and improper waste disposal, a lack into the heart of the world’s ocean. A make their home there.22 And so it goes;
of effective regulatory policies and enforce- beverage can carelessly cast away in a park there are countless watersheds all over the
ment, and a wasteful society all contribute hundreds of miles inland might blow into world, each bearing trash toward the ocean.
to the problem. a nearby waterway and make it to the ocean. For this reason, the US Environmental
Protection Agency, a leader in marine debris
The role of watersheds prevention in the US and a long-time
A watershed is a region in which all precipit- Cleanup partner, follows a watershed
ation and all waterways eventually f low approach in battling trash that targets the
together. Picture this: Thirteen major rippling types, sources, and conveyances of marine
streams and creeks feed into Washington, debris throughout watersheds, not just where
DC’s Anacostia River, each collecting and it accumulates along shorelines.
carrying litter like food wrappers blown or
tr ash tr avel s
sIx Deg r e es Of se ParaTIOn storm drains don’t
just carry rain water
Storm drains are a key portal in the transport
18 A bag from a store in Tennessee (1) blows from of trash. Heavy rains surging along roads,
a picnic site (2) into a storm drain (3) to the Mississippi river (4) sidewalks, and parking lots sweep up
and travels downriver (5) to the Gulf of Mexico, where it cigarette butts, food wrappers, plastic bottles,
endangers a sea turtle that tries to eat it (6). and other items carelessly cast aside and
carry them into storm sewers. These sewers
do not usually flow into municipal water
treatment systems, but instead empty
directly into nearby waterways. Small,
lightweight items are easily borne by the
water. For example, volunteers with the
International Coastal Cleanup find more
cigarette butts than any other single item—
millions of them. Unsightly to look at, slow
to degrade, and difficult to clean up, cigarette
butts in the water aren’t just unsightly; they
1 can clog the digestive tracts of birds, fish,
and other animals that eat them.
Another concern is combined sewer systems

that connect sewer and storm-water runoff
pipes; during heavy rains, these systems can
6 2 be overwhelmed, causing everything from
litter to medical waste, condoms, and tampon
applicators to flow directly into local water-
ways.33 In countries without storm drains,
debris washes directly into stream beds,
eventually making its way to the ocean.
Trash Circling the

globe Driven by Wind
5 3 and Ocean Currents
Marine debris starts out as a local problem,
but easily goes global as it circulates thou-
sands of miles in the ocean. How far can it
travel? In 1990, a
cargo ship bound for
4 Los Angeles from
Korea encountered
a storm, and 78,932
Ni ke™ snea kers
we re lo s t at sea .
Eight months later,
they were washing

up 2,000 miles away on Vancouver Island left: INLAND
CLEANuPS LIkE
in Canada. Others drifted south to the
ThIS ONE ON A
Oregon coast. In 1992, another cargo ship, MAryLAND CrEEk
this one en route from Korea to Tacoma, ArE CrITICAL
BECAuSE TrASh
Washington, lost 28,800 colorful plastic
CAN TrAvEL ON
bathtub toys. A rainbow flotilla of “rubber TO rIvErS AND
duckies,” turtles, beavers, and frogs began ThE SEA.
roaming the seas. Sixteen years later many
were still drifting, some as much as 34,000
miles—far enough to circle the planet almost
one-and-a-half times.10
usa
Unfortunately, the very traits that make
today’s modern synthetic materials so useful relationships. Centuries ago, black rats transport species across vast stretches of
t urn them into ideal ocean travelers. stowed away on ships from Europe and trav- ocean—much of this debris ending up in 19
Lightweight and buoyant, yet sturdy items eled to Hawaii where none lived before. In coastal areas where hitchhiker-carrying
like drinking straws, balloons, and dispos- this environment, without natural predators, ships can’t reach. One researcher has esti-
able cups easily travel long distances. the newly arrived species reproduced rapidly mated that marine debris has increased the
and preyed upon native bird populations, opportunities for organisms to hitch a ride
alien hitchhikers exacting a heavy toll. by two to three times.3 Once in their new
Marine debris has also become an all-too- home, they can compete with local species,
common mode of transport for disruptive The same thing occurs today, only the spe- often without natural predators to keep their
invasive species. Living organisms may hitch cies have changed. The risk of alien invasions populations in check. If they thrive and
rides on marine debris and end up in new is increasing because of the sheer volume reproduce, these invasive species can upset
ecosystems where they can disrupt ecosystem of buoyant, man-made debris that can key functions of local ecosystems.
g lOBal su r faCe Cu r r e nTs
Ocean currents enable trash discarded in one country

to land on the shores of another thousands of miles away.
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“Ghost fishing” occurs when these nets and
traps, left untended by fishermen, continue
to catch marine life that ultimately dies.
Plastic is a particularly pervasive time traveler.

The National Research Council’s 2008 report,
Tackling Marine Debris in the 21st Century,
states that “Marine debris, especially plastic
debris, is now ubiquitous in the oceans and
along coasts.”19 Plastics have improved our
lives in many ways, from innumerable tech-
nological advances to energy savings and
packaging,2 but it should come as no surprise
that there is a wide range of evidence and
20 diversity of scientific opinion about plastics.
In fact, an entire issue of the prestigious
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal
Society B was recently devoted to the theme
of “Plastics, the environment, and human
health.”21
What is clear is that the physical characteristics

that make plastics ideal for manufactured
items like food containers and packaging—
low cost, low weight, and durability—also
allow them to travel a long time and great
distances as debris. This problem is exacer-
abOve : rOPES, OLD FIShING GEAr, AND SIMILAr DEBrIS CAN POSE AN ENTANGLEMENT DANGEr bated in the ocean; most plastics degrade
TO WILDLIFE AND ALSO DAMAGE BOAT PrOPELLErS. more slowly in water than on land due to
reduced exposure to the sun’s UV rays and
cooler temperatures.1
Trash Traveling natural materials. And long-lasting debris
Through Time like lost fishing gear has long-lasting impacts. Some other types of debris—glass, for
Like so much of what we put into the ocean, Nets, buoys, traps, and fishing line are now example—also may persist for long periods
those spilled bathtub toys didn’t just travel manufactured with stronger synthetic of time, but one of the characteristics of
physically, they traveled through time as materials. In the Northwestern Hawaiian plastic products is the tendency to break
well. Think of the useful life of a single-use Islands, 52 metric tons of fishing gear and down into smaller and smaller pieces (less
shopping bag, designed to be the length of other debris—the weight of more than ten than 5 mm) called “microplastics” over time.
your errand, maybe a half-hour, tops. But Dodge Ram pickup trucks—are estimated Because of their tiny size and light weight,
like so many inexpensive conveniences of to accumulate annually.7 This debris breaks microplastics can circulate and remain
our modern world, that bag can find its way delicate coral reefs, smothers sea life on the physically and biologically available in ocean
to the ocean, taking years to degrade. Once ocean floor, and entangles animals like the waters and sediments for a long time, and
in the water, it might be eaten by an endan- critically endangered Hawaiian monk seal. researchers have identified them as an
gered sea turtle that could mistake it for a emerging concern for global conservation
jellyfish and die. Or it could tangle in a of biodiversity.26
propeller and burn out a boat motor,
causing expensive repairs, delays, or safety Microplastics can come from several sources:
problems. Debris items like food containers abrade and
disintegrate. Pre-production plastic pellets
Estimates for how long it takes particular called “nurdles,” which are used in the
items to degrade in the ocean vary widely process of manufacturing finished plastic
and more research is needed, but much of products, can spill and wash down storm
the modern-day litter traveling the ocean drains and rivers to the ocean or get blown
and washing up on beaches will likely there on the wind. Yet another source is
remain for many years into the future. personal hygiene or household products,
Manufactured goods made from more like exfoliating body scrubs and household
abOve : DISCArDED FIShING LINE hAMPErS
durable synthetic materials last a lot longer ThE ABILITy OF ThIS LOGGErhEAD SEA TurTLE cleaners, which contain abrasives made of
than those once made from biodegradable, hATChLING TO SWIM AND FEED. tiny plastic beads. Virtually invisible to the

The mounting costs of trash
in our ocean and waterways
as more trash travels to our ocean and waterways, it imparts
a variety of serious impacts—here are a few examples:
Tourism When the water and beaches Public Health/Water Quality Ocean Conservancy recently completed a
fill with trash, tourists and residents leave, Medical waste washes ashore on a popular survey of published literature on marine
and they take their money with them. vacation beach. Swimmers exposed to mammal interactions with marine debris, 21
Cleaning up beaches, disposing of the bacteria in the water become ill. Syringes, confirming that marine mammal species
waste, and dealing with public health issues glass, and metal in the sand cut beach entangle in and ingest many different types
are a routine financial drain on communi- walkers. Studies are exploring how medical of debris, including derelict fishing gear
ties that depend on tourism. In New York, waste and other debris may carry and and plastics. These interactions may be
debris washing up on shore was estimated release toxic compounds into the water, hindering the recovery of at-risk species
to cost the state between US$ 950 million affecting water quality and possibly the that are also being stressed by other human
and US$ 2 billion in lost tourism and other health of living things. For example, new activities, including global warming. Of the
revenue.19 Estimates to clean the coasts of research suggests that as certain kinds of 12 species listed as critically endangered
Peru came to US$ 2.5 million for cleanup plastic break down in the ocean, they may or endangered on the International Union
alone, more for necessary equipment.31 produce and give off chemical compounds for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
not normally found in nature, compounds Red List, recovery of at least five may be
Fish e r i e s/ Navigation When in a form that may be more easily assimi- hindered by marine debris impacts. While
lost nets (some the size of football fields) lated into the bodies of both humans and entanglement in derelict fishing gear and
and traps drift abandoned through the marine life.24 A study at the University of plastic materials like packing straps still
water, they continue to “ghost fish,” deplet- Athens sought to determine if secondary seems to be a more likely cause of death,
ing already stressed populations of marine pollution is caused by leaching of pollutants ingestion of fishing gear and plastic debris
life. In Indonesia, a huge net found snagged from litter, and found that trace metals can is increasingly cited as a cause of mortality,
on a coral reef killed more than 100 sea enter the water from debris,31 which could especially for small cetaceans such as
turtles along with sharks and other marine have implications for human health. dolphins and beaked whales.
life.29 Large numbers of commercially
valuable fish killed in this way may impact W i l d l i f e D olphins and har b or
local fisheries.19 In the northeast Atlantic, porpoises in the Black Sea, monk seals in
an estimated US$ 250 million in marketable the Mediterranean and Hawaii, and sea
lobster is lost each year.31 In the United turtles in the Red Sea and Indonesia: These
Kingdom, 92 percent of Shetland fishermen are just a few of the over 260 species that
reported recurring problems with debris have been documented as impacted by
in nets and that each boat could lose up either entanglement in or ingestion of
to US$ 52,000 per year; the cost to the marine debris. When wildlife becomes
local industry was estimated as high as entangled, movements, feeding habits, and
US$ 4.3 million.13 And debris impedes reproduction can be greatly impaired.
navigation, from fishing boats and pleasure Animals that eat trash can choke or die a
craft to huge cruise ships and tankers. slow death because the debris clogs their
Collisions with debris can scratch or dent digestive tracts. Or they may starve because
hulls. Items like plastic sheeting, bags, and they feel full and stop eating altogether.
rope break propellers or jam engines, Marine debris also degrades their home,
resulting in expensive repairs, delays, and the ocean environment, by smothering
safety hazards as crews dive to try and cut fragile ecosystems.
the debris free. Even submarines have been
ensnared in huge fishing nets.
tr ash tr avel s
Most PlasTICs
DegraDe
MOre slOWly In WaTer
than on land due to reduced exposure to the
sun’s UV rays and cooler temperatures.
human eye, these minute pieces of plastic
go down the drain, through water treatment
facilities, and on to the sea.11,34
22
Smaller pieces of plastic are more easily
consumed by marine life, but more research
is needed to understand the effects on ani-
mals and marine ecosystems more broadly.
What is known, however, suggests reason
for concern. For example, laboratory studies
indicate that the surfaces of tiny plastic
debris can carry and introduce toxic con-
taminants into animals, such as through
marine worms28 and blue mussels.5 Also in
laboratory studies, crustaceans and amphib-
ians that had eaten plastic pieces exhibited
impaired reproduction.20 Scientists have
noted changes in both behavior and hor- abOve : ASTOuNDINGLy, ALL OF ThIS DEBrIS—INCLuDING CIGArETTE LIGhTErS AND A TOOThBruSh—
WAS FOuND IN ThE CArCASS OF A SINGLE DEAD LAySAN ALBATrOSS FLEDGLING DISCOvErED ON
mone levels in fish exposed to plasticizers
hAWAII’S kurE ATOLL By rESEArChEr CyNThIA vANDErSLIP.
(chemicals added to plastics to aid in the
manufacturing process).20 For our part,
Ocean Conservancy is doing its best to moni-
tor the latest research findings about plastics
in the ocean, and to prevent plastics from
becoming marine debris in the first place.
left: SEA BIrDS

annual accumulation of LIkE ThIS LAySAN
fishing gear and other ALBATrOSS ArE
debris in the northwestern ATTrACTED By
hawaiian islands SMALL BITS OF
52
DEBrIS; ThEy NOT
ONLy INGEST ThIS
TrASh ThEMSELvES,
BuT FEED IT TO
ThEIr yOuNG.
MeTrIC TOnS

23
ABOVE : LOST ROPES AND FISHING GEAR WEIGH DOWN EVEN MIGHTY ANIMALS LIKE THIS GRAY WHALE, AND CAUSE LACERATIONS THAT OPEN THE WAY FOR
LIFE-THREATENING INFECTIONS.
HOW LONG ’TI L IT’S GON E?
Estimated decomposition rates

of common marine debris items AVERAGE LIFE EXPECTANCY
Older Plastic Beverage Holders 400 years

Plastic Grocery Bags 1–20 years
Disposable Diapers & Plastic Bottles 450 years
0 1,000
YEARS YEARS
Aluminum Cans 200 Years Fishing Line 600 Years
Tin Cans & Foamed Plastic Cups 50 years
Paper Towels 2–4 Weeks Waxed Milk Cartons 3 Months

Newspapers 6 Weeks NOTE: Estimated individual item timelines depend
Newer Photodegradable Under on product composition and environmental conditions.
Cotton Ropes 1–5 Months Beverage Holders 6 Months
Source: South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium, South Carolina
Apple Cores 2 Months Plywood 1–3 Years Department of Health & Environmental Control (DEHC)—Ocean
and Coastal Resource Management, Centers for Ocean Sciences
Cardboard Boxes 2 Months Wool Socks 1–5 Years Education Excellence (COSEE) —Southeast and N
the pacific garbage patch:
myths & realities
the pacific garbage patch, the popular name given to the trash that
has accumulated in the north pacific subtropical gyre, is one of several
areas of highly-concentrated marine debris located in the pacific ocean.
ocean and wind currents move in a circular pattern there, creating a vortex
that traps and concentrates floating items in ever-increasing amounts.
24
T
his spiraling whirlpool of trash could walk across. Varying concentrations Myth : The solution is easy, we can
between California and Hawaii has of debris occur in different places at differ- just clean it up.
captured the imagination of the ent times; there are at least three separate
public—and the attention of the spots in the North Pacific where currents Fact: That’s not as simple as it might
scientific community—since it was first cause large accumulations of trash. While seem. Finding economically and environ-
publicized in 1997 by Charles Moore of the rubber rain boots, toothbrushes, and food mentally viable methods poses a challenge.
Algalita Marine Research Foundation, who containers can be seen, much of the debris Locating debris can be tricky because the
came across it while on a sailing trip. The has been broken down by wind, sun, and currents that create the Pacific Garbage
eastern Pacific Garbage Patch is created by wave action into tiny pieces that are harder Patch shift, moving the litter along with
one of five ocean gyres worldwide; the to see, many of them plastic. Scientists them; time spent searching for it will cost
Algalita Foundation has conducted exten- skimming the water with fine mesh nets money. Because animals of all sizes, from
sive research on the Pacific Garbage Patch, have discovered that in some parts of the sea turtles to tiny sea snails, inhabit these
and most recently took part in an expedition Garbage Patch, while tiny marine life called trash-laden waters, we can’t just scoop up
to the North Atlantic Ocean as part of the plankton is still more abundant than plastic trash without scooping up essential marine
new 5 Gyres Initiative to determine if other fragments in terms of numbers, plastic life at the same time.
“garbage patches” are forming; the accu- outweighs plankton six to one.18
mulation of marine debris we have seen
in the North Pacific may well be occurring
in other ocean realms.
Over time, a few misconceptions about the

Garbage Patch have been commonly
repeated, and scientists are working to
convey accurate information to the public.
Myth : The Pacific Garbage Patch

is twice the size of Texas.
Fact: It is impossible to measure the

exact size of a gyre because it is a fluid
system that moves constantly. But the fact
remains that huge amounts of man-made
debris accumulate there.
Myth : The Pacific Garbage Patch

is like a big island of floating trash.
Fact: No vast island or blanket of gar-

bage is visible in the North Pacific in aerial
photographs or satellite images; the accu-
mulation of trash here is like a chunky soup above : The tall ship Kaisei and the vessel New Horizon crisscrossed the Garbage Patch
rather than a solid island of garbage you in 2009 carrying researchers who conducted an extensive marine debris survey.

th e g r eat paci fic gar bag e patch
“g r e at pa c i f i c
g a r a b a g e patc h ”
convergence zone
25
above : A thousand miles from shore,

Project Kaisei co-founder Mary Crowley
and colleagues found everything from
abandoned fishing gear to trash broken
down into tiny bits by wind, waves,
and sunlight.
Mary Crowley, a lifelong sailor and advocate, Doug Woodring, co-founder and director researchers at Duke University in North
went further than most upon learning of of Project Kaisei. “It was shocking to see Carolina are compiling all current research
the Garbage Patch: she resolved to do all the amount of small pieces of plastic con- on the Pacific Garbage Patch and other
that she could to clean it up. “The huge tinuously found in all of our 100 nets, in over similar accumulations of marine debris in
problem of marine debris, which is mainly 1,200 miles of sampling. This should be a order to make a full assessment. They will
plastic, happened on our watch,” says message to everyone that our consumption also evaluate costs and the degree of effec-
Crowley, who along with two co-founders patterns, and ways in which we dispose of tiveness of cleanup options. The growing
established Project Kaisei in 2008. “I feel products, have failed us. The water in our body of research about the Pacific Garbage
a responsibility.” oceans is like blood for our planet. If we Patch will lend itself to a greater under-
continue to fill it with toxic materials such standing of marine debris worldwide.
In August 2009, Project Kaisei launched as plastic, it will be to the detriment of all
its maiden voyage to the Garbage Patch, life on Earth.” The reality is that marine debris is now
teaming up with the University of California’s recognized as a major pollution problem
Scripps Institution of Oceanography to One idea scientists are exploring is whether around the world—and the Garbage Patch
travel throughout the area gathering marine the debris can be efficiently cleaned up and is an ideal living laboratory for investigating
debris samples, which they are now analyzing. converted to fuel or some other useful the nature of the problem, impacts on water
The scientific team on board the tall ship material. Project Kaisei has already tested quality and marine life, and science-based
Kaisei recorded a steady increase in debris some methods that can be used with low solutions. The Garbage Patch has alerted
as the ship moved deeper into the North energy input and low impacts on marine us to the fact that the ocean is not infinite;
Pacific Gyre. The Scripps team conducted life, and is ready to test them on a larger we can’t just throw trash in it and expect
similar research from a second research scale during a second expedition in the that trash to disappear. Now we know that
boat, New Horizon. summer of 2010. trash isn’t just accumulating on beaches,
but also out in the remotest parts of the
“We were 1,000 miles from shore, with no Research about this critical region is on ocean. What we learn from the Garbage
sign of human life for days, yet our human the rise along with concern about overall Patch can help us protect the ocean as a
‘footprint’ is now apparent there in one of ocean health. With support from Ocean whole—and ourselves— from harmful
the most remote places on the planet,” says Conservancy and The Coca-Cola Company, impacts.
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SPONSORING
PARTNERS
26 The International Coastal Cleanup could not take place without
the generous support of our dedicated partners.

the national oceanic and atmospheric administr ation ( noaa)
a leader in marine debris prevention
27
s
ince 2005, cutting-edge work by the
NOAA Marine Debris Program
to be held in early 2011. The conference will
provide a much-needed opportunity to share Our goal
(MDP) has moved the cause forward
dramatically. The federal program,
knowledge and work toward global solutions.
is to make sure
tasked by the 2006 Marine Debris
Research, Prevention and Reduction
The NOAA MDP contributes experience
as well as funding for Cleanup outreach and people learn
Act with protecting the US marine environ-
ment from the harmful effects of debris, has
education. NOA A MDP experts share
invaluable research and insights with about marine
partnered with the International Coastal
Cleanup since its inception.
Cleanup staff, and employees get personally
involved by participating in Cleanup events debris, and
NOAA program staff are committed to
in Seattle, Honolulu, and Washington, DC.
In 2009, over 170 NOAA employees and are engaged
finding science-based solutions to marine
debris. NOAA’s research about marine debris
family members participated.
and empowered
has helped inform the public about this issue. “Our goal is to make sure people learn about
Educational materials available online at marine debris, and are engaged and empow- to make
www.marinedebris.noaa.gov explain the ered to make a change,” says Dr. Holly
science in everyday language. The NOAA Bamford, director of the NOAA Marine
MDP supports innovative projects such as Debris Program. “The International Coastal
a change.
“Fishing for Energy” and “Nets to Energy,” Cleanup network allows us to do that across Dr. Holly Bamford director of
which convert old fishing gear—a major the country and around the world and NOAA the noaa marine debris program
marine debris problem—into electricity. is proud to partner with Ocean Conservancy
NOAA is also leading efforts to plan the 5th in its Cleanup efforts.”
International Marine Debris Conference, likely
abOve : “GhOST FIShING” OCCurS WhEN LOST FIShING GEAr CATChES MArINE LIFE, abOve : Dr. hOLLy BAMFOrD PITChES IN AT ThE
WhICh IS ThEN DOOMED TO PErISh. ANACOSTIA rIvEr CLEANuP IN WAShINGTON, DC.
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altria group , inc
addressing the number one item found

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during the international coastal cleanup
i
n 1999, an employee of Philip Morris USA At the 2009 Cleanup in Washington, DC, things,” she says. “And I realized that no
learned that during the International Alisia saw the scope of the watershed litter single entity can solve the problem alone. It
Coastal Cleanup, volunteers around the problem firsthand. “I saw a lot of cigarette will take a combined effort of corporations,
world pick up more cigarette butts each butts, but I also saw a lot of food packaging, individuals, and organizations to educate
year than any other item—millions of bottles, cans, rubber tires—all kinds of people about the impacts of their behavior.”
them. The company took action, calling
to ask Ocean Conservancy how they could
help, and a partnership was born. Today,
Philip Morris USA, which is owned by Altria It will take a combined effort
Group, works to help smokers dispose of
smoking-related items properly. “Research of corporations, individuals,
shows that often, smokers don’t think of
cigarette butts as litter,” says Alisia Rudd, and organizations to educate
senior manager of corporate responsibility
for Altria. people about the impacts of
Altria provides funding for materials and
other support for the thousands of Cleanup
their behavior.
events worldwide, helping modernize our Alisia Rudd senior manager of corporate responsibility, altria client services
data collection and event registration sys-
tems, and supplying travel stipends to help
coordinators who might not otherwise be
able to attend the annual Coordinators’
Conference. Most recently, an Altria-funded
pilot project provided new insights into
working with people to change behaviors
that cause marine debris. And hundreds of
employees of Altria’s companies give of
themselves each year at Cleanup events.
Altria also supports community prevention
programs with Keep America Beautiful
(another Cleanup partner).
brazil

sponsors explain their
commitment to the cleanup
The Coca-Cola Company Booz allen hamilton Brunswick Public

“We are proud to be a longstanding partner “Booz Allen Hamilton, a strategy and technology Foundation
with Ocean Conservancy, working towards consulting firm, is committed to delivering “Brunswick Foundation supports Ocean
sustainable solutions to the marine debris results that endure and is proud to partner Conservancy in encouraging environmentally 29
issue through the International Coastal with Ocean Conservancy to help protect the responsible behavior on the water. With the
Cleanup and other programs.” ocean for future generations.” boaters we serve, we seek to maintain and
protect our invaluable ocean and waterways.”
Bank of America The Dow Chemical Company
“Bank of America is proud to partner with “Dow is proud to have sponsored the Cleanup Oracle
Ocean Conservancy to restore the vitality efforts for the last 24 years. We value our “Oracle is proud to support the Cleanup.
of our ocean and waterways. This year’s relationship with Ocean Conservancy and Hundreds of Oracle Volunteers worldwide
International Coastal Cleanup provided their dedication in developing global rally annually to help protect the health of
a tangible way to f ight for a thriving solutions and public education needed to our oceans, beaches, and waterways.”
ocean and address climate change for our change the behaviors that cause marine
associates, who volunteer in Cleanups debris and litter.” US Environmental
around the world.” Protection Agency
NOAA “For 24 years, the Environmental Protection
Altria Group, Inc. “The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency has been proud to sponsor the
“Altria Group, Inc. is committed to reducing Administration Marine Debris Program is Cleanup, allowing volunteers to witness how
the environmental impact of its businesses. proud to participate in and partner with trash from streets travels to our waterways.”
We are proud to support Ocean Conservancy’s Ocean Conservancy on this Cleanup. By
efforts through grants and volunteer activities working together we can all make a difference
that help reduce the amount of litter in in solving the problem of marine debris.” The statements above recognize the leading sponsoring partners
of the International Coastal Cleanup. For the complete sponsor list,
waterways.” please see page 55.
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volunteer
coordinators
and sponsors
30
Coordinators, at the heart of the International Coastal Cleanup, make
an extraordinary contribution of their time and energy all year
long. They encourage sponsor support, recruit hundreds of thousands
of volunteers, and ensure that the Cleanup runs smoothly. They
also make sure the all-important data reaches Ocean Conservancy.

2009 CleanuP COunTry anD Cyprus kenya
lOCaTIOn COOrDInaTOrs andreas demetropoulos fred sewe
Cyprus wildlife society Green Future Ltd.
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argentina dOMiniCa Mal aysia
daniel rolleri terry raymond Jesse siew, Maizura Mazlan, helen hong
asociación reCrear Dominica Youth environment organisation The Body shop west Malaysia
bahaMas dOMiniCan republiC Malta
anita knowles, d’shan Maycock (abaco) hector Mota portes, Carolina guisande vince attard
Friends of the environment Fundación Vida azul Nature Trust (Malta)
renamae symonette, erika gates eCuadOr MeXiCO
(Grand Bahama Island) Jaime paredes brady Wheatley (baja)
Bahamas Ministry of Tourism Center for Coastal studies
Cap. Miguel Mosquera b.,
tanya Moss (nassau) sergio bazan (galapagos) lidia silva iniguez (Colima)
Dolphin encounters Fundación ecologica albatros Universidad de Colima
bangl adesh egypt paloma valdivia (sonora)
s. M. Muntasir Mamun Maha youssry, emad adly intercultural Center for the study
Kewkradong Ghazala Hotels of Deserts and oceans
barbadOs greeCe alejandra lopez de roman (tamaulipas)
Michael thompson Constantinos triantafillou Club regatas Corona, a.C.
National Conservation Commission HeLMePa netherl ands antilles
Osmond harewood grenada Mabel nava, imre esser (bonaire)
Caribbean Youth environmental Network dr. Clare Morrall sea Turtle Conservation Bonaire
beliZe st. George’s University susan hurrell (saba)
hilberto riverol guaM saba Marine Park/saba Hyperbaric Facility
The scout association of Belize tom Quinata Jadira veen (st. Maarten)
br a Zil Guam Coastal Management Program sint Maarten Pride Foundation
leonardo viana guateMal a
Laboratorio de Mastozoologia niCar agua
Milthon Cardenas/Marlon lopez sarah Otterstrom, liza gonzalez
e Manejo de Fauna eco Pro Diver Paso Pacífico
british virgin isl ands guyana
Jasmine bannis nigeria
trevor benn prince ene baba-Owoh
Conservation & Fisheries Department GuyberNet Clean-Up Nigeria
CaMbOdia hOng kOng
koch savath nOrWay
lisa Christensen Mathew armstrong
Ministry of environment ecovision asia international school of stavanger
Canada thierry Chan
Jill dwyer (british Columbia) panaMa
Green Council Jenny echeverría, angel Cardenas
Vancouver aquarium Marine science Centre
india asociación Nacional para la
gay Wittrien (new brunswick) Captain rajan vir Conservación de la Naturaleza
The Green Network—aCaP saint John indian Maritime Foundation peru
david boyce (prince edward island) indOnesia erika v. pariamachi Medina,
Three rivers Heritage association hani taufik arturo e. alfaro Medina
CayMan isl ands Yayasan Jari ViDa—instituto para la Protección
kim pisano isr ael del Medio ambiente
Cayman islands Tourism association ronen alkalay philippines
Chile Marine and Coastal Division gerry p. reyes, samuel umandap
Christian Cid, hector huerta —Ministry of the environment international Marinelife alliance-Philippines
Directorate General of the Maritime JaMaiCa prOJeCt aWare fOundatiOn (aMeriCas)
Territory and Merchant Marine Carlette falloon lauren Wiskerson,
COMMOnWealth Of nOrthern Jamaica environmental Trust (JeT) Jenny Miller garmendia
Marianas—rOta isl and Japan Joanne Marston, Joanna Mcnamara
William pendergrass yoshiko Ohkura, azusa kojima asia Pacific
Coastal resources Management office Japan environmental action Network (JeaN) dominic Ziegler, daniela Mülheim
COsta riCa edo heinrich-sanchez, europe
giovanna longhi naoko kiyan (ryukyu islands, Okinawa) domino albert, suzanne pleydell
okinawa o.C.e.a.N. international
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spoTliGhT Michihisa kimizuka, kensuke nukui
Japan
puertO riCO
uruguay
Cristina Quintas
ecoPlata
alberto Martí veneZuel a
country coordinator, japan scuba Dogs society deborah bigio
azusa kojima republiC Of kOre a FUDeNa
Co-Founder and Director, sun Wook hong vietnaM
Japan environmental action Network, Japan our sea of east asia Network thu hue nguyen, vu thu hang
russia Centre for Marinelife Conservation
yana yu. blinovskaya (ph.d) and Community Development
As an eight-year-old, Azusa Kojima sea Protection institute Maritime
collected cherry shells during school state University 2009 CleanuP COunTry
outings to the beach. “I brought those singapOre anD lOCaTIOn sPOnsOrs
precious treasures home with great care,” n. sivasothi, angeline tay
raffles Museum of Biodiversity argentina
she recalls. “The beaches in Japan were research, NUs Asociación ribera Norte
free of trash then—unlike today.” yPF
32 sOuth afriCa
John kieser (Cape town)
Citarella
María Lilia Merzdorf
Azusa is a person who faces challenges Coastal Cleanup—south africa Scout zona Atlántica No. 17
head-on. When she noticed litter on the Wayne Munger (kwaZulu-natal) Gigot
Kwazulu-Natal wildlife Cadenario
ground where she lives, she picked it up Procter & Gamble
st. kit ts and nevis
on her daily walks and also designed reus- Miriam knorr (nevis) Ternium Siderar
able shopping bags. In 1990 when she Nevis Historical & Conservation society Municipalidades de Berisso
y de Ensenada
heard about the first International Coastal randolph edmead,
andy blanchette (st. kitts) bangl adesh
Cleanup (ICC) event in Japan, she con- AB Bank Bangladesh Ltd.
Department of Physical Planning
tacted the coordinator. As she learned and environment Concito Pr
about the impacts of trash on the ocean Artcell
st. luCia
through materials from Ocean Conservancy, Marcia dolor barbadOs
Caribbean Youth environment Network Banks holdings Ltd.
she knew she had to do more. Together, Caribbean youth Environment
they founded the non-prof it Japan st. vinCent and the grenadines Network (CyEN)
andrew simmons Coca Cola Barbados
environmental Action network (JeAn), JeMs environmental National Conservation Commission
and the achievements over the past two Management services Caribbean Policy Development Centre
decades have been phenomenal. taiWan Greenlanders—Lester vaugh
ted Chang Environmental Club
Kuroshio ocean education Foundation helping hands 4h Club
As JeAn celebrates its 20th anniversary Leo Club of Bridgetown
thail and
with the ICC, this longtime partner has dr. bamroongsak Chatananthawej Passion Network
grown the event from 800 volunteers office of Marine and Coastal xtreme Degreez Sports Magazine
at 80 sites at the first event to about resources Conservation beliZe

kanyarat kosavisutte Bowen & Bowen Ltd. (Coca Cola)
13,000 participants at more than 200 sites Belize Bureau of Standards
Green Fins association
today. Clearly, the ICC has captured hofius Ltd.
trinidad and tObagO Belize Audubon Society
attention across this nation cradled by Calvin James Coastal zone Management
the ocean. JeAn also lobbied for a law Caribbean Network for integrated Authority & Institute
giving local governments responsibility rural Development Protected Areas Conservation Trust
for removing and disposing of trash turkey br a Zil
filiz uykusuz Coca-Cola Indústrias Ltda.
along shorelines—and got it, a history- Turkish Marine environment Johnson & Johnson Group
making accomplishment for a small, Protection association of Consumer Companies
non-governmental organization. turks and CaiCOs isl ands Tetra Pak Ltda.
Michelle gardiner The Dow Chemical Company—Brazil
Cleanup TCi Intel
“It is very exciting to be able to join the SABESP
united ar ab eMir ates
global action of the ICC while working ahmed bin byat, ibrahim al-Zubi Prefeitura Municipal de Niteroi
where you live,” says Azusa, who explains emirates Diving association Projecto Pampulha Limpa
Associação Socioambientalista
that her current challenge is getting united kingdOM “Somos ubatuba”
people to realize they are responsible for emma snowden Grupo de Estudos de Mamíferos
Marine Conservation society Aquáticos de rio Grande do Sul
marine litter: “There is a lot in the media
us virgin isl ands british virgin isl ands
about trash reaching Japanese shores from Marcia taylor (st. Croix) Conservation and Fisheries Department
other countries, but people seem unaware University of the Virgin islands—ViMas Ocean Conservancy
of Japanese trash flowing from land out heather hitt (st. thomas) road Town Whole/Dasani
into the ocean. We want to turn that University of the Virgin islands—ViMas TICO Wines & Spirit
around and promote the perception of audrey penn (st. John)

Friends of Virgin islands National Park
marine debris as the responsibility of our
entire global society.”

hOng kOng—eCOvisiOn asia
Nomura
CLSA
Carlsberg
Ecols, Join Merit + Optiled
Gammon
hong kong Tree Care
hyder Consulting
kerry Logistics
Wallem Group
South China Morning Post
hOng kOng—green COunCil
hong kong International Airport
The China Paint Mfg. Co. (1932) Ltd.
GreenGood Eco-Tech Co. Ltd.
SPI (Overseas) Ltd.
rekrETE Asia Ltd.
SML Group
Coca-Cola China Ltd.
Forleda Eco-Services Company Ltd.
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Goody Environmental (hk) Co. Ltd.
rISO hk Ltd.
india
Indian Maritime Foundation
rotary Club of Pune Central
Mak Lubricants, Bharat Petroleum
Children’s Movement
of Civic Awareness
People’s Action for
Development (PAD)
Tamil Nadu State AIDS
Control Society
philippines Tamil Maiyam
Marg karaikal Port
ABN AMrO Bank
Programme of Environmental
Awareness in School (PEAS)
Canada dOMiniCan republiC
TD Bank Financial Group Propagas isr ael
TD Friends of the Environment Foundation Coca-Cola Ministry of Environment Protection
Canadian Plastics Industry Association AFP Siembra ruach Tova, Arison Group
BC hydro-Team Power Smart AES Dominicana Straus Group
Canadian Association of zoos Scotiabank Intel Israel
and Aquariums British American Tobacco Clean Coast Program
WWF-Canada Diario Libre Aqua Dora Dive Club
Dow Chemicals hotelbeds and Accommodation JaMaiCa
China Nestlé Tourism Enhancement Fund
Shanghai rendu Enterprise Caribbean Plastic Shoes (Ministry of Tourism)
Consulting Co., Ltd. grenada Airports Authority of Jamaica
Committee of CCyL of East Sea Ocean Grenada Breweries Ltd. Nestle Jamaica Ltd.
Environment Supervision Centre Grenada Solid Waste Jamaica Energy Partners
of State Ocean Administration Management Authority General Accident Insurance
Grassroots Community Tikal Art and Crafts Company Ltd.
Friends of Nature Flying Fish ventures Jamaica Broilers Group
Shanghai Oasis Wide Life Conservancy Digicel (reggae Jammin’)
Exchange Centre The Grenada Scuba WISyNCO Group Ltd.
Johnson & Johnson China Ltd. Diving Association Pepsi Cola Jamaica Bottling Co. Ltd.
Global Strategic Design Operations Blue horizons Garden resort Peak Bottling Company Ltd.
—Packaging Development Glenelg Spring Water National Solid Waste
China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co. Ltd. Grenada Broadcast Network Management Authority
Sinochem International Corporation Levera Development Company Japan ( Japan envirOnMental
Shanghai Puxin Cleaning Service Company guaM aC tiOn net WOrk )
Shanghai ricoh Digital Equipment Co. Ltd. Fisheye Marine Park Amway Nature Center
COsta riCa Pacific Daily News Ei Publishing Co. Ltd.
Florida Bebidas Foremost Crystal Clear “Everblue”
restaurante Tin Jo National Park Service Foundation of river and Watershed
Bridgestone Guam Community College Environment Management
Intel Micronesian Divers Association Greenstyle
Bac-Credomatic Pyramid recycling Japan Nus Co. Ltd.
Coca-Cola Guahan Waste Control Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co. Ltd
Day Star Properties Trashco + Smile hear Club
Municipalidad de Garabito Pacific Waste NETOFF, Inc.
Municipalidad de San José Philip Morris Japan, k.k.
Municipalidad de Curridabat Sapporo Breweries Ltd.
The Beverage Industry Environment
Beautification Association
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(Okinawa—ryukyu islands) tamaulipas panaMa
Citigroup Japan holdings Corp. El Sistema Coca-Cola de México National Audubon Society
MSDS Co. Ltd. (ribbon Magnets) Corporativo Grupo Tampico Coca Cola—FEMSA—Panamá
Lahaina Co. Ltd. Grupo Continental hotel Intercontinental Miramar
Au Okinawa Cellular Telephone Company J. ray McDermott de México Patronato Panamá viejo
Typhoon FM, Naha FM Co. Ltd. Environmental resources Suplimedic S.A.
Tadamaga Okinawa Co. Ltd. Management Mexico Banco hSBC
Nichijei Enterprises, Mr. Jameson Mappala O.r. Constructores, S.A. Agua Cristalina
BMO Music Fest ‘09, Positive Productions Patronato Playa Miramar SCuBA Panamá
kenya Tecnología Especializada hielo Fiesta
Green Future, Ltd. en Control Ambiental PrOLuxSA
Bamburi Cement Bepensa, FEMSA, Corporación rica puertO riCO
Safaricom, Ltd. Cotemar Puerto rico Department of Natural
Capital FM netherl ands antilles and Environmental resources
Nas Airport Mombasa saba Puerto rico Solid Waste
kenya Marine Fisheries Saba Island Government Management Authority
and research Institute Child Focus Foundation Puerto rico Tourism Company
kenya Ports Authority Puerto rico National Park Company
34 Coast rural Development Organization
Coast Bottlers, Severin Sea Lodge
Big rock Supermarket
A&D Supermarket T-Mobile
Coca-Cola Company
My Store Supermarket
People united to Save the Jr’s Supermarket Medalla Light
harbor Line (PuSh) kew-waw Supermarket Santander Bank
Mal aysia A.M. Edwards Medical Center Empresas Fonalledas
F & N Coca-Cola (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd Corner Imports El Nuevo Día Newspaper
MeXiCO Swinging Doors Bar russia

Colima and Brigadoon restaurant NOWPAP POMrAC
universidad de Colima st. Maarten Sea Protection Institute,
Mar Industrias Sint Maarten hospitality Marime State university
API de Manzanillo and Trade Association Center of Marine Ecological Technologies
Secretaría de Turismo del Estado Clean St. Maarten N.v. (MorEco Tech Ltd.)
Amstel Bright Beaches Program Primorsky kray Administration
vOLvIC Water—Caribbean Liquors sOuth afriCa
and Tobacco Western, northern, and eastern Cape
Sunny Foods Plastic Federation of South Africa
Mercedes de Windt Pick ‘n Pay
Tri-Sport Sport Shop Coca-Cola
Firgos Paper Ocean Minded
Western Cape Provincial Development
spain
Ayuntamiento de Águilas
Asociación Arrecife
Club de Buceo de Águilas
voluntarios sin Fronteras (Mallorca)
Oficina Calvià por el Clima
Escuela de Buceo Shark
Asociación Colombiana
de Profesionales de la Salud
st. kit ts and nevis
nevis
IFG Trust Services, Inc.
Four Seasons resort Nevis
St. kitts and Nevis Trading
and Development Company
Carib Breweries
ram’s Supermarket
Best Buy Supermarket
Lyn and hudson hoen
Lime
Solid Waste Management
Chrishi Beach
st. vinCent and the grenadines
CWSA
royal St. vincent and the
Grenadines Police Force
randy’s Supermarket
Aunt Jobe Supermarket
Scotia Bank SvG
taiWan
National Museum of Marine Science
& Technology
Tainan Community College
japan

thail and
Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT)
Bangkok Cogeneration Company Limited (BCC)
Bangkok Industrial Gas Company Limited (BIG)
illinOis
frances Canonizado, stephanie smith
alliance for the Great Lakes
spoTliGhT
indiana
Bangkok Synthetics Company Limited (BST) frances Canonizado icc state coordinator, michigan
Bayer Thai Co.,Ltd. (BTC)
Dow Chemical Thailand Limited (DOW)
alliance for the Great Lakes jamie cross
hMC Polymers Company Limited (hMC) k ansas acting adopt-a-Beach™ Manager, alliance
INEOS ABS (Thailand) Co.,Ltd. (INEOS ABS) Jennifer Clay for the Great Lakes, Us
Peroxythai Company Limited (POT) lOuisiana
PTT Aromatics and refining PCL (PTTAr) benjamin f. goliwas, sr.
HomePortNeworleans.org because trash travels from rivers, lakes,
us virgin isl ands
Maine and streams to the ocean, International
st. John
Sadie Sea Charters theresa torrent-ellis Coastal Cleanup (ICC) events are held on
Arawak Expeditions Maine Coastal Program- shorelines everywhere. As Jamie Cross
virgin Islands National Park Maine state Planning office
will tell you, the Great lakes, the world’s
st. thomas Maryl and
greatest freshwater resource, are no
Budget Marine
First Bank
kimberly fehrer (assateague)
assateague Coastal Trust exception. Jamie has been Michigan ICC 35
Diamonds International geri schlenoff (baltimore) coordinator for eight years, since becoming
MSP home and Garden MassaChuset ts involved through her job with the Alliance
united kingdOM kristin uiterwyk, dennis leigh for the Great lakes, a nonprofit that works
SeaFrance Dover to Calais Ferries Urban Harbors institute—Univeristy
SeaFrance Ltd. of Massachusetts on lake conservation and restoration
MiChigan through policy and education. The Alliance
2009 CleanuP us sTaTe/TerrITOry Jamie Cross has a special focus on involving local
anD DIsTrICT Of COluMBIa alliance for the Great Lakes residents. That’s an ideal match for the
COOrDInaTOrs MinnesOta hands-on ICC, and Jamie has helped the
sarah erickson
al abaMa Great Lakes aquarium Cleanup grow and make a profound
amy king (adCnr), difference over the years.
spencer ryan (pals) Mississippi
aDCNr state Lands Division lauren thompson
Coastal section Mississippi Department “The Alliance for the Great lakes has par-
of Marine resources
al ask a ticipated in the ICC in Michigan since 1991,”
katie spellman MissOuri
Jennifer Clay says Jamie. The events range in size from
Center for alaskan Coastal studies
MOntana a couple of people working together in a
aMeriCan saMOa
pelema kolise karen Mckinnon remote area to a crowd of 200. In Michigan,
american samoa environmental Helena scuba Jamie and the Alliance organized 2,455
Protection agency nebr ask a volunteers who removed 6,203 pounds
ariZOna Jane polson
Keep Nebraska Beautiful of trash in 2009—115,309 debris items in
Mary lynn kelly, kellie gutridge
arizona Clean & Beautiful nevada all. Jamie works to promote awareness
ark ansas Madonna dunbar and increase participation in the ICC
adam roberts incline Village General improvement by working closely with local media.
Hot springs/Garland County District (iVGiD) waste Not Programs
“The ICC does two things,” she explains.
Beautification Commission neW haMpshire
Jen kennedy “It improves the health of the beaches and
CalifOrnia
eben schwartz, Chris (Christiane) parry Blue ocean society for Marine Conservation shorelines, because volunteers remove
California Coastal Commission neW Jersey debris, and it also helps connect people
COnneC tiCut elizabeth burke to the resources in their backyard, in this
kierran broatch alliance for a Living ocean
case the Great lakes. Then they become
save the sound, a program of Connecticut tavia danch
Fund for the environment Clean ocean action better stewards, and take action beyond
del aWare Mary smith that day at the beach.”
Joanna Wilson New Jersey Department
Delaware Department of Natural resources of environmental Protection Jamie says the ICC has a visible impact on
& environmental Control neW yOrk awareness: “I see more and more people
distriC t Of COluMbia barbara Cohen, don reipe
richard hergenroeder american Littoral society picking up trash on their own through my
Covanta energy nOrth CarOlina years of involvement with the Cleanup.”
flOrida Judy bolin And keeping trash out of the Great
sonya besteiro North Carolina Big sweep lakes makes a truly great difference for
ocean Conservancy statewide Headquarters
the ocean.
geOrgia nOrth dakOta
harold harbert randy kraft
Department of Natural resources sCUBa one
haWaii OhiO
Christine Woolaway Jill Woodyard, linda Zmudzinski
Friends of Honolulu Parks & recreation ohio Lake erie Commission
tr ash tr avel s
Okl ahOMa ark ansas haWaii
tom rhodes City of hot Springs Sanitation Dept. A & B Foundation
Grand Divers supply Entergy Arkansas Inc. Friends of honolulu Parks
OregOn hot Springs/Garland County & recreation
diana bartlett Beautification Commission Aloha Aina
soLV Garland County Dept. hawaii Coastal zone
of Environmental Services Management Program
pennsylvania keep America Beautiful keep the hawaiian Islands Beautiful
leni herr keep Arkansas Beautiful hawaii Ocean Safety Team, h.O.S.T.
Verizon TelecomPioneers Garvan Woodland Gardens County of hawaii Parks & recreation
prOJeC t aWare fOundatiOn Smokin in Style Save Our Seas
lauren Wiskerson, Cajun Boilers Architects hawaii Ltd
Jenny Miller garmendia (americas) Greater hot Springs Community Work Day Program
rhOde isl and Chamber of Commerce illinOis
eugenia Marks, July lewis CalifOrnia Dr. Scholl
audubon society of rhode island Whole Foods Market The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
sOuth CarOlina Crystal Geyser rEI
Oracle Brunswick Public Foundation
36 susan ferris hill (coastal)
south Carolina sea Grant Consortium kohl’s
Sunset Magazine
Aveda
Bank of America
tanjie paulin (inland) Aquarium of the Bay ITW hi-Cone
Land, water and Conservation Division Nature’s Path The Field Foundation of Illinois, Inc.
sOuth dakOta See’s Candies Grand victoria Foundation
dennis lively kPMG The Searle Funds at the
High Plains Diving & Mick’s scuba Center Fairmont hotels & resorts Chicago Community Trust
teX as CalifOrnia (project aware foundation) indiana
renee’ tuggle McBeth Foundation Dr. Scholl
Texas General Land office Wyland Foundation The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
utah Costco Aveda
kristen bonner Jack’s Surfboards home Depot
The Living Planet aquarium COnneC tiCut NiSource
Timex Group Shedd Aquarium
virginia Northwestern Cutlery
katie register Barrett Outdoor Communications, Inc.
kayak for a Cause (kFAC) Northwestern Indiana
Clean Virginia waterways regional Planning Commission
—Longwood University Patagonia of Westport
Playtex Products, LLC k ansas
WashingtOn Perf Go Green Black & veatch
Joan hauser-Crowe Treat America
del aWare
WisCOnsin Delmarva Power City of Overland Park,
kae donlevy Playtex Department of Parks
Delaware Department of Natural lOuisiana
2009 us sPOnsOrs resources and Environmental Control Toyota
Assateague Coastal Trust Entergy
al abaMa Maryland Department of Natural Atmos Energy
ADCND State Lands Division, resources—Maryland Park Service kentwood Spring Water
Coastal Section Nanticoke Watershed Alliance Orleans Parish Criminal Sheriff’s Office
Alabama People Against Sailwinds Park, Inc. river Parish Disposal
a Littered State (PALS) Sailsbury university Bioenvirons Club university of New Orleans
Alabama Department of Transportation Salisbury zoological Park Maine
Baldwin County Commission The Nature Conservancy Orenstein Photography
Bebo’s Car Wash of New Jersey—Delaware Bayshores Program Penmor Lithographers
ExxonMobil distriC t Of COluMbia Maine Coastal Program
honda Manufacturing of Alabama Covanta Energy
Mobile Gas Maryl and
urban Service System Corporation Baltimore Magazine
NOAA Triumph Enterprises, Inc.
vulcan Materials Company Whole Foods Market
Booz Allen hamilton Costco
al ask a virgin America Airline IAD Sam’s Club
NOAA Community Based Marine Debris Capitol host Catering Chick-Fil-A
Clean-up and Prevention Program howard university Students Maryland Monogram Products
Turning the Tides Alumni—College of Charleston Walgreens
The Marine Conservation Alliance and university of Michigan Delmarva Power
Juneau Watershed Partnership Girl Scout Troop 2288 Walmart
The Alaskan Brewing Company Staff and Attorneys from
The Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies Seyfarth Shaw LLP
McDonalds geOrgia
Litter Free Inc. Georgia Power
Capitol Disposal Coca-Cola Company
ariZOna Oglethorpe Power
Arizona Clean & Beautiful Burns & McDonnell
Coca-Cola Bottling Company Eastman kodak
of Arizona hunton & Williams
Sutherland

MassaChuset ts nOrth CarOlina
Bank of America Philip Morris uSA sOuth dakOta
Massachusetts Marine Walmart
Trades Association reynolds American underwater
Weston Solutions Duke Power Black hills Scuba/
Tronex First Citizens Bank Scott & Tammi Williams
Massachusetts Department WGhP Fox 8 beach/shoreline
of Conservation and recreation WLOS-Tv 13 Murdo’s
The Paragon Carousel WNCT-Tv 9 Dairy Dock
rEI WrAL-Tv 5 Chesterman Coke
Cape Cod Potato Chips WWAy-Tv 3 keep yankton Beautiful
Dunkin’ Donuts hull OhiO uS Coast Guard Auxiliary
MiChigan Ohio Lake Erie Commission Corps of Engineers, Gavins Point Project
Michigan Department Ohio Department of Natural resources Mount Mart College
of Environmental Quality Friends of Magee Marsh yankton unit Boys’ & Girls’ Club
Coastal Management Program village of Put-in-Bay First united Methodist youth Group
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Cleveland zoo Crew teX as
Administration Brunswick Green Advisory Group Shell Oil Company
Johnson Controls Care
& Share Program
Tucket Ellis & West, LLP
Mentor Marsh Nature Center
Newfield Foundation
halliburton
37
Frederick S. upton Foundation Ann rapose Johnson Controls Inc.
Consumers Energy Foundation OregOn Flint hills resources Community Action Council
Mississippi Oregon State Parks and virginia
Chevron Pascagoula refinery recreation Department Clean virginia Waterways
high Cotton Grill Fred Meyer Longwood university
Matthews Brothers Inc. Portland General Electric Altria Group Inc.
Mississippi Department Wells Fargo Glad Trash Bags
of Marine resources AAA of Oregon virginia Department of
MissOuri Alaska Brewing Co./ Conservation & recreation
City of Truesdale Columbia Distributing virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Coca-Cola Confederated Tribes of the Grand ronde WashingtOn
hawthorne Farm Athletic Club Pacific Northwest 4 Wheel Drive Assoc.
nebr ask a Pelican Pub & Brewery/
Nebraska Department Washington State Parks & recreation
Inn at Cape kiwanda Commission
of Environmental Quality Curry Coastal Pilot
kWBE radio Department of Ecology
Beatrice Daily Sun pennsylvania NOAA
raitgan-Schottler Manufacturing verizon TelecomPioneers reSources
Shew Towing Laurel Foundation Puget Soundkeeper Alliance
hul’s Towing Lord Corporation Seattle Parks
Walmart Super Center Waste Management Inc. Brem-Air Disposal Inc.
Cedar river Stabilization Committee Pur Blu Beverages Grays harbor Commissioners
Nebraska h20.org PennDOT kitsap Diving Assoc.
Loup Basin rC&D Pennsylvania Department & Washington Scuba Alliance
of Environmental Protection WisCOnsin
neW haMpshire PACleanways
New hampshire Coastal Program/ Wisconsin Coastal Management Program
Coca-Cola Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District
New hampshire Department Blue Mountain Outfitters
of Environmental Services
Waste Management rhOde isl and
NextEra Energy Seabrook Station ABC 6
Coca-Cola Audubon Society of rhode Island
Starbucks Coffee Dunkin’ Donuts
Poland Spring Fidelity Investments
Portsmouth regional hospital Lowes
Wentworth-Douglass hospital National Grid
Exeter hospital rhode Island Mobile
Celebrity Sandwich Sportfishermen
Washington Trust
neW yOrk
New york City Environmental Fund sOuth CarOlina
National Grid Foundation Applied Technology & Management
Max & victoria Dreyfus Foundation BP Cooper river Plant
National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Charleston City Marina
Consolidated Edison Charleston Water System
Josh & Judy Weston Coastal Expeditions
NextEraEnergyresources Duke Energy Foundation
richmond County Savings Bank Mount Pleasant Waterworks
Patagonia Ocean Conservancy
Frank J. Antun Foundation S.C. State Ports Authority
Walmart Market 123
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THE MARINE
DEBRIS INDEX
38 The Marine Debris Index presents state-by-state and country-by-
country data about marine debris collected and tallied by volunteers
around the world on one day each September at the International
Coastal Cleanup.

Terminology
see table below for the definition of terms used throughout the report:
39
Inland Cleanup 0 in a chart
This type of Cleanup site borders waterways that are located The quantity of the data collected was equal to zero.
inland, such as rivers, lakes, streams, and ponds. It is not located
on the ocean. People or Volunteers
The number of people or volunteers at a Cleanup site are counted
Coastal Cleanup by the coordinator, totaled for each country, location, or US state,
This type of Cleanup site borders the ocean. and sent to Ocean Conservancy.
Land Cleanup Pounds

A Cleanup that was conducted on a beach or waterway. The pounds determined for a country, location, or US state are
weighed if the resource to determine weight is available. Where
Underwater Cleanup scales are not available, coordinators estimate at 15 pounds a bag.
A Cleanup that was conducted underwater by certified
scuba divers. Miles
The miles determined for a country, location, or US state are the
Watercraft Cleanup sum of the estimated distances of each Cleanup site within
A Cleanup that was conducted offshore by watercraft, including the country, location, or state. The distance for a Cleanup site is the
kayaks, canoes, sailboats, and motorboats. estimated number of miles from where volunteers started work to
the point where they ended. The distance for a Cleanup site is not
( — ) in a chart the sum of all distances covered by all volunteers at a Cleanup site.
Data were not collected.
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Methodology
and research notes
o
cean Conservancy, in conjunction dumping activities: improper disposal of limitations of the data: Data are collected by
40 with its international and US vol- building and construction materials, drums, volunteers, not by paid staff or researchers,
unteer coordinators, has collected tires, cars/car parts, household trash, and on a single day in more than 100 countries
data during the International appliances. and territories. Ocean Conservancy currently
Coastal Cleanup since 1986 within produces data cards in seven languages; data
the US and internationally since medical/personal hygiene: materials dis- collection could be more complete with more
1989. From 1986 through 2000, Cleanup carded into sewer systems, dumped into options, and additional translations are
volunteers tallied debris items on standard- storm drains (along roadways and culverts) pending. In order to maximize data return,
ized data cards developed and provided by and toilets, or left behind by beachgoers. Ocean Conservancy asks for estimates of
s
Ocean Conservancy. During this time, debris measurements such as pounds and miles.
was categorized by the type of material. In tarting in 2008, we separated out The totals represented in this report are only
2001, Ocean Conservancy revised and sim- plastic and paper bags, bringing what was shared with Ocean Conservancy,
plified the data card to include 42 specific the number of items tracked to 43. and are likely higher due to under-reporting.
debris items and groupings related to five This categorization of the data and Weather events can impact planned events
debris-producing activities and sources. The volunteer collection is used in 2009. and may decrease data return for any country,
new groupings identify the behavior associ- Totals for each site are mailed, territory, or US state in any given year.
ated with the debris’ presence: emailed, and faxed to Ocean Conservancy,
or are entered into Ocean Conservancy’s interpretation of the data: The data collected
shoreline & recreational activities: indis- secure Online Data Collection and Reporting provide a snapshot of what was removed
criminate and intentional littering by Tool by the Cleanup coordinator for the from a certain location, on a certain day, by
beachgoers, picnickers, participants at country, territory, or US state. All data sent volunteers. The data also provide a local
waterside sports and festival events washing to Ocean Conservancy and not entered picture of sources and debris items found
down creeks and rivers, and litter carried online by the coordinator are entered into in US states, countries and territories, and
from streets, drains, gutters, and culverts. the online tool by Ocean Conservancy staff. regions of the world, and trends in debris
The result is a unique global, online database sources, quantities, and types over time. Due
oce an / wat erway ac t ivi t ies : improper of debris information collected from Cleanup to the large sample and long-term, global
handling of solid wastes from recreational sites around the world. nature of the collection, the data are effective
fishing/boating, subsistence/commercial for educating the public, business, industry,
fishing and shipping, military ships, cruise data analysis: Data are analyzed by Ocean and government officials about the sources
ships, and offshore oil and gas rigs. Conservancy staff. Data are broken down by and types of marine debris.
country, territory, and US state using reports
smoking-rel ated ac tivities: improper generated by the Online Data Collection and
disposal and littering of smoking-related Reporting Tool. Country, territory, and US
materials and packaging. state geographic designations are made
using the CIA World Factbook, www.cia.gov/
library/publications/the-world-factbook/
geos/uk.html. Data are also analyzed by
regions which are determined using the UN
Statistical Division, http://unstats.un.org/
unsd/methods/m49/m49regin.htm.

british Virgin british Virgin
Country or LoCation ArgentinA ArubA AustrAliA AustriA bAhAmAs bAhAmAs bAhAmAs bAhAmAs bAhAmAs bAhrAin bAnglAdesh bArbAdos belgium belize brAzil
islAnds islAnds
Island (If avaIlable) andros exuma Grand bahama Island nassau ToTal norman Island salT Island
ShoreLine & reCreationaL aCtivitieS

Bags (paper) 1,076 25 539 8 0 0 0 586 586 5 569 0 21 477 3,017 0 0
Bags (plastic) 1,926 202 10,044 23 0 0 10 609 619 13 381 62 66 3,340 19,194 48 2
Balloons 38 0 292 2 0 0 0 8 8 0 32 0 2 57 759 0 0
Beverage Bottles (plastic) 6,522 137 3,030 28 0 2 242 1,147 1,391 85 370 47 43 2,282 11,594 33 500
Beverage Bottles (glass) 229 130 2,173 17 1,000 1 44 1,368 2,413 124 179 46 25 926 4,500 154 60
Beverage Cans 117 118 1,987 45 0 0 72 1,439 1,511 193 502 9 39 506 18,508 108 30
Caps, Lids 1,022 83 2,936 4 0 0 2 572 574 0 714 88 1 2,381 12,120 0 183
Clothing, Shoes 148 5 751 8 0 0 4 451 455 2 138 0 8 319 1,768 23 42
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons 238 15 1,280 14 0 0 141 717 858 95 2,493 0 10 1,511 12,053 12 0
Food Wrappers/Containers 902 150 5,838 17 0 2 3 215 220 47 9,426 52 5 1,223 9,747 0 52
Pull Tabs
6-Pack Holders
13
13
0
6
803
175
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
5
6
5
0
0
287
0
0
0
0
2
61
48
1,839
1,502
0
0
0
0
41
Shotgun Shells/Wadding 4 0 34 0 0 0 0 297 297 0 0 0 0 13 40 0 0
international debris breakdown

Straws, Stirrers 292 12 1,823 10 0 0 0 90 90 0 1,463 0 6 710 25,016 2 0
Toys 42 10 191 7 0 0 2 44 46 1 49 0 2 76 440 2 7
totaL 12,582 893 31,896 185 1,000 5 520 7,554 9,079 565 16,603 304 230 13,930 122,097 382 876
oCean/WaterWay aCtivitieS
Bait Containers/Packaging 14 5 331 10 0 0 0 22 22 0 19 0 0 13 52 0 0
Bleach/Cleaner Bottles 58 5 79 0 0 0 0 41 41 2 6 4 5 212 940 0 35
Buoys/Floats 16 0 41 0 0 1 0 9 10 0 37 0 1 92 550 0 12
Crab/Lobster/Fish Traps 19 0 31 0 0 0 1 26 27 0 62 0 0 36 34 0 0
Crates 17 0 58 0 0 0 0 14 14 0 0 0 2 10 146 0 2
Fishing Line 54 5 1,248 0 0 0 6 19 25 7 49 33 8 14 263 5 0
Fishing Lures/Light Sticks 13 2 287 20 0 0 0 11 11 0 3 0 0 26 105 0 1
Fishing Nets 29 0 134 14 0 0 0 22 22 0 98 0 98 1 111 0 35
Light Bulbs/Tubes 29 0 7 0 0 0 9 33 42 0 11 0 1 6 154 0 10
Oil/Lube Bottles 77 0 79 10 0 1 0 59 60 22 13 0 6 88 490 0 75
Pallets 4 0 20 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 57 492 0 0
Plastic Sheeting/Tarps 63 3 132 0 0 0 2 46 48 0 141 0 6 67 352 0 4
Rope 104 1 486 11 0 1 7 107 115 12 86 17 15 36 435 11 32

Strapping Bands 33 0 123 8 0 0 0 20 20 0 14 5 5 17 140 0 0
totaL 530 21 3,056 73 0 3 27 431 461 43 539 59 147 675 4,264 16 206
Smoking-reLated aCtivitieS
Cigarettes/Cigarette Filters 4,189 573 7,094 0 0 0 0 84 84 0 9,683 0 32 231 32,463 0 3
Cigarette Lighters 70 4 516 5 0 0 0 42 42 0 44 0 2 19 366 0 0
Cigar Tips 127 0 217 0 0 0 0 62 62 0 2 0 0 184 23 0 0

Tobacco Packaging/Wrappers 349 65 670 0 0 0 1 21 22 2 458 0 7 57 2,014 2 0
totaL 4,735 642 8,497 5 0 0 1 209 210 2 10,187 0 41 491 34,866 2 3
dumping aCtivitieS
Appliances (refrigerators, washers, etc.) 20 0 18 5 0 0 17 60 77 0 0 0 1 3 33 0 6
Batteries 28 10 93 3 0 0 0 51 51 0 96 0 0 36 295 2 0
Building Materials 89 48 114 0 0 0 76 1,015 1,091 0 18 0 14 72 1,605 0 50
Cars/Car Parts 17 1 26 8 0 0 0 451 451 0 0 0 1 21 105 0 0
55-Gallon Drums 4 0 7 4 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 32 0 1
Tires 24 2 42 2 0 0 8 29 37 2 9 2 0 36 184 0 0
totaL 182 61 300 22 0 0 101 1,609 1,710 2 123 2 16 170 2,254 2 57
mediCaL/perSonaL hygiene
Condoms 106 5 15 3 0 0 0 47 47 1 37 0 0 96 173 2 1
Diapers 56 2 568 0 0 0 0 17 17 0 4 0 0 128 151 5 0
Syringes 8 0 40 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 26 0 0 32 187 0 0
Tampons/Tampon Applicators 22 10 51 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 24 209 1 0
totaL 192 17 674 3 0 0 0 68 68 1 67 0 0 280 720 8 1
debriS item totaLS 18,221 1,634 44,423 288 1,000 8 649 9,871 11,528 613 27,519 365 434 15,546 164,201 410 1,143
british Virgin british Virgin british Virgin CAymAn CAymAn CAymAn
Country or LoCation CAmbodiA CAnAdA CApe Verde Chile ChinA ColombiA Cook islAnds CostA riCA CroAtiA Cyprus denmArk
islAnds islAnds islAnds islAnds islAnds islAnds
Island (If avaIlable) TorTola vIrGIn Gorda ToTal Grand Cayman lITTle Cayman ToTal raroTonGa

Bags (paper) 93 16 109 50 27,682 18 78 0 78 3,363 99 1,080 7 260 21 12 81
Bags (plastic) 193 115 358 500 70,712 352 294 350 644 7,744 469 5,688 90 5,312 16 353 734
Balloons 11 0 11 5 6,706 0 25 0 25 504 10 15 0 19 0 27 1
Beverage Bottles (plastic) 527 220 1,280 100 36,711 402 402 9 411 2,522 217 5,574 138 40,444 7 429 351
Beverage Bottles (glass) 543 40 797 50 29,282 991 269 5 274 2,171 365 3,627 70 3,894 43 324 455
Beverage Cans 418 65 621 22 38,953 150 308 0 308 3,896 139 3,052 123 4,008 75 481 406
Caps, Lids 324 130 637 1 59,527 126 327 16 343 5,314 188 2,461 93 26,390 90 949 988
Clothing, Shoes 85 5 155 2 9,935 172 120 5 125 966 66 415 38 8,160 11 162 119
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons 267 19 298 21 38,643 0 218 8 226 1,702 216 1,322 53 3,158 7 212 160
Food Wrappers/Containers 302 1 355 0 108,358 23 229 14 243 5,222 384 3,942 80 2,532 72 205 349
42 Pull Tabs
6-Pack Holders
14
17
1
0
15
17
0
0
10,281
2,930
0
0
39
62
0
0
39
62
479
422
44
30
173
95
9
3
66
153
14
21
319
18
35
Shotgun Shells/Wadding 0 0 0 0 2,090 0 5 0 5 47 10 5 0 32 0 3 0

Straws, Stirrers 181 7 190 0 28,322 27 152 8 160 820 102 1,280 64 6,209 0 280 1,088
Toys 5 0 14 0 6,174 54 56 2 58 329 22 133 6 573 5 138 64
totaL 2,980 619 4,857 751 476,306 2,315 2,584 417 3,001 35,501 2,361 28,862 774 101,210 382 3,912 4,831
Bait Containers/Packaging 1 0 1 0 3,540 0 16 6 22 111 19 14 0 48 1 20 10
Bleach/Cleaner Bottles 73 0 108 1 940 2 10 0 10 175 5 63 6 1,391 3 33 39
Buoys/Floats 12 12 36 0 2,764 2 19 0 19 437 274 70 2 1,022 5 16 24
Crates 6 7 15 0 411 15 11 0 11 78 6 4 0 43 2 3 5
Fishing Line 1 2 8 3 4,190 56 87 9 96 403 129 451 12 76 42 322 22
Fishing Lures/Light Sticks 2 10 13 0 1,135 0 10 1 11 180 1 331 0 224 0 20 7
Fishing Nets 3 3 41 6 823 59 19 0 19 376 124 79 0 94 5 18 47
Oil/Lube Bottles 39 1 115 0 1,216 0 15 0 15 230 4 38 0 1,483 0 22 6
Pallets 2 6 8 0 278 0 18 0 18 86 10 0 0 22 1 5 1
Plastic Sheeting/Tarps 45 151 200 0 4,423 45 17 0 17 1,127 42 924 15 172 1 45 12
Rope 23 38 104 2 8,044 32 43 6 49 1,682 158 220 13 370 32 177 1,077

Strapping Bands 4 0 4 0 3,319 0 1 3 4 231 15 40 0 13 0 86 2
totaL 213 235 670 12 32,015 227 268 26 294 5,351 795 2,303 48 5,043 108 789 1,294
Cigarettes/Cigarette Filters 143 2 148 0 335,771 478 484 6 490 14,891 678 2,552 879 2,912 50 5,332 2,455
Cigarette Lighters 7 1 8 0 3,539 16 49 0 49 673 127 180 7 801 2 49 98
Cigar Tips 2 0 2 0 16,259 2 25 0 25 2,296 7 37 0 73 0 48 0

Tobacco Packaging/Wrappers 15 1 18 0 18,599 20 104 3 107 1,782 26 566 44 160 72 52 105
totaL 167 4 176 0 374,168 516 662 9 671 19,642 838 3,335 930 3,946 124 5,481 2,658
dumping aCtivitieS
Batteries 3 1 6 2 1,480 14 20 0 20 908 8 27 21 298 20 22 6
Building Materials 67 12 129 0 11,542 66 164 0 164 865 10 147 0 482 4 54 11
Cars/Car Parts 8 1 9 0 2,226 13 14 0 14 40 3 40 3 128 2 6 4
55-Gallon Drums 0 1 2 0 131 0 2 0 2 15 2 1 0 9 0 0 27

Tires 12 0 12 1 1,137 6 9 0 9 84 11 101 3 85 32 11 7
totaL 99 15 173 3 16,900 148 209 0 209 1,942 35 344 29 1,032 60 96 55
Condoms 6 0 9 6 2,413 19 30 2 32 215 108 16 0 51 0 12 11
Diapers 10 0 15 0 1,305 1 22 0 22 408 12 207 3 64 0 17 105
Syringes 0 0 0 0 1,115 4 6 1 7 44 3 12 0 162 0 11 1

Tampons/Tampon Applicators 12 0 13 0 3,222 7 7 0 7 47 18 7 0 48 0 9 0
totaL 28 0 37 6 8,055 31 65 3 68 714 141 242 3 325 0 49 117
debriS item totaLS 3,487 873 5,913 772 907,444 3,237 3,788 455 4,243 63,150 4,170 35,086 1,784 111,556 674 10,327 8,955
dominiCAn
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republiC
Island (If avaIlable)

Bags (paper) 26,173 0 18,309 288 0 6 211 2 203 642 25 0 42 667 42 0 0
Bags (plastic) 52,963 36 18,325 6,628 700 16 184 34 598 1,588 3,639 20 1,718 4,251 8,080 643 80
Balloons 3,056 0 1,509 31 5 0 2 0 5 52 13 0 3 28 245 13 0
Beverage Bottles (plastic) 63,378 1,881 61,937 6,530 370 25 254 41 189 2,404 113 50 10,465 11,735 8,448 135 85
Beverage Bottles (glass) 27,181 199 17,840 1,619 60 15 32 1,145 251 2,484 36 60 358 2,081 9,362 64 53
Beverage Cans 17,996 69 9,316 1,360 15 14 29 883 91 1,825 32 50 10,516 717 21,909 268 60
Caps, Lids 49,758 0 57,560 1,978 870 15 129 64 612 1,693 457 0 248 2,180 6,782 96 333
Clothing, Shoes 32,640 415 10,094 3,761 70 9 328 42 28 666 210 0 77 189 1,917 16 58
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons 27,188 2 25,226 489 290 11 73 389 97 1,441 95 0 5,352 2,528 6,051 46 56
Food Wrappers/Containers 23,774 298 16,571 3,049 0 3 47 26 209 2,336 974 20 1,378 4,027 5,096 65 19
Pull Tabs
6-Pack Holders
3,571
3,554
0
0
10,972
5,681
254
59
0
0
7
2
12
0
3
0
15
1
477
194
27
0
0
0
64
6
12
24
1,062
825
192
0
0
0
43
Shotgun Shells/Wadding 2,887 0 296 7 0 0 0 1 16 55 0 2 3 0 72 0 0

Straws, Stirrers 20,841 8 13,696 277 0 7 66 0 476 399 670 15 1,119 423 1,409 0 50
Toys 6,010 6 2,470 87 30 4 14 2 2 225 37 1 45 29 466 12 40
totaL 360,970 2,914 269,802 26,417 2,410 134 1,381 2,632 2,793 16,481 6,328 218 31,394 28,891 71,766 1,550 834
Bait Containers/Packaging 1,968 0 2,287 310 0 1 0 10 5 110 12 0 20 25 133 16 0
Bleach/Cleaner Bottles 8,370 0 4,922 92 0 0 5 0 7 247 7 10 32 39 199 4 11
Buoys/Floats 2,130 1,214 8,926 87 0 0 4 2 8 74 6 0 38 6 86 3 20
Crab/Lobster/Fish Traps 624 0 1,000 34 0 0 100 1 7 66 2 0 8 5 83 15 5
Crates 1,968 0 751 10 0 4 0 0 6 16 0 0 10 0 72 0 0
Fishing Line 525 10 5,530 1,551 0 3 6 3 26 184 37 15 176 12 421 300 15
Fishing Lures/Light Sticks 2,363 0 505 170 0 0 6 20 18 196 0 0 18 2 64 3 0
Fishing Nets 752 4 3,928 131 0 0 18 8 27 104 25 0 22 8 118 1 3
Light Bulbs/Tubes 7,566 0 1,761 36 0 0 11 2 5 55 6 0 26 38 110 0 0
Oil/Lube Bottles 10,036 0 7,040 58 20 0 5 11 6 116 13 0 23 66 200 0 10
Pallets 542 0 1,539 3 0 0 0 13 3 19 1 0 5 1 72 0 0
Plastic Sheeting/Tarps 3,352 0 3,333 79 0 2 7 2 4 265 37 0 6 37 867 23 7
Rope 2,986 13 26,128 202 40 11 23 5 526 235 71 1 59 44 413 2 16

Strapping Bands 1,810 0 1,155 186 0 0 3 16 0 147 47 0 10 3 293 95 0
totaL 44,992 1,241 68,805 2,949 60 21 188 93 648 1,834 264 26 453 286 3,131 462 87
Cigarettes/Cigarette Filters 18,846 0 35,157 2,654 90 8 177 53 1,865 2,304 28 0 10,721 92 9,301 136 235
Cigarette Lighters 1,539 83 3,517 234 0 1 11 8 34 343 6 0 1,052 5 375 24 22
Cigar Tips 1,454 0 701 358 0 0 29 39 0 120 13 0 141 5 1,308 0 0

Tobacco Packaging/Wrappers 1,153 7 2,453 189 0 4 44 8 11 414 13 0 193 75 1,070 0 40
totaL 22,992 90 41,828 3,435 90 13 261 108 1,910 3,181 60 0 12,107 177 12,054 160 297
dumping aCtivitieS
Batteries 1,493 0 4,962 122 0 0 0 23 1 135 1 0 16 19 656 29 30
Building Materials 1,461 1 1,630 174 0 22 27 16 7 901 44 0 107 283 612 16 20
Cars/Car Parts 661 0 351 23 0 9 5 20 7 120 4 0 16 27 257 0 6
55-Gallon Drums 951 0 152 0 0 0 0 1 1 20 1 0 0 4 74 0 0

Tires 708 2 369 19 2 39 3 25 0 53 15 0 25 27 194 3 3
totaL 6,170 3 8,450 342 2 70 38 103 16 1,289 65 0 171 399 1,973 48 62
Condoms 2,480 0 3,776 7 0 0 0 1 12 76 32 0 10 49 85 28 5
Diapers 2,746 0 264 39 0 0 12 0 2 121 9 0 32 35 536 0 10
Syringes 1,982 0 409 0 0 0 0 0 5 26 20 0 2 0 10 0 5

totaL 7,889 3 4,923 52 0 0 19 1 36 307 77 1 59 90 675 34 25
debriS item totaLS 443,013 4,251 393,808 33,195 2,562 238 1,887 2,937 5,403 23,092 6,794 245 44,184 29,843 89,599 2,254 1,305
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Bags (paper) 11,709 0 20,534 349 0 34 442 5,687 13,267 4 241 33 1 27 2,131 146 61
Bags (plastic) 16,149 45 30,042 2,202 217 499 1,444 21,511 1,140 30 315 120 34 25 5,196 407 218
Balloons 1,300 0 5,877 217 0 0 97 553 1,014 0 22 0 0 0 225 12 9
Beverage Bottles (plastic) 10,241 210 11,977 1,134 160 568 1,432 32,299 15,089 96 358 43 40 17 3,512 1,064 199
Beverage Bottles (glass) 6,742 76 11,639 716 114 268 1,104 6,305 8,602 32 579 18 11 80 1,367 536 126
Beverage Cans 6,396 128 8,748 813 130 78 1,384 4,428 8,436 148 164 48 20 43 1,605 402 126
Caps, Lids 16,744 141 14,100 1,009 401 105 602 15,653 14,603 26 74 11 0 40 1,641 534 985
Clothing, Shoes 4,492 4 11,659 668 35 70 203 5,402 2,639 13 431 6 2 7 780 390 160
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons 6,334 11 9,417 169 0 41 396 13,857 1,659 258 134 4 52 24 1,681 112 301
Food Wrappers/Containers 16,040 17 18,285 1,348 100 266 661 7,447 19,349 5 231 8 31 12 4,713 374 601
44 Pull Tabs
6-Pack Holders
773
390
25
0
1,225
2,493
486
833
0
0
4
0
116
16
1,072
90
1,081
35
0
0
39
42
0
2
0
0
21
2
169
40
13
0
112
14

Straws, Stirrers 9,874 2 9,624 307 200 8 422 3,541 3,909 13 70 0 2 0 2,294 140 105
Toys 1,463 9 9,947 85 2 4 120 671 2,767 1 6 1 0 2 302 24 10
totaL 109,480 668 166,287 10,449 1,359 1,945 8,502 118,590 93,668 626 2,719 294 193 308 25,692 4,171 3,040
Bait Containers/Packaging 1,436 1 8,604 21 0 6 191 200 504 9 50 0 4 2 72 26 27
Bleach/Cleaner Bottles 477 13 7,546 175 5 3 136 804 1,237 12 52 2 0 2 60 36 0
Buoys/Floats 1,013 0 1,266 41 50 0 44 136 2,273 0 111 3 0 0 668 735 3
Crab/Lobster/Fish Traps 265 3 1,942 8 2 1 100 129 429 2 40 0 2 0 116 17 0
Crates 672 4 2,154 57 0 0 72 74 83 4 18 0 0 0 7 1 1
Fishing Line 933 18 3,177 310 5 50 806 269 1,162 29 23 4 1 20 126 662 6
Fishing Lures/Light Sticks 1,561 2 6,152 83 0 0 215 48 2,092 31 15 0 1 4 54 200 5
Fishing Nets 1,001 3 3,450 16 221 0 29 239 421 0 51 3 3 0 65 35 52
Light Bulbs/Tubes 358 0 5,870 42 0 6 36 156 188 3 38 2 0 0 62 21 0
Oil/Lube Bottles 311 6 12,193 55 18 0 80 689 82 8 51 7 0 0 103 12 1
Pallets 605 0 604 6 0 1 4 23 43 2 10 4 0 0 4 0 1
Plastic Sheeting/Tarps 11,364 0 3,419 196 0 3 48 493 368 5 31 13 0 16 130 225 4
Rope 6,308 7 4,230 266 215 4 443 476 11,586 5 85 4 1 3 567 342 10
Strapping Bands 1,028 0 1,528 19 0 2 36 87 944 8 16 0 0 4 269 112 0
totaL 27,332 57 62,135 1,295 516 76 2,240 3,823 21,412 118 591 42 12 51 2,303 2,424 110
Cigarettes/Cigarette Filters 16,321 34 14,388 2,790 0 26 3,353 2,096 51,077 204 68 0 2 30 12,082 564 1,585
Cigarette Lighters 1,402 9 1,469 174 0 12 79 1,207 2,394 28 23 5 0 0 312 85 3
Cigar Tips 352 0 2,274 752 0 0 327 619 847 0 7 0 0 0 342 0 0

Tobacco Packaging/Wrappers 10,896 0 21,273 823 100 56 162 455 1,829 63 8 4 5 0 1,467 72 122
totaL 28,971 43 39,404 4,539 100 94 3,921 4,377 56,147 295 106 9 7 30 14,203 721 1,710
dumping aCtivitieS
Batteries 884 8 2,378 122 3 5 100 123 410 25 21 1 1 2 122 83 34
Building Materials 14,481 0 2,808 174 5 163 357 747 3,486 10 13 9 0 24 1,157 571 2
Cars/Car Parts 201 3 954 26 4 4 59 631 102 2 6 1 5 0 22 8 5
55-Gallon Drums 61 0 484 4 0 0 2 22 20 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 4

Tires 268 4 678 77 9 4 208 164 302 8 10 22 8 0 11 15 39
totaL 16,077 15 7,774 424 22 184 751 1,865 4,534 49 56 38 14 26 1,342 678 84
Condoms 873 0 850 181 0 0 27 606 25 0 104 7 0 0 26 0 1
Diapers 192 0 3,370 172 3 13 30 896 35 23 8 4 0 0 162 14 143
Syringes 235 0 3,261 22 0 0 0 69 233 0 20 1 0 0 34 0 0

totaL 1,669 0 7,964 502 10 13 181 1,656 316 40 136 12 0 0 226 14 145
debriS item totaLS 183,529 783 283,564 17,209 2,007 2,312 15,595 130,311 176,077 1,128 3,608 395 226 415 43,766 8,008 5,089
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Country or LoCation mAuritius mexiCo nAmibiA netherlAnds new zeAlAnd niCArAguA norwAy
islAnds Antilles Antilles Antilles Antilles Antilles islAnds islAnds islAnds islAnds
Island (If avaIlable) bonaIre CuraCao saba sT. maarTen ToTal roTa saIpan TInIan ToTal

Bags (paper) 0 0 7,005 1,136 31 0 3 867 901 216 124 14,791 516 483 185 1,184 82
Bags (plastic) 75 2,003 26,109 2,274 87 6 38 1,305 1,436 2,580 644 95,561 580 4 54 638 150
Balloons 0 0 1,159 99 0 0 4 53 57 26 20 1,046 152 38 0 190 13
Beverage Bottles (plastic) 734 24 34,839 883 38 18 1,739 1,934 3,729 628 752 70,797 2,181 2,748 233 5,162 70
Beverage Bottles (glass) 101 27 10,346 1,204 13 11 307 2,224 2,555 482 826 13,599 1,520 583 264 2,367 34
Beverage Cans 24 10 5,229 756 36 97 113 1,509 1,755 794 691 10,934 1,432 1,356 1,049 3,837 94
Caps, Lids 102 30 29,055 957 0 6 829 1,738 2,573 229 685 19,272 745 2,956 241 3,942 125
Clothing, Shoes 55 1 4,431 831 8 4 171 312 495 149 88 16,525 143 291 20 454 18
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons 230 0 21,512 244 0 15 70 2,227 2,312 168 289 12,215 820 323 1,387 2,530 38
Food Wrappers/Containers 155 20 8,992 388 0 10 75 1,147 1,232 606 759 13,224 662 417 712 1,791 211
Pull Tabs
6-Pack Holders
1
97
10
30
1,067
2,270
42
84
0
0
0
0
0
2
103
123
103
125
193
22
58
18
585
324
116
136
12
52
1,104
314
1,232
502
26
1
45

Straws, Stirrers 28 8 5,896 207 24 0 8 793 825 254 263 10,191 281 350 534 1,165 80
Toys 4 10 1,090 191 0 0 13 45 58 217 175 2,923 68 44 5 117 10
totaL 1,606 2,173 159,185 9,346 237 167 3,372 14,402 18,178 6,592 5,398 282,032 9,354 9,678 6,102 25,134 955
Bleach/Cleaner Bottles 25 6 1,242 109 0 0 28 72 100 709 39 2,385 36 58 4 98 24
Buoys/Floats 33 0 373 35 0 0 25 6 31 5 19 548 16 66 0 82 11
Crates 1 2 127 37 0 0 16 10 26 3 20 174 2 1 1 4 6
Fishing Line 5 40 938 692 0 2 11 22 35 59 645 576 100 22 2 124 304
Fishing Nets 33 1 356 354 0 0 5 9 14 18 73 670 12 5 0 17 36
Oil/Lube Bottles 31 50 950 72 0 0 33 34 67 6 19 2,439 86 29 4 119 3
Pallets 0 0 129 17 0 0 4 66 70 3 1 32 4 2 1 7 4
Plastic Sheeting/Tarps 1 0 702 217 0 0 3 177 180 2,407 74 805 25 30 0 55 40
Rope 65 100 3,059 909 0 3 45 99 147 73 194 956 109 45 2 156 134
Strapping Bands 12 5 465 95 0 1 7 23 31 19 27 148 54 7 5 66 42
totaL 211 225 9,143 2,903 0 13 193 599 805 3,777 1,364 9,775 472 336 22 830 631
Cigarettes/Cigarette Filters 10 0 41,329 1,019 102 0 28 2,099 2,229 834 1,319 5,043 1,318 1,111 3,050 5,479 344
Cigarette Lighters 0 0 616 63 12 0 22 37 71 155 67 401 40 69 3 112 4
Cigar Tips 0 0 2,848 209 0 0 0 592 592 88 1,118 2,926 204 0 0 204 0
Tobacco Packaging/Wrappers 28 0 1,635 81 0 0 3 139 142 127 146 2,927 88 82 1,309 1,479 15
totaL 38 0 46,428 1,372 114 0 53 2,867 3,034 1,204 2,650 11,297 1,650 1,262 4,362 7,274 363
dumping aCtivitieS
Batteries 0 0 541 22 0 0 21 16 37 36 51 1,029 58 72 1 131 1
Building Materials 0 2 1,298 238 0 0 99 403 502 103 90 414 470 48 1 519 45
Cars/Car Parts 0 0 548 33 0 0 14 49 63 8 38 51 44 2 1 47 0
55-Gallon Drums 0 1 50 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 37 0 1 1 2 10
Tires 0 2 328 65 0 1 12 11 24 25 22 521 34 5 3 42 7
totaL 0 5 3,075 380 0 1 146 494 641 176 202 2,243 614 129 7 750 71
Condoms 1 0 568 195 0 0 0 85 85 1 22 978 13 3 1 17 18
Diapers 40 0 1,828 52 0 0 0 59 59 6 71 2,595 46 40 27 113 7
Syringes 6 0 283 3 0 0 1 1 2 0 4 573 8 150 0 158 7

totaL 69 0 2,855 265 0 0 1 171 172 16 121 4,922 75 213 36 324 38
debriS item totaLS 1,924 2,403 220,686 14,266 351 181 3,765 18,533 22,830 11,765 9,735 310,269 12,165 11,618 10,529 34,312 2,058
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Bags (paper) 181 4,220 11 2 27 32,826 141 123 8,779 209 74 1,124 3,298 0 22 120 725
Bags (plastic) 921 11,667 15 1,980 33 300,716 248 268 28,320 561 377 594 16,931 0 668 3,379 3,315
Balloons 55 1,638 3 12 0 11,764 12 4 1,152 28 14 0 284 0 26 33 70
Beverage Bottles (plastic) 1,086 58,725 9 24 8 19,557 198 487 26,332 508 214 115 7,389 1 1,342 5,154 2,617
Beverage Bottles (glass) 530 7,134 24 12 12 16,132 128 759 33,361 487 324 90 3,699 30 691 1,467 2,282
Beverage Cans 686 7,811 26 6 26 13,887 304 294 16,628 132 201 165 1,219 5 785 984 2,587
Caps, Lids 647 10,508 14 17 17 6,914 69 250 29,976 311 120 52 4,796 0 808 8,675 2,170
Clothing, Shoes 308 12,152 4 38 8 30,223 28 57 6,298 145 66 15 1,779 4 185 902 438
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons 485 8,972 10 6 6 21,924 74 19 39,180 396 261 22 3,415 3 805 898 1,005
Food Wrappers/Containers 357 6,824 10 30 3 110,939 40 352 18,518 474 310 98 10,183 0 630 2,223 1,496
46 Pull Tabs
6-Pack Holders
82
27
2,486
2,806
5
3
0
0
0
8
2,683
1,605
12
7
20
54
4,526
2,429
9
10
45
39
25
2
378
48
0
0
79
85
119
45
311
148
Shotgun Shells/Wadding 10 466 20 0 0 4,115 1 15 420 17 1 127 2,341 0 1 13 4

Straws, Stirrers 257 2,198 4 19 0 40,280 7 13 15,006 201 10 33 8,023 0 174 1,860 1,579
Toys 315 1,348 2 5 0 8,883 8 10 2,289 51 6 2 1,255 1 42 271 135
totaL 5,947 138,955 160 2,151 148 622,448 1,277 2,725 233,214 3,539 2,062 2,464 65,038 44 6,343 26,143 18,882
Bait Containers/Packaging 52 241 0 0 13 2,665 9 38 748 2 0 1 331 0 3 228 560
Bleach/Cleaner Bottles 153 3,781 0 4 0 4,060 16 33 2,177 3 0 5 303 1 90 225 139
Buoys/Floats 231 2,933 0 4 3 2,814 2 50 618 61 8 3 159 0 18 85 47
Crab/Lobster/Fish Traps 16 647 0 0 0 1,962 3 115 106 2 0 6 186 0 9 68 22
Crates 16 149 1 0 2 686 2 109 480 1 4 2 108 0 6 59 72
Fishing Line 40 68 15 0 9 3,174 6 883 738 69 2 51 626 0 18 1,828 1,088
Fishing Lures/Light Sticks 22 101 14 0 2 2,168 8 161 326 30 0 1 261 0 2 255 103
Fishing Nets 2 520 0 0 3 2,826 2 665 302 30 15 1 350 0 170 97 195
Light Bulbs/Tubes 53 186 0 5 0 1,917 0 12 334 138 0 4 357 0 0 95 19
Oil/Lube Bottles 183 3,636 0 2 2 2,846 12 7 2,244 24 13 3 237 0 38 195 99
Pallets 0 143 2 0 0 747 2 11 162 6 0 0 60 0 8 56 6
Plastic Sheeting/Tarps 35 791 8 12 0 15,999 4 8 1,955 175 17 7 4,043 0 185 131 47
Rope 54 904 8 3 11 11,354 5 138 1,430 610 11 21 2,054 6 46 1,895 537

Strapping Bands 60 258 0 2 14 4,963 5 111 328 68 36 0 999 0 9 205 33
totaL 917 14,358 48 32 59 58,181 76 2,341 11,948 1,219 106 105 10,074 7 602 5,422 2,967
Cigarettes/Cigarette Filters 80 1,723 0 4 39 28,622 225 1,592 39,472 1,238 905 559 21,924 0 2,518 1,148 7,747
Cigarette Lighters 126 384 6 0 4 8,010 16 83 661 135 20 8 879 0 49 1,435 417
Cigar Tips 99 148 0 0 0 7,482 14 21 4,432 48 0 0 1,773 0 0 123 265

Tobacco Packaging/Wrappers 29 558 16 0 3 7,832 27 110 1,426 78 79 123 351 0 140 99 474
totaL 334 2,813 22 4 46 51,946 282 1,806 45,991 1,499 1,004 690 24,927 0 2,707 2,805 8,903
dumping aCtivitieS
Appliances (refrigerators, washers, etc.) 7 184 0 0 0 1,310 3 60 1,409 2 6 0 159 0 3 171 6
Batteries 35 312 3 0 0 2,021 11 20 468 30 3 10 586 1 30 9 270
Building Materials 16 963 2 5 10 566 12 92 2,729 23 59 16 1,909 15 95 194 163
Cars/Car Parts 4 466 0 3 0 532 5 18 1,334 8 12 0 251 0 29 261 39
55-Gallon Drums 1 50 0 0 0 321 0 62 48 0 0 0 63 0 2 48 13

Tires 5 572 0 9 0 1,133 59 8 801 19 14 11 144 4 12 63 62
totaL 68 2,547 5 17 10 5,883 90 260 6,789 82 94 37 3,112 20 171 746 553
Condoms 50 208 0 0 2 1,979 20 75 722 3 2 0 71 0 13 133 34
Diapers 61 854 4 7 1 12,102 3 0 1,490 1 10 10 54 0 65 235 120
Syringes 45 248 0 3 0 2,103 0 10 601 8 1 2 72 0 7 15 9

Tampons/Tampon Applicators 7 124 0 0 0 2,344 3 9 454 1 10 0 32 0 10 76 42
totaL 163 1,434 4 10 3 18,528 26 94 3,267 13 23 12 229 0 95 459 205
debriS item totaLS 7,429 160,107 239 2,214 266 756,986 1,751 7,226 301,209 6,352 3,289 3,308 103,380 71 9,918 35,575 31,510
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Island (If avaIlable) nevIs GrenadInes sT. vInCenT ToTal TrInIdad

Bags (paper) 3,912 1,110 748 336 1,084 19 60 38 0 11,670 5 0 1,470 1 13 521 1,410
Bags (plastic) 2,802 1,166 1,764 4,855 6,619 38 178 682 25 12,713 1,580 0 5,358 211 94 977 8,633
Balloons 119 6 21 18 39 0 1 40 0 108 0 0 157 0 1 22 1,523
Beverage Bottles (plastic) 2,340 4,606 1,863 7,188 9,051 11 352 193 50 3,970 6 0 12,162 171 136 1,177 17,692
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1,222 1,608 1,591 672 2,263 3 646 723 100 7,446 2 0 8,355 1,639 245 295 2,924
Beverage Cans 502 1,482 1,467 838 2,305 30 397 320 20 1,524 2 0 3,073 274 139 445 9,894
Caps, Lids 2,700 3,069 415 1,600 2,015 15 201 531 25 13,974 76 0 13,902 0 11 434 25,480
Clothing, Shoes 743 458 304 835 1,139 1 102 197 25 3,350 28 0 2,248 63 5 185 3,031
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons 494 1,292 1,025 687 1,712 3 162 82 0 9,198 6 0 9,437 67 45 357 8,016
Food Wrappers/Containers 1,001 507 776 1,316 2,092 5 207 304 20 3,305 100 0 7,025 8 17 397 37,083
Pull Tabs
6-Pack Holders
26
147
42
5
89
165
36
182
125
347
0
0
21
0
25
1
0
0
206
24
0
0
0
0
268
80
0
0
3
0
84
78
81
32
47
Shotgun Shells/Wadding 250 2 73 3 76 0 2 6 0 1,239 0 0 25 0 0 71 1,719

Straws, Stirrers 2,252 175 84 1,314 1,398 12 27 472 25 7,718 16 0 1,857 7 14 77 490
Toys 353 17 54 136 190 3 32 42 0 707 2 0 452 2 17 85 1,804
totaL 18,863 15,545 10,439 20,016 30,455 140 2,388 3,656 290 77,152 1,823 0 65,869 2,443 740 5,205 119,812
Bleach/Cleaner Bottles 476 104 250 599 849 1 220 109 0 143 0 12 259 0 1 63 642
Buoys/Floats 4,683 19 63 8 71 6 13 17 5 5,716 8 5 308 4 0 61 545
Crates 43 27 8 4 12 1 8 3 0 251 0 0 99 0 0 18 828
Fishing Line 419 44 17 15 32 66 109 111 0 1,431 80 25 220 95 23 141 8,667
Fishing Nets 425 35 32 5 37 1 5 19 3 1,020 20 5 706 11 0 54 17,822
Oil/Lube Bottles 436 252 281 398 679 23 25 3 0 181 0 5 425 5 0 37 265
Pallets 188 1 7 0 7 0 8 2 0 5 0 0 46 0 0 39 119
Plastic Sheeting/Tarps 159 29 7 13 20 6 9 15 0 1,084 2 0 313 3 5 146 127
Rope 516 355 80 134 214 4 34 71 15 18,984 60 20 1,125 122 8 266 24,550
Strapping Bands 491 39 4 12 16 0 29 3 0 1,264 30 0 123 12 3 69 3,273
totaL 9,016 953 1,054 1,235 2,289 125 635 492 23 30,890 200 74 4,057 262 46 1,128 58,087
Cigarettes/Cigarette Filters 2,887 114 35 375 410 110 2,243 846 25 1,832 10 25 1,054 3 55 248 13,395
Cigarette Lighters 691 6 4 26 30 17 138 180 0 1,718 0 10 402 0 11 104 1,339
Cigar Tips 1,209 4 8 36 44 0 13 0 0 370 0 0 353 0 0 75 224

Tobacco Packaging/Wrappers 611 37 28 84 112 12 209 94 0 209 6 50 497 11 4 71 1,438
totaL 5,398 161 75 521 596 139 2,603 1,120 25 4,129 16 85 2,306 14 70 498 16,396
dumping aCtivitieS
Appliances (refrigerators, washers, etc.) 250 8 4 15 19 0 45 14 0 100 0 0 49 3 0 0 1,054
Batteries 196 14 6 28 34 11 6 11 0 480 0 15 41 15 2 4 131
Building Materials 113 138 42 62 104 1 36 28 0 1,817 0 0 354 54 0 53 2,610
Cars/Car Parts 42 10 10 68 78 0 535 3 0 161 0 0 119 0 1 20 564
55-Gallon Drums 0 5 3 3 6 0 7 0 0 261 0 0 15 0 0 1 43

Tires 50 26 4 58 62 1 14 17 0 56 0 0 39 73 3 3 232
totaL 651 201 69 234 303 13 643 73 0 2,875 0 15 617 145 6 81 4,634
Condoms 43 25 7 69 76 0 17 4 0 74 0 0 118 0 3 0 171
Diapers 59 27 21 143 164 2 0 1 0 42 0 60 300 45 0 30 378
Syringes 85 1 30 8 38 0 6 5 0 144 2 0 29 0 0 0 216

totaL 202 57 58 272 330 2 24 13 0 342 4 60 536 45 15 30 1,658
debriS item totaLS 34,130 16,917 11,695 22,278 33,973 419 6,293 5,354 338 115,388 2,043 234 73,385 2,909 877 6,942 200,587
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Country or LoCation united stAtes uruguAy VAnuAtu VenezuelA VietnAm totAl
Virgin islAnds Virgin islAnds Virgin islAnds Virgin islAnds
Island (If avaIlable) sT. CroIx sT. John sT. Thomas ToTal

Bags (paper) 89,626 1,172 199 1,135 2,506 242 4 5 0 331,476
Bags (plastic) 268,166 2,265 436 3,706 6,407 1,570 57 22 74 1,126,774
Balloons 39,744 311 37 193 541 93 1 1 0 82,902
Beverage Bottles (plastic) 223,392 2,134 760 3,142 6,036 357 31 18 8 883,737
Beverage Bottles (glass) 172,869 3,363 307 2,160 5,830 261 14 123 0 459,531
Beverage Cans 188,750 2,289 383 1,785 4,457 61 26 22 22 457,631
Caps, Lids 410,073 3,626 1,302 4,880 9,808 1,071 27 46 0 912,246
Clothing, Shoes 52,450 802 179 640 1,621 135 18 21 2 242,928
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons 190,175 2,270 262 3,191 5,723 324 32 4 0 512,517
Food Wrappers/Containers 427,439 1,632 392 3,468 5,492 1,303 157 134 0 943,233
48 Pull Tabs
6-Pack Holders
40,776
11,664
316
143
48
13
555
123
919
279
0
0
8
5
0
1
0
0
92,970
43,257
Shotgun Shells/Wadding 18,314 97 1 7 105 0 0 0 0 37,609

Straws, Stirrers 167,674 1,010 298 2,585 3,893 276 19 26 0 412,940

Toys 44,618 196 51 143 390 72 6 5 0 101,543
totaL 2,345,730 21,626 4,668 27,713 54,007 5,765 405 428 106 6,641,294
Bait Containers/Packaging 19,849 64 17 51 132 11 3 0 0 47,361
Bleach/Cleaner Bottles 8,259 107 48 145 300 7 8 1 0 55,814
Buoys/Floats 12,031 95 59 81 235 2 0 5 4 56,276
Crab/Lobster/Fish Traps 5,019 111 3 14 128 1 0 0 2 15,463
Crates 2,523 28 9 23 60 13 0 0 0 12,807
Fishing Line 40,546 267 51 374 692 22 36 30 41 88,794
Fishing Lures/Light Sticks 11,817 71 23 15 109 6 2 1 4 33,711
Fishing Nets 6,095 62 63 75 200 21 20 1 3 46,189
Light Bulbs/Tubes 3,801 36 15 26 77 6 0 1 0 26,721
Oil/Lube Bottles 7,643 149 64 192 405 5 0 1 0 58,881
Pallets 2,943 23 2 9 34 7 0 0 0 9,376
Plastic Sheeting/Tarps 23,757 289 172 117 578 398 7 0 2 86,729
Rope 59,909 545 411 784 1,740 165 56 0 40 201,739

Strapping Bands 18,159 65 30 136 231 23 9 10 0 43,682
totaL 222,351 1,912 967 2,042 4,921 687 141 50 96 783,543
Cigarettes/Cigarette Filters 1,388,050 977 1,645 2,024 4,646 546 8 48 23 2,189,252
Cigarette Lighters 19,941 272 36 158 466 32 4 0 0 59,884
Cigar Tips 79,039 413 0 114 527 118 0 0 0 133,418

Tobacco Packaging/Wrappers 39,221 131 31 254 416 97 2 0 8 129,234
totaL 1,526,251 1,793 1,712 2,550 6,055 793 14 48 31 2,511,788
dumping aCtivitieS
Appliances (refrigerators, washers, etc.) 1,589 52 0 19 71 6 0 0 0 11,112
Batteries 7,587 46 7 47 100 4 3 1 33 29,598
Building Materials 49,118 181 23 403 607 132 6 23 7 111,134
Cars/Car Parts 11,196 133 10 161 304 14 3 2 0 23,459
55-Gallon Drums 521 4 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 3,634

Tires 9,287 125 1 28 154 2 0 0 2 19,126
totaL 79,298 541 41 659 1,241 158 12 26 42 198,063
Condoms 7,630 188 12 367 567 56 0 0 0 26,617
Diapers 5,457 146 6 74 226 12 3 0 0 38,550
Syringes 2,388 7 2 4 13 2 0 0 0 15,076

Tampons/Tampon Applicators 12,857 36 3 42 81 6 2 0 0 24,607
totaL 28,332 377 23 487 887 76 5 0 0 104,850
debriS item totaLS 4,201,962 26,249 7,411 33,451 67,111 7,479 577 552 275 10,239,538
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Country or loCAtion islAnd people pounds miles bAgs people pounds miles bAgs people pounds miles bAgs Country or loCAtion islAnd people pounds miles bAgs people pounds miles bAgs people pounds miles bAgs
Argentina 1,336 26,592 14.2 542 - - - - 1,336 26,592 14.2 542 Malaysia 1,347 6,883 15.1 571 358 4,052 7.6 427 1,705 10,935 22.7 998
Aruba 25 386 - 22 11 551 0.3 25 36 937 0.3 47 Maldives 247 2,363 9.2 142 209 4,718 3.8 166 456 7,081 13.0 308
Australia 474 8,622 41.1 629 509 12,549 20.1 498 983 21,171 61.2 1,127 Malta 20 22 1.4 23 23 300 2.2 42 43 322 3.6 65
Austria 103 893 7.5 37 155 937 5.0 37 258 1,830 12.5 74 Marshall Islands 74 2,000 2.0 300 20 500 1.0 100 94 2,500 3.0 400
Bahamas abaco 48 390 2.7 20 - - - - 48 390 2.7 20 Mauritius 64 653 0.6 27 11 137 0.6 4 75 790 1.2 31
andros - - - - 2 500 1.0 50 2 500 1.0 50 Mexico 6,640 125,567 123.1 2,854 132 1,770 23.7 252 6,772 127,337 146.8 3,106
exuma - - - - 8 3 1.0 1 8 3 1.0 1 Namibia 371 7,568 11.8 425 - - - - 371 7,568 11.8 425
Grand bahama Island - - - - 10 100 1.0 30 10 100 1.0 30 Netherlands Antilles bonaire 2 154 0.2 11 - - - - 2 154 0.2 11
nassau 255 6,316 2.3 1,200 200 6,000 2.0 400 455 12,316 4.3 1,600 Curacao - - - - 18 88 0.1 9 18 88 0.1 9
Total 303 6,706 5.0 1,220 220 6,603 5.0 481 523 13,309 10.0 1,701 saba 44 2,740 2.0 162 14 2,205 0.5 20 58 4,945 2.5 182
Bahrain 8 110 0.6 5 17 441 0.6 15 25 551 1.2 20 st. maarten 616 6,092 2.0 193 10 140 1.0 - 626 6,232 3.0 193
Bangladesh 483 4,150 7.5 52 - - - - 483 4,150 7.5 52 Total 662 5,661 5.3 366 42 2,357 2.2 29 704 8,018 7.5 395
Barbados 107 2,599 2.5 135 14 110 1.0 11 121 2,709 3.5 146 Netherlands 109 886 7.3 91 178 3,492 4.4 137 287 4,378 11.7 228
Belgium 94 366 0.6 17 44 223 1.7 18 138 589 2.3 35 New Zealand 511 3,072 13.4 282 198 3,683 8.3 168 709 6,755 21.7 450
Belize 400 7,577 13.8 266 - - - - 400 7,577 13.8 266 Nicaragua 6,442 332,985 167.7 - - - - - 6,442 332,985 167.7 -
Brazil 13,553 68,473 104.8 3,014 111 753 11.6 57 13,664 69,226 116.4 3,071 Northern Mariana rota 638 2,908 0.5 382 - - - - 638 2,908 0.5 382 49
British Virgin Islands norman Island 22 22 1.2 23 18 24 1.2 15 40 46 2.4 38 Islands saipan 237 1,414 0.1 223 - - - - 237 1,414 0.1 223
salt Island 10 900 0.5 20 - - - - 10 900 0.5 20 Tinian 24 685 0.1 40 - - - - 24 685 0.1 40
ppm international
Tortola 151 1,968 4.0 143 - - - - 151 1,968 4.0 143 Total 899 5,007 0.7 645 - - - - 899 5,007 0.7 645
virgin Gorda 57 530 1.8 32 - - - - 57 530 1.8 32 Norway 56 1,066 5.0 40 48 961 1.9 7 104 2,027 6.9 47
Total 240 3,420 7.5 218 18 24 1.2 15 258 3,444 8.7 233 Palau 15 100 1.0 50 15 500 1.0 100 30 600 2.0 150
Cambodia - - - - 2 55 0.1 2 2 55 0.1 2 Panama 4,062 72,105 2.0 7,493 64 470 1.0 38 4,126 72,575 3.0 7,531
Canada 36,890 348,415 1,510.6 14,002 257 6,336 16.4 281 37,147 354,751 1,527.0 14,283 Papua New Guinea 74 121 1.2 93 2 11 0.2 3 76 132 1.4 96
Cape Verde 25 220 1.2 20 40 551 0.2 20 65 771 1.4 40 Paraguay 70 6 - - - - - - 70 6 - -
Cayman Islands Grand Cayman 52 840 1.1 69 87 310 3.7 60 139 1,150 4.8 129 Peru 120 3,307 - 280 - - - - 120 3,307 - 280
little Cayman 28 300 1.0 12 - - - - 28 300 1.0 12 Philippines 73,564 712,599 1,483.3 24,244 929 9,075 25.0 507 74,493 721,674 1,508.3 24,751
Total 80 1,140 2.1 81 87 310 3.7 60 167 1,450 5.8 141 Poland 390 4,409 11.2 311 126 1,168 5.0 115 516 5,577 16.2 426
Chile 2,269 72,615 1.4 14 61 243 1.6 17 2,330 72,858 3.0 31 Portugal 177 2,363 7.5 159 227 6,336 10.0 165 404 8,699 17.5 324
China 2,877 3,012 3.6 887 79 174 1.3 36 2,956 3,186 4.9 923 Puerto Rico 14,276 208,789 387.0 9,433 429 52,845 22.0 507 14,705 261,634 409.0 9,940
ToTal Number of CouNTries aNd loCaTioNs: 108

Colombia 2,788 56,919 8.1 615 273 3,990 5.2 80 3,061 60,909 13.3 695 Republic of Korea 48 750 5.1 42 45 401 3.1 25 93 1,151 8.2 67
Cook Islands rarotonga 12 220 0.6 10 12 176 0.6 6 24 396 1.2 16 Russia 161 829 0.5 28 78 227 0.1 34 239 1,056 0.6 62
Costa Rica 1,759 23,178 31.8 953 44 284 2.2 39 1,803 23,462 34.0 992 Samoa savaii Island 13 44 - 17 - - - - 13 44 - 17
Croatia 14 104 1.2 7 34 754 2.5 49 48 858 3.7 56 Saudi Arabia 100 1,096 1.1 22 40 331 3.4 13 140 1,427 4.5 35
Cyprus 180 4,868 7.5 319 130 1,248 2.7 73 310 6,116 10.2 392 Singapore 3,064 30,252 12.4 1,498 - - - - 3,064 30,252 12.4 1,498
Denmark 14 33 0.7 4 28 132 1.1 11 42 165 1.8 15 Slovakia 10 7 0.3 8 5 22 0.3 10 15 29 0.6 18
Dominican Republic 11,558 138,967 39.5 8,681 78 2,011 3.5 313 11,636 140,978 43.0 8,994 Slovenia 79 718 3.7 47 134 2,553 1.7 95 213 3,271 5.4 142
East Timor 56 - 0.1 45 14 - 0.1 5 70 - 0.2 50 South Africa 7,718 26,581 68.3 90 114 551 1.9 48 7,832 27,132 70.2 138
Ecuador 6,162 101,274 72.5 107 44 1,307 9.3 34 6,206 102,581 81.8 141 Spain 485 14,169 6.8 414 305 2,957 12.3 155 790 17,126 19.1 569
Egypt 201 2,138 6.8 204 585 3,408 15.2 237 786 5,546 22.0 441 Sri Lanka 534 3,616 3.3 70 - - - - 534 3,616 3.3 70
El Salvador 20 350 2.5 15 - - - - 20 350 2.5 15 St. Kitts & Nevis nevis 189 6,085 7.4 - 9 160 0.2 - 198 6,245 7.6 -
Estonia 159 3,638 3.1 204 106 14,440 1.8 114 265 18,078 4.9 318 St. Vincent & the Grenadines 155 3,084 8.5 144 - - - - 155 3,084 8.5 144
Fiji 121 2,164 9.5 143 15 77 3.1 6 136 2,241 12.6 149 Grenadines st. vincent 341 14,731 12.5 265 - - - - 341 14,731 12.5 265
Finland 105 1,213 0.9 415 124 10,428 2.6 926 229 11,641 3.5 1,341 Total 496 17,815 0.2 409 - - - - 496 17,815 0.2 409
France 95 1,818 6.9 85 33 496 2.6 23 128 2,314 9.5 108 Sweden 18 33 0.7 5 15 558 0.7 20 33 591 1.4 25
Germany 396 15,580 34.2 461 362 7,150 21.0 248 758 22,730 55.2 709 Switzerland 70 225 5.1 20 226 8,232 6.4 134 296 8,457 11.5 154
Ghana 103 1,200 0.3 - - - - - 103 1,200 0.3 - Taiwan 197 652 1.7 71 173 1,072 1.2 104 370 1,724 2.9 175
Gibraltar - - - - 14 220 0.6 20 14 220 0.6 20 Tanzania 146 1,579 3.1 82 10 571 0.6 19 156 2,150 3.7 101
Greece 2,195 37,029 32.3 1,614 385 17,474 5.7 754 2,580 54,503 38.0 2,368 Thailand 4,208 52,713 38.9 2,195 557 8,239 16.8 639 4,765 60,952 55.7 2,834
Grenada 360 5,316 21.6 267 7 140 2.0 18 367 5,456 23.6 285 Togo 94 220 0.3 14 - - - - 94 220 0.3 14
Guam 3,006 17,776 22.5 1,650 - - - - 3,006 17,776 22.5 1,650 Tonga 75 794 1.3 100 - - - - 75 794 1.3 100
Guatemala 7 55 0.1 40 - - - - 7 55 0.1 40 Trinidad & Tobago Trinidad 1,510 16,212 9.5 1,220 - - - - 1,510 16,212 9.5 1,220
Honduras 24 942 0.9 46 20 155 0.7 15 44 1,097 1.6 61 Turkey 2,033 34,771 29.1 3,344 102 12,535 2.5 70 2,135 47,306 31.6 3,414
Hong Kong 4,601 45,117 26.8 3,074 207 1,221 1.5 79 4,808 46,338 28.3 3,153 Ukraine 35 326 1.2 45 20 615 1.2 32 55 941 2.4 77
Hungary 10 441 0.6 13 19 507 0.6 16 29 948 1.2 29 United Arab Emirates 890 2,822 0.6 350 18 331 0.6 12 908 3,153 1.2 362
India 18,254 52,889 184.7 8,978 30 112 1.2 3 18,284 53,001 185.9 8,981 United Kingdom 5,217 29,935 134.2 3,184 261 3,414 14.0 127 5,478 33,349 148.2 3,311
Indonesia 683 10,800 12.8 468 253 3,064 6.3 142 936 13,864 19.1 610 United States 216,009 4,210,385 9,330.6 129,112 2,770 43,265 99.1 1,438 218,779 4,253,650 9,429.7 130,550
Iran 80 2,046 0.7 143 133 2,630 16.4 40 213 4,676 17.1 183 US Virgin Islands st. Croix 632 3,080 9.7 536 31 350 0.3 34 663 3,430 10.0 570
Ireland 87 1,389 6.5 263 5 66 1.9 2 92 1,455 8.4 265 st. John 160 2,472 11.4 109 - - - - 160 2,472 11.4 109
Israel 585 4,570 2.0 744 90 1,815 - 200 675 6,385 2.0 944 st. Thomas 777 11,426 16.1 639 16 540 4.0 3 793 11,966 20.1 642
Italy 453 7,341 25.5 346 452 8,370 19.5 389 905 15,711 45.0 735 Total 1,569 16,978 37.2 1,284 47 890 4.3 37 1,616 17,868 41.5 1,321
Jamaica 2,323 20,447 34.1 1,618 29 126 1.9 8 2,352 20,573 36.0 1,626 Uruguay 210 1,559 - 101 - - - - 210 1,559 - 101
Japan 13,072 31,901 38.0 4,513 795 27,583 4.0 1,347 13,867 59,484 42.0 5,860 Vanuatu 306 7,209 1.6 654 73 322 1.5 34 379 7,531 3.1 688
Jordan - - - - 12 148 0.6 22 12 148 0.6 22 Venezuela 83 331 1.6 14 32 64 1.1 6 115 395 2.7 20
Kenya 170 2,315 1.7 50 26 694 0.7 11 196 3,009 2.4 61 Vietnam - - - - 35 128 0.9 30 35 128 0.9 30
Libya 25 121 0.3 10 14 254 0.1 8 39 375 0.4 18
Country &
Lithuania - - - - 11 154 1.2 17 11 154 1.2 17 484,702 7,125,693 14,322.9 249,535 14,116 320,437 503.9 12,690 498,818 7,446,130 14,826.8 262,225
Location totals
Luxembourg - - - - 27 130 1.9 13 27 130 1.9 13
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Bags (paper) 2,482 136 30 172 32,335 29 1,492 825 799 8,802 994 3,719 2,762 582 1 88
Bags (plastic) 5,068 1,145 187 867 71,336 174 6,505 3,778 2,352 29,655 3,823 6,238 5,236 1,213 3 700
Balloons 583 71 1 26 9,609 4 823 1,093 202 4,691 167 810 1,975 902 0 11
Beverage Bottles (plastic) 9,146 888 440 679 29,299 155 4,997 5,384 3,716 29,442 8,921 2,699 2,863 557 5 284
Beverage Bottles (glass) 5,745 1,142 301 788 33,633 165 3,174 2,191 2,170 26,282 7,776 4,361 5,553 807 1 119
Beverage Cans 8,599 1,877 587 1,417 25,941 187 3,190 2,605 2,057 24,582 6,486 2,805 3,123 775 6 241
Caps, Lids 6,407 1,196 221 312 99,243 256 7,845 7,179 3,626 64,955 3,208 17,624 11,626 3,384 3 155
Clothing, Shoes 1,237 193 112 95 15,058 38 918 654 644 6,930 912 1,736 723 211 2 48
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons 5,722 470 203 346 43,837 102 4,130 2,620 2,558 23,308 2,391 4,987 4,189 1,017 0 198
Food Wrappers/Containers 6,572 1,489 516 735 143,556 506 11,958 5,646 3,897 44,119 6,110 11,573 10,831 3,126 2 446
50 Pull Tabs
6-Pack Holders
999
589
342
140
37
34
257
47
12,664
1,973
65
11
925
202
373
197
484
827
5,842
1,691
912
374
2,100
283
760
222
242
63
3
1
20
15
Shotgun Shells/Wadding 312 479 13 78 4,807 0 263 966 8 545 84 151 194 170 0 1
united States debris breakdown
Straws, Stirrers 3,615 186 50 118 38,572 54 3,287 2,445 942 24,481 1,748 3,383 5,860 2,301 2 121
Toys 926 117 52 106 12,577 37 1,216 1,162 377 4,621 596 1,222 1,331 378 1 49
totaL 58,002 9,871 2,784 6,043 574,440 1,783 50,925 37,118 24,659 299,946 44,502 63,691 57,248 15,728 30 2,496
Bait Containers/Packaging 808 106 38 211 4,043 111 254 240 179 2,160 718 920 190 29 10 10
Bleach/Cleaner Bottles 423 47 19 44 699 0 62 164 32 1,278 196 299 69 5 0 10
Buoys/Floats 417 191 1 24 1,037 7 369 254 35 1,587 177 1,153 48 32 0 2
Crab/Lobster/Fish Traps 116 8 0 2 461 0 32 50 1 396 20 809 30 2 0 0
Crates 82 22 0 12 429 1 28 53 20 304 14 624 17 1 0 1
Fishing Line 1,732 188 179 339 5,806 96 1,067 424 458 7,264 1,931 2,657 98 91 1 7
Fishing Lures/Light Sticks 812 48 52 67 1,871 56 238 264 41 2,036 141 521 133 37 0 12
Fishing Nets 164 39 1 15 1,199 10 70 82 9 910 20 918 43 16 0 11
Light Bulbs/Tubes 187 5 0 37 718 0 44 78 6 542 156 322 70 1 0 0
Oil/Lube Bottles 446 45 8 26 1,166 1 85 172 26 1,171 507 231 52 8 0 7
Pallets 35 31 2 9 410 0 29 24 1 185 1,072 50 33 3 0 0
Plastic Sheeting/Tarps 447 253 14 44 5,888 2 384 207 157 4,114 233 632 1,171 112 0 32
Rope 898 463 30 83 5,819 36 539 621 72 7,226 499 6,651 344 188 1 15
Strapping Bands 646 121 10 43 4,184 5 218 198 27 2,288 670 769 333 91 0 21
totaL 7,213 1,567 354 956 33,730 325 3,419 2,831 1,064 31,461 6,354 16,556 2,631 616 12 128
Cigarettes/Cigarette Filters 23,747 2,246 496 1,406 394,920 1,306 23,092 15,876 4,335 205,393 12,025 84,101 44,570 15,202 5 300
Cigarette Lighters 473 108 9 31 4,723 3 384 385 131 3,433 193 676 420 219 0 5
Cigar Tips 1,285 45 2 96 18,493 14 1,116 1,325 1,058 13,864 265 1,318 4,081 1,375 0 6
Tobacco Packaging/Wrappers 1,412 175 38 185 9,649 82 760 414 313 5,701 1,895 1,406 761 422 2 32
totaL 26,917 2,574 545 1,718 427,785 1,405 25,352 18,000 5,837 228,391 14,378 87,501 49,832 17,218 7 343
dumping aCtivitieS
Appliances (refrigerators, washers, etc.) 34 10 1 6 415 0 13 4 5 86 303 48 29 1 0 2
Batteries 177 21 8 10 2,107 5 75 36 28 713 141 530 232 17 0 4
Building Materials 2,311 1,065 24 32 9,501 10 558 922 83 5,552 1,905 748 511 110 0 51
Cars/Car Parts 258 594 10 50 2,469 1 111 135 68 902 1,453 431 107 31 1 13
55-Gallon Drums 23 14 1 2 77 0 4 1 0 77 19 25 1 0 0 2
Tires 315 30 14 51 1,783 0 50 125 6 500 1,020 114 59 11 1 4
totaL 3,118 1,734 58 151 16,352 16 811 1,223 190 7,830 4,841 1,896 939 170 2 76
Condoms 133 85 3 13 2,342 4 221 60 196 980 195 165 306 22 0 9
Diapers 153 38 15 14 1,219 2 89 60 132 441 193 249 78 27 0 4
Syringes 23 11 0 0 633 0 33 42 16 364 66 45 49 9 0 0

Tampons/Tampon Applicators 110 82 1 29 1,492 0 223 280 101 702 66 134 206 179 0 6
totaL 419 216 19 56 5,686 6 566 442 445 2,487 520 593 639 237 0 19
debriS item totaLS 95,669 15,962 3,760 8,924 1,057,993 3,535 81,073 59,614 32,195 570,115 70,595 170,237 111,289 33,969 51 3,062
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Bags (paper) 1,071 626 589 1,351 1,405 135 1,345 8 3 149 204 595 1,002 0 8,628 1,890
Bags (plastic) 2,280 2,653 4,419 6,418 4,340 425 4,239 57 0 472 58 1,834 5,722 0 26,902 7,288
Balloons 59 251 755 1,638 2,234 30 305 1 0 4 21 239 1,440 0 5,493 384
Beverage Bottles (plastic) 3,091 1,461 11,162 4,893 1,851 454 3,002 27 3 556 96 1,018 7,600 0 21,583 9,711
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1,740 2,472 3,207 3,230 1,293 403 4,386 26 6 475 84 1,785 2,693 0 15,412 7,372
Beverage Cans 1,955 933 4,034 3,463 1,314 654 4,012 22 8 1,048 128 1,422 2,970 0 14,403 8,015
Caps, Lids 2,330 1,907 4,938 8,135 10,510 276 4,699 16 0 590 298 4,967 19,471 0 38,129 6,476
Clothing, Shoes 234 479 655 1,097 913 124 887 19 4 66 33 457 805 0 4,846 1,230
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons 1,562 1,202 3,871 4,253 3,479 225 2,193 22 0 274 64 1,517 6,167 0 18,439 5,049
Food Wrappers/Containers 2,605 3,366 8,352 11,555 16,168 1,217 3,646 6 0 1,068 655 3,531 10,346 0 30,145 11,212
Pull Tabs
6-Pack Holders
301
123
190
50
262
152
735
165
830
139
25
7
668
239
4
1
0
0
54
27
45
1
376
27
446
155
0
0
2,704
1,220
806
172
51
Shotgun Shells/Wadding 13 257 384 712 1,021 10 114 0 0 49 0 210 592 0 3,168 238

Straws, Stirrers 1,171 580 1,921 4,142 5,126 128 1,812 6 0 90 88 1,039 11,874 0 18,125 2,235
Toys 170 428 627 1,037 1,334 35 376 16 0 70 12 389 1,528 0 4,490 915
totaL 18,705 16,855 45,328 52,824 51,957 4,148 31,923 231 24 4,992 1,787 19,406 72,811 0 213,687 62,993
Bait Containers/Packaging 252 252 431 330 417 39 209 1 0 217 33 183 265 0 1,841 1,512
Bleach/Cleaner Bottles 19 319 142 477 37 1 223 0 0 0 0 28 246 0 885 138
Buoys/Floats 41 1,149 185 967 78 1 124 2 0 28 0 386 315 0 1,215 253
Crab/Lobster/Fish Traps 9 673 50 285 12 0 57 0 0 0 1 639 50 0 563 30
Crates 3 46 38 74 12 2 24 1 0 0 0 54 41 0 217 31
Fishing Line 124 158 1,104 1,840 296 26 539 0 10 81 58 295 684 0 3,017 1,281
Fishing Lures/Light Sticks 36 44 198 204 175 4 165 4 0 27 2 86 540 0 1,023 387
Fishing Nets 25 152 60 462 39 2 81 0 0 12 0 79 103 0 364 74
Light Bulbs/Tubes 11 32 36 58 52 2 72 0 0 2 0 24 57 0 297 92
Oil/Lube Bottles 50 234 197 163 151 4 236 7 0 5 0 116 186 0 745 205
Pallets 12 31 16 33 24 1 78 0 0 1 0 43 76 0 188 36
Plastic Sheeting/Tarps 113 372 216 452 473 25 341 1 0 20 2 436 299 0 3,275 470
Rope 165 3,301 572 4,983 544 8 359 1 10 4 29 2,520 937 0 3,187 549
Strapping Bands 98 999 157 889 440 6 242 0 0 2 10 523 336 0 1,076 262
totaL 958 7,762 3,402 11,217 2,750 121 2,750 17 20 399 135 5,412 4,135 0 17,893 5,320
Cigarettes/Cigarette Filters 5,087 27,384 7,506 32,148 53,443 3,978 8,102 77 0 760 1,508 35,023 19,415 0 57,459 24,621
Cigarette Lighters 86 78 343 500 267 70 202 0 0 9 8 92 652 0 2,122 347
Cigar Tips 165 236 1,105 859 4,710 37 926 2 0 7 8 404 4,203 0 5,393 1,241
Tobacco Packaging/Wrappers 367 246 483 788 552 205 756 3 0 90 11 273 1,286 0 2,441 1,168
totaL 5,705 27,944 9,437 34,295 58,972 4,290 9,986 82 0 866 1,535 35,792 25,556 0 67,415 27,377
dumping aCtivitieS
Appliances (refrigerators, washers, etc.) 23 8 18 20 10 14 58 4 0 3 0 4 1 0 116 94
Batteries 39 35 83 54 136 31 83 0 0 6 6 42 20 0 472 293
Building Materials 385 721 1,105 843 1,190 75 2,058 27 0 31 0 436 454 0 6,159 1,559
Cars/Car Parts 154 161 127 122 90 41 266 0 0 13 3 86 25 0 984 358
55-Gallon Drums 0 5 26 3 6 3 55 0 0 1 0 2 6 0 44 26
Tires 37 68 199 46 51 18 165 15 0 98 0 55 121 223 657 1,613
totaL 638 998 1,558 1,088 1,483 182 2,685 46 0 152 9 625 627 223 8,432 3,943
Condoms 27 27 120 103 94 14 121 0 0 3 0 31 150 0 731 205
Diapers 57 26 61 79 123 10 85 0 0 29 3 18 57 0 502 246
Syringes 11 11 81 60 33 7 16 0 0 0 0 1 179 0 308 15

Tampons/Tampon Applicators 19 53 187 501 366 3 47 1 0 17 3 48 1,577 0 3,589 110
totaL 114 117 449 743 616 34 269 1 0 49 6 98 1,963 0 5,130 576
debriS item totaLS 26,120 53,676 60,174 100,167 115,778 8,775 47,613 377 44 6,458 3,472 61,333 105,092 223 312,557 100,209
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Bags (paper) 1,568 327 1,963 1,876 970 37 2 5,570 4 0 2,487 399 174 89,626
Bags (plastic) 5,243 890 6,521 9,047 4,384 213 1 23,039 33 4 10,642 2,396 366 268,166
Balloons 258 161 620 1,098 620 16 0 1,947 0 1 836 242 123 39,744
Beverage Bottles (plastic) 4,103 485 5,701 7,236 3,987 216 14 19,691 2 14 13,297 1,866 797 223,392
Beverage Bottles (glass) 3,450 344 2,141 5,382 2,747 103 8 9,840 26 0 7,910 1,698 428 172,869
Beverage Cans 5,232 683 3,524 6,604 4,553 186 12 21,952 240 2 12,942 2,381 1,580 188,750
Caps, Lids 2,974 1,166 3,693 13,957 5,408 163 11 40,703 0 5 6,577 2,572 2,862 410,073
Clothing, Shoes 919 251 895 2,031 920 23 0 3,777 24 0 1,352 687 211 52,450
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons 3,688 405 3,578 6,289 2,581 174 9 17,453 6 4 9,995 917 681 190,175
Food Wrappers/Containers 7,960 1,316 9,855 16,355 8,095 375 69 13,426 0 6 10,249 2,717 2,062 427,439
52 Pull Tabs
6-Pack Holders
329
96
158
51
507
105
838
311
560
109
93
6
3
0
4,054
1,159
0
0
1
0
492
442
175
212
95
26
40,776
11,664
Shotgun Shells/Wadding 260 197 145 713 378 1 0 664 0 0 379 399 339 18,314
Straws, Stirrers 1,372 298 2,195 7,448 2,932 50 1 11,851 28 0 3,838 1,359 800 167,674
Toys 884 149 931 1,398 813 8 7 3,063 2 0 714 273 181 44,618
totaL 38,336 6,881 42,374 80,583 39,057 1,664 137 178,189 365 37 82,152 18,293 10,725 2,345,730
Bait Containers/Packaging 294 34 471 719 339 212 4 654 0 2 863 191 57 19,849
Bleach/Cleaner Bottles 58 31 195 331 98 0 1 1,365 0 0 182 134 2 8,259
Buoys/Floats 23 169 96 605 266 3 0 363 0 0 238 174 16 12,031
Crab/Lobster/Fish Traps 6 16 1 418 44 0 0 150 0 0 80 8 0 5,019
Crates 23 10 26 113 17 1 0 111 0 0 61 10 0 2,523
Fishing Line 169 177 330 2,482 412 157 9 3,753 0 0 776 382 48 40,546
Fishing Lures/Light Sticks 43 94 156 489 206 24 6 1,130 24 0 293 71 57 11,817
Fishing Nets 25 21 32 276 72 1 0 511 0 0 139 55 3 6,095
Light Bulbs/Tubes 27 20 176 79 123 0 0 313 4 0 93 60 5 3,801
Oil/Lube Bottles 91 6 149 229 89 2 0 459 0 0 279 87 2 7,643
Pallets 10 36 57 58 33 0 0 290 0 0 11 20 5 2,943
Plastic Sheeting/Tarps 251 65 432 741 251 11 0 1,238 0 0 342 215 26 23,757
Rope 324 851 273 2,790 427 28 0 6,373 3 0 700 7,455 31 59,909
Strapping Bands 92 146 234 760 168 14 0 1,191 0 2 246 619 23 18,159
totaL 1,436 1,676 2,628 10,090 2,545 453 20 17,901 31 4 4,303 9,481 275 222,351
Cigarettes/Cigarette Filters 3,473 4,925 41,025 49,114 82,393 488 65 54,082 0 5 14,679 13,455 18,815 1,388,050
Cigarette Lighters 238 64 397 619 272 7 0 1,861 2 0 298 150 64 19,941
Cigar Tips 1,819 71 1,105 1,309 4,625 23 0 4,661 0 0 769 284 734 79,039
Tobacco Packaging/Wrappers 487 153 1,098 1,248 776 38 0 1,395 0 3 1,089 903 115 39,221
totaL 6,017 5,213 43,625 52,290 88,066 556 65 61,999 2 8 16,835 14,792 19,728 1,526,251
dumping aCtivitieS
Appliances (refrigerators, washers, etc.) 35 3 91 27 10 0 0 45 0 0 21 24 3 1,589
Batteries 69 11 158 70 1,351 5 0 381 0 0 81 47 10 7,587
Building Materials 681 761 1,469 2,002 1,092 14 0 3,291 0 0 863 419 100 49,118
Cars/Car Parts 248 16 329 417 121 4 0 673 0 1 197 122 4 11,196
55-Gallon Drums 9 0 28 5 5 0 0 25 0 0 15 3 8 521

Tires 167 14 446 117 45 0 0 220 0 0 640 157 32 9,287
totaL 1,209 805 2,521 2,638 2,624 23 0 4,635 0 1 1,817 772 157 79,298
Condoms 106 20 75 311 105 0 0 497 0 2 91 47 16 7,630
Diapers 63 25 105 187 66 5 0 705 0 0 193 75 23 5,457
Syringes 23 3 18 75 12 0 0 195 0 0 24 17 8 2,388

Tampons/Tampon Applicators 400 51 161 985 67 3 0 837 0 0 112 66 43 12,857
totaL 592 99 359 1,558 250 8 0 2,234 0 2 420 205 90 28,332
debriS item totaLS 47,590 14,674 91,507 147,159 132,542 2,704 222 264,958 398 52 105,527 43,543 30,975 4,201,962
lAnd underwAter totAl lAnd underwAter totAl
us stAte people pounds miles bAgs people pounds miles bAgs people pounds miles bAgs us stAte people pounds miles bAgs people pounds miles bAgs people pounds miles bAgs
Alabama 3,467 85,874 282.1 4,726 6 350 1.0 12 3,473 86,224 283.1 4,738 Montana - - - - 4 25 0.1 4 4 25 0.1 4
Alaska 569 7,664 72.6 361 3 30 - - 572 7,694 72.6 361 Nebraska 290 9,925 38.5 248 - - - - 290 9,925 38.5 248
Arizona 158 2,945 132.1 127 155 1,034 5.6 114 313 3,979 137.7 241
Nevada 35 90 3.0 - 37 750 0.2 43 72 840 3.2 43
Arkansas 672 41,325 39.0 79 96 1,395 4.0 48 768 42,720 43.0 127
New Hampshire 1,028 6,205 18.5 374 15 1,300 0.7 14 1,043 7,505 19.2 388
California 81,808 1,382,437 2,441.7 5,977 557 4,746 16.8 158 82,365 1,387,183 2,458.5 6,135
New Jersey 2,756 21,857 100.1 1,464 50 400 - 20 2,806 22,257 100.1 1,484
Colorado 715 3,750 - - 4 40 - 2 719 3,790 - 2

New Mexico 504 297,000 - 1,077 - - - - 504 297,000 - 1,077
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ppm united States

Connecticut 2,133 13,611 51.6 587 32 620 1.3 48 2,165 14,231 52.9 635
New York 10,344 140,552 323.6 10,092 81 4,285 2.1 50 10,425 144,837 325.7 10,142
Delaware 2,002 15,339 79.1 830 - - - - 2,002 15,339 79.1 830

North Carolina 18,346 520,592 1,379.0 18,031 87 250 2.0 15 18,433 520,842 1,381.0 18,046
District of Columbia 348 4,611 6.4 375 - - - - 348 4,611 6.4 375
Ohio 1,005 13,954 64.6 1,168 217 2,400 1.8 285 1,222 16,354 66.4 1,453
Florida 22,585 316,923 1,106.5 9,615 118 1,340 28.2 67 22,703 318,263 1,134.7 9,682
Oregon 1,013 6,624 3.5 352 29 100 1.0 17 1,042 6,724 4.5 369
Georgia 23,658 601,619 1,576.8 21,892 10 425 1.0 21 23,668 602,044 1,577.8 21,913
ToTal Number of us sTaTes aNd The disTriCT of Columbia

Pennsylvania 2,421 94,870 86.4 3,294 8 200 3.5 8 2,429 95,070 89.9 3,302
Hawaii 2,363 38,781 78.7 839 90 3,289 6.0 23 2,453 42,070 84.7 862
Rhode Island 2,303 22,048 75.7 1,184 44 144 0.5 16 2,347 22,192 76.2 1,200
Illinois 2,530 9,339 33.5 1,079 84 627 1.4 15 2,614 9,966 34.9 1,094
South Carolina 3,472 39,447 78.9 492 - - - - 3,472 39,447 78.9 492
Indiana 776 2,895 23.4 350 109 685 4.0 51 885 3,580 27.4 401
South Dakota 32 550 5.3 36 - - - - 32 550 5.3 36

Iowa 8 51 1.0 4 35 1 1.0 1 43 52 2.0 5
Tennessee 4 23 - - - - - - 4 23 - -
Kansas 377 2,197 2.5 117 - - - - 377 2,197 2.5 117
Texas 8,811 196,762 131.0 32,666 563 9,221 2.0 155 9,374 205,983 133.0 32,821
Louisiana 572 7,111 52.2 454 - - - - 572 7,111 52.2 454
Utah 12 218 1.0 17 16 218 1.0 17 28 436 2.0 34

Maine 1,810 9,931 115.1 22 13 400 1.0 16 1,823 10,331 116.1 38
Vermont 2 1 - 1 - - - - 2 1 - 1
Maryland 1,109 18,493 10.7 628 - - - - 1,109 18,493 10.7 628
Virginia 5,590 168,458 276.9 5,375 51 1,059 2.0 37 5,641 169,517 278.9 5,412
Massachusetts 2,229 23,282 126.8 1,159 4 50 1.0 2 2,233 23,332 127.8 1,161
Washington 1,075 23,624 99.2 170 35 1,815 4.0 40 1,110 25,439 103.2 210
Michigan 2,465 6,239 177.6 366 23 260 0.4 10 2,488 6,499 178.0 376
Minnesota 291 1,021 22.6 29 6 15 2.3 - 297 1,036 24.9 29 Wisconsin 788 2,056 20.7 14 99 3,991 3.1 109 887 6,047 23.8 123
Mississippi 3,205 46,873 190.5 3,022 - - - - 3,205 46,873 190.5 3,022 Wyoming 35 145 - - - - - - 35 145 - -
uS State & district

Missouri 293 3,073 2.2 419 89 1,800 0.1 20 382 4,873 2.3 439 216,009 4,210,385 9,330.6 129,112 2,770 43,265 99.1 1,438 218,779 4,253,650 9,429.7 130,550
of Columbia totals
USA
Acknowledgments
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International Coastal Cleanup Vicki Cornish Fuszion Gutter: © Veer; Sign: © Veer;
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Rubber Duckie: © iStockphoto
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19: USA: Courtesy of Antietem Creek
Associate Director, Dennis Takahashi-Kelso Mosaic Watershed Alliance
International Coastal Cleanup Matt Tinning 20: Garbage Patch: Lindsey Hoshaw, courtesy
Sonya Besteiro Photo Credits Algalita Marine Research Foundation;
Entangled hatchling: © Brandon Cole
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Manager of Strategic Dove Coggeshall 2: © Ben Hoffman Laysan albatross: Courtesy of Cynthia Vanderlip,
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The Marine Debris Index

Ocean Conservancy The International Coastal Cleanup

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pOundS OF MArIne debrIS

06 The International Coastal Cleanup is the world’s largest volunteer

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international coastal cleanup

participati ng cou ntr i es an d locations

Argentina Cook Islands Guam Malta Portugal Togo

The Cleanup: The hands-on International Coastal Cleanup

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The Data: a Tool for

SOurCe: OCeAn COnServAnCy/InTernATIOnAl COASTAl CleAnup 2009

standardized data cards. This accounting

To give a few examples, in 1987 Ocean

Corresponding national legislation, called

The resulting Marine Debris Index helps sources of Marine Debris

» dumping activities. Legal and illegal

» medical/personal hygiene. Items ranging

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InTernATIOnAl COASTAl CleAnup 2009

SOurCe: OCeAn COnServAnCy/

2009 WOr lDWI De De B r Is ITe M TOTals

bags (paper) 331,476 cigarettes/cigarette filters 2,189,252

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The Inland Connection volunteer Participation TOP Te n

SOurCe: OCeAn COnServAnCy/InTernATIOnAl COASTAl CleAnup 2009

usa 10 mississippi 3,205

shoreline & recreational activities 5,023,636 1,617,658 6,641,294

ocean/waterway activities 1,792,801 718,987 2,511,788

smoking-related activities 653,646 129,897 783,543

dumping activities 139,043 59,020 198,063

medical/personal hygiene 83,032 21,818 104,850

totals 7,692,158 2,547,380 10,239,538

Threats to human health Dangers to Wildlife

worldwide debris items worldwide debris items from

food wrappers/containers rope

Mar I n e WI lDlI fe fOu n D e nTang le D I n Mar I n e De B r Is

The Marine Debris Index

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Trash accumulating in our majestic ocean Lakes, rivers, and

Another concern is combined sewer systems

Trash Circling the

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g lOBal su r faCe Cu r r e nTs

Ocean currents enable trash discarded in one country

Plastic is a particularly pervasive time traveler.

What is clear is that the physical characteristics

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left: SEA BIrDS

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HOW LONG ’TI L IT’S GON E?

Estimated decomposition rates

Older Plastic Beverage Holders 400 years

Aluminum Cans 200 Years Fishing Line 600 Years

Tin Cans & Foamed Plastic Cups 50 years