International Coastal Cleanup - Singapore
Saturday, 18th September 1999
Raw data from mangroves

 

Mangrove sites

Plastic

Site 1
Sungei Buloh
Site 2
Sungei Buloh
Site 3
Kranji
Subtotal

bags, food bags/wrappers

 

1223

264

1487

bags, salt

1708

6

2

1716

bags, trash

 

83

26

109

bags, other bags

 

297

493

790

bottles, beverage, soda

58

146

125

329

bottles, bleach, cleaner

21

18

3

42

bottles, milk/water gal. jugs

1

26

20

47

bottles, oil, lube

3

14

4

21

bottles, other bottles

92

65

35

192

buckets

2

7

2

11

caps, lids

93

194

42

329

cigarette buts

2

5

0

7

cigarette lighters

19

59

17

95

cups, utensils

29

46

6

81

diapers

1

2

0

3

fishing line

0

2

4

6

fishing lures, floats

1

1

6

8

fishing nets

0

22

13

35

hard hats

0

0

0

0

light sticks

0

0

0

0

pieces (plastic)

149

224

38

411

pipe thread protector

1

1

0

2

rope

3

46

61

110

sheeting, longer than 2 feet

57

15

11

83

sheeting, 2 feet or shorter

0

11

14

25

6-pack (drink) holder

1

6

2

9

strapping bands

10

43

25

78

straws

469

197

35

701

syringes

0

4

0

4

tampon applicators

0

0

0

0

toys

24

29

9

62

vegetable sacks

3

24

8

35

write protection' rings

3

1

2

6

other plastics

76

70

72

218

Total Plastics

2826
2887
1339
7052

 

 

 

 

 

Foamed Plastic

 

 

 

 

buoys

3

2

0

5

cups

8

12

34

54

egg cartons

2

1

0

3

fast food containers

46

68

36

150

meat tray

2

34

6

42

packaging material

88

109

1

198

pieces

401

430

283

1114

plates

20

21

2

43

other foamed plastic

5

74

129

208

Total Foamed Plastic

575
751
491
1817

 

 

 

 

 

Glass

 

 

 

 

bottles/jars, beverage bottles

53

203

46

302

bottles/jars, food jars

4

38

1

43

bottles/jars, other bottles/jars

17

76

13

106

fluorescent light tubes

1

1

0

2

light bulbs

3

10

2

15

pieces

16

53

13

82

other glass

1

0

3

4

Total Glass

95
381
78
554

 

 

 

 

 

Rubber

 

 

 

 

balloons

0

1

0

1

condoms

0

5

2

7

gloves

2

1

0

3

tires

2

3

4

9

other rubber

21

1

23

45

Total Rubber

25
11
29
65

 

 

 

 

 

Metal

 

 

 

 

bottle caps

2

13

7

22

cans, aerosol

7

5

3

15

cans, beverage

17

38

7

62

cans, food

19

7

2

28

cans, other

2

1

2

5

crab/lobster traps

1

0

0

1

55 gal. drums, rusty

0

10

2

12

55 gal. drums, new

0

0

0

0

pieces

3

20

1

24

pull tabs

0

0

0

0

wire

0

11

0

11

other metal

12

6

6

24

Total Metal

63
111
30
204

 

 

 

 

 

Paper

 

 

 

 

bags

0

5

1

6

cardboard

0

4

0

4

cartons

3

1

2

6

cups

1

0

8

9

newspapers/magazines

0

3

1

4

pieces

9

11

5

25

plates

1

0

0

1

other paper

1

0

0

1

Total Paper

15
24
17
56

 

 

 

 

 

Wood

 

 

 

 

crab/lobster traps

0

0

0

0

crates

0

0

0

0

lumber pieces

1

33

6

40

pallets

0

0

1

1

other woods

4

2

39

45

Total Wood

5
35
46
86

 

 

 

 

 

Cloth

 
 
 
 

clothing/pieces

13

113

47

173

Total Cloth

13
113
47
173

 

 

 

 

 

Total Items

3617
4313
2077
10007

 

 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Plastics

2826
2887
1339
7052

Total Foamed Plastic

575
751
491
1817

Total Glass

95
381
78
554

Total Rubber

25
11
29
65

Total Metal

63
111
30
204

Total Paper

15
24
17
56

Total Wood

5
35
46
86

Total Cloth

13
113
47
173


Last Updated on 18/8/2000
By N. Sivasothi