| 16th International Coastal Cleanup Singapore | |||||
| Results | |||||
| 15 September, 2007 | |||||
| Location: East Coast | |||||
| Organizations: Republic Polytechnic, Advantest Singapore Pte Ltd, Homeschooling Group, Queensway Sec School, Raffles Girl School, Victoria School | |||||
| PARTICIPATION SUMMARY | |||||
| Total number of volunteers: | 782 | ||||
| Total number of volunteers working on card: | 781 | ||||
| Total number of trash bags filled: | 352 | ||||
| Total number of items collected: | 33928 | ||||
| Total weight of trash collected (kg): | 952.5 | ||||
| Total area cleaned (m): | 6920 | ||||
| DEBRIS SUMMARY | |||||
| Total Shoreline and Recreational Activities: | 11529 | ||||
| Total Ocean/Waterway Activities: | 2610 | ||||
| Total Smoking-Related Activities: | 7924 | ||||
| Total Dumping Activities: | 250 | ||||
| Total Medical/Personal Activities: | 85 | ||||
| Total Debris of Local Concern: | 11530 | ||||
| SHORELINE & RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES SUMMARY | |||||
| Bags | 825 | 2.43% | Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons | 1022 | 3.01% |
| Balloons | 82 | 0.24% | Food Wrappers/Containers | 3117 | 9.19% |
| Beverage Bottles (plastic, <2 litres) | 1433 | 4.22% | Pull Tabs | 113 | 0.33% |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 306 | 0.90% | 6-Pack Holders | 19 | 0.06% |
| Beverage Cans | 279 | 0.82% | Shotgun Shells, Wadding | 4 | 0.01% |
| Caps, Lids | 1148 | 3.38% | Straws, Stirrers | 2464 | 7.26% |
| Clothing, Shoes | 371 | 1.09% | Toys | 346 | 1.02% |
| OCEAN/WATERWAY ACTIVITIES SUMMARY | |||||
| Bait Containers/Packaging | 161 | 0.47% | Fishing Nets | 21 | 0.06% |
| Bleach/Cleaner Bottles | 53 | 0.16% | Light Bulbs/Tubes | 52 | 0.15% |
| Buoys/Floats | 34 | 0.10% | Oil/Lube Bottles | 19 | 0.06% |
| Crab/Lobster/Fish Traps | 25 | 0.07% | Pallets | 24 | 0.07% |
| Crates | 32 | 0.09% | Plastic Sheeting/Tarps | 1553 | 4.58% |
| Fishing Lines | 46 | 0.14% | Rope | 466 | 1.37% |
| Fishing Lures/Light Sticks | 16 | 0.05% | Strapping Bands | 108 | 0.32% |
| SMOKING-RELATED ACTIVITIES SUMMARY | DUMPING ACTVITIES | ||||
| Cigarettes/Cigarette Filters | 6723 | 19.82% | Appliances (fridges, washers, etc) | 12 | 0.04% |
| Cigaratter Lighters | 257 | 0.76% | Batteries | 64 | 0.19% |
| Cigar Tips | 839 | 2.47% | Building Materials | 160 | 0.47% |
| Tobacco Packaging/Wrappers | 105 | 0.31% | Cars/Car Parts | 6 | 0.02% |
| 55 Gal. Drums | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| Tires | 8 | 0.02% | |||
| MEDICAL ACTIVITIES SUMMARY | DEBRIS OF LOCAL CONCERN (TOP 3 ITEMS) | ||||
| Condoms | 52 | 0.15% | Styrofoam Pieces | 8895 | 26.22% |
| Diapers | 9 | 0.03% | Rubber Bands | 621 | 1.83% |
| Syringes | 16 | 0.05% | Plastic Pieces | 955 | 2.81% |
| Tampons/Tampon Applicators | 8 | 0.02% | |||
| ENTANGLED ANIMALS | |||||
| Dead fish entangled in seaweed, Flattened squid, 2 flattened rats, 1 dead kitten tied inside a bag, 1 dead fish entangled in rope. | |||||
| PECULIAR ITEMS | |||||
| Dead rat, an orange with a joss stick stuck in a plastic bag, the anchor of a boat. | |||||
| MAIN SOURCE OF POLLUTION | |||||
| Humans, styrofoam and cigarette butts, followed by plastic pieces. Pupils noted that recreational activities encouraged human interaction with the sea, and people simply litter out of convenience, even though litter bins are close at hand. | |||||