International Coastal Cleanup, Singapore | ||||||
2013 Data | ||||||
Consolidated Results | ||||||
CLEANUP SUMMARY | ||||||
Zones (see Analysis by Zones) |
Northwest, Northeast, Pulau Ubin, Pulau Ubin West, South, Changi, East Coast, Tanah Merah | |||||
Date of Cleanup | August - October 2013 | |||||
Total number of participants | 3,473 | |||||
Total number of trash bags filled | 1,947 | |||||
Weight of trash bags collected (kg) | 14,448 | |||||
Total Distance (metres) | 19,476 | |||||
DEBRIS SUMMARY | ||||||
Most Likely to Find Items | 85,008 | |||||
Fishing Gear | 3,704 | |||||
Packaging Materials | 7,646 | |||||
Other Trash | 4,017 | |||||
Personal Hygiene | 202 | |||||
Items of Local Concern | 52,570 | |||||
Total Number of Items | 153,147 | |||||
DEBRIS SUMMARY (PIE CHART) | ||||||
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TOP 10 ITEMS at a Glance | ||||||
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Most Likely to Find Items | ||||||
Cigarette Butts | 19,397 | Beverage Bottles (plastic) | 13,356 | |||
Food Wrappers (candy, chips, etc) | 8,207 | Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1,827 | |||
Take Out Containers (plastic) | 1,935 | Beverage Cans | 1,325 | |||
Take Out Containers (foam) | 2,150 | Grocery Bags (plastic) | 6,005 | |||
Bottle Caps (plastic) | 5,111 | Other Plastic Bags | 7,800 | |||
Bottle Caps (metal) | 1,770 | Paper Bags | 694 | |||
Lids (plastic) | 1,280 | Cups & Plates (paper) | 496 | |||
Straws/Stirrers | 7,100 | Cups & Plates (plastic) | 3,199 | |||
Forks, Knives, Spoons | 1,768 | Cups & Plates (foam) | 1,588 | |||
Fishing Gear | Packaging Materials | |||||
Fishing Buoys | 99 | 6-pack holders | 215 | |||
Fishing Net & Pieces | 1,705 | Other Plastic / Foam Packaging | 4,952 | |||
Rope (1 meter = 1 piece) | 1,359 | Other Plastic Bottles (oil, bleach, etc) | 993 | |||
Fishing line ( 1 meter = 1 piece) | 541 | Strapping bands | 1,009 | |||
Tobacco Packaging / Wrappers | 477 | |||||
Other Trash | Personal Hygiene | |||||
Appliances (fridges, washers, etc) | 183 | Condoms | 67 | |||
Balloons | 206 | Diapers | 46 | |||
Cigar Tips | 238 | Syringes | 74 | |||
Cigarette Lighters | 1,272 | Tampons / Tampon Applicators | 15 | |||
Construction Materials | 1,692 | |||||
Fireworks | 323 | |||||
Tyres | 103 | |||||
Items of Local Concern | ||||||
Foam Pieces | 34,920 | |||||
Glass Pieces | 2,947 | |||||
Plastic Pieces | 13,589 | |||||
Rubber Bands | 1,114 | |||||
Dead / Injured Animals | ||||||
What Animal? | Dead or Injured? | Is the animal entangled? Entangled by what? | ||||
crabs (mud crabs and flower crabs), horseshoe crabs, fish, stingrays, squirrel, jellyfish, shrimp and squid, eel/worm, prawns, 1 frog, 2 rats, bird, dog skull, monkey | most found dead, some horseshoe crabs found injured, squirrel found alive | some crabs and horsehoe crabs found entangled in fishing nets, one horseshoe crab found entangled in plastic, squirrel found in cage trap, some crabs entangled by plastic, some crabs and fish entangled by fishing net and cloth | ||||
Most Unusual Items | ||||||
monkey skulls, oil drums, carboy plastics, harness, banner, toys, roadside signage, lightning material, prayer block, Buddha piece, cane furniture, heavy duty plastic road barrier, heavy duty rice sacks or fish food bags (in excess of 40 of those); wool carpet underlay, LV bag, toy gun, gas mask, motorcycle helmets, circuit board, playhouse wall, mattress, motor gear part, TV and deck chair, car seat, boat front, cassette tapes, car plate, jerry can, zinc sheets, huge plastic barricade (3.5 x 2 x 2 ft), many, many small plastic balls (26) recorded under "plastic pieces" (Items of local concern), clay religious statues, metal spring, turtle egg shells, one copy of the KORAN(!), a plastic bag containing 3x100 rupiah coins, 2 half buried corroding fridges | ||||||