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2008 Great American Cleanup™
RESULTS |
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TYPE OF COLLECTION |
NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS WHO PARTICIPATED
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NUMBER OR WEIGHT DONATED |
| Textiles |
10 households
(2007: 24 households)
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323 lbs
(2007: 966 lbs) |
| Eyeglasses |
18 households
(2007: 18 households)
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141 pair
(2007: 74 pairs) |
| Shoes |
11 households
(2007: 14 households)
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46 pairs
(2007: 32 pairs) |
| Cell phones |
20 households
(2007: 18 households)
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58 phones + accessories
(2007: 45 phones) |
| Document Shredding |
163 households
(2007: 147 households)
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6,329 lbs
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| Plastic grocery bags |
96 households and 13 schools (contest)
(not done in 2007)
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1,018 lbs |
| Most Unusual Littered Item Found |
45 households
(not done in 2007; over 150 items collected in 2006) |
64 items*
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Registered Groups: 176
Tons of litter collected: 8.94
(due to storms and high winds the days before the event)
Bags of recyclables collected: 36
(aluminum cans and plastic bottles)
Miles of creeks cleaned: 78
2007 CLEANUP RESULTS:
Registered Volunteers: 1,845
Registered Groups: 104
Tons of litter collected: 4.36
(plus 60.1 tons of brush, limbs, and litter collected from the previous evening’s severe storm)
Miles of creeks cleaned: 52
* (Some of the) Most Unusual Littered Items Found:
- golf balls, 80-gallon water heater, sports balls, bird feeder, car keys, car seat, fire hose, hats, figurines, “Just Married” sign, keys, microwave oven, shoes, glasses, toys, flags, kitchen items, wallet (with several licenses issued to the same person!)
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Keep Plano Beautiful is very grateful for the generouse sponsors who supported this annual event. SPECIAL THANKS to: Allied Waste Services, Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages, Frito Lay, Inc., The O'Reilly Group McDonald's, NBC5, OTTO Container Management, and Texans Credit Union. |
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