On Tuesday 7 February, first year A block marine scientists went to Esquimalt Lagoon and did a beach clean-up. It was a beautiful sunny day, but a bit windy.
Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves though, and we performed a valuable service. The table below contains the list of items we removed from the beach.
|
Type of garbage |
Number |
| Styrofoam bits | 435 |
| Plastic pieces | 348 |
| Straws / stirrers | 26 |
| Caps, lids | 65 |
| Six-pack holders | 2 |
| Coffee cups | 19 |
| Coffee cup lids | 28 |
| Plastic utensils | 13 |
| Lollipop sticks | 6 |
| Food wrappers | 30 |
| Plastic beverage bottles | 18 |
| Glass beverage bottles | 8 |
| Bags | 19 |
| Balloons | 4 |
| Rope | 21 |
| Nets | 1 |
| Cigarettes / filters | 10 |
| Tobacco packs / wrappers | 9 |
| Lighters | 12 |
| Syringes | 6 |
| Tampons / applicators | 14 |
| Condoms | 3 |
| Clothing | 5 |
| Shoes | 4 |
| Shotgun shells | 18 |
| Toys | 5 |
| Shoe liners | 2 |
| Gas bottle | 1 |
| Pair of glasses | 1 |
| Bags of dog poop | 9 |
| Dog leash | 1 |
| Rubber tube | 1 |
| Bait can | 1 |
| Big iron stick | 1 |
| Beer cans | 4 |
| Fabric | 2 |
| Pen | 1 |
| Ketchup package | 6 |
| Pop can tab | 1 |
| Ribbon | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
Tags: beach clean-up, garbage, marine science, plastic, pollution
Pearson College Marine Science 
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