*****LWRCP*****
Est. 2006
LOWER
WAPSIPINICON
RIVER CLEANUP PROJECT
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*****LWRCP*****Est. 2006 LOWER
WAPSIPINICON |
A grassroots effort, sponsored by Clinton County Conservation Board
August 25-27, 2006
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THE 2006 EVENT
WAS A HUGE SUCCESS!
WE REMOVED 5.8 TONS OF TRASH
FROM THE WAPSI!!!
WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF OUR SPONSORS,
ON-WATER PARTICIPANTS, AND ON-LAND VOLUNTEERS!!!
YOU DID AN AMAZING JOB!!!
Click for: Press Release, Pictures, Sponsor List, More Details
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2006
Trash by the Numbers:
12 pounds cans and bottles - returned for five cent deposit
220 pounds glass, plastic, aluminum recycled
440 pounds of hazardous waste
3,320 pounds (1.66) tons tires recycled
4,400 pounds (2.2 tons) of scrap metal recycled
3,200 pounds (1.6 tons) to the landfill
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*****TOTAL: 11,592 pounds removed (5.8 tons)*****
7,952 pounds (3.98 tons) recycled, 69%
3,640 pounds (1.82 tons) not recycled, 31%
Contact info:
Melisa Jacobsen, Coordinator, coordinator-at-lowerwapsicleanup.org