I ONLY COLLECTED 8 OUNCES OF LITTER TODAY

Today was the Lauderdale by the Sea, FL monthly beach cleanup. There were lots of helping hands bagging beach litter today. I concentrated on cigarette butts around the pavillion and behind Aruba.

Can you believe this cigarette butt only 2 inches from this container made especially for cigarette butt disposal? There are others just as close on the other side.

 

 

 

I only collected 8 ounces of litter today but that included:

419 Cigarette Butts..... and

 

1 Plastic Bag

5 Bottle Caps - metal

4 Bottle Caps - plastic

2 Building Materials - ceramic tile

6 Fireworks

12 Food wrappers - paper

18 Pieces paper or Cardboard

1 Personal Care product - used bandaid

11 pieces Plastic or Styrofoam

6 Straws

3 Pieces of foil

3 pieces of cellophane

Only eight ounces. Doesn't seem like much, but at least it's eight ounces that won't kill fish, birds or turtles who mistake it for food and die because they can't digest it. Only eight ounces. But it's eight ounces that won't join the swirling debris of the Atlantic Garbage Patch.

Only eight ounces. Every litter bit hurts. Every little bit helps.

 

 

Comments

[Sharon at Museum of Litter]

Thanks Suraj for your wisdom and kind comments. Thanks for caring about protecting the planet from all the pollution.

[Suraj]

People who cmnoemted before please educate yourselves about all parts of this issue before commenting. You obviously know nothing!Cigarette butt are a BIG! problem in the environment. How would you feel if you knew that nicotine is present in the water supply anywhere in the world because of ignorant smokers! Umm kids drink the water!