If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! I ran out of plastic bags to pick up trash. (Great Excuse!) Actually I did run out of plastic bags and the
batteries dies for the camera and kept forgetting to get rechargeable batteries. (another poor excuse)
The truth is I [...]
One of the things that really bugs me is the amount of Coffee Cup/ Drink litter anyplace. This shot was taken at Home Depot in Encinitas. This is a typical sight not only at Home Depot, but in any parking lot.
To me not only is this unsightly, but it’s rude and low class. Would you [...]
Talkin Trash:
2,750 Number of known pieces of junk orbiting earth linked to Chinese Space activities
4,350 Number linked ot Russina and Soviet Activities
4,280 Number linked to American Activites
1,247 Linked to other Nations.
Source: NASA orbital debris program
Where do all the bags go?
Hot day at the Beach. This is only the sampling of trash on the beach. Unfortunately [...]
The Question of the Day
How long does it take for Litter to Regenerate?
11:30 a.m.- 55 pieces of litter .7 miles
6:00 p.m. 34 pieces of litter .7 miles
(Exact Same Street and Area)
Total shown is 167 pieces of litter, over 100 cigarette butts.
The Question of the Day
How long does it take for Litter to Regenerate?
11:30 a.m.- 55 pieces of litter .7 miles
6:00 p.m. 34 pieces of litter .7 miles
(Exact Same Street and Area)
Total shown is 167 pieces of litter, over 100 cigarette butts.
I try to walk every day and usually get out between 11 and 3. Since I started this Water bit, everyday, someone is watering in the middle of the day. I was driving down I-5, just south of Del Mar and guess what! The City was watering by the Lagoon. How do they expect people [...]
State of Our Beaches Report from Surfrider
Do You think anybody looks at these?
Want to see what our beaches will look like?
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Trash Talkin’
It is estimated in that California spends 1 Billion dollars annually on litter clean up
7 Billion tons of debris enter the world oceans annually. Most of it is long lasting [...]
It is said that Fast Food wrappers make up about 33% of litter. I believe it! The amount of trash that people throw out the window is incredible, it is the #2 item that I pick up after cigarette butts.
The average American eats fast food more that 150x per year
300 pounds of packaging waste are [...]
TRASH TALKIN’
It takes 1 Million Years to decompose a Styrofoam Container
It takes 1 Million Years to decompose a Plastic Jug
It takes 200-500 Years to decompose an Aluminum Can
It takes 550 Years to decompose a Disposable Diaper
It takes 90 Years to decompose a Tin Can
It takes 45 Years to decompose a Leather shoe
OK, I’m printing this, [...]
Trash Talking:
To be safe for fish, 1 ounce of acrylic house paint needs to be diluted with 10,000 ounces of water
The Average American produces 4.6 pounds of trash a day.
Fast Food Waste is 33% of all Litter.
Today, I couldn’t pick up trash, had my hands full walking up to the cleaners to recycle some hangers. [...]