Environmental Cleanup: Solutions for a Sustainable Future

National River Cleanup Day

Saturday, September 17, 2016 – 9 a.m. – Noon

Event Date	Number of People	Distance Cleaned (Miles)	Weight of Trash Collected	Weight of Recyclables Collected
SITE # 1: Campbell – Los Gatos Creek	53	0.5	1000	0
SITE # 2: Campbell – Los Gatos Creek	65	3	300	20
SITE # 3: Campbell – Los Gatos Creek	20	0.5	295	101
SITE # 4: Cupertino – Calabazas Creek	70	2	110	020
SITE # 5: Gilroy – Coyote Reservoir	27	1.25	660	75
SITE # 6: Gilroy – Uvas Creek	85	4.2	2555	0
SITE # 7: Los Altos – Permanente Creek	30	0.5	66.4	7.7
SITE # 8: Milpitas – Calera Creek	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
SITE # 9: Milpitas – Sandy Wool Lake	10	1.2	16	64
SITE # 10: Milpitas – Coyote Creek	31	3	100	10
SITE # 11: Milpitas – Berryessa & Tulacitos	38	3	153	10
SITE # 12: Morgan Hill – West Little Llagas Creek	51	2	167	93
SITE # 13: Mountain View – Stevens Creek	35	1.4	910	150
SITE # 14: Mountain View – Mountain View Slough	19	1.5	170	25
SITE # 15: Palo Alto – San Francisquito Creek	114	2	3200	936
SITE # 16: Palo Alto – Adobe Creek	19	1.5	170	25
SITE # 17: Palo Alto – Matadero Creek	14	1.5	150	5
SITE # 18: San Jose – Los Gatos Creek	29	0.5	2500	0
SITE # 19: San Jose – Guadalupe River	28	0.5	4500	0
SITE # 20: San Jose – Guadalupe River	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
SITE # 21: San Jose – Coyote Creek	121	0.4	6000	1000
SITE # 22: San Jose – Guadalupe River/Trail	65	1	350	40
SITE # 23: San Jose – Alamitos Recharge Pond	26	0.5	225	50
Site # 24: San Jose – Guadalupe River	30	0.5	300	30
SITE # 25: San Jose – Lake Cunningham Park	29	0.5	500	300
SITE # 26: San Jose – Guadalupe River	52	2	1500	0
SITE # 27: San Jose – Guadalupe River	40	2	2000	500
SITE # 28: San Jose – Coyote Creek	6	1.25	220	160
SITE # 29: San Jose – Los Gatos Creek	42	1	600	25
SITE # 30: San Jose – Guadalupe River	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
SITE # 31: San Jose – San Tomas	26	0.5	55	15
SITE # 32: San Jose- Ross Creek	8	2.8	75	10
SITE # 33: San Jose- Coyote Creek	16	0.5	1500	500
SITE # 34: San Jose- Upper Penetencia Creek	50	1	450	650
SITE # 35: Santa Clara – Guadalupe River	20	2	300	0
SITE # 36: Santa Clara – Saratoga Creek	12	1.25	305	5
SITE # 37: Sunnyvale – Calabazas Creek	10	1	45	0
SITE # 38: Sunnyvale – Sunnyvale West Channel	57	2.5	1630	0
SITE # 39: Sunnyvale – Sunnyvale West Channel	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
SITE # 40: Saratoga – Saratoga Creek	16	2	40	20
SITE # 41: Palo Alto – San Francisquito Creek	114	2	3200	936
SITE # 42: Santa Clara – Saratoga Creek	49	3	800	350
SITE # 43: San Jose – Coyote Creek	56	1	11250	0
TOTALS	1883	60.75	55,010	6,442.7

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Strange and unusual items found include:

DVD of Jersey Shore: Season 1, hub cap, carpet padding, books, large knife, shopping carts, bike frames, marijuana baggie, suitcase, half a laptop, bucket with dry cement, weapon prop, milk crate, irrigation timers, wood, tires, picture frame, mattresses, 3 vacuums, 60 whiskey bottles, marbles, porcelain toilet tank, pressure cooker, van seat, bowling ball, wood pallet, rug, wedding cake topper, shovel, propane tank, homemade PVC rocket, Chinese lanterns, baby stroller, rat traps, floppy disks, lawn chairs, soccer balls, rosary, dolly, shotgun shell (live), garbage can lids, trays, bag of new hypodermic needles, flood light, tennis balls, jewelry box, mustache tape, and a heart shaped stuffed animal.

Past Event Type

National River Cleanup Day

Past Event Date

Sat, 09/17/2016 - 09:00

Past Event Start Date Time

Sat, 09/17/2016 - 09:00

Past Event End Date Time

Sat, 09/17/2016 - 12:00

Past Event Title

Saturday, September 17, 2016 – 9 a.m. – Noon

Past Event Year

2016