Adopt-a-Beach Program Review
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Adopt-a-Beach Program Review
Bill HartBill HartColleen CanfieldColleen CanfieldSherry JohnsonSherry Johnson
Introduction
• San Clemente Watershed Task Force– Founded in 2005 by Stephanie Dorey– Need for coordination and communication
amongst various coastal stakeholders• City staff and council members• Coastal Advisory Committee• Non-profits• Concerned citizens
– Monthly meetings
Activities and Programs
• Outreach and Fundraising• Citizen and Business Recognition• Earth Day• Bulky item collection• Adopt-a-Beach
Adopt-a-Beach Overview
• Beach/trail divided into 200 foot sections• Adopt-a-Beach Teams commit to:– Clean up their section at least twice/month– Record what was collected on data sheet– Forward data sheet to Program Manager– Multiple teams can share a section
• Program Manager shares results– Web blog published monthly
Monthly Report (1)
Monthly Report (2)
Monthly Report (3)
2008 Results
• Record number of cleanups– 947 clean ups– 517 bagfuls– 261 five gallon bucketfuls– 537 hours– 15.5 average teams/month
Trash volume
• 17,950 plastic*• 1,505 glass• 1,763 cans• 27,593 cigarette butts*• 68 animal waste• 9,001 straws• 30,773 styrofoam*• 11,628 paper• 3,700 ballons
* Notations include “lots”, “too numerous to count”, or “pieces too small to count
103,981 103,981 Pieces of Pieces of debris in debris in
nine nine months! months!
84%84%
Big offenders
Changing of the Guard
• Sherry Johnson– Outgoing Program Manager
• Colleen Canfield– New Program Manager
• Adopt-a-Beach Kickoff and Team Party– Many thanks to our volunteers!!!
City Council Meeting last Tuesday
537 hours of cleanup @ $10/hr min. wage537 X $10 = $5,370
30,773 pieces of EPS @ 20 pieces/cup30,773/20 => 1539 cups
Cost per cup to remove from beach$5,370/1539 = $3.49 per cup
Even at minimum wage the social cost ofpicking up a single cup is very expensive
Q & A
www.scwatersheds.com
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