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5/5/2014 K. O'Day 1 Philadelphia’s Plastic Bottles Trashing Tacony-Frankford Creek 5/5/14 I have walked up and down Philadelphia’s badly polluted Tacony –Frankford Creek, one of Pennsylvania most trash laden creeks. There are an incredible number of plastic bottles and plastic bags in and around our badly trashed creek. Where do these Tacony-Frankford Creek plastic bottles come from? What happens to these Plastic Bottles in Tacony – Frankford Creek? Let’s take a quick tour to find out! Plastic bottle buildup area
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5/5/2014 K. O'Day 1
Philadelphia’s Plastic Bottles Trashing Tacony-Frankford Creek
5/5/14
I have walked up and down Philadelphia’s badly polluted Tacony –Frankford Creek, one of Pennsylvania most trash laden creeks. There are an incredible number of plastic bottles and plastic bags in and around our badly trashed creek.
Where do these Tacony-Frankford Creek plastic bottles come from?
What happens to these Plastic Bottles in Tacony – Frankford Creek?
Let’s take a quick tour to find out!
Plastic bottle buildup area
Philadelphia’s Plastic Bottles Polluting Tacony-Frankford Creek
SE Side Adams Ave Bridge over Tacony Creek:Bottles thrown out car windows by Commuters (11/8/12)
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Where do they come from?Bottle Dumping by commuters
Philadelphia’s Plastic Bottles Polluting Tacony-Frankford Creek
NE Side Castor Ave Bridge over Frankford Creek:Bottles and trash dumped (4/1/14)
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Where do they come from?Bottle Dumping by pedestrians on bridge
Philadelphia’s Plastic Bottles Polluting Tacony-Frankford Creek
E Side Bingham St Next To Tacony Creek Park:Bottle ready to flow into stormwater inlet in next rain (4/26/14)
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Where do they come from?Bottle Dumping on Philadelphia Streets
Bottle enters storm sewer, discharged to Tacony Creek
Philadelphia’s Plastic Bottles Polluting Tacony-Frankford Creek
Tacony Creek just downstream of Adams Ave Bridge (8/1/12)
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Where do they go?Tacony – Frankford Creek
Philadelphia’s Plastic Bottles Polluting Tacony-Frankford Creek
Frankford Creek downstream E Wyoming Ave (4/1/14)
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Where do they go?Tacony – Frankford Creek
Philadelphia’s Plastic Bottles Polluting Tacony-Frankford Creek
Frankford Creek by Juniata Golf Course (4/1/14)
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Where do they go?Tacony – Frankford Creek
Philadelphia’s Plastic Bottles Polluting Tacony-Frankford Creek
Tacony Creek Just Upstream Roosevelt Blvd (1/14/13)
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Where do they go?Along Tacony – Frankford Creek Bank
Philadelphia’s Plastic Bottles Polluting Tacony-Frankford Creek
Tacony Creek Bank Just Downstream Whitaker Ave Bridge(11/14/12)
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Where do they go?Along Tacony – Frankford Creek Bank
Philadelphia’s Plastic Bottles Polluting Tacony-Frankford Creek
Tacony Creek Floodplain Just Upstream Roosevelt Blvd (9/8/12)
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Where do they go?Tacony – Frankford Creek Floodplain
Philadelphia’s Plastic Bottles Polluting Tacony-Frankford Creek
Tacony Creek Floodplain Just Upstream Roosevelt Blvd (5/3/14)
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Where do they go?Tacony – Frankford Creek Floodplain
Philadelphia’s Plastic Bottles Polluting Tacony-Frankford Creek
Tacony Creek Floodplain Just Upstream Roosevelt Blvd (5/3/14)
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Where do they go?Tacony – Frankford Creek Floodplain
Philadelphia’s Plastic Bottles Polluting Tacony-Frankford Creek
Tacony Creek Floodplain near E Wyoming Ave Bridge (4/1/14)
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Where do they go?Tacony – Frankford Creek Floodplain
