Birthday Beach Cleanup

Costa Azul Beach, El Salvador

18 July 2009

50 m long by 5 m wide

at high tide line

63 Pieces of Plastic Food Wrappers

45 Plastic Candy Wrappers

31 Plastic Bag Pieces

22 Small Hard Plastic Pieces (smaller than one inch)

21 Pieces of Plastic Foam

17 Plastic Bottle Caps

14 Plastic Straws

8 Large Hard Plastic Pieces (bigger than one inch)

7 Plastic Bottles

2 Plastic Ribbons

2 Plastic Tubes

2 Plastic Bandages

1 Plastic Spoon

1 Plastic Syringe Cover

1 Latex "Biodegradable" Balloon

1 Plastic Pen Cap

1 Plastic Rope

1 Fake Plastic Plant

1 Plastic Nylon Bra

241 Total Items

100% plastic (n = 240)

We’ll clean it up again in two weeks and list what shows up, washes in from the ocean...