COASTAL CLEANUP DAY

Saturday, September 15, 2001

Santa Clara County Results

1,156 volunteers removed
47,610 pounds of trash and 10,520 pounds of recyclables!

Thanks to all the volunteers, and especially the site coordinators, that participated in this event!

There were 20 sites countywide. Here are results from the cleanup sites:

(as of 9/17/01)

Campbell

Los Gatos Creek from Camden to Lark

# Volunteers: 78

Pounds of Trash: 400

Pounds of Recyclables: 175

Most Unusual item: Bike frame, office chair and 1 egg

Cupertino

Calabazas/Rodeo Creek at Blaney Ave.

# Volunteers: 52

Pounds of Trash: 840

Pounds of Recyclables: 450

Most Unusual item: shopping cart

Gilroy

Uvas Creek at Christmas Hill Park

# Volunteers: 86

Pounds of Trash: 4,500

Pounds of Recyclables: 500

Most Unusual item: Chicago Bears Jersey

Los Gatos

Lenihan Dam at Lexington Reservoir

# Volunteers: 105

Pounds of Trash: 2,580

Pounds of Recyclables: 1,740

Most Unusual item: Water heater

Milpitas

Berryessa Creek at Gill Park

# Volunteers: 154

Pounds of Trash: 4.02 tons

Pounds of Recyclables: .59 tons

Most Unusual item:

Morgan Hill

Anderson Reservoir

# Volunteers: 95

Pounds of Trash: 7,200

Pounds of Recyclables: 1,000

Most Unusual item: Ironing Board

Mountain View

Permanente Creek near Crittenden Middle School

# Volunteers: 42

Pounds of Trash: 2,500

Pounds of Recyclables:

Most Unusual item: TV

Palo Alto

San Francisquito Creek at Woodland and Manhattan

# Volunteers: 70

Pounds of Trash: 9,000

Pounds of Recyclables: 2,600

Most Unusual item: umbrella, machete, horseshoe

San José

Alamitos Creek @ Greystone Dr. foot bridge at Camden and

Randol Creek at Bret Harte Middle School

# Volunteers: 55

Pounds of Trash: 150

Pounds of Recyclables: 30

Most Unusual item: 2 stop signs

Alviso Slough/Guadalupe River at Union Pacific Railroad Bridge at Catherine Street

# Volunteers: 41

Pounds of Trash: 1,760

Pounds of Recyclables: 80

Most Unusual item: hydraulic brake system

Calero Creek at Harry Road, near IBM

# Volunteers: 32

Pounds of Trash: 500

Pounds of Recyclables: 1,000

Most Unusual item: Playboy magazines, dirty underwear, bag of cosmetics

Coyote Creek at Capitol Expressway

# Volunteers: 12

Pounds of Trash: 1,100

Pounds of Recyclables: 150

Most Unusual item: jar of pickles, window blinds, 2 French horns

Coyote Creek at Coyote Hellyer County Park

# Volunteers: 51

Pounds of Trash: 2,000

Pounds of Recyclables: 1,000

Most Unusual item: mattress

Coyote Creek at Kelley Park

# Volunteers: 15

Pounds of Trash: 500

Pounds of Recyclables: 48

Most Unusual item: swimming pool

Guadalupe River at Children's Discovery Museum

# Volunteers: 73

Pounds of Trash: 840

Pounds of Recyclables: 210

Most Unusual item: mattress

Guadalupe River at McLellan Ave. bet. Virginia & Edwards

# Volunteers: 52

Pounds of Trash: 1,500

Pounds of Recyclables: 105

Most Unusual item: 10 speed bike in good condition

Los Gatos Creek at Blackford Elem. School bet. Stokes & Hamilton

# Volunteers: 33

Pounds of Trash: 1,050

Pounds of Recyclables: 180

Most Unusual item: new set of luggage

Upper Penitencia Creek from Hwy. 680 to White Rd.

# Volunteers: 40

Pounds of Trash: 450

Pounds of Recyclables: 75

Most Unusual item: crack pipe

Saratoga

Calabazas Creek at Prospect Creek at Via Roncole

# Volunteers: 20

Pounds of Trash: 350

Pounds of Recyclables: 80

Most Unusual item: large plastic tub

Sunnyvale

Sunnyvale West Channel

# Volunteers: 14

Pounds of Trash: 350

Pounds of Recyclables: 35

Most Unusual item: tile flooring, car battery