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New Hampshire Coastal Cleanup

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The 2010 NH Coastal Cleanup will be held on September 24-25, 2010. Contact us for details and to sign up!

How You Can Participate

• Teachers and Students: Join us for our Student Cleanup Day on Friday, September 24! E-mail or call 603-431-0260 for details.
• NH Coastal Cleanup, held in conjunction with International Coastal Cleanup Day - Saturday, September 25, 2010.
  • Can you help organize a cleanup? We're looking for site coordinators at Pirate's Cove and Jenness Beach in Rye, North Beach in Hampton and sites along Great Bay. We'll get you everything you need!
  • Volunteers wanted at these public cleanup sites:
    • Foss Beach, time TBA (likely ~9 AM)
    • Hampton Beach, 10 AM-12 PM
    • Scammell Bridge in Durham, Time TBA
    • New Castle Common in New Castle, Time TBA
    • E-mail or call for details and to sign up!
• GROUPS! We'd love to schedule a cleanup with your group of 10 or more during the month of September. It's a great activity for businesses, schools, clubs and Scouts! Get in touch with us for more details and to book a date.

Thanks to our Partners, Funders & Sponsors

NH Coastal Program, NH Dept. of Environmental Services
NOAA Marine Debris Program
The Ocean Conservancy
Waste Management
Starbucks Coffee
Wentworth Douglass Hospital
Exeter Hospital
Portsmouth Regional Hospital
Wal-Mart, Seabrook

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2009 NH Coastal Cleanup Results

Thanks to the 1,035 volunteers who participated in the 2009 New Hampshire Coastal Cleanup, held in conjunction with the Ocean Conservancy's International Coastal Cleanup!

During the 2009 cleanup, volunteers recorded over 60,000 pieces of trash, amounting to the removal of 7,175 pounds of trash picked up over 19 miles of New Hampshire coastline along the ocean and Great Bay.

New Hampshire Coastal Cleanup - Debris Items Recorded

Item	Total Items
Cigarettes/Cigarette Filters	35,023
Caps, Lids	4,960
Food Wrappers/Containers	3,528
Rope	2,519
Bags(Plastic)	1,800
Glass Beverage Bottles	1,743
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons	1,485
Beverage Cans	1,329
Straws, Stirrers	1,039
Beverage Bottles (plastic) 2 liters or less	962
Crab/Lobster/Fish Traps	638
Bags(Paper)	593
Strapping Bands	523
Clothing, Shoes	443
Plastic Sheeting/Tarps	436
Building Materials	435
Cigar Tips	404
Buoys/Floats	385
Pull Tabs	375
Toys	349
Fishing Line	290
Tobacco Packaging/Wrappers	271
Balloons	238
Shotgun Shells/Wadding	160
Bait Containers/Packaging	149
Oil/Lube Bottles	116
Cigarette Lighters	92
Cars/Car Parts	84
Fishing Nets	79
Fishing Lures/Light Sticks	56
Tires	55
Crates	54
Tampons/Tampon Applicators	48
Batteries	39
Pallets	38
Condoms	31
Bleach/Cleaner Bottles	28
6-Pack Holders	27
Light Bulbs/Tubes	24
Diapers	18
Appliances (refigerators, washers, etc.)	4
55-Gallon Drums	2
Syringes	1
TOTAL	60,873

 

People, Pounds and Miles - 2009

	Beach				Underwater
Site Name	People	Pounds	Miles	# of Bags	People	Pounds	Miles	# of Bags
Fort Stark	5	60	0	6	0	0	0	0
Foss Beach	107	219	1	31	0	0	0	0
Foss Beach - South	11	45	0	7	0	0	0	0
Hampton Beach - Public Cleanup	40	85	1	12	0	0	0	0
Hampton Beach - Student Cleanup	365	192	1	39	0	0	0	0
Hilton Park	31	327	1	34	0	0	0	0
Jenness Beach	25	46	1	8	0	0	0	0
New Castle Common	5	24	0	2	0	0	0	0
Newington Town Beach	45	366	1	51	0	0	0	0
Newington-Point Cove, East and West Beach	42	2,700	1	18	0	0	0	0
North Beach - Girl Scouts	34	112	0	16	0	0	0	0
North Beach - Student Cleanup	19	25	1	2	0	0	0	0
North Hampton State Park	37	203	0	12	0	0	0	0
Odiorne Point State Park	12	59	2	10	0	0	0	0
ORWA - College Brook (UNH)	3	6	1	2	0	0	0	0
ORWA - Durham Landing	2	18	0	2	0	0	0	0
ORWA - Durham Mill Pond	1	6	1	2	0	0	0	0
Peirce Island	25	405	1	6	0	0	0	0
Pirates Cove	7	20	1	3	0	0	0	0
Plaice Cove	17	95	0	12	0	0	0	0
Portsmouth Commercial Fish Pier	0	0	0	0	9	1,000	1	3
Rye Turnoffs	76	314	1	21	0	0	0	0
Scammell Bridge	11	120	1	4	0	0	0	0
Seabrook Beach	8	33	0	4	0	0	0	0
Seabrook Harbor	62	85	1	17	0	0	0	0
Seabrook Inner Harbor	15	135	1	11	0	0	0	0
Wallis Sands State Park North to Odiorne	19	468	1	39	0	0	0	0
Wentworth-by-the-Sea Golf Course Perimeter	2	9	2	2	0	0	0	0
TOTALS	1,026	6,175	18	373	9	1,000	1	3

2009 New Hampshire Coastal Cleanup Sponsors & Funders - THANK YOU!

New Hampshire Coastal Program
NH Department of Environmental Services
Waste Management
NOAA
NextEra Energy Seabrook Station
Coca-Cola
NH Division of Parks & Recreation
Portsmouth Regional Hospital
Wentworth Douglass Hospital
Exeter Hospital
Starbucks Coffee
Poland Spring
Celebrity Sandwich
Popovers
City of Portsmouth
Home Depot Portsmouth

2010 New Hampshire Coastal Cleanup will be on Friday, September 24 and Saturday, September 25!

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Photo: Cleanup volunteer Janet Olmstead, September 2008 at Hampton Beach. Photo courtesy Cathy Coletti, New Hampshire Coastal Program.

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