December 22, 2009

2009 Missouri River Relief Trash Totals!!!

From 15 Total Clean-ups involving 2,061 Volunteers, we picked up 57 Tons of Trash!

Here's a partial list of what we plucked out of the Missouri River & her tribs:
926 Bags of Trash (mostly plastic bottles)


370 Bags of Recyclables (plastic & aluminum recycled in communities that would take them)
636 Tires
24 32-gallon trash cans of Broken Glass
42 Chunks o Styrofoam
29 – 5 gallon plastic Buckets, 2 with Tar
9 – 5 gallon metal Buckets
13 – 55 gallon Metal Drums
12 – 55 gallon Plastic Barrel
1 – 300 gallon Diesel Tank

Appliances & Furniture: 115


2 Hot Tubs
3 Couches
8 Hot Water Heaters
5 Freezers
11 Refrigerators
3 Dryers
13 Washing Machines
1 Dishwasher
3 Stoves
9 Propane Tanks
4 Bed Frames
3 Bed Rails
4 Mattresses
1 Head Board
16 Box Springs
26 Chairs & Recliners
2 Folding Tables
1 Table Top

Construction Materials: 165


1 Electric Switch
6 pieces of Electric Wire
15 large metal Plates & Bolts
1 Shovel Spade
2 Road Cones
1 Hand Saw
80 ft of 1” Poly Tubing
10 1-gallon Paint/Varnish Cans
10 ft of Plastic Piping
1 lot Fence Wire
3 Toilets
1 Toilet Float
Several hundred pounds of Roof Shingles
2 Kitchen Sinks
1 Cabinet
3 Window Frames
1 piece of Aluminum Ladder
8 pieces of Carpet
1 Plastic Shelf
1 Electric Panel Box
1 Corner Cabinet
1 big Window with glass in it
1 piece of Corrugated Roof
1 – 9 ft Conduit Drainage Pipe
8 rolls of Fencing
2 Air Tank Compressors
2 huge Culverts
1 Counter Top

Household Items: 596


1 box full of household chemicals
393 Balls including 1 muddy Bowling Ball still in its bag
3 Microwaves
1 Microwave Cart
5 TVs
1 VCR
1 Water Jug
3 Grill Racks
3 Storage Tubs
1 Laundry Hamper
1 Baby Play Pen
1 Welcome Mat
1 Home Depot “green” bag
2 pieces of Carpet Padding
1 piece of Astroturf
2 Sleds
2 pairs of Sunglasses
2 liter Glass Soda Bottle
1 Baby Stroller
1 Pan
1 Tea Cup
2 Teapots
4 Tennis Shoes
5 Croc sandals
3 Boots
27 Flip Flops
23 Lightbulbs
1 My Little Pony Lunch Box
10 feet of Garden Hose
1 Ironing Board
1 Typewriter
1 Fire Extinguisher
13 Mason Canning Jars
2 Push Lawnmowers
8 Fishing Poles
8 Tarps
2 Tents
1 Doll w/out a head
1 twin size Bed Foam
1 Quilt
1 green Tote Box
1 Pet Carrier
1 Tricycle
1 mangled Bicycle
2 bicycle helmets
1 Bicycle Seat
1 cast iron Pot
1 metal Love Seat Swing
1 Oxygen Tank
1 Lamp
1 Snoopy Soap Dish
2 sections of a toy Train Track
1 headless Raccoon Statue
2 Wash Tubs
14 Plant Tray’s
1 Giant Bubble Wand
1wooden Cardinal Lawn Ornament
1 Dog Crate
1 Bird House
1 Bottle of Brut Cologne
3 Baby Bottles
1 Child’s Toilet Seat
1 foam Bert from Sesame Street
1 Sewing Machine
1 mini Ironing Board
1 Baseball Glove
1 toy Cash Register
1 soggy book titled “Shaping History”
The letter “C”
1 decorative Perfume Bottle
1 doggie door
1 toy metal Dump Truck
1 See Saw
1 antique French Fry Cutter
Stationary

Metal: 966.5


334 Pieces of Scrap Metal
397 ft of Cable Wire
30 corrugated Metal Panels
160 ft. of misc. Metal Piping
Several rolls of Barbed Wire
1 Hog Waterer
2” Copper Fitting (Steam)
1 Brush Hog Deck
1 cast iron Furnace Grate
8 welded wire Hog Panels
4 Cow Panels
1 boat full of assorted Wire & Fencing
8 pieces of roofing Sheet Metal
½ of a Pasture Gate
1 Water Tank
1 railroad car Hand Brake Actuator
6 pieces of Rebar
2 8X10 sheets of Plate Metal
6 pieces of Metal Decking
1 Metal Fence with wood posts
3 pieces of Chain Link Fence

Automotive Parts & Pieces: 50.5


2 car Wheels
1 railroad Car Spring
1 Jeep Tail Gate
2 Gas Tanks
1 John Deere Tractor cover
1 Car Door
4 Car Bumpers
1 truck Mud Flap
7 Headlights
2 Trailer Lights
1 truck Bed Liner
2 Antifreeze Jugs
1 Car Radio
1 large Car Battery
1 metal Gas Can
1 old metal Radio Transmitter
1Car Fender
1 massive Brake Drum
½ of a car Front End-Grill & Headlight
1 Alternator
1 Crank Shaft
1 Car Seat Springs
2 Tail Pipes
1 Drive Shaft
1 Tractor Gear Box
1 Air Filter for tractor
4 Hub Cap’s
1 Fender from Antique Truck
1 ancient Boat Motor
1 Sideview Mirror
1 Rearview Mirror
1 Auto Grill
1 1966 Iowa Licence Plate
1 1948 blue Buick Roadmaster Hood

Signs: 8


1 “No Wake” sign
1 Union Pacific Railroad sign
1 MO 98 Road Sign
1 shot-up Sign that reads: “$50 Reward for information leading to arrest and conviction of any person or persons found willfully mutilating or destroying this sign. The O.J. Gude Co. NY”
1 Street Sign that said “Stoney Brook Rd” on one side, and “Stoner” on the other side
3 Street Signs

Miscellaneous: 53


3 Messages in a Bottle
18 Coolers
6 Buoys
1 very ugly Old Woman Rubber Mask
1 Lock Pick Set
1 Park Bench
1 – 14 ft Fiberglass Boat
2 pieces of Barge Rope
1 Camp Stove
1 Shopping Cart
1 Woman’s Purse found – no I.D.
1 Newspaper Dispenser
1 LONG plastic pole with a huge fishing hook on the end (a gaff)
1 ceramic Elephant Eye
1 Duck Decoy
1 Duck Decoy Head
1 Goose Decoy Head
1 Door to a Duck Blind
1 Pogo Stick
1 Bowling Pin
1 full Can of Beer-Miller Lite
1 minnow Fishing Lure
2Computer Monitors
1 Bridge Decking
1 small U.S. Flag
1 Tin of wet Snuff
1 polished Native Copper Stone from Santa Rita, NM