November 29, 2011

Big Muddy Clean Sweep Sponsors & Partners

THANK YOU!!!!

From donating water for the crew to pushing barges upstream, from $20,000 donations to a pot of chili - the Big Muddy Clean Sweep was made possible by many large and small donations. Here's a list of our sponsors & partners:

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Golden Mile Sponsors
donating 10,000 or more to the Big Muddy Clean Sweep
Boeing
St. Louis-Jefferson Solid Waste Management District
Pat Jones
Missouri American Water
Mo. Dept. of Conservation
Mo. Dept. of Natural Resources
3M (Columbia Plant)

Barge Services Sponsors
Hermann Sand & Gravel
Humboldt Boat Service
Jefferson City River Terminal
Living Lands & Waters
Gateway Dredging
US. Army Corps of Engineers

$5,000 to 9,999
Burns & McDonnell
Cargill (Kansas City Plant)
Great Rivers Greenway District
Kansas City Water Services
Mid-Missouri Solid Waste Management District
Rivermiles
US Fish & Wildlife Service (Ecological Services)

$2,000 to 4,999

$500 to 1,999

November 10, 2011

Clean Sweep Trash Tally!!!

an estimated 60.8 tons of trash!
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Our Big Muddy Clean Sweep was a cross-state clean-up of the Missouri River. We started with a land-based clean-up in Kansas City, followed by a series of river clean-ups near Cooper's Landing. In Jefferson City, we hopped on a barge and started collecting trash in clean-ups all the way to the Confluence of Missouri & Mississippi Rivers. Here's the trash tally from the whole trip:

1,201 bags of trash       
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493 tires       
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15 tons of scrap metal  
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95 chunks of styrofoam       
2 tire rims       
6 ginormous metal tanks        
25 - 25 lb Propane Tanks       
3 Freon Tanks       

14 Refrigerators       
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7 Chest Freezers       
2 washing machines       
1 drier       
6 Refrigerator doors       
1 inside of a refrigerator       
1 refrigerator compressor       
1 mini fridge       
1 crisper drawer       
1 microwave       
11 Coolers       
1 dishwasher       
1 AC unit       
3 Car Fenders       

21.5  55-gal. Metal Drums       
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26.5  55-gal. Plastic Barrels       
42 5-gallon  Buckets     
  

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1  30-gallon metal barrel       
3 Boxsprings       
3 mattresses       
1 bed frame       
1 foam mat       
1 pillow       
2 blankets       
1 Cot       
26 Chairs       
7 Buoys       
2 buoy foam pieces       
2 hot water heaters       
1 Double Cast Iron Sink       
2 Fire Extinquishers       
3 Sheets of Roofing Tin       
1 Sponge Bob Bobber       

3 duck decoys       
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1/2 of a Duck Boat       
1 duck decoy butt       
1 Goose Head Decoy       
5 Fishing Poles       
3 Deck Umbrellas       
1 Concrete Nose       
1 small Cooler filled with Oyster Mushrooms       
6 Couch Cushions       
1 Can of Sudden Tan       
3 full cans of beer       
1 plastic Horse with the legs chewed off       
1 stove grill       
2 buckets/jugs of oil       
2 plastic pipes - 40'       
1 plastic tray with plants       
1 Bowling Pin       
A gazillion balls, toy bowling ball, basketballs, tennis balls, baseballs, soccer balls…       

Plastic Toys:         
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purple plastic turtle       
1 toy baby bottle       
1 squashed yellow rubber ducky       
1 little mermaid       
1 green pair of heart sunglasses       

2 toy gas pumps        
1 big foot truck      
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1 little tykes plastic slide       
1 little tykes house        
1 pair of vampire teeth       
1 foam airplane       
1 plastic French fries       
3 hard hats

1 motorcycle helmet       
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1 shopping cart
plastic crating       
80 yards of orange pvc water pipe       
1 picnic table       
2 - 10 gallon tubs       
7 – 30 to 50 gallon garbage cans       
12 rail road spikes       
63 metal posts       
9 pieces of rebar       
26 feet of iron pipe       
1 disc brake       
3 gas cans       
1 wire grate       
2 motorcycle helmets       
1 b&w TV       
1 tv vacuum tube       
2 baseball bats       
1 dishwasher shelf       
2 plastic swimming pools       
1 radiator       
1 "do not dig" sign       
4-wheeler fender       
8 good planks of lumber   

2 blue catfish attached to a free floating jug
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6 pieces of lumber with nails       
1 cow skull       
51 pieces of braided cable       
2x5 foot piece of corrugated plastic truck liner       
25 feet of erosion control honey comb plastic       
1 mop bucket       
3 foot round plastic oil tub       
3 herbicide/pesticide sprayers (one with chemicals)       
4 paint cans       

5 messages in a bottle     
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1 plastic scooby ketchup bottle       
1 palm tree mylar balloon       
1 coon trap       
1 40-gallon metal drum       
3 plastic mineral feeding tubs       
1 boat seat        
1 awning       
10 plastic bins       
1 window frame       
1 antifreeze container       
1 20-gallon metal barrel       
1 hard hat       
2 tents       
1 sleeping pad       
5 Tarps       
1 rubber car bumper       
1 large plastic piece from a boat       
1 - 5" corregated plastic tube - 5'       
1 - 3' piece of cooregated tube - 2'       
2 orange traffic barrels       
1 squirrel cage fan       
1 large corregated matal bin used for holding rail road ties   

1 potato planter
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2 steel grates 2x4'       
1 patio umbrella base       
5 plastic pipes       
Car Parts:       
1 ford muffler       
2 car batteries       
1 real suspension       
1 car door       
1 hub cap       
1 exhaust pipe       
1 car hood       
1 brake rotor       
1 car door window frame       
1 metal wheel       
4 car seats       
1 metal can of car wax       
8 gas tanks  (1 1962 Chevy gas tank)       
1 metal axel       
20  pieces of a trailer       
5 pieces of vinyl siding       
1 top to a tool box       
1 piece of sheet metal       
1 gas heater       
1 artificial Christmas tree       
1 wiffle ball bat       
1 baby bath       
1 15-ft long cattle gate       
1 really big anchor       

1 antique sewing machine   
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5 fishing weights       
1 metal cabinet       

1 riding lawn mower  
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1 riding lawn mower hood       
1 push mower       
1 lawn seeder       
2 plastic lids       
1 speaker cabinet       
1 boat-load of wet, nasty carpet (36 pieces)       
1 25-foot long piece of rebar       
½ of a 30-gallon plastic barrel       
1 tarp       

4 bicycles       
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2 bike inner tubes       
1 exercise machine       
2 tricycles       
2 cooler lids       
1 chimney       
1 metal cabinet       
1 “no trespassing” sign       
1 wood burning stove       
1 piece of landscaping fabric       
1 pink button       
1 milk crate       
1 plastic ladder       
6 cardboard boxes       
1 plastic gate       
1 vinyl umbrella cover      

1 airplane sponson
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1 metal grate       
1 starter       
1 tool box       
2 pieces of linoleum flooring       
1 plastic patio table top       
1 set of boat bunks       
12 ft of PVC tubing       
1 garage door brack       
1 cheater bar (world’s largerst)       
1 garage door brack       
1 metal tool box       
1 sandbag       
1 serving tray       
1 bullet ridden sign       
 1 oven door       
10 drain pipes       
1 mobile home roof       
1 circular saw       
2 electrical boxes       
1 floor fan       
2 AC units       
1 computer desk        
1 15-ft swimming pool       
1 tub liner       
1 bathroom sink       
1 unopened can of mini ravioli       
1 wheel to a wheel chair       
1 kids Firefighter's Helmet       
1 Wicker Table       
1 Bean Bag       
1 BBQ Grill       
1 big plastic Culvert (8ft long)       
1 Pet Carrier       
1 Mylar Balloon       
1 Hockey Puck       
1 Nerf Laser Tag Vest       
1 Plastic Egg       
1 Foam Fortune Cookie       
1 McDonald Ball Pit Ball       
1 Playdo Hair Thing       
1 Rusty Spray Can       
2 Old Glass Jugs       
1 Glass Bottle with Glass Stopper       
1 Toilet Tank Bulb       
1 Fuzzy Toilet Seat      

1 frisbee
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1 Bottle of Personal Lubricant       
1 Dog Skull w/ Collar       
1 Plastic Dog       
Handful of Turkey Feathers       
A String of Christmas Lights       
A Flower growing out of a piece of Styrofoam       
1 Naturally Feminine Powder Spray       
1 plastic Hair Curler       
1 Avon Crème Lotion       
1 Pacifier       
1 Eldon Mustangs Water Bottle       
1 Machete Blade       
4 Milk Crates       
1 Metal Grill       
1 Hammer       
12 Headlights       
1 plastic milk crate       
1 8 ft. "saddle" gass tank (800 lbs)       
2 boat seats       
1 "Caution Wet Floor" sign       
1 toilet       
2 fan cages       
1 water softner tank       
1/2 a car bumper       
14 rusty hunks o' metal       
2 bails of wire       
1 concrete anchor       
5 pieces of rebar       
1 sign post rod with concrete

1 plastic Swampthing     
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8 pieces of braided cable       
1 buoy anchor       
1 aluminum baseball bat       
1 tent shredded to pieces       
1 "Dawg Haus Restaurant" sign       
1 clay pot       
1 life vest       
2 plastic swimming pools       
1 green plastic helmet       
1 "No Trespassing" sign on post       
3 fishing poles       
1 plastic baseball bat       
1 umbrella       
1 hair curler       
3 pairs of ladies panties       
1 door knob with plate lock       
1 rubber duck soap dish       
1 Disney rubber ball with Tinkerbell       
1 Incredible Hulk action figure       
1 snapping turtle shell       
1 soccer ball, 2 baseballs, 2 footballs       
1 Lacross ball, basketball, bocci ball       
1 headlight, light bulb & taillight       
2 bottles of Blue Magic cleaner             
2 syringes in a plastic bottle       
1 green buoy       
1 dust pan       
1 pink toy air craft carrier       
1 minnie mouse ball       
1 toy cup       
1 sandbox bucket, 1 sand shovel       

1 leopard print high heel shoe       
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1 magnifier w/out glass       
1/2 of a hula hoop       
1 cable spool       
1 Geoffery Beene purse       
1 duck decoy       
1 wind chime made out of bud light bottles       
1 15' wooden dock       
1 fraggle costume       
1 airplane sponson (pontoon)       
2 plastic tubs       
1 orange highway barrel       
1 frame for a car speaker       
1 plastic sled       
1 35-ft chain covered in yellow plastic       
1 12-ft iron post       
3 plastic tubes       
3 chunks of hard plastic       
1 "Mile 11" mile marker sign       
1 plastic pesticide jug       
1 plastic bumper       
7 hunks of scrap metal       
1 set of legs to a bbq grill
2 metal grills

1 plastic jack-o-lantern
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