Great American Cleanup
2007 Results

EVENTS/VOLUNTEERS/COMMUNITIES:
1. # of events held:
4,179
2. # of volunteers:
131,006
3. # of volunteer hours:
353,184
4. # of communities involved in activities: (Definition of a Community: People living in a particular city, neighborhood, district, county or parish having the common interest in, & impacted by the program.)
2,748
 
CLEAN-UP:   
5. Pounds of litter & debris collected: (1 bag of litter = est. 20 lbs.)
14,327,627
6. Miles of streets, roads, highways cleaned:
11,180
7. Miles alongside of railroad tracks cleaned:
340
8. Acres of parks/public lands cleaned:
48,817
9. Miles of hiking/biking/nature trails cleaned:
644
10. # of playgrounds/community recreation areas built, cleaned, restored, constructed:
411
11. Miles of rivers, lakes, shorelines cleaned:
1,023
12. # of underwater cleanups conducted:
5
13. # of acres of wetlands cleaned & improved:
301
14. # of illegal dump sites cleaned:
348
 
REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE:
15. # of junk cars removed/collected for recycling:
943
16. Pounds of clothing collected for reuse: (1 bag = est. 30 lbs.)
68,638
17. Pounds of aluminum/steel collected for recycling:
646,065
18. Pounds of plastic bottles (PET) collected for recycling:
2,323,431
19. Pounds of newspaper collected for recycling:
766,040
20. # of tires collected for recycling: (1 tire=24 lbs.)
406,460
21. # of batteries collected for recycling:
15,568
22. Pounds of electronics collected for recycling:
322,778
23. Pounds of cell phones/equipment collected for recycling: 37,166
 
BEAUTIFICATION: 
24. # of trees planted:
7,551
25. # of flower & bulbs planted: (Includes bulbs planted in the fall of 2005 for Spring of 2006)
46,383
26. # of homes painted, renovated, built:
208
27. # of community/commercial buildings painted, renovated, built:
105
28. # of graffiti sites removed/abated:
1,601
 
EDUCATION: 
29. # of education workshops held:
682
30. # of people in attendance: (at above workshops)
Adults:
10,179
Children:
45,702
31. # of general awareness events held (e.g. litter free events, booths at events, fairs, festivals, etc.):
273
32. # of people in attendance at events with general awarenss:
423,796

 
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