United By Blue Removed 944 Pounds of Trash from the Schuylkill River
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Location: Bartram's Garden Philadelphia PA
Date: June 05, 2012
In 1972, the United Nations declared June 5th as World Environment Day, a day dedicated to celebrating positive environmental action. We honored this global event with a river cleanup in our own backyard. In just a few hours, over 60 volunteers removed 944 pounds of trash from the Schuylkill River.
Our Weird Trash Collection:
A lottery ticket
Bingo ball
A milk of magnesium bottle
Loads of metal rails
Caution tape
A pillow
A mother and daughter photo
Trash Tallies:
Plastic Bottle count-317,
Aluminum Can count-53
Glass Bottle count-38
We’d Like To Thank:
Our volunteers
Drexel’s Wrestling Team
LEVI'S employees from King of Prussia and Pottstown
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