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Marin County Statistics

Year
# of Volunteers
Pounds of Trash Collected
Pounds of Recyclables Collected
2012
1,915
19,361
2,767
2011
2,048
8,814
1,921
2010
2,038
7,249
1,213
2009
1,365
9,138
1,251
2008
2,292
12,069
3,086
2007
2,192
11,418
2,366
2006
1,243
8,475
2,798
2005
1,383
6,223
3,673
2004
1,026
10,579
1,644
2003
603
7,091
1,231
2002
1,120
6,996
1,961
2001
1,076
7,104
2,731
2000
1,044
7,896
2,492
1999
917
,9083
2,065
1998
1,181
17,263
3,597
1997
1,215
10,300
3,373
1996
965
9,248
1,292
2008
2,292
12,069
3,086
2007
2,192
11,418
2,366
2006
1,243
8,475
2,798
2005
1,383
6,223
3,673
2004
1,026
10,579
1,644
2003
603
7,091
1,231
2002
1,120
6,996
1,961
2001
1,076
7,104
2,731
2000
1,044
7,896
2,492
1999
917
,9083
2,065
1998
1,181
17,263
3,597
1997
1,215
10,300
3,373
1996
965
9,248
1,292

Top Ten Items found in California
from 1996-2010

2010 - California Top Ten Items
1. Cigarette/Cigarette Filters
 335,320
2. Food Wrappers/Containers
124,637
3. Plastic Bags
 65,736
4. Caps/Lids
64,517
5. Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons 
 39,254
6. Straws/Stirrers
32,124
7. Paper Bags
29,269
8. Beverage Bottles (Glass)
27,292
9. Beverage Bottles (Plastic) 2 liters or less
 25,773
10. Beverage Cans
22,041
Total Items
765,963

 

2009 - California Top Ten Items
1. Cigarette/Cigarette Filters
 393,920
2. Food Wrappers/Containers
143,556
3. Caps/Lids
99,243
4. Plastic Bags
71,336
5. Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons 
 43,837
6. Straws/Stirrers
38,572
7. Beverage Bottles (Glass)
33,633
8. Paper Bags
 32,335
9. Beverage Bottles (Plastic) 2 liters or less
 29.299
10. Beverage Cans
25,941
Total Items
882,402

 

2008 - California Top Ten Items
1. Cigarette/Cigarette Filters
 340,221
2. Food Wrappers/Containers
114,758
3. Caps/Lids
83,069
4. Plastic Bags
52,544
5. Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons 
 34,170
6. Straws/Stirrers
33,170
7. Beverage Bottles (Glass)
31,774
8. Beverage Bottles (Plastic) 2 liters or less
 24,282
9. Paper Bags
 24,194
10. Beverage Cans
23,090
Total Items
761,456

 

2007 - California Top Ten Items
1. Cigarette/Cigarette Filters
 392,686 40.8%
2. Food Wrappers/Containers
124,986 13.0%
3. Caps/Lids
73,563 7.8%
4. Plastic Bags
64,321 6.7%
5. Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons 
 40,911 4.3%
6. Beverage Bottles (Glass)
 34,916 4.6%
7. Straws/Stirrers
32,474 3.4%
8. Beverage Bottles (Plastic) 2 liters or less
 30,545 3.2%
9. Beverage Cans
25,636 2.7%
10. Cigar Tips
18,480 1.9%
Totals
 838,518

 

2006 - California Top Ten Items
1. Cigarette/Cigarette Filters
 347,948 39.0%
2. Bags
120,551 13.5%
3. Food Wrappers/Containers
 103,145 11.6%
4. Caps/Lids
67,107 7.5%
5. Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons 
 33,518 3.8%
6. Straws/Stirrers
32,525 3.6%
7. Beverage Bottles (Plastic) 2 liters or less
 26,185 2.9%
8. Beverage Bottles (Glass)
 25,462 2.9%
9. Beverage Cans
18,329 2.1%
10. Fishing Line
15,221 1.7%
Totals
 789,991

 

2005 - California Top Ten Items
1. Cigarette/Cigarette Filters
 258,075
2. Food Wrappers/Containers
 98,825
3. Caps, Lids
 61,117
4. Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons 
 40,215
5. Straws, Stirrers
 28,159
6. Bags
 26,119
7. Beverage Bottles (Glass)
 24,377
8. Beverage Bottles (Plastic) 2 liters or less
 18,741 
9. Beverage Cans
15,842
10. Cigar Tips
 14,309 
Totals
 585,779

 

2004 - California Top Ten Items
1. Cigarette/Cigarette Filters
 309,891
2. Food Wrappers/Containers
 113,883
3. Caps, Lids
 60,016
4. Plastic Silverware & Plates
39,137
5. Beverage Bottles (Glass)
 33,289
6. Plastic Bags
30,841
7. Straws
30,594
8. Building Materials
27,023
9. Beverage Bottles (Plastic)
 25,353
10. Beverage Cans
23,014
Totals 693,041

 

2003 - California Top Ten Items
1. Cigarette/Cigarette Filters
 315,806
2. Food Wrappers/Containers
 106,111
3. Caps, Lids
 58,863
4. Straws/Stirrers
 34,820
5. Plastic Silverware & Plates
34,556
6. Beverage Bottles (Glass)
30,459
7. Bags
29,207
8. Beverage Bottles (Plastic)
 23,654
9. Cigar Tips
22,233
10. Beverage Cans
19,993
Totals 675,702

 

2002 - California Top Ten Items
1. Cigarette/Cigarette Filters
 305,680
2. Food Wrappers/Containers
 107,929
3. Caps, Lids
 56,951
4. Plastic Silverware & Plates
38,992
5. Plastic Bags
33,268
6. Straws
31,007
7. Beverage Bottles (Glass)
30,243
8. Beverage Bottles (Plastic)
 22,083
9. Beverage Cans
20,758
10. Building Materials
15,537
Totals 662,448

 

2001 - California Top Ten Items
1. Cigarette/Cigarette Filters
 297,280
2. Food Wrappers/Containers
 68,405
3. Caps, Lids
 53,756
4. Plastic Bags
50,591
5. Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons
38,543
6. Straws, Stirrers
29,136
7. Beverage Bottles (Glass)
28,865
8. Beverage Bottles (Plastic) 2 liters or less
19,161
9. Building Materials
19,121
10. Beverage Cans
 18,348
Totals 623,206

 

2000 - California Top Ten Items
1. Cigarette/Cigarette Filters
 229,928
2. Plastic Bags
69,591
3. Caps, Lids
 68,829
4. Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons
44,631
5. Food Wrappers/Containers
43,821
6. Straws, Stirrers
33,512
7. Beverage Bottles (Glass)
19,969
8. Beverage Bottles (Plastic) 2 liters or less
16,561
9. Beverage Cans
15,119
10. Building Materials
11,904
Totals 553,865

 

1999 - California Top Ten Items
1. Cigarette/Cigarette Filters
 219,790
2. Foamed Plastic Pieces
87,682
3. Paper Pieces
71,372
4. Plastic Pieces
70,070
5. Food Bags/Wrappers (Plastic)
65,351
6. Caps/Lids (Plastic)
42,906
7. Glass Pieces
42,606
8. Straws
36,775
9. Beverage Bottles (Glass)
22,878
10. Other Plastic Items
22,660
Totals
 682,090

 

1998 - California Top Ten Items
1. Cigarette/Cigarette Filters
 333,876
2. Caps, Lids
75,835
3. Bags
70,816
4. Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons
54,142
5. Food Wrappers/Containers
48,097
6. Straws, Stirrers
35,519
7. Beverage Bottles (Glass)
25,282
8. Beverage Bottles (Plastic) 2 liters or less
20,695
9. Beverage Cans
16,625
10. Building Materials
11,540
Totals 692,427

 

1997 - California Top Ten Items
1. Cigarette/Cigarette Filters
 238,500
2. Bags
68,042
3. Caps, Lids
65,528
4. Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons
55,260
5. Food Wrappers/Containers
41,920
6. Straws, Stirrers
35,940
7. Beverage Bottles (Glass)
18,824
8. Beverage Bottles (Plastic) 2 liters or less
16,003
9. Building Materials
13,959
10. Beverage Cans
11,925
Totals 565,901

 

1996 - California Top Ten Items
1. Cigarette/Cigarette Filters
 153,983
2. Bags
48,710
3. Caps, Lids
45,941
4. Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons
39,966
5. Food Wrappers/Containers
31,470
6. Straws, Stirrers
23,045
7. Beverage Bottles (Glass)
14,220
8. Beverage Bottles (Plastic) 2 liters or less
11,375
9. Building Materials
11,020
10. Beverage Cans
10,627
Totals 390,357