Lesson 2: Preparation-The Right Way to Help
and Forms for Poetic Reflection

Handout 2

International Coastal Cleanup Data Sheet

ITEMS COLLECTED

You may find it helpful to work with a buddy as you clean the area, one of you picking up trash and the other taking notes. An easy way to keep track of the items you find is by making tally marks. The box is for total items. See sample below.

Example:

Total
Total
egg cartons   Cardboard (sheets, pieces, packing)  
Bags:   Cigarette butts  

Bags (paper)

  Cigarette lighters (disposable)  
Food bags & wrappers (plastic)
  Clothing/cloth  

Salt bags (plastic)

   Condoms  

Trash bags (plastic)

   Crates  

Vegetable sacks (plastic)

  Cups, plates, utensils:  

Other plastic bags

 
Cups, plates (foamed plastic)
 
Balloons (rubber)  
Cups, plates (paper)
 
Bottles:  
Cups, plates, utensils (plastic)
 
Beverage bottles, 2 liters & less (plastic)
  Diapers (disposable)  
Beverage bottles, greater than 2 liters including gallon jugs (plastic)
  Drums-55 gallon (metal)  
Beverage bottles (glass)
  Egg cartons (foamed plastic)  
Bleach, cleaning solution bottles
  Fast food containers (foamed plastic)  
Oil, lube bottles
  Fishing line  
Bottle caps (metal)
  Fishing lures, floats (plastic)  
Other bottles & jars (glass)
  Fluorescent light tubes  
Other bottles & jars (plastic)
  Gloves (rubber)  
Buoys, floats (foamed plastic)   Hard hats  
Boxes/Cartons (paper)   Light bulbs  
Buckets   Light sticks  
Cans:   Meat trays (foamed plastic )  
Aerosol cans (metal )
  Nets-Fishing  
Beverage cans (metal)
  Newspaper/magazines  
Food cans (metal )
  Packing material (foamed plastic)  
Other metal cans
  Pallets  
Caps, lids (plastic )   Pipe thread protector  
Pieces:      
Foamed plastic pieces
     
Glass pieces
     
Metal pieces
     
Paper pieces
     
Plastic pieces
     
Rubber pieces
     
Wood pieces & lumber
     
Pull tabs      
Rope (plastic)      
Sheeting 2 ft or shorter (plastic)      
Sheeting longer than 2 ft (plastic)      
Six-pack holders      
Strapping bands      
Straws/stirrers (plastic)      
Syringes      
Tampon applicators      
Tires      
Toys (plastic)      
Traps:      
Traps-crab/lobster (metal)
     
Traps-crab/Lobster (wood)
     
Wire      
Write Protection Rings      
Other Items (items not listed above):      
Foamed plastic items
     
Metal items
     
Paper items
     
Plastic items
     
Rubber items
     
Wood items