LITTER HATERS: Volunteers descended on 15 Orange...
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LITTER HATERS: Volunteers descended on 15 Orange County sites Saturday for the annual state-sponsored Coastal Cleanup Day (B1). . . . Much of the trash consisted of cigarette butts and plastic six-pack rings, but the unusual finds included auto parts, a lost purse and a jockstrap. Cleanups in the past have yielded water heaters, a car windshield, a Christmas tree, a Gucci watch, and yes, even a kitchen sink.
Cleaner Beaches
Tons of trash collected at state’s beaches on Coastal Cleanup Day.
Figures in Tons
1986: 60
1987: 95
1988: 100
1989: 104
1990: 153
NOTE: 1991 figure unavailable
Source: California Coastal Comission
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