GOLETA, Calif. – A massive heap containing clothing, bicycle parts, filled garbage bags and, debris was hauled out of San Pedro Creek on Saturday. This marked the fifth creek cleanup event in Goleta this year, organized by the Environmental Defense Center (EDC).
Volunteers in San Pedro Creek (Courtesy: Johanna Blackmore)
Brian Trautwein, the EDC’s Senior Analyst and Watershed Program Director, said 25 volunteers spent three hours removing a total of 2,419 pounds of trash from the site.
“With their help, we had a record-breaking event!”
Here’s the latest breakdown:
4 Shopping carts1 Tire6 Car and truck batteries (250 pounds)42 Pounds of e-waste114 Pounds of scrap metal40 Pounds of recyclables
Overall, Trautwein shared that a total of 120 volunteers have spent 312 hours collecting 8,247 pounds of trash from six creeks in Goleta since early September of…