This Wounded Nature-Working Veterans cleanup was very challenging. For everyone who braved 95-degree temperatures and 91% humidity to assist, a special thanks is given. Considering we had equipment deficiencies and lacked enough volunteers to cover a very large area, I was surprised by what we were able to actually get off the island. I went to Remley Point the day after to look in our dumpsters to see what actually made it off the island and was pleasantly surprised by what we had accomplished. After digging around for a while in the dumpster, I have a rough inventory of the trash and debris removed. When I arrived at the Remley Point boat ramp on Sunday there was a dead body in the water with the police and a forensic team around it.
Carnival Cruise Lines provided a donation allowing us to buy our own Jon boats to be used as trash barges, a trailer, and associated equipment.
Sponsors who made this cleanup possible:
Adventure Harbor Tours
All Around Tires
Bacardi
Carnival Cruise Lines
Liquid Culture
Patriots Point
Petra Metals
Participating companies who had participating volunteers:
Boeing
Cummins Inc
Liquid Culture
Petra Metals
Participating Government Agencies
SC DNR
Charleston County Park & Recreation Commission
SC Ports Authority
Results of the cleanup:
Amount of trash and debris collected:
Volume: 12 cubic yards including tires.
Trash and Debris Inventory:
| 2 shoes | 1 hat | 11 pieces of fishing line |
| 15 pieces of rope | 3 fishing related items | 51 pieces of foam |
| 96 glass containers | 24 glass items | 17 metal containers |
| 4 Styrofoam blocks | 18 paper and cardboard items | 31 plastic bottles |
| 4 detached bottle caps | 6 styrofoam cups | 4 plastic cups |
| 21 food wrappers/containers | 19 single-use bags | 5 cigarette lighters |
| 9 plastic tarps/sheets | 73 plastic items | 3 balls |
| 6 metal cable | 2 PVC piping | 3 metal pipes |
| 4 rubber items other than tires | 65 wood items | 10 tires |
| 1 plastic step stool | 1 buoy beacon | 1 hubcap |
| 1 mini fridge | 1 brush |
