Annual Report Pres. James Hemphill

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1 Annual Report 2014 Pres. James Hemphill

2 Project Green Teens Formation 2008 Youth Forum: To give youth a voice Provide policy makers with a sense of what s important to young people Encourage policy makers to involve youth in decision making Top issues: 1. Curriculum and workforce development 1. Safety in schools & city 2. The environment 3. Youth voices being heard

3 Membership and Chapters Number of Teens Number of Schools Total Reported Volunteer Hours

4 PGT Members Serve on City Committees and Summits Virginia Beach Sustainability Plan Steering Committee Virginia Beach Earth Day Planning Committee Virginia Marine Debris Summit

5 Honors and Awards Shore Heroes Award 2014 Clean Community Commission Grant Trash Bash 3.0 Sculpture Contest Winner 2014

6 Last Years Projects Includes Public Awareness Bag Monster Trash Sculpture Education Seatack Elementary Garden Clean-ups 7 clean-ups within the past year Dumpster Dives Great Neck Park Oyster Reef/Shoreline Restoration

7 Outreach and Education

8 Outreach and Education Old Beach Green Market Sustainable Living Expo Established PGT Chapters at Ocean Lakes High School Fair Trade Festival Winter Wildlife Festival Trash Bash 2014 ECSC 2013 Earth Day at Mt Trashmore

9 Bag Monster A suit of 500 Plastic Bags Education on the danger of Marine debris Discourages use of plastic bags This year project green teens has a total of 11 recorded bag monster appearances. Up from 9 last year.

10 Trash Bash 3.0 Items collected on the Wise Point clean-up used to create a sculpture Used to educate the guest at the aquarium on the effect of marine debris.

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12 Clean-up Basics This year Project Green Teens was involved in 7 cleanups. Item count data was recorded for all clean-ups with the exception of Amhurst Park with a partial sheet.

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14 Total Item Analysis 2014 Plastic Wrappers 2% Cigarettes 3% Glass Bottle 3% Other 11% Plastic Bottles 10% Aluminum Can 55% Fishing Line 16% *By Item Count

15 Debris by Clean-up Great Neck Park 8% Total LBS of debris Other 1% Great Neck/VB Intersection 28% Amhurst Park 40% *By Item Weight Sunset Beach 23%

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17 Dumpster Dive

18 Process Trash from the trash dumpster was held for 2 days. Trash was sorted on a tarp into separate buckets. Buckets were weighed and recorded Data was compared with 2011 pre-recycling data.

19 Raw Data Category Weight ( lbs.) in 2011 Weight ( lbs.) in 2013 Weight ( lbs.) in 2014 Trash Recyclable Total Interesting Items: 10 Diapers Lego-man Black/Pink Monitor Toy Men s Loafer Size gallon plastic buckets of trash weighed.

20 Results by weight Trash 53% 2011 Recycle 47% Percentage of weight Recyclables vs. Trash in the Trash Dumpster Compostable 9% 2014 Recycle 18% 2013 Compostable 30% Recycle 22% Trash 48% Trash 73%

21 The amount of RECYCLABLES by weight in the TRASH DUMPSTER has decreased 29% since the recycling program at the park began!!!

22 Trash Data Item 2011 Weight ( lbs.) 2013 Weight( lbs.) 2014 Weight( lbs.) Compostable Material N/A Generic Trash Icky Stuff Generic Plastic N/A 14 N/A Plastic Shopping Bags Foamed Plastic Total Weight Item Amount in 2011 Amount in 2013 Empty Plastic Shopping Bags N/A Amount in 2014

23 2013 6% 21% 2% 1% Plastic Shopping Bags 39% 5% Icky Stuff 21% 2014 Compost able 16% Foamed Plastic 2% 31% 9% 7% 55% 29% Generic Trash 56% 2011

24 Recyclable Items found in the Trash Item Item Plastic Bottles (#1,2,3) Weight (lbs.) in 2011 Weight (lbs.)in 2013 Weight (lbs.) in Cardboard Metal Paper Glass Total Amount in 2011 Amount in 2013 Plastic Bottles Aluminum Cans Amount in 2014 Glass Bottles N/A

25 Paper 8% Analysis of Recyclables found in the Trash Dumpster In 2014 Glass 18% Plastic Bottles 34% Notes: All plastic bottles had contents dumped before they were weighed. Metal 14% Cardboard 26%

26 2011 vs Results 2011 Percentage of Weight of Recyclable Items found in the Trash Dumpster 2014 Paper 12% Glass 11% Plastic Bottles 41% Paper 8% Glass 18% Plastic Bottles 34% Metal 7% Cardboard 28% Metal 14% Cardbo ard 26%

27 Dumpster Dive Conclusions 1. Both the amount of percentage reduction and item count suggest improvement in recycling, however the item count suggest it to a lesser degree. Aluminum can recycling does not appear to change.

28 Great Neck Reef Restoration

29 Why an Oyster Reef? Oysters are a foundation species that Filter 50 gallons of water/day each Reduce erosion Provide Habitat for 303 species Are the cornerstone of a healthy Lynnhaven

30 Oyster Reef Statistics castles 735 Linear Feet Block Estimate: blocks Block Weight:20-24 Tons Cost $10,000 Filtration 3 Million Gallons of Water/Day 35 Gallons of Water/ Second Will be the LARGEST Oyster Reef built by only TEEN in the WORLD

31 Key GAZEBO SITE MAP Priority 1 Priority 2 Priority 3 Priority 4?

32 Fundraising Adopt a Reef Cans for Clean Water Other Donations

33 Where Are We? 4 Experimental Castles in $4,000/$10,000 Raised Logistical Plan in Works

34 What is Project Green Teens doing in ?

35 Plan Remove 5,000 lbs of trash during clean-ups Complete 1 Dumpster Dives Participate in a Marsh Grass Restoration Complete Great Neck Park Restoration an Oyster Reef Continue Bag Monster Program Etc.

36 So far we have Have raised $$4,000 Used the bag monster in several education events.

37 Recommendations 1. Have a recycling bin at every trash can. 2. Provide a place to accept cardboard and recyclables larger than cans and bottles (recycling container with lids?) 3. Have posters to encourage recycling and reusable water bottles, while discourage plastic bags. Explain social, economic, and environmental cost of all three. 4. Provide an incentive for events at Mt Trashmore to be Green Certified Events 5. Ban foamed plastic items from special events. Discussion

38 Discussion