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Canada’s Dirty Dozen: These 12 items don’t belong on our shores WWF July 31, 2014 Share: Share This Page: Share with Facebook Share via Twitter Share via Linkedin Share in email Last fall, more than 10,891 bags of garbage were collected in the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup. The good news is that there is now 99,280 kilograms less garbage out there harming species and their ecosystems. The bad news is it shouldn’t be there in the first place. These are the most popular items collected on our shores, or as we call them, the Dirty Dozen! 1. Cigarette/Cigarette Filters © Marc Gibert / adecom.ca 2. Food Wrappers © Vancouver Aquarium / WWF-Canada 3. Plastic Bottle Caps © Vancouver Aquarium / WWF-Canada 4. Plastic Beverage Bottles Plastic water bottles collected from a beach. © Peter Chadwick / WWF-Canon 5. Beverage Cans Aluminum drink can in beach sand © iStock 6. Straws, Stirrers A disposable soda cup with straw ©iStock 7. Plastic Bags © Vancouver Aquarium / WWF-Canada 8. Metal Bottle Caps Bottle cap on the beach ©iStock 9. Plastic, foam packaging Thrown away Styrofoam takeout carton sitting on the beach. ©iStock 10. Grocery Bags A plastic shopping bag floating in water ©iStock 11. Plastic Lids © Vancouver Aquarium / WWF-Canada 12. Construction Materials Wood, insulation, rope, and other items collected by cleanup volunteers © Vancouver Aquarium / WWF-Canada Canada’s shorelines need some extra attention to make sure our waters are healthy for everyone. Sign up for the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup presented by Loblaw Companies Limited and find a cleanup near you. This is a great way to learn about how litter impacts our ecosystem, species and communities, and to make a real difference in the health of your local waters.
