The Lake Huron Coastal Centre's Earth Day Cleanup of the Goderich Shoreline was a Huge Success

by Bob Montgomery

The Interim Executive Director of the Lake Huron Coastal Centre's Cleanup of the Goderich shoreline was a huge success.

Alyssa Bourassa says the shoreline cleanup was their celebration of Earth Day and she's very pleased to announce that 175 volunteers were able to remove 480 pounds of litter from the Goderich shoreline.

The number of volunteers they get out each year is a testament to how much people care about the health of Lake Huron. It also helps that they've been doing this for a few years now so it's something people look forward to. They had volunteers of all ages in spite of the nasty weather they had to deal with early in the day. 

Of the 480 pounds of litter from the Lake Huron shoreline, cigarette butts were by far the most collected item at 77%, followed by plastic pieces at 9%, styrofoam and food wrappers at 5% and beverage cans at 4%.

Photos courtesy of Lake Huron Coastal Centre