Garbage we have pulled out of the downtown Rideau River

Since 2001 the volunteers of Urban Rideau Conservationists have pulled tons of garbage out of the Rideau. Here is a list of some of the types of garbage we have pulled out of the down town portion of the Rideau River:

Plastic bags from all the major grocery chains in Ottawa, plastic bottles, plastic cups, plastic food covering, plastic food trays, pop cans, styrofoam from construction companies developing in Ottawa, grocery carts, car parts, decaying boats, mattresses, ovens and fridges, various pieces of furniture, paint cans, batteries of all sorts, tires, bikes, needles, old clothing, shoes, several hundred dollars in cash(!), wine bottles, beer bottles, antiques, televisions, computers, the list goes on and on.