Eramosa River Cleanup Results
of plastics and debris hauled out of the Eramosa River in the last 7 months by hand and by paddle. We intercept debris upstream, before it fragments into microplastics or leaches chemicals into our lakes. Help keep our waters clean:
124 kg of debris kept out of the Great Lakes
Everything we collect on shore or on the water helps reduce downstream pollution in our Great Lakes. Debris is landfill, tires and metal, weighed in kilograms.
Tires, bikes & shopping carts, pulled from the water
The heaviest, most stubborn debris in our waterways — tap any icon to see that cleanup.
113 recyclables diverted to the blue bin
Cans and bottles removed from our watershed, counted as items rather than weighed, and diverted to the blue bin program.
Every dot = 5 items · one column per week
13.8 hours on the water
We cleaned 2 unique sites along the Eramosa River since March 29, 2026.
Who we met along the way
We're not just removing debris — we're protecting habitat.
Where we spotted them