The Trust records the volume of litter it collects. Since it started in December 2002, over 3,135,000 litres of litter has been removed from Auckland’s Waitemata harbour and waterways.
Facts and Figures
25,080,002: Total estimated individual pieces of litter collected from Auckland waterways since the Harbour Clean-Up Trust's inception in December 2002, based on an average of 8 individual pieces of trash per litre
2,076,320: Total estimated individual pieces of litter collected from Auckland waterways in the year July 2011 - June 2012, based on an average of 8 individual pieces of trash per litre
16,342.5 hours: Total number of volunteer hours which assisted the Watercare Harbour Clean-Up Trust during the year July 2011 - June 2012
2923.5 hours: Time worked by the Watercare Harbour Clean-Up Trust during the year July 2011 - June 2012.