2nd Annual Trash For Cash Contest

What is it?
You pick up the Trash, I provide the Cash...its that simple. Last year 2009 was a success, hopefully we can do even better this year...Let's use the rest of summer to do some trail cleaning!

What's the catch?
Nothing, just decided to put my money where my mouth is, and have a little fun.

Prizes:
1st Place $50, 2nd Place $25, 3rd Place $10 gift certificates to Amazon, iTunes or The Path will awarded the week after the contest ends. Theses prizes may be subject to increase depending on participation/special bonuses/additional sponsors etc... so check back! (Additional Sponsors Welcome)

Bonus Prize #1 : Most Unusual Item: Donated by SnowNow
Mountain bike tune up from : CyclePro Bicycle Service. 22706 Aspan, ste 502, lake forest Ca. 92630.
949-597-1100.

When:
Starts Last Saturday 7/17/10 ... so I can make my first entry
Ends Midnight Sunday 9/12/10 (Weekend after Labor Day)

Rules:
1) Find, Collect & Remove trash (one or more items) while riding and deposit in a proper receptacle.

2) Make a Post in this thread with the following information:

a) A Picture and/or Description of said trash. One or more items at a time are fine. A picture where you found it may score extra points. If you do NOT take a picture that is OK too, we will take your word for it, but pictures get extra points. Trails outside of SoCal area are welcome.
b) The Date
c) The Name of the Trail / Area
d) Sample Perfect Post : Here

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3) You can post as many times you like during the contest, but only once per ride. Post all trash for that ride in a single post within 1 week of the ride.

4) I will determine the winners completely subjectively in terms of Quantity, Quality and whatever other subjective terms I deem relevant.

5) I have a particular pet peeve regarding Mylar Balloons, GU/Cliff Bar Packages, Plastic etc or pretty much anything non-biodegradable or a dirt life of 10,000 years.

6) I will publish the winners and distribute the prizes the week after the end of the contest via this thread and a PM to the winners.

7) Participate at your own will and risk i.e. do not complain to me if you pick up something gross and gooey.

8 ) And yes you can Juke the system if you want, but I am a firm and proven believer in Karma is a B1tch!...oh and don’t make this too complicated.

I hope that the moderators will make this a sticky so it is easy to find, feel free to put in the proper forum

See the thread / examples from last year Here : Trash For Cash 2009
See the winners from last year Here : Winners Announced! Cash For Trash Contest

Be Safe, Have Fun and let the Trash Collecting Begin!

 

1st Post

Date: 07/17/10
Where : Various Trails at El Moro

This was collected on that hot day that was Saturday at my usually fairly clean El Moro. All that cardboard was in one place on Poles....and yes that was a well baked and gooey Sugar Daddy bar...I did say it could be a bit messy



BTW I was collecting that bottle with this view in the background...

 

As i said in the private post i sent you, I can toss in a bike tune from CyclePro in lake forest (i will post the details this week) Thanks for starting it up. Go Go.. Hmm got some trash today... Damn gu packets... why always Gu packets? I know its us too .


Plus 25' from the trash can in whiting ranch, cant roll 25'....


Edit:

Donating, 1 Mountain bike tune up from : CyclePro Bicycle Service. 22706 Aspan, ste 502, lake forest Ca. 92630. 949-597-1100. I am waiting to hear back from him today on the Value of service. FYI no i don't work for them, they are just my LBS of choice, stellar service with super fast turn around times.

 

Great idea to motivate people to pick up trash. If I'm taking a break and see it I pick it up. I'm ashamed to say that while riding though. I hardly notice or don't bother to stop. I have realized that I see a lot of packets for energy replacements. SHAME on us. You would think that the people using them wouldn't drop them on the ground. Granted, some might have slipped out while riding, or running. WHEN I'm at HB dog beach, I make one pass just picking up trash while my dogs wait for me to throw the ball. I will make more of a concious effort.

 

this is a great idea...me and my kids will get out and do our part for sure. they have the summer off and are only 5 and 7 but this is a good way to get them out and to understand what needs to be done....THANKS

 

Slim Pickins'

Date: 7/19
Location: Cheeseboro Canyon and Ridge

Not much out here, the heat must have kept the casual slobs away. But the small things stand out when the area is clean!

Trash: A cloth strip - bush marker? Napkin. Bar wrapper. Ragged helmet strap

Parts: Bar end plug. Crank cap. Presta Nut.

Stopped at the rocky view to rest, looked down, and cigarette butts.

Just before this contest started I found some odd things but that will have to be another post.

One more image - Somebody had a bird for dinner?

 

So I was recently injured and will be off the bike up to 12 weeks. Can I still participate while hiking instead?

 

Date: 07/19/2010
Location: Del Cerro in RPV

Let's see:

We have toilet paper, platic bag, blue pastic bag, ziplock with toilet paper in it, tissue paper, paper towel, plastic lid, fruit by the foot paper and some other wrapper, empty ensure bottle, and a lizard. Well, maybe the lizard doesn't count?

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EDIT: How do I get rid of the "attached images" section of my post?!

 

Sure, please do!

Nice work...plaaaastic
Cool lizard ....neat animals and nature pics can work towards bonus...

As to the double pictures....your on you own

 

OK Folks I see a lot of riding and posting out there, so I am "marketing" to you the "evening folks".

How about a little more participation...its fun..it easy...and its good for the trail that you love to ride.

Its a big weekend coming about hopefully we see some good trash.

 

me and the kids are gonna get some trash this weekend maybe just the loop but we are gettin out there to do this.....i dont know how to post pics so i will just post what all we got if that cool.....

 

Spent the last two days riding lift assisted in Big Bear.
1-pabst can
3-tecate cans
0- GU Rappers!?!

 

That's Great, you don't need to post pics but posting pictures is pretty easy "Go Advanced" and then click the little paper clip icon and see if you can up load your pics. But don't worry just described what you collected and your in.

Thanks!

 

The trails are very clean. (The weekend crowd will fix that)

Cheeseboro - Ahmanson 7/21

JRA for a good time.



Just occasional bits and pieces.



Having a place to dump the trash must help.



Let's take peek. Good work folks.



More bits



Who carries beer? XHUSKR? (Wrong brand?)



Another checkpoint. Even doggie bags!



Remember to always respect the locals when reaching for the ground.

 

cool.....R-R-R

great to see this again this year..didn't see the post the other day, but got a bit o'trash yesterday.
1-flattened soda can at the flag near Luge...really...a soda can right in front of the flag...I hope it just fell out.
1-cardboard backing to what could have been brake pads or something similar while cruising down the luge
1-plastic bottle cap a whole 5 steps from the trash can at 4 Corners in Whiting....5 WHOLE steps...wow

yes Doug..wrong brand

 

Another sweep

Cheeseboro - while the weather holds

Thursday 7/22

Climbing to China Flats there was only this



China Flats singletrack ...



On to the back country of Cheeseboro.
Dropping in. In person it looks vertical.







Trash! Clif Shot from 2006!




Go slow and appreciate the scenery.



Slickrock?



As the trail gets back to civilization ...
Not mylar but still a balloon.



Bingo! What's this, a 16GB memory card?




On crud, NICODERM patches.

 

45 caliber bullet at El Moro...will upload a photo later. Was rather surprised to see a bullet shell in El Moro..and looks fairly new (no corrosion...)

 

Date: 7/23/2010
Loaction : Del Cerro

More trash....

Not as much as last time: a rope, little plastic doodad, and a plastic bag...and a bunny.

 

Speaking of lame stuff to pick up... a few years back in Utah we were participating in a "Canyon Cleanup" in little cottonwood canyon and someone found a dead body is a sleeping bag. No joke.

 

Cheeseboro Canyon (Agoura)

7/23

In a dry stream bed filled with babyheads - a pedal adaptor. Likley spot to be knocked off but you'd expect someone to notice.



As the trail turns to dirt some color is noticeable.




At the top of Baleen Wall - view of Bell Canyon connector.



And another cap! Is this a better brand?



Overall the place is clean if you don't count horses.

Loot for the day.