Photo Hunt #45: Garbage

I'm back photo hunting after a week off. I couldn't find any garbage image from my New York series that I am currently running (can you believe that!) so I rummaged through the chest full of old photos.

When a city holds a marathon that is both participated by world-class athletes and the regular Joes and Janes, everyone has fun. Volunteers are spread out in intervals handing out free water.
But big events like this create big problems for the city in terms of cleaning up the garbage afterwards. I did not even show you the bottles of beer that was left all over the marathon route.
From Bay to Breakers 2008.
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Comments

  1. SueJuly 10, 2009 10:55 AM

    Wow! That is a lot of garbage! Happy photo hunting :)

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  2. AnnieJuly 10, 2009 11:27 AM

    I have to say that those cups look kinda cool strewn all over the street. Not much fun to clean up, I bet.

    Happy weekend.

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  3. Liz HindsJuly 10, 2009 11:36 AM

    Thank goodness for volunteers! Great photo.

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  4. CarverJuly 10, 2009 12:11 PM

    These are great shots for the theme. They actually don't look bad since it's a race and goes with the territory although I know it is a lot of work to clean up after the race. Happy weekend!

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  5. annalarssonphotographyJuly 10, 2009 12:38 PM

    Fantastic shots!!
    But quite a work to clean up that mess.

    Have a great weekend!
    Anna

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  6. jams o donnellJuly 10, 2009 1:19 PM

    Great shots but to be fair it might be a bit of a problem for the runners to take their rubbish with them! Seriously, have a happy weekend

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  7. EG CameraGirlJuly 10, 2009 4:40 PM

    EW! Look at all that garbage! Humans can be such pigs!

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  8. bonggamomJuly 10, 2009 5:43 PM

    I've done Bay to Breakers many times as well as other runs, and this is a common sight since the runners don't want to slow down to crowd around a garbage can to throw the cups away. At least it's just mess and not really dirty, right? I hope that's where some of the race entry fee goes: to pay people to clean up all those cups!

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  9. UnknownJuly 10, 2009 6:03 PM

    wow - such a reminder, but at least (although wasting so much) it does get picked up by hard working volunteers! Reminds me of triathlons too!

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  10. UnknownJuly 10, 2009 7:15 PM

    Looks like A hard run!

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  11. YTSLJuly 10, 2009 7:56 PM

    Oh my re the garbage! And teehee re your having marathon shots in a series you're currently *running*... ;b

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  12. candiJuly 10, 2009 7:59 PM

    Not fun cleaning that up!

    Happy weekend.

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  13. EkiJuly 10, 2009 10:52 PM

    the cleaning up and the environmental cost can be burdensome.

    I wish there's a more environmentally friendly way to distribute the water ...

    have a nice weekend!

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  14. LifeRamblingsJuly 10, 2009 11:40 PM

    cleaning up the road can be quite a hassle after the marathon.

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  15. jmbJuly 10, 2009 11:51 PM

    Great photos for this theme.

    Happy weekend.

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  16. SujataJuly 11, 2009 12:32 AM

    Great picture! What a mess....

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  17. MaRJuly 11, 2009 1:26 AM

    Great shots for the theme!! garbage yet cleann in a sense...
    Happy PH!

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  18. bingJuly 11, 2009 7:35 AM

    this is unique!

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  19. donJuly 11, 2009 7:54 AM

    A fine presentation of the "during" and "after" effect of the marathon race. Well done.

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  20. srpJuly 11, 2009 12:08 PM

    I guess you could say it is a way of providing jobs.... a very loose way of providing jobs. My construction trash or garbage is up.

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  21. VioletSkyJuly 11, 2009 12:11 PM

    a clean garbage mess!

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  22. ancient oneJuly 11, 2009 6:29 PM

    What a mess... LOL what a fun event... perfect photos for the theme... I didn't play this week!

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  23. AnonymousJuly 13, 2009 6:34 PM

    Oh, I remember a post you did about this run. That's a lot of garbage eh :)

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  24. eastcoastlifeJuly 14, 2009 10:22 PM

    I pity the poor cleaners. This would take them hours to clean up.

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