The Leftovers

Did it rain on Monday? I can't remember. All of these rainy days now run together in my brain. As far as I'm concerned, it's still too soon to get back in the water. I was back on the bike today, on yet another mission. I wanted to try and document the amount of trash that flows out into the ocean when it rains here in L.A. Mind you, I know it's been days since the last rain. My reasoning in doing this was simple: whatever trash I found was to be considered leftovers from the voluminous amount of trash that ran out of the storm drains over the last few weeks. I purposely rode down the Ballona Creek bike path, knowing that the creek was one of the best places to find what I was looking for. And what I found . . . was quite depressing.
I spotted that majestic bird sitting proudly amidst all of that trash. What I want to know is how, if at all, does the County of Los Angeles clean this up?
There was trash on both sides of the creek, as far as the eye could see. I wanted to believe this guy was doing his part to clean it up, but I knew better. I rode a little further south before turning around to head home. When I came back down the creek, I realized he was collecting plastic bottles. By that time, his bag was just about full!

Truly disgusting! Again, this is the leftover trash. I shudder to think of the amount that didn't wash up on shore.

The question of the day: how does this get cleaned up? Does the County get people out there to do it? Or will it sit there until some knight in shining armor (a.k.a. The Surfrider Foundation) makes the clean-up happen?