This data below is taken from the Syringe Clean Up Project started in the Kensington area of Philadelphia, PA. The project, which ran from 3/18/18-3/21/20, was completely volunteer based all of whom were active drug users of all kinds.
This purpose of this project was to remove thousands of extremely hazardous syringes from low-income areas, commonly overlooked by City of Philadelphia cleaning services.
Through observation , education, and participating in this action we were able to invalidate the city’s narratives surrounding drug users which undermines our humanity and autonomy to contribute to our society in a positive manner.
This project received no financial assistance from the City of Philadelphia in the effort to remove disease spreading syringes from multiple black and brown working class neighborhoods.
| Date | Volunteer | Syringes Collected |
|---|---|---|
| 3/18/18 | not-recorded | 250 |
| 3/27/18 | not-recorded | 400 |
| 04/01/18 | not-recorded | 300 |
| 04/08/18 | not-recorded | 300 |
| 4/13/18 | not-recorded | 400 |
| 4/20/18 | not-recorded | 200 |
| 4/29/18 | not-recorded | 400 |
| 05/05/18 | not-recorded | 200 |
| 5/12/18 | not-recorded | 400 |
| 5/20/18 | not-recorded | 700 |
| 5/26/18 | not-recorded | 1000 |
| 06/03/18 | not-recorded | 1000 |
| 06/09/18 | not-recorded | 800 |
| 6/30/18 | 2 | 870 |
| 07/07/18 | 2 | 317 |
| 7/28/18 | 2 | 546 |
| 8/12/18 | 2 | 1111 |
| 9/15/18 | 2 | 712 |
| 9/29/18 | 2 | 291 |
| 9/30/18 | not-recorded | 456 |
| 10/13/18 | not-recorded | 426 |
| 10/27/18 | 9 | 511 |
| 11/09/18 | 10 | 425 |
| 11/11/18 | 35 | 510 |
| 11/12/18 | 3 | 612 |
| 11/15/18 | 3 | 311 |
| 11/17/18 | 3 | 478 |
| 11/30/18 | 4 | 778 |
| 12/30/18 | 7 | 425 |
| 1/06/19 | 4 | 449 |
| 1/07/19 | 3 | 575 |
| 1/12/19 | 3 | 150 |
| 1/19/19 | 3 | 80 |
| 2/02/19 | 3 | 137 |
| 2/03/19 | 3 | 112 |
| 2/07/19 | 4 | 210 |
| 2/13/19 | 5 | 300 |
| 2/14/19 | 4 | 271 |
| 2/15/19 | 3 | 65 |
| 3/07/19 | 4 | 171 |
| 3/11/19 | 3 | 340 |
| 3/12/19 | 4 | 270 |
| 3/13/19 | not-recorded | 115 |
| 3/21/19 | not-recorded | 65 |
| 3/22/19 | 5 | 715 |
| 3/24/19 | 4 | 690 |
| 3/26/19 | 2 | 350 |
| 3/27/19 | 7 | 1083 |
| 4/2/19 | 4 | 564 |
| 4/4/19 | 3 | 108 |
| 4/5/19 | 5 | 356 |
| 4/6/19 | not-recorded | 400 |
| 4/10/19 | not-recorded | 61 |
| 4/12/19 | 3 | 150 |
| 4/13/19 | 3 | 130 |
| 4/18/19 | 3 | 677 |
| 4/19/19 | 5 | 459 |
| 4/21/19 | not-recorded | 130 |
| 4/21/19 | 3 | 224 |
| 4/23/19 | 6 | 711 |
| 4/24/19 | 7 | 819 |
| 4/25/19 | 5 | 1000 |
| 5/05/19 | 4 | 341 |
| 5/06/19 | 5 | 216 |
| 5/07/19 | 4 | 181 |
| 5/08/19 | 5 | 204 |
| 5/13/19 | 7 | 312 |
| 5/14/19 | 3 | 210 |
| 5/15/19 | 3 | 461 |
| 5/20/19 | 5 | 254 |
| 5/21/19 | 4 | 389 |
| 5/22/19 | 4 | 380 |
| 5/23/19 | 3 | 119 |
| 5/24/19 | 3 | 126 |
| 5/25/19 | 5 | 616 |
| 5/28/19 | 6 | 807 |
| 5/29/19 | 4 | 976 |
| 6/18/19 | 3 | 74 |
| 6/19/19 | 8 | 825 |
| 6/20/19 | 6 | 610 |
| 6/21/19 | 8 | 464 |
| 6/23/19 | not-recorded | 337 |
| 6/28/19 | 7 | 274 |
| 7/01/19 | 5 | 421 |
| 7/02/19 | 5 | 573 |
| 7/07/19 | 5 | 1487 |
| 7/11/19 | 3 | 223 |
| 7/13/19 | 11 | 300 |
| 7/15/19 | 5 | 415 |
| 7/16/19 | 3 | 250 |
| 7/17/19 | 3 | 200 |
| 7/21/19 | 2 | 98 |
| 7/22/19 | 4 | 377 |
| 7/23/19 | 4 | 287 |
| 7/23/19 | 2 | 115 |
| 7/26/19 | 4 | 366 |
| 7/29/19 | 3 | 255 |
| 7/29/19 | 3 | 199 |
| 8/01/19 | 7 | 544 |
| 8/03/19 | 4 | 317 |
| 8/04/19 | 3 | 116 |
| 7/08/19 | 4 | 512 |
| 8/10/19 | 4 | 279 |
| 8/11/19 | 2 | 414 |
| 8/14/19 | 6 | 456 |
| 8/15/19 | 5 | 1000 |
| 8/17/19 | 5 | 438 |
| 8/18/19 | 3 | 664 |
| 8/20/19 | 7 | 807 |
| 8/21/19 | 8 | 524 |
| 8/22/19 | 5 | 490 |
| 8/24/19 | 8 | 654 |
| 8/25/19 | 6 | 608 |
| 8/26/19 | 5 | 436 |
| 8/31/19 | 4 | 212 |
| 09/01/19 | 5 | 514 |
| 09/03/19 | 5 | 682 |
| 09/05/19 | 7 | 773 |
| 09/07/19 | 9 | 657 |
| 09/11/19 | not-recorded | 300 |
| 09/12/19 | not-recorded | 878 |
| 09/15/19 | not-recorded | 912 |
| 09/16/19 | 6 | 441 |
| 09/21/19 | 9 | 412 |
| 09/22/19 | 4 | 986 |
| 09/23/19 | 4 | 432 |
| 09/27/19 | 8 | 821 |
| 9/28/19 | 9 | 618 |
| 10/02/19 | 6 | 211 |
| 10/05/19 | 7 | 387 |
| 10/06/19 | 2 | 91 |
| 10/09/19 | 5 | 516 |
| 10/12/19 | 14 | 70 |
| 10/13/19 | 3 | 700 |
| 10/16/19 | 4 | 212 |
| 10/16/19 | not-recorded | 800 |
| 10/19/19 | 16 | 867 |
| 10/21/19 | 7 | 217 |
| 10/24/19 | 8 | 1231 |
| 10/26/19 | 13 | 771 |
| 11/02/19 | 11 | 698 |
| 11/04/19 | 7 | 545 |
| 11/05/19 | 4 | 57 |
| 11/10/19 | 8 | 357 |
| 11/12/19 | 7 | 416 |
| 11/13/19 | 5 | 657 |
| 11/14/19 | 3 | 312 |
| 11/16/19 | 15 | 729 |
| 11/18/19 | 6 | 687 |
| 11/19/19 | 4 | 223 |
| 11/24/19 | 10 | 429 |
| 11/28/19 | 6 | 510 |
| 11/29/19 | 7 | 321 |
| 12/7/19 | 13 | 860 |
| 12/9/19 | 4 | 788 |
| 12/10/19 | 3 | 213 |
| 12/11/19 | 4 | 217 |
| 12/14/19 | 7 | 760 |
| 12/21/19 | 10 | 741 |
| 12/28/19 | 10 | 775 |
| 1/01/20 | 3 | 550 |
| 1/02/20 | 3 | 700 |
| 1/03/20 | 3 | 1500 |
| 1/04/20 | 10 | 966 |
| 1/06/20 | 3 | 431 |
| 1/07/20 | 4 | 222 |
| 1/14/20 | 6 | 121 |
| 1/16/20 | 4 | 60 |
| 2/17/20 | 4 | 360 |
| 2/18/20 | 3 | 434 |
| 2/19/20 | 6 | 424 |
| 3/08/20 | 7 | 97 |
| 3/12/20 | 5 | 577 |
| 3/14/20 | 4 | 431 |
| 3/18/20 | 3 | 268 |
| 3/21/20 | 3 | 533 |
