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By MaryAnn Spoto | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

From the mundane to the crazy, you can just about find it all as litter on New Jersey’s beaches.

That’s what volunteers for Clean Ocean Action had learned as they participate in the organization’s annual beach sweeps that aim twice a year to remove tons of litter from the state’s waterways.

This year, the spring cleanup will be held on Earth Day, Saturday, April 22.

Last year, volunteers collected 218,807 pieces of litter. While that’s a sharp decline from the previous year’s total – 332,003 pieces – that’s not because residents and visitors are getting more conscientious. It’s because last year’s fall event was held on a rainy blustery day that stifled the number of volunteers, said Cindy Zipf, executive director of Clean Ocean Action.

Here's a look at the more unusual items and the most popular categories the litter falls into:

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Unusual items found on the beach

Here's a quick look at some of the oddest things found on the beach:

iPod,

DirecTV satellite cap

24-inch hair extensions

Full upper dentures

Fake mustache

Plastic slide to swing set

2 decorated fake Christmas trees

3 mouse traps

2 hula hoops

Bar of soap

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Beach litter by category

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1. Plastic

The most common types of litter found on New Jersey beaches are plastic items. Here, a volunteer found a six-pack holder made of plastic. Of the 218,807 items collected during last year's sweeps, 71.14 percent, or 155,665 items made of plastic.

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2. Foam plastic

The second most common type of trash is foam plastic, such as this giant ball of foam. Last year this accounted for 9.99 percent of all the trash collected, or 21,853 items.

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3. Metal

Vacuum cleaners, car parts, nails and fishing hooks are just part of the 9,882 items, or 4.52 percent, found on the beach.

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4. Paper

Bags, cups, food wrappers and other types of paper accounted for the 9,350 items, or the 4.27 percent of all trash collected.

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5. Wood

Lobster traps, ice cream sticks and pieces of lumber accounted for 7,380 items, or 3.37 percent of all items collected.

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6. Glass

Beverage bottles, light bulbs and jars account for 2,985 items, or 3.34 percent of trash found on the beaches.

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7. Rubber

Tires, balloons and rubber bands are just some of the 4,903 rubber items collected, or 2.24 percent, of all trash collected.

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8. Cloth

Blankets, sheets, towels, clothing and shoes are part of the 2,461 items or 1.12 percent of all trash collected.

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MaryAnn Spoto may be reached at mspoto@njadvancemedia.com. Follow her on Twitter @MaryAnnSpoto. Find NJ.com on Facebook.