There will literally be 'tons' of trash generated during Friday's ticker-tape parade in NYC for the U.S. women's soccer team

NEW YORK (WABC) -- The New York City Department of Sanitation is expecting tons of trash to be generated during Friday's ticker-tape parade.

The parade is being held in the "Canyon of Heroes" in Lower Manhattan to honor the U.S. women's soccer team, which won its third World Cup championship.

To prepare for the cleanup of the confetti and other trash, DSNY said it will have more than 400 workers on duty specifically assigned to the parade.

If this event is anything like previous ticker-tape parades, we can expect as least 12 tons of garbage.

Here is the equipment DSNY will have at its disposal:

- 14 Collection Trucks

- 10 Front End Loaders

- 100 Backpack Blowers

- 80 Manual Brooms

- 30 Mechanical Brooms

- 5 Utility Haulsters

- 66 Rakes

Here is a list of amounts of trash generated during previous ticker-tape parades:

2/7/12 - New York Giants Super Bowl XLVI Win

34.06 tons

11/6/09 - New York Yankees World Series Win

56.55 tons

2/5/08 - New York Giants Super Bowl XLII Win

34.2 tons

10/30/00 - NY Yankees Subway Series World Series Win

46.7 tons

10/29/99 - New York Yankees World Series Win

57.4 tons

11/16/98 - John Glenn & NASA Astronauts

12.9 tons

10/23/98 - New York Yankees World Series Win

43.9 tons

10/29/96 - New York Yankees World Series Win

50 tons

6/17/94 - New York Rangers Stanley Cup Win

20.5 tons

WATCH LIVE COVERAGE OF THE PARADE WITH SADE BADERINWA AND ROB POWERS ON CHANNEL 7, WATCH ABC AND 7ONLINE BEGINNING AT 11:00 A.M. ON FRIDAY

MORE STORIES ABOUT THE PARADE:

* Hey! Where's the World Cup parade? The route and how you get there

* 12 things you need to know about Friday's soccer team parade

* PHOTOS: Prep for the U.S. Women's Soccer World Cup Championship Parade