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Litter and More Litter

Tom Deverin

Sun, Jan 29th 2012 Conservation

Litter is like sunshine, it is everywhere. Energy Advisory Panel members volunteered to assist our school children with the Route 24 Adopt-A-Highway program and a clean-up at the City Marina on January 12th and 14th, respectively. Once you pick-up roadside and community litter you seem to notice it more. It really is pretty much everywhere.
Fourteen large trash bags of litter were collected on the Route 24 clean-up but the likes of a car bumper and 2 year old political signs were not bagged. In the vegetated areas around the marina we picked up 6 large trash bags of litter, mostly beverage containers and plastic bags. Two very full bags came from the small patch of mangrove in front of the Fire Station. Many residents and visitors, upon seeing the volunteers cleaning up, would take the time to thank everyone for their efforts. The kids really appreciated that. Then for the perfect end to the marina clean up event, Bryan Skarupski, one of the Big Deck owners, bought lunch for all of the volunteers. The teenagers really, really appreciated that. Thank you Mr. Bryan! Plus the students qualify for Environmental Scholarship points and community service hours.

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