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Of my work. you get to work with thousands of great volunteers and its very tangible. >> it gives you such a sense of accomplishment saying i did that. >> essentially what everybody is doing is serving their country and making it a better place. >> good game, good game, good game, good game. y yes, we got it. did you guys love it today, yeah. >> i hope to come back next year. create the same sort of opportunity. the river shouldnt be trashed. with your help were making a difference. lets give it...

P p p propane tanks, the tires. quite a feet. >> it really makes a statement about our rivers. look at how much came out of the drinking water. some looks like barges full of garbage, not the prettiest site but to me, it looks like a cleaner river. >> its also where chad lives with his nine person crew for weeks at a time. the house barge. custom built in 2011, its a big upgrade from their old quarters. >> the other barge, it was one bathroom with ten people so you stand in line waiting to get i...

>> its quite a feat. theyve retrieved over 1,000 refrigerators, 70,000 tires and deprefibris filling 92,000 tras bags. >> not the prettiest sight, but to me, it looks like a cleaner river. >> its also where chad lives with his nine-person crew for weeks at a time. the house barge. custom built in 2011, its a big upgrade from their old quarters. >> the other barge didnt have air conditioning. it was one bathroom. so you had ten people and you stand in line waiting to get in, in the morning. the n...

People want to have fun. and people want to make a difference. ive removed over seven million pounds of garbage since we started. close to 90% of everything weve brought in is recyclable. this is a problem that people created, but a problem that people can fix. that was the last bag! come on, lets give it up! yeah! its about a cleaner river and about making america a better place. sounds cliche, but thats exactly what were doing. [ applause ] >> please join me in honoring the rivers garbageman, ...

Super hot. >> its a good workout. >> this is hard, back-breaking work. you want to make it fun out there. >> i didnt think id be singing karaoke on a boat. >> at the end of the day, youre out there picking up garbage. >> its yours. its totally yours. little by little, were getting it. people want to have fun. and people want to make a difference. ive removed over seven million pounds of garbage since we started. close to 90% of everything weve brought in is recyclable. this is a problem that peo...

Work. you want to make it fun out there. >> i didnt think id be singing karaoke on a boat. >> at the end of the day, youre out there picking up garbage. >> its yours. its totally yours. little by little, were getting it. people want to have fun. and people want to make a difference. ive removed over seven million pounds of garbage since we started. close to 90% of everything weve brought in is recyclable. this is a problem that people created, but a problem that people can fix. that was the last...

>> its yours. its totally yours. little by little, were getting it. people want to have fun. and people want to make a difference. ive removed over seven million pounds of garbage since we started. close to 90% of everything weve brought in is recyclable. this is a problem that people created, but a problem that people can fix. that was the last bag! come on, lets give it up! yeah! its about a cleaner river and about making america a better place. sounds cliche, but thats exactly what were doing...