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Operation Clean Sweep clears trash out of Albanyâs Ward 4
âClean Sweepâ clears trash out of Albanyâs Ward 4 By Bobby Poitevint | April 16, 2021 at 12:12 AM EDT - Updated April 16 at 12:12 AM
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - Some Albany streets have a little less litter after thousands of pounds of litter and trash were picked up Thursday.
It was part of Operation Clean Sweep which took place in parts of Ward 4.
Everything from a truckload of tires and mattresses was carted off Albany streets.
Albany City Commissioner Chad Warbington said the Services under Operation Clean Sweep include cleaning up litter, maintaining right-of-way areas, repairing alleys, cleaning catch basins and other services.
New Bedford Volunteer Group Aims to Clean Streets for Earth Day
Earth Day is coming up and I want everyone to celebrate it.
Personally, I try to treat every day as Earth Day by making a conscious effort to recycle and dispose of trash properly. When I see people litter, my blood pressure spikes, but instead of getting angry, I want to provide solutions, so I’m spreading the word about a local campaign that starts April 10. Operation Clean Sweep aims to clean up the streets of New Bedford, but they need our help.
The organization was formed in 2006 in response to concerns over the amount of trash and litter in the area. Their website explains how dedicated volunteers have performed “close to 26,000 hours of community service and cleaned over 87 tons of trash from many miles of New Bedford neighborhood streets.” They estimate that their volunteer services have provided over $785,000 to the city of New Bedford.
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You won’t find an ethane cracker or industrial plastics manufacturing equipment on tiny Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina. The tiny 2.5 mile-long barrier island along the Atlantic coast near Charleston claimed a spot in history for its role in the Revolutionary War, though it’s perhaps better known among vacationers and tourists in recent years for its sandy beachfronts and blue waters.
But, in July 2019, Charleston environmental lawyer Andrew Wunderley arrived on the beach after getting a tip from a dog walker who’d noticed something strange in the sands along Sullivan’s Island. Wunderley arrived to discover an extraordinary number of tiny white bits, so dense and widespread on the beach and in the surf that he later compared them to sleet. The bits were newly manufactured pieces of plastic resin, known as nurdles, which pose hazards to wildlife and contaminate the environment as they breakdown into microplastics.
Time to Clean Up Bossier With Operation Clean Sweep
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Let s face it. Bossier Parish needs a little spring cleaning and Bossier Sheriff Julian Whittington is hoping you can help!
The Bossier Sheriff’s Office is partnering with Keep Bossier Beautiful to perform a clean sweep of Bossier Parish, and they are hoping we can all help. They re looking for volunteers around the parish to take part in the big cleanup day, Operation Clean Sweep on Saturday, April 17.
Sheriff Whittington says, “We are asking community leaders, Neighborhood Watch Groups, businesses, churches, clubs, organizations, school groups, and individuals to join us as we clean up the parish on the morning of April 17.” He adds, “You can start in your own neighborhood or subdivision to pick up trash and debris, or venture out to other areas that need cleaning.”