Good News Notes: “A non-profit called Wounded Nature – Working Veterans got to work to clean up and clear out two abandoned boats polluting a creek on James Island Saturday morning. The non-profit removes debris and remnants from boat wrecks and abandoned boats in order to help the environment and minimize negative impacts on wildlife….
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Fayetteville to give away litter cleanup supplies and t-shirts
Good News Notes: “Fayetteville officials are inviting residents to help clean up the city’s parks, trails and waterways as part of the second annual Pick Up Where You Play series of events that will take place over the region this fall. Several area cities have partnered with the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service and the Boston…
Neighbors, strangers help Enoch woman clean-up after flood
Good News Notes: “One day after major flooding damaged at least 200 homes in Enoch, Utah, hundreds of people came together to clean up. In some cases, entire basements flooded nearly to the ceiling. Very little was salvageable. “The basement’s totally gone,” said Amy Howe, whose home sustained serious damage from the water that poured…
More than 2000 volunteers remove hundreds of bags of litter in Cayman
Good News Notes: “More than 2,000 community volunteers removed hundreds of bags of litter from Grand Cayman’s roads, beaches and coastlines on Saturday 24th April as part of the Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce’s annual Earth Day’s clean-up. Now in its 25th year, the Earth Day Clean-up is one of the Chamber’s signature community initiatives, in…
MLK Community Clean-Up instills importance of involvement
Good News Notes: ‘It helps them understand the importance of giving back to the community,’ Owens said. The students seemed to agree. ‘It’s actually fun, and different. It’s not hard or anything, it’s just to give back,’ YAS member and EHS student Kayla said. MLK Community Clean-Up organizer Shemekia Morgan said the idea was born…
Alabama Coastal Clean-up is a one week event; Volunteers to collect & submit trash documentation Sept. 19-27
Good News Notes: “The 2020 Alabama Coastal Cleanup is a week long event this year, as select zones will have dumpsters in place from September 19-27. Now in its 33rd year, Coastal Cleanup is the Alabama’s largest annual volunteer event. Zone Captains will be at zones at 8 a.m. on Sept. 19 to hand out…
Plastic Free Beach Toronto hosts clean up of Woodbine Beach on Sunday, Sept. 6
Good News Note “Cigarette butts, small bits of plastic, and bottle caps are the most common waste items found littered across Woodbine Beach. In an effort to promote a cleaner beach, Plastic Free Beach Toronto is hosting a clean-up. On Sunday, Sept. 6, residents can join a beach clean up as Plastic Free Beach Toronto…
Community clean up kicks off in Midtown
Good News Notes: “An initiative to clean up parts of the city kicked off in midtown on Saturday morning. Councilman Smiley’s initiative, Clean Super District 8 kicked off with the help of volunteers from the community as well as the newly elected councilman, who represents the district, J.B Smiley Jr. Smiley ran on a campaign…
Vals Valiants Cleans Up Local Highway, Notices Less Litter
Good News Notes: “On Sunday, December 15, 2019, Val’s Valiants braved the cold, grabbed some reinforced gloves, and picked up litter along South Avenue (State Route 28) for the approximately 1 mile stretch between South Martine Avenue and Jersey Avenue in Scotch Plains as part of New Jersey’s Adopt-A-Highway program. Val’s Valiants adopted this particular…
Non-Profit Works to Clean Up Wilkes-Barre
Good News Notes: “Every day when Charles Pleasants walks near his home on Westminster Street in Wilkes-Barre he says he’s greeted with a mess. ‘Every day there’s more garbage being added out here. It’s horrible like the kids don’t feel safe playing outside because of the rodents and stuff, yeah it’s bad,’ said Charles Pleasants,…