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Volunteers removed 81 tons of illegally dumped trash and invasive weeds from local outdoor recreation areas during the 5th Annual Great Truckee Meadows Community Cleanup on Saturday, May 8.

“Although 81 tons is still a lot of illegally dumped trash, we are seeing less every year,” said Christi Cakiroglu, Executive Director of Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful. “With the implementation of the 329-DUMP hotline to report illegal dumping, the continued support of the community and free quarterly bulky item weekends through Waste Management, we are making a huge dent in the problem. Education is the key!”

Over 500 volunteers worked at 14 sites from Verdi to Vista Heights to Dorothy McAlinden Park to Toll Canyon. In all, 541 yards of trash and invasive weeds were removed, including 18 tons of concrete, 500 pounds of metal, and over 300 tires, as well as Scotch and Musk thistle.

The City of Reno, Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful, Washoe County, the City of Sparks, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service, Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, Waste Management, the Truckee River Fund, Sun Valley General Improvement District, Hobey’s Casino/Restaurant, American Auto Wreckers, Bridgestone-Firestone, Tires Plus, Clean Harbors Environmental, Green Genius, Fresh Energy Bakery, Save-Mart Supermarkets, Pepsi, Wilkes Radio, Nevada EcoNet, Nevada Land Conservancy, Sierra Restroom Solutions, Truckee Meadows Weed Coordinating Group, Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Northern Nevada, Nevada Blue, Valley Hoe, A&K Earth Rivers, Nevada Department of Wildlife, Reno-Sparks Chamber of Commerce, Sparks Chamber of Commerce, New Belgium Brewery, numerous volunteer groups and individuals all contributed to making this cleanup a success.

Tags: citizen involvement, City of Reno, events, green, neighborhoods, outdoors

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