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Help Darke
County Clean-Up!!
Do you want to help Darke County look it’s best? Join the Darke
County Solid Waste District in our sixth annual Darke County “Trash
Bash” Community Clean-up Day on Saturday and Sunday, April 18 & 19,
2015. By participating, you help create a good impression on
prospective employers, retail businesses, professionals, and others who
visit our “clean” county.
According to a 2000 Yankelovich study, almost half of all Americans
(48%) admit to having littered in the past 10 years and it shows on
many of our roads, parks, neighborhoods and work sites. Where
there is litter, people do not feel safe. Everyone deserves to
live in a community that is healthy, safe, clean and beautiful, and we
all have a role to play in achieving this goal. Through your
volunteer efforts, clean-up will be focused on approximately 600 miles
of Darke County’s most traveled county and township roads. These
roads were chosen with the help of Darke County Engineer, James Surber
and County Highway Garage Superintendent, Shane Coby.
How can you participate? The Darke County Community Clean-Up day
is scheduled for April 18 & 19, 2015, rain or shine. The
collection is set to begin at 8:00 a.m. The district is looking
for numerous groups of 4-6 to “pound the pavement” at their assigned
2-mile locations picking-up bags of trash and recyclables.
Clean-up groups can be started with friends from school, work, church,
and volunteer organizations or clubs and there’s no age limit for
volunteers. Call the district at 937-547-0827 to for more
information. Sign-up forms can also be found on the district’s
website: www.co.darke.oh.us/solidwaste. Forms must be
turned in by March 6, 2015.
Each group will be given black bags for trash and clear bags for
recyclables. For separating the recyclables from the trash, each
group will be awarded $50.00 (per 2-mile section) for
participating. Awards will be given to Darke County non-profit
organizations only. There is no limit to the number of groups
that an organization can enter. County highway employees
will follow assigned routes and will pick-up bags left on the targeted
collection roads on April 20, 2015.
So, Darke County, Let’s Clean-Up!!
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