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Darke County Solid Waste Management District
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 twelfth annual Darke County “Trash
Bash” Community Clean-up Day on Saturday and Sunday, April 18 & 19,
2020. By participating, you help create a good impression on
prospective employers, retail businesses, professionals, and others who
visit our “clean” county.
A recent survey conducted by Keep America Beautiful, Inc. indicated
that 48 percent of Americans admit to littering in the past 10 years.
What's worse, a separate poll showed that 30 percent of youths, aged
8-14, said they don't care about litter. There are solutions to
the litter problem. An aggressive approach towards keeping an area
clean is a simple and effective measure. 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 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.
"Litter brings more litter," Krista Fourman, Solid Waste District
Director said. "The cleaner you keep a place, the less chance it will
be littered. I think you pick up less litter if you keep an area clean.
It's easier for people to throw litter where they see tons of other
litter."
How can you participate? The Darke County Community Clean-Up day
is scheduled for April 18 & 19, 2020, 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, 2020.
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 $75.00 (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, 2020.
So, Darke County, Let’s Clean-Up!!
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