Interceptor 007 Faces the First Rain Event in LA (& stops 35,000 lbs of waste) | The Ocean Cleanup, above, shows only a small part of the pollution Los Angeles faces and one of the ways they are addressing it. LA is not alone in the use of barriers and boats to clean rivers and other waterways. A closer-to-home example is DC Water and their three boats Flotsam, Jetsam, and an unnamed sibling.
On the Northern Neck, clean ups are also a thing. Northumberland Association of Progressive Stewards (NAPS) has regular cleanups. And the Westmoreland County Board of Supervisors is sponsoring Community Trash Clean Up Day Saturday, April 27.
Northumberland County’s Anti-Litter Committee has organized a cleanup or two and takes policy and behavior change approaches to reducing litter in the county. According to the website,
The Committee’s purpose is to promote the cause of a cleaner, more attractive community through litter control and recycling.
The Committee has a duty to the citizens of the County to promote the cause of a cleaner, more attractive community. The Committee also has the duty to:
* Develop litter control programs for which state litter control grants can be expended.
* Conduct publicity campaigns and educational programs on litter control.
The Anti-Litter Committee meets regularly January through November on the fourth Thursday of each month at 4:30 pm at the Northumberland Public Library Meeting Room.