You’d be surprised what you can find at the side of the road…
On Saturday, Cold Creek Stewardship members, family, and friends came together to “take out the trash”. The annual roadside cleanup brings together volunteers to tackle the waste that’s thrown from cars as they travel along the 11th Concession past Cold Creek Conservation Area. Each year, we’re suprised by just how much there is.
Cigarette packages, fast food waste from Tim Horton’s and McDonalds, and plastic water bottles continued to top the list. We also found that drinking and driving is alive and well – although we appreciate the money we’ll get from returning the many beer bottles we picked up.
What appeared at first glance to be a relatively light load, ended up filling up a trailer. We even removed a tractor tire…
Thanks to all those who came out to help (and to all those who keep their garbage in their car until they can dispose of it properly).