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September 7, 2018
ADEQ to host Great Arkansas Cleanup site in North Little Rock
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) is joining the Keep Arkansas Beautiful Commission to pick up a stretch of the Arkansas River as part of the annual Great Arkansas Cleanup on Saturday, September 8th, 2018. ADEQ is hosting a site near the Department’s headquarters in North Little Rock and is seeking volunteers to help clean up areas near the Big Dam Bridge and the Arkansas River Trail.
Check-in for the ADEQ cleanup begins at 8:00 a.m. with cleanup scheduled from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Volunteers should meet at the Cook’s Landing Pavilion by the Big Dam Bridge in North Little Rock. Volunteers can register ahead of time by contacting ADEQ Education Coordinator Erika Droke at droke@adeq.state.ar.us or 501.682.0022. Supplies such as gloves, trash bags, and drinking water will be provided, and volunteers will receive a t-shirt (while supplies last).
This will be the sixth consecutive year that ADEQ has hosted a Great Arkansas Cleanup site. Last year, ADEQ employees and community members fanned out to pick up litter from the banks and trail areas of the Arkansas River. Statewide, last year’s cleanup featured 215 community events across the state involving more than 6700 Arkansans, who picked up waste from roughly 1117 miles of roadway and more than 727 miles of waterway.
As a certified state affiliate of Keep America Beautiful, Inc., Keep Arkansas Beautiful works to inspire and educate individuals to reduce litter, recycle, and help keep Arkansas beautiful. It operates as a division of the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism and is overseen by a nine-member commission appointed by the governor. For more information about Keep Arkansas Beautiful, or to volunteer for cleanups scheduled across the state as part of the Great Arkansas Cleanup, visit www.keeparkansasbeautiful.com.
CONTACT: press@adeq.state.ar.us or 501.682.0916
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September 7, 2018
ADEQ to host Great Arkansas Cleanup site in North Little Rock
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) is joining the Keep Arkansas Beautiful Commission to pick up a stretch of the Arkansas River as part of the annual Great Arkansas Cleanup on Saturday, September 8th, 2018. ADEQ is hosting a site near the Department’s headquarters in North Little Rock and is seeking volunteers to help clean up areas near the Big Dam Bridge and the Arkansas River Trail.
Check-in for the ADEQ cleanup begins at 8:00 a.m. with cleanup scheduled from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Volunteers should meet at the Cook’s Landing Pavilion by the Big Dam Bridge in North Little Rock. Volunteers can register ahead of time by contacting ADEQ Education Coordinator Erika Droke at droke@adeq.state.ar.us or 501.682.0022. Supplies such as gloves, trash bags, and drinking water will be provided, and volunteers will receive a t-shirt (while supplies last).
This will be the sixth consecutive year that ADEQ has hosted a Great Arkansas Cleanup site. Last year, ADEQ employees and community members fanned out to pick up litter from the banks and trail areas of the Arkansas River. Statewide, last year’s cleanup featured 215 community events across the state involving more than 6700 Arkansans, who picked up waste from roughly 1117 miles of roadway and more than 727 miles of waterway.
As a certified state affiliate of Keep America Beautiful, Inc., Keep Arkansas Beautiful works to inspire and educate individuals to reduce litter, recycle, and help keep Arkansas beautiful. It operates as a division of the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism and is overseen by a nine-member commission appointed by the governor. For more information about Keep Arkansas Beautiful, or to volunteer for cleanups scheduled across the state as part of the Great Arkansas Cleanup, visit www.keeparkansasbeautiful.com.
CONTACT: press@adeq.state.ar.us or 501.682.0916
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