Hundreds of volunteers in the San Marcos area will walk along rivers and watersheds today to pick up thousands of pounds of trash.
Volunteers will clean up trash out of the San Marcos River this weekend to keep it from flowing into the Gulf of Mexico.
During the 38th Annual Great Texas River Cleanup, which takes place each March, teams of volunteers will split up and trek along various watersheds on foot and in canoes, picking up trash and recyclables. “If anyone is in the city, it looks like all these brightly colored Easter eggs all over,” said Amy Thomaides, a manager with the City of San Marcos who helps organize the annual cleanup with San Marcos Resource Recovery.
Last year, 625 volunteers collected more than 8,000 pounds of trash and recycling. Thomaides said it was an impressive community effort, but the buildup of waste could’ve been avoided if people were more thoughtful about throwing away trash properly.
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