Cleaning Up With Art

摘要

Since 1989, an annual cleanup for the Ohio River and its tributaries brings thousands of volunteers to the riverbanks to collect tons of trash and debris. River Sweep encompasses the entire length of the river, from its origin in Pittsburgh, Pa., to its end in Cairo, 111., including nearly 3,000 miles of shoreline and many tributaries. More than 20,000 volunteers from public organizations, civic groups, recreational clubs, and the general public in six states bordering the river come together to collect more than 20,000 tons of trash and other debris from the banks of the Ohio River and tributaries. All trash is either recycled or disposed of in an environmentally acceptable manner.