Community Corner
Hundreds of volunteers come out to clean up the beach in Evanston
Adopt-a-Beach program's volunteers cleaned up more than 53,843 pounds of trash. Most of the trash was plastic.
Every year Hundreds of Adopt-a-Beach volunteers have worked to keep Great Lakes shorelines Neat & Clean, safe, and Attractive. But This year they have been challenged because of the pandemic.
Illinois state Senator Laura Fine and State Representative Robyn Gabel hosted an Adopt-a-Beach cleanup event Saturday, Sept. 26th, 2020 at Evanston South Boulevard Beach. In the celebration of the 35th anniversary of the International Coastal Cleanup.
All the volunteers followed the Guideline City of Chicago and State of Illinois to ensure the Cleanup proceeds in line with government regulations and COVID safety guidelines. Masks and social distancing were required of everyone.
During the interview with the State Representative Robyn Gabel said, “We have been doing this Program for several years with the partnership of The Alliance for the Great Lakes. Today we call "Great Lakes Day of Action.”
More than 100 Volunteers came in a group. After they received the instruction from team leader and coordinators, they started to pick up trash and recycling stuff inside the paper bags which were provided by the host. Volunteers also record what they find on the beach.
All the data collected will be used by the Alliance for the Great Lakes to prevent pollution and make positive changes to protect beaches and coasts in the US.
According to the record Last year the Adopt-a-Beach program’s volunteers cleaned up more than 53,843 pounds of trash. Most of the trash was plastic.
This year, volunteers cleaned more plastic than before. Overall pick trash data will be issued in a few weeks by the Alliance for the Great Lakes.
