[Durham INC] Durham's Big Sweep Litter Cleanup Oct. 4

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City of Durham
County of Durham

Joint News Release

For Immediate Release: September 18, 2014

News Media Contacts:
Amy Blalock
Sr. Public Affairs Specialist, City of Durham
(919) 560-4123, ext. 11253
Amy.Blalock at DurhamNC.gov<mailto:Amy.Blalock at DurhamNC.gov>

Dawn Dudley
Public Information Officer, Durham County
(919) 560-0008
ddudley at dconc.gov<mailto:ddudley at dconc.gov>

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Share! Volunteers needed for Durham's Big Sweep Oct. 4; http://Bit.ly/DurhamBigSweep


Big Sweep Litter Cleanup Set for October 4
Volunteers Needed for Sites Across Durham

DURHAM, N.C. - Residents ready to boost Durham's image and protect fish and wildlife from harmful litter should volunteer for next month's Big Sweep.

Last year's annual fall cleanup netted more than 10,000 pounds of trash and recyclables that would have otherwise washed downstream into drinking water reservoirs. Volunteers can now sign up online at http://Bit.ly/DurhamBigSweep to join an existing cleanup or to register a cleanup site in their own neighborhood. If volunteers cannot participate on October 4, they are encouraged to pick another day in October to roll up their sleeves and help clean up Durham.

According to Keep Durham Beautiful Executive Director Tania Dautlick, a recent study revealed an average of 631 pieces of litter in a four foot square area in one of Durham's litter hot spots. "We can do better," Dautlick said. "We are a community that takes tremendous pride in everything Durham, and we can all do our part to transform litter hot spots into green spots."

For more information, contact Soil Conservationist and Education Coordinator Jennifer Brooks with the Durham County Soil and Water Conservation District at (919) 560-0558 or by email at jbrooks at dconc.gov<mailto:jbrooks at dconc.gov>.

Durham's Big Sweep is sponsored by Brooks' agency along with Keep Durham Beautiful and the City of Durham Public Works Department Stormwater and GIS Services Division. The City of Durham Neighborhood Improvement Services Department and the Durham County Department of General Services will lend support by picking up trash and recyclables at each cleanup site.

About North Carolina Big Sweep
North Carolina Big Sweep was founded as Beach Sweep in 1987. In 1989, a public-private partnership officially became Big Sweep, the nation's first statewide waterway clean-up. Since its founding, North Carolina Big Sweep has had more than 200,000 volunteers and collected millions of pounds of trash from North Carolina watersheds. To learn more, visit http://www.NCBigSweep.org.

About Keep Durham Beautiful, Inc.
Keep Durham Beautiful, Inc. is a nonprofit, volunteer organization working in partnership with the City of Durham's General Services Department and Durham County to encourage private businesses, residents, and community organizations to conserve and enhance the appearance and environment of Durham through cleanup events, beautification projects, and educational activities. For more information, visit http://www.KeepDurhamBeautiful.org, like http://www.Facebook.com/KeepDurhamBeautiful, and follow @DurhamBeautiful<http://www.Twitter.com/DurhamBeautiful>.

About the Public Works Department Stormwater and GIS Services Division
The Stormwater and GIS Services Division in the Public Works Department is guided by the City's strategic plan goals of stewardship of the City's physical assets and well-managed city. Activities include storm drainage design and plans review; inspecting, maintaining, and replacing City-owned drainage systems; enforcing stormwater ordinances and regulations; education and outreach; stream monitoring, restoration, and watershed master planning; maintaining multiple layers of the City's geographic information system; and stormwater billing. To learn more, visit http://DurhamNC.gov/ich/op/pwd/GIS/Pages/Home.aspx and http://www.DurhamNC.gov/Stormwater, like http://www.Facebook.com/DurhamNCStormwater, and follow @DurhamStormH2O<http://www.twitter.com/DurhamStormH2O>.

About the Durham County Soil and Water Conservation District
The Durham County Soil and Water Conservation District seeks to conserve, enhance and promote the natural resources of Durham County by providing technical assistance, environmental education information and economic incentives to County citizens and by exhibiting a diversified program to meet its changing needs. For more information, visit http://dconc.gov/swcd, like http://www.facebook.com/pages/Durham-County-Soil-and-Water-Conservation-District/284665874878187, and follow @DCoSWCD<http://www.twitter.com/DCoSWCD>.

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