Durham County Government - Durham Big Sweep

October 2, 2010 marks the official day for NC Big Sweep! Teams of volunteers from across the state will be out cleaning up the environment. Pulling trash out of our rivers, streams and waterways; picking up litter off of beaches; disposing of nets, drink holders, fishing line and other trash that traps and kills wildlife! In Durham County volunteers will be collecting thousands of pounds of trash from our waterways and watersheds.

Come out to help the environment by cleaning up Durham County!

Volunteers can form their own teams, chose their own sites and even pick their own day to participate. Even though the official Big Sweep day is October, 2nd teams can pick the day of their choice during the months of September and October to hold a clean up! That's over 60 days of opportunities to give back to the environment!

Don't have a location to clean or group to clean with? Please sign up anyway or email us at jbrooks@co.durham.nc.us and we will work with you to find a location or group to participate with.

This year’s events, sponsored in part by the City of Durham Stormwater Services Division, along with Keep Durham Beautiful, Inc., again focuses on removing litter from Durham’s streams and watersheds. Trash disposal assistance is provided by Durham County's General Services Department and the City of Durham's Solid Waste Department.

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North Carolina Big Sweep was founded as Beach Sweep in 1987 and officially became Big Sweep in 1989. Since its founding, NC Big Sweep has had more than 200,000 volunteers and collected over seven million pounds of trash from North Carolina watersheds. To learn more about this organization or this year’s upcoming event, visit http://www.ncbigsweep.org.