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Trash trap at full capacity

Flooding, Litter-Free Rivers, Tar-Pamlico Watershed

Posted on June 19th, 2025

This is what happens when Greenville gets 6.33 inches of rain in a short period of time: trash-trap overload. Program Director Clay Barber visited the site at Greens Mill Run on Wednesday to check on how the trap was holding up with the amount of debris and high water from an excessive amount of rain earlier in the week.

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