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Trash trap gets 33 pounds lighter

Litter-Free Rivers, Sound Rivers, Tar-Pamlico Watershed

Posted on March 13th, 2025

TAKING OUT THE TRASH: The self-named “Trashy Friends” cleaned out the Washington trash trap on Wednesday morning and removed 33 pounds of garbage from Jack’s Creek. This trap was the first of 10 trash traps installed in the Litter-Free Rivers fleet. Pictured left to right: longtime volunteers Christina Marshen, Dawn Dolson and Sound Rivers board member Betsy Hester.

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