ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- Volunteers are gearing up to clean up Asheville neighborhoods this weekend, and a local nonprofit wants you to get involved.
From safety vests to gloves, trash bags and grabbers, the supplies are just waiting to be picked up by volunteers at Asheville Greenworks.
Asheville Greenworks is working with the City of Asheville and the neighborhood advisory committee to make this effort possible. Though it's the first time for this cleanup effort, they want to make this happen on a regular basis.
The focus will be on litter removal and cleaning debris from storm drains and curb sides. Anyone can participate and all you have to do is designate a neighborhood captain to come here to register and get these supplies.
Volunteers say this cleanup effort is a step in the right direction to beautify their neighborhood.
Mike Stevenson, Kenilworth residence association, "there's a lot of traffic in and through the neighborhood. A lot of pass through, a lot of shortcuts and that creates a lot of litter. So we have busy streets and we could have a clean sweep, a cleanup every weekend and still get plenty of litter."
The neighborhood cleanup day is this Saturday, April 18th from 10am until 2pm. To register call 828-254-1776 or stop by Asheville Greenworks.
The reason to come register is so Asheville Greenworks can tally the bags of litter picked up, then the City of Asheville or NCDOT will come by and remove the bags.
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