You Don't Want To Wear This Sweatshirt
Photo: A young boy hits the jackpot, finding a sweatshirt caught in the creek.
A young boy hits the jackpot, finding a sweatshirt caught in the creek.
Styrofoam
Photo: Stuck in between rocks, Styrofoam is seen all around the creek. Many states and cities, including Takoma Park and Montgomery County, have established bans on Styrofoam, in part due to its propensity to infiltrate waterways in the form of microlitter.
Stuck in between rocks, Styrofoam is seen all around the creek. Many states and cities, including Takoma Park and Montgomery County, have established bans on Styrofoam, in part due to its propensity to infiltrate waterways in the form of microlitter.
Paper or Plastic?
Photo: Plastic bags are a common sight along the creek, they're caught in trees, scattered around in the water. Volunteers tried to pick up all this trash, trying to make the creek beautiful again.
Plastic bags are a common sight along the creek, they're caught in trees, scattered around in the water. Volunteers tried to pick up all this trash, trying to make the creek beautiful again.
Walking a Mile in These Shoes
Photo: A volunteer holds up a lost pair of shoes.
A volunteer holds up a lost pair of shoes.
Crunched Cans
Photo: Soda cans, beer bottles, Styrofoam, and more are strewn around the creek. Volunteers offered their time to pick up this litter.
Soda cans, beer bottles, Styrofoam, and more are strewn around the creek. Volunteers offered their time to pick up this litter.
Natures Beauty
Photo: A pile of trash is seen surrounding the creek. Beer bottles, water bottles, shoes, a sweatshirt and more were found somewhere in the creek during the annual cleanup.
A pile of trash is seen surrounding the creek. Beer bottles, water bottles, shoes, a sweatshirt and more were found somewhere in the creek during the annual cleanup.
Orange isn't the New Green
Photo: A group of young children explore the creek with their orange bags, picking up trash along the way.
A group of young children explore the creek with their orange bags, picking up trash along the way.
Trash Amongst the Trees
Photo: Many people in the Silver Spring/Takoma Park area headed out to the creek to pick up trash in the area.
Many people in the Silver Spring/Takoma Park area headed out to the creek to pick up trash in the area.