The 6th Annual Riverkeeper Sweep yielded 26 tons of trash, tires, assorted junk and recyclable plastic away from Hudson Valley and New York City shorelines at 102 locations.
More than 1,700 volunteers in early May gathered debris by land and water, boat and paddle board, stretching 250 miles from Brooklyn’s waterfront at New York Harbor to the North Creek in the Adirondacks, the first time the sweep extended this far north. In addition to commonly found items such as foam containers and plastic bottles, volunteers found two toilets, a giant teddy bear and a 1950s television set. Volunteers also reported wildlife sightings. Loons, for example, were spotted in Cold Spring and New York City. The effort has removed 191 tons of trash from the shorelines since 2012.
