(Photo courtesy: Keep Akron Beautiful)
Litter, illegal dump cleanup trailer, water cleanup supplies also available to groups
— Keep Akron Beautiful (KAB) is accepting reservations for the Community Pride Trailer and Litter and Illegal Dump Cleanup Trailer for projects taking place from April until the end of October.
Does your group have a project in mind? Schedule Keep Akron Beautiful’s trailers today.
The Community Pride Trailer is perfect for groups with bigger projects in mind, like sprucing up your community garden in preparation for summer or planting one for the first time. This 25-foot box trailer contains landscaping tools and cleanup supplies to aid volunteer groups in transforming lots into beautiful spaces.
The Litter and Illegal Dump Cleanup Trailer is a smaller trailer, fully equipped with tools and all the necessary equipment for a successful large community or neighborhood litter cleanup or illegal dumping eradication event.
New this season, thanks to an Ohio EPA Litter Management Grant, KAB was able to add water cleanup supplies to its inventory. This equipment includes waders, surface skimming rakes, telescopic rakes and life vests. These new items are available to use upon request.
Reservations may be made by visiting www.keepakronbeautiful.org. Citizens may complete the application form and view the requirements, safety commitments and equipment list for the program online. Both trailers already have projects planned for Clean Up Akron Month Projects in April, so residents are encouraged to check scheduling availability online.
Last season the Community Pride Trailer (CPT), it was used by numerous groups for cleanup events around the City of Akron. 893 volunteers contributed 5,214 man hours to remove 21.87 tons of litter, plant 5 trees, 751 shrubs, bulbs and plants and paint 2 buildings.
The Litter and Illegal Dumping Trailer was utilized by 23 groups consisting of 507 volunteers contributing 2,346 man hours resulting in collecting 8.67 tons of litter, 14 tires, 14 bags of recyclables, and painting 4 commercial buildings.
Six years ago the Board of Directors introduced this new agency program, the Community Pride Trailer. The Community Pride Trailer was made possible by generous grants from the Dominion Foundation and Citizens Bank Foundation. The second Community Pride Trailer was made possible by a generous donation from the Citizens Bank Foundation in 2014.
For info, visit www.keepakronbeautiful.org.
