River Cleanup – 2005

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Other River Cleanups: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2005, 2004, 2002

First of three photos showing Housatonic River with shopping carts, bicycles, and other trash.
Second of three photos showing Housatonic River with shopping carts, bicycles, and other trash.
Third of three photos showing Housatonic River with shopping carts, bicycles, and other trash.

Bicycles, shopping carts and other debris in the river (West Street Bridge) before the clean-up.
First of three photos showing the same spot in the river after cleanup.
Second of three photos showing the same spot in the river after cleanup.
Third of three photos showing the same spot in the river after cleanup.

And after the clean-up
Pile of trash, including 18 shopping carts, pulled from river at West Street Bridge.
Bruce counting the shopping carts
Pile of trash, including 18 more shopping carts, pulled from the river at Columbus Ave

West Street Bridge
18 shopping carts
and lots more

Bruce counting the
shopping carts

Columbus Avenue.
18 more shopping carts
(and other stuff too)

THANK YOU EVERYBODY!

 

To all of the people who helped in the clean-ups. We couldn’t do it without you. Thank you to the Pittsfield Health Department for following up on all of our reports of illegal dumping. Thank you to the Pittsfield Conservation Commission and the Pittsfield Parks Department for providing dumpsters and for trucking away all of the trash. Thank you to the Mayor’s Office for arranging city-wide support and for arranging publicity. Thank you to Housatonic River Initiative (HRI), Housatonic Valley Association (HVA), Community Water Watch, Housatonic Environmental Action League (HEAL), United South Neighborhood Association, MassPIRG, and the Berkshire Community Center Conservation Club.

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