The City of Palm Coast Public Works Department is hosting its third “Keep Palm Coast Clean” litter pick-up event on Sunday, July 31 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Keep Palm Coast Clean and Love Where You Live by helping to pick up litter in your City.
The City of Palm Coast Public Works Department is hosting its third “Keep Palm Coast Clean” litter pick-up event on Sunday, July 31 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Volunteers will meet at the Public Works Department located at 1 Wellfield Grade off of US-1. Multiple roadways are listed as focus areas for the event, including but not limited to:
- Palm Coast Parkway
- Belle Terre Parkway
- Belle Terre Boulevard
- White View Parkway
- Pine lakes Parkway
- Matanzas Parkway
- Seminole Woods Parkway
- Royal Palms Parkway
- Old Kings Road South
The theme for this event is Keep Palm Coast Clean and Love Where You Live #PublicWorks.
“During the last Keep Palm Coast Clean event, volunteers collected over 66 bags of trash equivalent to 1,100 pounds of trash. This includes heavy misc. items such as chairs, power bed, crates, car parts and tires. Since October 1, 2021, more than 67,000 lbs. of litter has been picked up throughout our beautiful community and we are going to carry-forward our efforts by hosting more frequent events like this.” says Public Works Workforce Data Analyst, Benny Cope.
Event Agenda:
8 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Briefing & introduction along with location assignments
9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. On-site cleanup
12 p.m. End the day adjourn from locations
*Rubber gloves, trash bags, and water will be provided to all volunteers. During the cleanup, 2-3 trucks will be picking up bags along the routes. Please do not put trash in personal vehicles. The weight of total trash collected will be done at the end of the event and results will be shared by the Communications & Marketing team.
To ensure the safety of all volunteers, please do not clean up trash in the medians. All trash cleanup will be conducted on the shoulder of the road and along the swales in order to stay clear of moving vehicles. If you must cross the road, please do so at a crosswalk.
For more information, please contact the City of Palm Coast Public Works Department at 386-986-2360. To view all upcoming events happening in the City of Palm Coast visit, palmcoast.gov/events.
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