During the recent Rivers Alive cleanup, more than 60 volunteers cleared 1.4 tons of debris in Chamblee.
Trash bags, masks and gloves were provided to the volunteers in mid-October at Nancy Creek.
The most common items in the waterway were plastic bottles, metal cans, bags and food wrappers - all of which can be recycled.
For more information on how to keep such items out of streams and rivers, visit the DeKalb Residential Single-stream Recycling Program page at bit.ly/3nDUeVF.
More than half of the solid waste going to the Seminole Road Landfill is residential waste that could have been recycled, according to the DeKalb County Sanitation Division.
This subscription-based service is offered to DeKalb residents at no additional cost beyond the annual sanitation service fee.
To date, more than 60% of DeKalb residential customers are subscribed to the program.
Subscribe: DekalbCountyga.gov/sanitation/join-recycling-program
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