Archived Outdoors
Volunteers remove a ton of garbage from Haywood creeks
More than a ton of trash vanished from Richland and Allens creeks following a volunteer cleanup effort this fall.
The annual Big Sweep event, organized Sept. 17 by Haywood Waterways Association, drew 22 volunteers who removed 2,145 pounds of trash from lower Allens Creek and from Richland Creek between Russ Avenue and Lake Junaluska.
Unusual items removed included a swimming pool slide, TV, kitchen sink and several shopping carts.
The event was funded through grants from the Tennessee Valley Authority Reservoir & Community Clean-Ups Program and the Town of Waynesville.
