Over 1,000 pounds of trash removed from St. Johns County beaches during New Year's cleanup
In one day, more than 1,000 pounds of trash were removed from St. Johns County beaches during the New Year's Trash Bash Beach Cleanup.
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It was the second year of the event.
Krista Joseph, Chair of the Board of County Commissioners, District 4, as well as Commissioner Ann Taylor, District 5, and Commissioner Clay Murphy, District 3 were all in attendance, according to a new release.
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'Trash Bash is great, but it needs to be every day,' Joseph said in the release. 'This is our county. This is our life. This is our back yard. We want to take care of it.'
On Jan 24., a total of 250 volunteers from 20 different county departments and community organizations teamed up for the event at eight different locations.
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