Beach Sweep/River Sweep a Huge Success

September, 2009 – Berkeley County Water and Sanitation and over 230 volunteers  participated in the 21st Annual Beach Sweep/River Sweep on Saturday, September 19th at Camp Moultrie. Together volunteers consisting of local Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts, other organizations and individuals cleaned up 15 boat landings and waterways.

“This year’s event was a huge success for Berkeley County and we saw a tremendous increase in volunteers which resulted in the biggest sweep to date,” says Kimberly Timmons, Recycling Coordinator for BCWS. During this year’s sweep, volunteers collected 3. 73 tons of trash and 1000 lbs of recyclables from Berkeley County landings and waterways.

A special thank you goes to Archie and Kathy Thompson along with the following sponsors: Southeastern Industrial, Berkeley County Soil and Water Conservation, Santee Cooper and Old Santee Canal Park, St. Stephen IGA, Moncks Corner Walmart, Piggly Wiggly store #12, Bi-Lo store #284 and Food Lion store #1378.

Beach Sweep/River Sweep is organized by the S.C. Sea Grant Consortium and the S.C. Department of Natural Resources. It is our state’s largest one-day volunteer cleanup event of its kind and it is held every 3rd Saturday in September.

In addition to Beach Sweep/River Sweep, we also participate in the Francis Marion National Forest Cleanup, Spring for Beautiful Berkeley, and the Zero Tolerance for Litter and Adopt-A-Highway programs.

Click Here to learn more about these events and how you can help keep Berkeley County Beautiful.