On Jan. 24, St. Johns County successfully hosted a countywide beach cleanup event. The second annual New Year’s Trash Bash was organized under the umbrella of St. Johns County’s award-winning Get Hooked anti-litter initiative and in partnership with St. Johns River State College for their Vikings Day of Service.
In attendance was 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.
“Trash Bash is great, but it needs to be every day,” said Joseph. “This is our county. This is our life. This is our backyard. We want to take care of it.”
“If everybody would just pick up something when they see it, how much that would help overall,” said Taylor. “It just takes a little bit from each of us.”
A total of 250 volunteers from 20 different county departments and community organizations teamed up for the event. Together, they were able to clean up more than 1,000 pounds of trash across eight different locations.
“This is another great project to bring people together and to get something done for the beaches of St. Johns County,” said Murphy. “People are stepping up, and I’m so proud of them.”
St. Johns County will host another countywide beach cleanup event in May for the start of sea turtle nesting season.
