Background cleaning equipment
What began as a cleanup in support of BC Trails Day has become an outdoor recreation weekend celebration.
Volunteers from various groups resigned over the weekend to clean up other people’s messes in the King Eddie area of Lavington.
Dozens of people camped at King Eddie Road base before venturing down the forest service road to pick up piles of rubbish.
Clint Ingham, with the Vernon ATV Club, said members of his club, along with BC Four-Wheel Traction Association volunteers, the Okanagan Forestry Working Group and members of the local Vernon ATV Club Paragliders are taking part in the event which they hope to bring back next year as well.
“We’ve identified 19 different places where there are garbage bags, burnt RVs, cars in the bush, different things like that,” Ingham said. “It’s a good amount of things.”
A 40-meter rubbish bin has been introduced to collect all waste and recyclable materials such as wood and metal, which will go to the appropriate facilities.
All the mountain roads in the region have been the victims of illegal dumping, with many places cleaned by volunteers who do everything they can to keep the interior of the country clean.
If someone is being dumped illegally, people can call the All Poachers and Pollutants Hunters (RAPP) Report line at 1-877-952-7277 (RAPP) or the 7277 Mobility Network. TELUS.
Ingham said there are also apps available to report illegal spills.
“If it’s safe to do so, you can take a picture of their license plate or maybe of them and report it anonymously,” he said.