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Keep America Beautiful's Great American Cleanup is celebrating its 20th year! The Great American Cleanup (GAC) is the nation's largest community improvement program, which takes place annually all over America.

​Upcoming Cleanups and Other Great American Cleanup Events
 
Wednesday, April 11

• Powell River Trail between Appalachia and Big Stone Gap:
• Meet at 9:30 a.m. at the trailhead. (Previous location of gas station.)
• For more information, contact Greg Cross, Wise County Litter Control, 276-328-1000.
• Rain date is the following day, Thursday, April 12.

 
Saturday, April 14

• Valley Creek near Twin Springs High School in Scott County:
• Meet at 12 noon in the bottom parking lot at the school. Cleanup will end by 5 p.m.
• For more information, contact April Addington, April.Addington@scottschools.com, or Jake Dougherty, Scott County Litter Control, dougherty@scottcountyva.com.

 
Thursday, April 19

• Guest River Group Cleanup, Norton:
• Meet at 9:30 a.m. at the Guest River Pentecostal Church, 5725 Guest River Road, Norton.
• For more information contact: Greg Cross, Wise County Litter Control, 276-328-1000.
• Lunch will be provided- please RSVP in advance.

 
Friday, April 20

• Buchanan County Tire Amnesty Day:
• Drop off tires at Wal-Mart Parking lot, Grundy, 9 a.m. -3 p.m.
• For more information contact: Edna Justus, Big Sandy Soil and Water Conservation District, 276-935-7750.

 
Saturday, April 21

• Sustain Abingdon Earth Day Celebration, Fields Penn House and Remsburg Drive:
• 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Document Shredding, Electronics Waste Collection on Remsburg Drive.
• Shoes will be collected at Roundtable/KSVB booth in the back corner of the Fields Penn House yard.
• The Roundtable will be hosting a make and take rain barrel workshop. To reserve a barrel, contact Sherrie Leab, at The Nature Conservancy office, 276-525-4542 (sleab@tnc.org). 
• Roundtable volunteers will perform the "Pearly and Friends" skit about protecting river habitat.

 
Sunday, April 22

• Tazewell Boy Scouts Cleanup:
• Cleanup will take place around Hospital, YMCA, and Heritage Hall.
• For more information contact: Elizabeth Bennett, Tazewell Soil and Water Conservation District, 276-988-9588.

 
Wednesday, April 25

• Smyth County, Cleanups at three locations:
• Meet at 3:30 p.m. at any of these locations:
• Salt Trail Playground, Saltville;
• Riverbend Park, Marion;
• Recreation Park, Chilhowie.
• Cleanups will conclude by 6 p.m.
• For more information, contact Smyth County Chamber of Commerce, 276-783-3161.

 
Thursday, April 26

• Buchanan County Document Shredding,
• Household Hazardous Waste Collection, Electronics Waste Collection
• Wal-Mart Parking Lot, Grundy 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
• For more information contact: Edna Justus, Big Sandy Soil and Water Conservation District, 276-935-7750.

 
Saturday, May 12

• Keep Bristol Beautiful Cleanup:
• Event is from 9 a.m. to 12 noon at Malcom Stadium/DeVault Field, 1501 Euclid Ave, Bristol, VA.
• Household Hazardous Waste. Paper Shredding, Shoe Drive, Electronics Waste Recycling.
• For more information contact Keep Bristol Beautiful, at 423-989-4850. 

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