Saturday, March 16th from 9 am – 12 pm at Grant County Community Foundation parking lot

Help us make this World Water Day count! Silver City’s Pick It Up–Toss No Mas invites you to join us for our World Water Day Community Cleanup on Saturday, March 16th, from 9am to noon at the Grant County Community Foundation parking lot. Come along as we work to rid our local waterways of litter to promote a healthier environment for all. Together, we can turn this World Water Day into a memorable celebration of unity, action, and environmental responsibility. You won’t want to miss this chance to make a difference!

Volunteers should meet at the Grant County Community Foundation parking lot located at 1106 N Pope St in Silver City, at 9 am on Saturday, March 16th. Grab your supplies, including trash bags, gloves, trash pickers, snacks, and free t-shirts for new volunteers. Guidance to a local creek or stream will be provided, ensuring everyone is well-prepared for a morning of impactful cleanup.

Volunteers should wear closed-toe shoes and bring a hat, water bottle, and sunscreen. Children 17 and under must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Families with younger children are encouraged to clean up litter in their neighborhood, local parks or waterways as children under 12 are not permitted on state highways for the cleanup.

Thank you to the New Mexico Department of Transportation for hauling the collected trash to the landfill. Recyclables will be recycled with Silver City Recycles.

Check out the Pick It Up-Toss No Mas website www.silvercitytossnomas.org  to sign up to volunteer and to learn about litter prevention opportunities, the business pledge program, Adopt-A-Roadway or Waterway program, and solid waste disposal and recycling resources.
 
Volunteers are the foundation of the Pick It Up – Toss No Mas program. Since October 2021, over 698 volunteers have picked up over 19,229 pounds of litter, debris, and recyclables from Highways 180 and 90, Silver City neighborhoods, Big Ditch Park and San Vicente Creek.

Community members can also adopt a roadway or waterway to take care of and clean up throughout the year. On top of that, Pick It Up – Toss No Mas can provide guidance for those who would like to put on their own clean up event, helping to supply the trash pickers, trash bags and gloves for your event.
 
Pick It Up – Toss No Mas community cleanup events are sponsored by the Town of Silver City, New Mexico Clean and Beautiful, Silver City Watershed Keepers, Silver City Recycles, Silver City MainStreet, SWNMACT, Southwest Solid Waste Authority, Silver City-Grant County Chamber of Commerce, and New Mexico Department of Transportation’s Toss No Mas Program.
 
More information for the event can be found at www.silvercitytossnomas.org   or contact Emily Cox at 575-538-8078 or via email at pickituptossnomas@gmail.com