Volunteers Pick Up 770 Pounds Of Trash At Lake Tahoe On Earth Day

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STATELINE, Nev. (AP) — The League to Save Lake Tahoe say its 5th annual Earth Day cleanup at Lake Tahoe netted more than 700 pounds (300 kilograms) of trash.

More than 60 volunteers gathered the litter for three hours on Monday along the south shore of the mountain lake.

Thanks to our volunteers who picked up over 750 pounds of trash picked up at our Earth Day Cleanup yesterday! https://t.co/rALvRfDPrO #KeepTahoeBlue #EarthDay2019 #ProtectOurSpecies pic.twitter.com/x1OUtKNcDD
— Keep Tahoe Blue (@KeepTahoeBlue) April 23, 2019

League strategy officer Jesse Patterson says the 770 pounds (349 kilograms) of trash included more than 6,000 cigarette butts.

Patterson says cleanup days help protect the environment but a better solution is for everyone to pack out their trash and dispose of it properly.