On Saturday, September 17th the LD Gibsons ‘Blue Crew’ again participated in the annual ‘Backroad Trash Bash’ hosted by the Sunshine Coast Regional District. This is a community event where groups of volunteers get together to clean up illegal dump sites in our local forests. It’s a great opportunity for us to get out in the outdoors, do something good, and to demonstrate how we ‘walk the walk’ when it comes to our commitment to the environment.
We had a much bigger crew this year thanks to some family of some of our staff coming out (one of our families had three generations out for the event!)
The Blue Crew team removed a total of 870 kg of illegally dumped waste from our forests! Overall the Trash Bash event cleaned up 2.7 tonnes of garbage from 19 illegal dump sites.
HUGE thanks to all the intrepid Trash Bashers that braved the downpour to participate in this worthy cause. Also, a shout-out to the Gibsons Lions Club for providing lunch for the volunteers. (On reusable plates too! Bonus points for #ZeroWaste!)
