Day 117, 4/27/2011

As we approach Fairbanks’ official Clean Up Day, yellow trash bags can be seen lining the roads all over town. 

In an earlier post, I showed the ugly garbage that emerges along the roadsides as the snow melts away. Local towns have designated a day – generally early in May when the snow is mostly gone - for people to form groups and volunteer to pick up trash. Area businesses and agencies provide a safety video for the vols, as well as reflective vests and trash bags.

We don’t want the tourists to come all the way to Alaska and see a trashy Interior!