An eager group of Belleville Brownies clean up the downtown core on Saturday April 22, 2017. (Photo: Michela Iasenza)
By: Michela Iasenza, special to Green Quinte
It was another successful year for the ever-popular Quinte Trash Bash.
The 17th annual event was fittingly held on April 22,2017 – Earth Day.
Citizens within the Belleville, Quinte West, Prince Edward County and Tyendinaga Territory communities were encouraged to participate in the event including families, schools, companies and various programs and organizations.
More than 1,500 volunteers within those municipalities came together filling seven large dumpsters with trash and 10 recycling carts with recyclable materials.
Marilyn Lawrie, executive director of the Belleville Downtown Improvement Area (far right) hands out supplies to Trash Bash participants. (Photo: Michela Iasenza)
Several different supplies were also available to the public in Belleville’s downtown Market Square such as: rubber gloves, industrial trash bags and a map of the City to guide people along their eco-friendly journey.
Overall with the efforts of each participant, everyone was able to take a big step forward in improving the Belleville “green scene.” Making an environmental impact in the local community can be challenging in the beginning, but when each person comes together to work toward the same cause – the outcome is extremely rewarding.
Parents Alex (L) and Dana (R) Whitteker teach their daughter about the value of cleaning up their community during the annual Quinte Trash Bash on Saturday April 22, 2017. (Photo: Michela Iasenza)
Rachel Macfayden (L) and Lauren Dall (R) spend a sunny morning together cleaning up Belleville’s waterfront trail along the Moira River on Saturday April 22, 2017. (Photo: Michela Iasenza)
A group of Belleville Brownie Scouts go for a much deserved lunch break after picking up trash in Belleville’s downtown core on Saturday April 22, 2017. (Photo: Michela Iasenza)
