Ohio River Sweep

The 13th annual River Sweep, which will be held Saturday, June 16, 2001.

The River Sweep is a one-day cleanup project for the Ohio River that covers more than 3,000 miles of shoreline in six states--Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Thousands of volunteers participated in the event in 1998. Trash collected over the years has included stolen cars, tires, furniture, toys, wedding dress, piano, appliances, and so on. All trash collected is either recycled or placed in approved landfills.

The River Sweep is sponsored by the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission (ORSANCO) in partnership with industries up and down the Ohio River system. Other participating agencies include Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Kentucky Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Cabinet, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Ohio EPA, West Virginia Make it Shine Program, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the Kentucky River Authority.