Our second cleanup underway, we are so excited to announce our volunteer work with the Catawba Riverkeepers! This weekend we gathered 10 people to the Mount Holly area in an effort to cleanup upstream Catawba River. The scenery was quite dismal, with the over 100 aluminum cans we found strewn across the shores, styrofoam containers neglected and littered, and glass bottles buried underneath sediment. However, with the help of passionate environmentalists and everyday citizens we collected over 70 pounds of trash and spread the message to others around the area about our microplastics crisis. We hope that when we return the area will remain just as clean as we left it, and we have confidence that North Carolina is on its way to our zero waste proclamation.