Brynne+Big+Sweep

=**Wake County Big Sweep: Marsh Creek**= The Big Sweep volunteer efforts focus on picking up litter from watersheds and bodies of water. On October 14, I cleaned up litter near the bridge over Marsh Creek. A group of volunteers led by local homeowners met to pick up garbage thrown off the bridge. We found many soda bottles and chip bags, as well as old TV sets and car parts. This specific local group meets twice a year at Marsh Creek, but two hours cannot pick up all the garbage left. My group filled seven bags of recyclables and trash.

I learned that littering is a major part of pollution. Even with signs in the bridge reading “no littering,” people dump their garbage in the creek. The litter is bad for the plants, animals, and soil in the ecosystem. The chemicals from decomposing auto parts and bottles harms the plants. Animals can accidentally eat stray plastic bags and Styrofoam pieces.