Celebrating a Summer of Cleaner Shores in Tahoe
Published by: ECO-CLEAN Solutions | September 28th, 2024
We tackled our busiest month yet in September, with multiple full-scale beach cleanups around the Tahoe Basin! We dug deep, removing thousands of litter pieces from beneath the sand and completing our final rounds for the season.
But the excitement doesn’t end there—we have some incredible events lined up for October! Dive in to explore our latest achievements, final cleanup tallies, and what’s next on the horizon!
September Cleanups & Litter Trends
We deployed our BEBOT fleet across North Shore beaches, including Kings Beach, Lake Forest, Moon Dune Beach, Tahoe Vista, and Franciscan Resort. Combined with human-powered efforts, BEBOT collects 10 times more litter, targeting hidden items like cigarette butts, bottle caps, and small plastics destined to become microplastics.
A special thanks to our partners at the North Tahoe Community Alliance and the TOT-TBID Dollars at Work program for supporting our North Shore expansion!
On the South Shore, we wrapped up end-of-season cleanups at Zephyr Cove, Meeks Bay, and Tahoe Beach Club, revisiting these sites to track litter accumulation and demonstrate the impact of regular maintenance. Stay tuned for a final report with litter tallies, as research students at the Desert Research Institute catalog our findings to help support impactful policy changes that can provide more litter-prevention resources throughout Tahoe.
ECO-CLEAN Solutions Honored with “Best in Basin” Award
We’re proud to announce that ECO-CLEAN Solutions has received the prestigious “Best in Basin” award from The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) Governing Board! This recognition celebrates our commitment to exceptional environmental design and stewardship around Lake Tahoe.
TRPA’s Executive Director, Julie Regan, highlighted how this year’s award-winning projects exemplify the power of collaboration, innovation, and dedication to protecting our environment. This acknowledgment is a testament to the hard work of our team, partners, and volunteers, and it motivates us to continue striving for impactful, sustainable change in the Tahoe Basin.
Upcoming Events: Placer Valley Summit in Roseville, CA
We’re looking forward to the Placer Valley Summit 2024 on October 18th, in Roseville, CA, the region’s largest business summit, bringing together South Placer’s economic leaders to connect and collaborate. Check out the link below if you’d like to attend!
Placer Valley 2024 Summit Event Info >
Leave No Trace Global Summit
Our partners at Keep Tahoe Blue will present at the first Leave No Trace Global Summit in Boulder, CO, on 10/7, sharing how our Lake Tahoe cleanup events have successfully raised awareness, boosted volunteerism, removed pollution, and generated crucial data to support impactful policy changes around Lake Tahoe.
As we wrap up our last cleanups of the season, we want to extend a heartfelt thank you to all our partners and supporters for being a part of our journey to make a difference.
With each cleanup, we move closer to our goal of cleaning 1 million feet of Lake Tahoe’s shoreline, and we’re proud of all we’ve achieved this season. Together, we can #KeepTahoeBlue, protecting and preserving this beautiful environment for generations to come!