Untrash East Bay
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Our Mission
Our Mission is to solve the trash problem at its roots: by changing the social norms, and fixing the structural problems that drive littering and dumping.
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We start by cleaning up trashed areas, then we work to put in place solutions that reduce littering and dumping permanently. We take an experimental and data-driven approach, and are trialing many different interventions designed to reduce trashing.
Our goal is to eliminate trashing permanently.
Our Projects
Untrash East Bay Currently has 6 Active Projects
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Aquatic Park, Grizzly Peak Boulevard, Strawberry Canyon, Wildcat Canyon, Mosswood Park in Oakland, and Berkeley Streets.
Current Project
Aquatic Park
About
We are deep-cleaning Aquatic Park and the surrounding areas.
Our first three work parties, all in the North, netted 155 bags of trash. They are just the beginning of 20 or so planned work parties in and around the park. We meet every Sunday afternoon, for two hours.
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We are grateful for support from the City of Berkeley, Parks, Recreation & Waterfront Department and Public Works Depts for supplying bags, and trash pickup.
Stats
Number of Work Parties
Bags of Trash
Miles of Shoreline Deep-Cleaned
Truckloads of Construction Waste
Mattress or Sofa
Tires
Appliances
Needles
3
155
0.9
1
3
2
1
35
From Trash Pile to Habitat
Current Project
Grizzly Peak Boulevard Cleanup
From Centennial to Skyline. We
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Organized 40 Work Parties
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Cleaned 3.5 miles of road
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Removing over 450 bags of trash
To change a culture of trashing along Grizzly
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We organized Highly Visible Cleanups in order to be Ambassadors for Untrashing
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We installed 6 new trash barrels,
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And put up close to 100 Untrash Signs.
We are delighted to report the amount of trash has fallen dramatically
We are very grateful for support from the following programs and groups that made this work possible:
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The Oakland Public Works Environmental Stewardship Team for providing us with bags, gloves and tools.
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UC Berkeley Facilities, for providing trash pickup.
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Oakland Public Works for providing trash pickup via the Oak 311 Program
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The East Bay Regional Parks District, and Tilden Park for providing trash pickup.
Stats
Number of Work Parties
Miles of Road Cleaned
Bags of Trash Removed
Dumping Events Cleaned
Campsites
Tires
Sofas, Matresses, etc.
Major Applicances
Construction Waste Truckloads
40
3.5 Miles
439
26
2
26
11
2
3
Current Project
Mosswood Park / Kaiser Hospital Cleanup
Originally, this project in honor of the Kaiser Hospital staff who were facing the Covid storm.
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But as we got deeper into cleaning the park, we realized that the park itself was deeply compromised by the impact of the homeless campsites that overtook the park in 2019. That legacy includes hundreds of hypodermic needles and micro-trash embedded in the mud boarding Broadway.
Our goal is to restore the park to it's natural state. This area is native oak habitat, our goal is to restore it to a state where anyone can experience the feel of an oak forest; and it's safe for kids to play in the dirt.
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This cleanup includes Mosswood Park itself and the Highway offramps in this area.
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We are very grateful for support from the City of Oakland Public Works Environmental Stewardship Team for providing us with bags, gloves and tools. And Oakland Public Works for providing trash pickup via the Oak 311 Program
Stats
Number of Work Parties
Bags of Trash
Hypodermic Needles
6
58
45
Current Project
Strawberry Canyon Cleanup
From the Stadium to Grizzly Peak along Centennial. Our current focus is the area around the Strawberry Canyon Firetrail parking lot (see outlined area on map).
There is a large amount of trash on the hillside above the pools, primarily from camp sites in the woods. When we've completed this, we'll move up the canyon.
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We are very grateful for support from UC Berkeley Facility Services, Landscape Services Operations for trash pickup.
Stats
Number of Work Parties
Bags of Trash Removed
Campsites Cleaned Up
Tires
26
223
29
5
Current Project
Berkeley Streets
About
This project is focused on cleaning up the Streets of Berkeley. University Ave, Ohlone Park, Sacramento Ave, and King School are a particular focus.
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This work is led by Jeremy Shafer.
Stats
Number of Work Parties
Bags of Trash
13
56
Current Project
Wildcat Canyon Road
About
Focusing on the stretch from Inspiration Point to San Pablo Dam Road, cleaning both sides of the road for 50-yards on both sides.
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We are very grateful for support from the Contra Costa County Public Works Department for providing trash pickup
Stats
Number of Work Parties
Dumping Events Cleaned
Bags of Trash
Tires
8
18
78
12