East Bay Highways
59
Bags of
Trash
530
Days Since Last Untrash
0
Bags This Week
Description
This project focuses on cleaning up around the major highways crossing the East Bay, a great deal of this work is focused on cleaning around homeless encampments.
For encampments on city streets or in parks, see city Streets and Parks projects.
Results
Across four work parties, Untrash.it volunteers removed over 900 bags of trash (totaling 120-160 cubic yards), staging the trash around the cloverleaf.
Above, Caltrans crews removing the trash piles. The dumpster shown holds 40 yards of waste, Caltrans crews filled 4 of them.
Top Untrashers
Name
Sessions
Bags
Hours
Name
Sessions
Bags
Hours
Richmond
Hwy 80 - Carlson Blvd
The Carlson Underpass and surrounding area.
Richmond
Hwy 580 - Central
There are several encampments at Central hidden in the bushes on the Western side of Hwy 580, South of Central Ave.
There is a second set next to the railroad overpass, accessed via the access road for the businesses on the North side of Central Overpass.
SEE ALSO 80-Central Ave Spot
Berkeley
Hwy 580 - NW University Encampment
Northwest corner including both the eyebrow, and the eye.
It’s best to join an organized cleanup, before working solo in this area.
Berkeley
Hwy 580 - Eastern Ashby Encampment
Ashby Offramp at Shellmound on the Eastern side of the highway.
It's best to join an organized cleanup, before working solo in this area.
Emeryville
MacArthur Maze
The area underneath the MacArthur Maze accessible from the Bay Bridge Bike trail.
Oakland 580
Hwy 580 - Peralta, Adeline and San Pablo
No specific description for this spot, please submit updates.
We have checked this spot as containing campsites by default, because many do, but we don’t have specific information about this location.
Oakland 580
Hwy 580 - Telegraph
No specific description for this spot, please submit updates.
We have checked this spot as containing campsites by default, because many do, but we don’t have specific information about this location.
Oakland 580
Hwy 580 - Grand and Lakeshore
No specific description for this spot, please submit updates.
We have checked this spot as containing campsites by default, because many do, but we don’t have specific information about this location.
Oakland 580
Hwy 580 - Fruitvale
No specific description for this spot, please submit updates.
We have checked this spot as containing campsites by default, because many do, but we don’t have specific information about this location.
Oakland 580
Hwy 580 - 38th
No specific description for this spot, please submit updates.
We have checked this spot as containing campsites by default, because many do, but we don’t have specific information about this location.
Oakland 580
Hwy 580 - Hwy 13 Interchange
No specific description for this spot, please submit updates.
We have checked this spot as containing campsites by default, because many do, but we don’t have specific information about this location.
Oakland 880
Hwy 880 - Market
No specific description for this spot, please submit updates.
We have checked this spot as containing campsites by default, because many do, but we don’t have specific information about this location.