TXST students mobilize for the 40th Annual Great Texas River Clean Up

TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY

Texas State University students fanned out across the San Marcos area on March 1 as part of the 40th Annual Great Texas River Cleanup. The semiannual Keep San Marcos Beautiful event brings together hundreds of community volunteers to pick up trash in the San Marcos River watershed.

TXST students play a key role in the river cleanups, comprising 95% to 99% of the event’s volunteer base, according to Amy Thomaides, community enhancement initiatives manager for the city of San Marcos’ Resource Recovery Department. At last spring’s event, more than 800 volunteers collected 16,810 pounds of trash, 2,944 pounds of recyclables and 70 tires.