10 tons of trash picked up from Virginia beach after Memorial Day weekend event
Broken beach umbrellas, beer cans, towels, plastic rafts, chairs and paper wrapper were among the items in 10 tons of trash that were left along part of the Chesapeake Bay in Virginia Beach during the Memorial Day weekend, The Washington Post reports.
The litter was left after “Floatopia,” a Sunday event that celebrates the kickoff of summer. Officials with the Virginia Beach government said in a Facebook post that the event did not have a permit to be on Chic’s Beach.
A Facebook video showed the beach littered with trash.
In their post, Virginia Beach officials said that the city “takes great pride in keeping our beaches clean, so we were disappointed to see the condition Chic’s Beach was left in.”
Officials from the city said they were thankful for the “swift and thorough work of our Beach Operations crew, the beach is once again clean.” It also thanked local citizens who helped clean away the trash.