Our collaborative 10-day event was a resounding success; in addition to rock-solid support from Matson, we joined forces with Island Trails Network, Credit Union 1, Kodiak Audubon, Leisnoi, Inc., Koniag, Inc., and Afognak Native Corp. Beyond anyone's expectations, 94 volunteers (and several trucks, trailers and tractors) hauled a whopping 20,180 lbs of trash to the landfill and Nick's Metal Recycling. Every day is Earth Day! We're not sure if we are ever going to beat our 2024 record...but we will try! Rock on Kodiak and THANK YOU to all you "rubbish rebels" who pitched in this year!

Beautiful weather and many community partners including 8 corporate sponsors brought 66 hard working volunteers out this year! On April 22 (Earth Day 2023) we scoured miles of beaches and road ditches, bringing 3,660 lbs of trash in 12 truckloads to the landfill! This was more than our two previous years combined. Thank you Kodiak!

The off-and-on Kodiak rain didn’t stop 34 hearty volunteers from showing up on April 23 (Earth Day 2022) to clean up Mill Bay Beach, the bike trail along Rezanof Drive, and the Island Lake hiking path. This year Matson loaned us powerful magnets to “sweep” the beach clean of nails from pallet fires, and we took extra care to separate out all the recyclables we could. We hauled more than 800 pounds of trash to the landfill and 10 extra-large bags of plastic and aluminum to Threshold Recycling.