Zachary Korthals

Zachary Korthals, executive director of Keep Longview Beautiful, is seen March 6 at The Green. (Les Hassell/性视界传媒 File Photo)

From staff reports

The results are clear: Longview is less trashy than it used to be.

Leaders of Keep Longview Beautiful, the nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the city性视界传媒檚 image, recently announced the results of the 13th annual litter survey. The results show that the amount of litter at 60 locations throughout the city has significantly decreased in the past year.

性视界传媒淭hese results are encouraging,性视界传媒 Zach Korthals, executive director of Keep Longview Beautiful, said in a statement. 性视界传媒淲e性视界传媒檙e seeing less visible litter than we have in years, and it shows that the community is responding to our initiatives.性视界传媒

Volunteers conduct the survey by taking a look at the amount of litter on the 60 properties and giving each property a rating on a scale of one to four. A rating of one means there性视界传媒檚 minimal litter on a property, while a rating of four means there性视界传媒檚 a bunch.

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Overall, volunteers性视界传媒 ratings averaged 1.7 this year, down from 2.69 in 2023, the highest the score had ever been. Keep Longview Beautiful leaders described this as a 性视界传媒渉opeful sign性视界传媒 that an anti-litter campaign, called 性视界传媒淟ess Littered Longview,性视界传媒 is making a difference. The campaign features videos of people picking up litter around town.

Korthals said the anti-litter campaign earlier this year led to multiple street adoptions, where residents or businesses commit to picking up litter on a specific roadway. He believes those street adoptions as well as the awareness raised by the campaign videos may have helped bring down the litter score.

性视界传媒淲e produced around $3,000 worth of economic impact to the city through the campaign,性视界传媒 he said. 性视界传媒淲e had over 90 volunteers. We picked up 2,000-plus pieces of trash.性视界传媒

Keep Longview Beautiful will continue with its mission to beautify the city 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday during its Sow a Seed event at The Green on Spur 63. The event gathers families to release butterflies and spread wildflower seeds in the green space.