COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) – Volunteers cleaned over 32 tons of garbage out of the Chattahoochee River during the 16th annual “Sweep the Hooch” project, according to the Chattahoochee Riverkeeper.
Roughly 1,400 volunteers showed up for the event to clean up the drinking water source, organizers said.
The Chattahoochee Riverkeeper said of the more than 64,380 pounds of trash, over 5,000 pounds was dumped tires…