De-Trash Day happens twice a year, weather permitting. April and October. People come together from all communities to help clean in and around the Wabash River. Thousands of pounds of trash are removed every year including large amounts of tires.
De-Trash Day cleans over 9 miles of river. From Fort Quiatenon to Davis Ferry Park.
Volunteers walk the banks of the river and land where possible, removing abandoned bikes, old appliances, tires, clothing, traffic cones and other debris from around the river. When possible, volunteers will use canoes to navigate through the water filling their canoe along the way with the debris they find.
De-Trash Day is sponsored by the Tippecanoe County Partnership for Water Quality (TCPWQ), Wabash River Enhancement Corporation (WREC), Tippecanoe County Solid Waste District, and River Keepers.
