More than three tons of July 4 trash left behind at Lake Tahoe beach

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An environmental nonprofit said Wednesday that it picked up more than three tons of trash and debris from Zephyr Cove on the eastern shore of Lake Tahoe following the Fourth of July holiday.

Clean Up The Lake founder Colin West said Wednesday morning’s trash haul was the worst he has seen in his five years of doing environmental clean-up work.

“It was destroyed,” he said of the beach. “I thought I’d come out and use a trash grabber, but I was bending over scooping with my hands, and we even went to get rakes.”

In all, the group picked up more than 6,300 pounds of trash, West said.

More at the paywall link: https://www.sfchronicle.com/tahoe/article/tahoe-july-4-trash-pickup-18185891.php

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Really, California?

[unweird]

1. Really Nevada

Duh. Nevaduh.

[Auggie]

2. Yes, you're right. Eastern shore.

Thanks for that.

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3. An apt image...

Of what the new kind of asshole tourists we now have roaming the country leave behind and, sadly, also in our most precious places, are subject to this type of mess. And they don't care.

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4. And don't just blame these tourists who came to Lake Tahoe. Every single location in the US, where

there are tourist spots, fishing, camping, float trips, historical sites, etc. that people flock to, all will be messed up, leaving the 'natives' left to deal w/ the mess. There are, to be fair, some organizers that do stay after some of these events, and do try to clean up after themselves.

The Tahoe mess, however, is a whopper. Just Wow.