Date of the next Trashathon:
The next Trashathon will be ***SATURDAY, MAY 17, 2008***
Click here to see photos of the Highway 880 Trashathon in September 2006!
Click here to see a list of the types of things you're likely to see during the cleanup!
Some sample Trash-a-thon reports : December 2005, February 2006, March 2006, April 2006
We are officially part of the California Adopt-A-Highway program.
Area we usually clean: Our assigned area is the north side of 280 between the Meridian Avenue and Saratoga Avenue (approx. 2.5 miles), including the intersection of 280 with 880. If we have enough crew members, we also work on The Alameda on-ramp and off-ramp to Highway 17; and possibly parts of the Meridian/Southwest Expressway interchange. We will meet at 9:00 AM and get to worksites by 9:15 AM or so. [Please don't be late.] We will be doing only ONE long shift and knock off around 12:30. We're treating everyone who wants to stay to PIZZA at the local Round Table Pizza on Bascom Avenue, just north of Stokes.
Who can participate: You must at least 16 years old to work on the highways in California. If you are under 18, you must have a Consent to Participate signed by a parent or guardian. Click Here Print out that page, get it signed, and you can work on a crew. If you do not bring a consent form, I cannot allow you on a work crew.
Supplies: Each volunteer will receive an orange safety vest (that says ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY on it!), a hard hat, gloves, goggles, a pick-up stick, and a supply of big trash bags. If you have your own work gloves, please bring them. The ones that are supplied will keep your hands clean, but are not a very good defense against the burrs and thorns.
What to wear: Wear clothing and shoes that you don't care about getting dirty. You must wear long pants and a shirt with long sleeves. You might want to bring along a cooler tshirt or even shorts to change into after the cleanup. I will have a small supply of water on hand, but you might want to bring your own.
The meeting place:
We will be gathering on Moorpark Avenue betw
een Leland Avenue and Leigh Avenue,
on the north side of the street, across from San Jose City College. Look for people wearing
orange vests ON THE LEFT (see photo). Whether
you are driving on 280 North or 280 South, take the Leigh-Bascom exit. In both
cases, it is a slide off to the right of the freeway. Groups of workers will carpool down to the worksite as soon as
we have carloads of people supplied and ready to go. We will be gone by 9:20, so please don't be late!
What to do now: Email me at loui@louitucker.com and let me know you're coming to help. That way I can plan, how many of the supplies to bring, how much water to provide, and how many pizzas I'm likely to be buying.
Thanks in advance.
Loui Tucker
408-287-9999