Trash Bash 2012 T-Shirt Contest Winners Announced

The Darke County Solid Waste District and 1 Shot Services recently sponsored a t-shirt design contest for Trash Bash 2012. Students in grades K-12 were eligible to enter the contest. The Darke County Solid Waste Policy Committee selected Kiteara Stellmach’s, of Ansonia, entry as the winner. Kiteara’s design will be put onto t-shirts that will be distributed to all participants of Trash Bash 2012. Kiteara also received a $75 Chamber Gift Certificate donated by 1 Shot Services, Bradford, Ohio..

“We commend every student who took the time to submit a design into our first annual t-shirt design contest for Trash Bash,” said Krista Fourman, Director of the Darke County Solid Waste Distirct. “Everyone who entered had such talent and great ideas. It was hard for the Policy Committee to pick the top three winners.”

Also receiving prizes for their artwork for the Trash Bash 2012 t-shirt contest were Shannon Wilds and Jose Moreno both from Greenville. Shannon received a $50 Darke County Chamber Gift Certificate and Jose received a $25 Darke County Chamber Gift Certificate sponsored by 1 Shot Services.

“Trash Bash is becoming a huge volunteer event in Darke County. Hundreds of miles of roadway is being cleaned-up in two days.” stated Jim Schaar member of the Darke County Solid Waste Policy Committee.

How can you participate? The Darke County Trash Bash is scheduled for April 21 & 22, 2012, rain or shine. The collection is set to begin at 8:00 a.m. The district is looking for numerous groups of 4 to “pound the pavement” at their assigned 2-mile locations picking-up bags of trash and recyclables. Clean-up groups can be started with friends from school, work, church, and volunteer organizations or clubs and there’s no age limit for volunteers. Call the district at 937-547-0827 to register your clean-up group or to offer in-kind support. Sign-up forms can also be found on the district’s website: www.co.darke.oh.us/solidwaste. Forms must be turned in by March 16, 2012.

Each group will be given black bags for trash and clear bags for recyclables. For separating the recyclables from the trash, each group will be awarded $40.00 for participating. Awards will be given to Darke County non-profit organizations only. There is no limit to the number of groups that an organization can enter. County highway employees will follow assigned routes and will pick-up bags left on the targeted collection roads on April 23, 2012.