Dash for Trash

The Village of Kinderhook Climate Smart Task Force and Kinderhook Runners Club will again host Dash for Trash, a free competitive cleanup event in celebration of Earth Day. This year’s Family Friendly event will take place on Saturday, April 20 rain or shine.
Participants will meet in the Village Green at 9 a.m. and take one hour to collect as much litter as they can before returning at 10 a.m. for the results. Prizes will be awarded to the individuals and teams that collect the most debris by weight. We will be offering prizes for a variety of age divisions and superlative “finds.” Garbage bags and gloves will be provided.
Last year, competitors collected more than 240 pounds of garbage from all over the village.
This event offers a great opportunity for participants to learn about all the wonderful recycling and conservation projects available locally, including the “Big Green Box” for recycling batteries and cell phones, and a NexTrex container for collecting plastic bags and plastic film. This past year in partnership with the Kinderhook Memorial Library, we have recycled over 400 pounds of batteries and small electronics. The Library’s plastic collecting has also diverted over 1,000 pounds of plastic from landfills and earned the Village two recycled Trex benches. In addition, KRC collects gently worn sneakers for recycling.