Ohio River clean-up nets over 7500 lbs of garbage
In the month of November, a crew of volunteers from Yager Materials teamed up with environmental organization, Living Lands & Waters (LL&W), to remove trash from the Ohio River. The clean-up continues a relationship between Yager and LL&W that goes back more than a decade. A total of 7,745 lbs of trash was removed from the river during this year’s campaign.
LL&W was established to protect, preserve, and restore our nation’s major rivers and their watersheds. So far they have collected over 10 million lbs. of garbage. This is the third year that we have joined LL&W’s conservation efforts, and we count ourselves fortunate to be a part of this mission.
"All you need to do is change your world. That's how the world changes." —Chad Pregracke, Founder & President of Living Lands and Water
Twelve Yager employees formed the clean-up crew:
- Joel Bradley
- Nick Combs
- Tommy Daugherty
- Tyler Doss
- Brandon Ferrell
- Joe Frankenberge
- Ian Karkaria
- John Kartanich
- Sarah Langeliers
- Jeremy Morris
- Johnny Romo
- Matt Yager
Based in Owensboro, KY, with operations in Ohio and West Virginia, Yager Materials is a subsidiary of Carmeuse, providing construction materials and services since 1914. Its marine division builds and repairs river barges, including the specialist ‘excavator barge’ and ‘classroom barge’ used by LL&W.
