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Litter trap catching its share of trash in Flat Creek
Device installed recently has eased pollution during heavy rains
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The Bandalong Litter Trap in Flat Creek catches trash that flows down the creek Wednesday afternoon in Gaineville. The trash trap has had to be emptied multiple times this week due to rain washing trash into storm drains that lead to the creek. - photo by Erin O. Smith
The recently installed Bandalong Litter Trap in Flat Creek has had a tough job the past couple of days with heavy rains washing large amounts of garbage down storm drains, but Erik Lunsford said the contraption has handled the task quite nicely. “It’s been effective,” said Lunsford, who is pre-treatment coordinator for city of Gainesville. “It’s definitely doing the job.