Nearly a ton of trash collected at Sierra

It wasn't a paid event, but some still cashed in. Photo/Sierra-at-Tahoe

It wasn't a paid event, but some still cashed in. Photo/Sierra-at-Tahoe

Sierra-at-Tahoe trash picker uppers came away with 1,876 pounds of rubbish during the second annual Keep Sierra Clean day this month.

Not just traditional garbage is hauled off the slopes of the Echo Summit resort. The hundreds of people who volunteered their time Oct. 11 found money, ski equipment, recyclables and more. Some people went up chairlifts, while others focused in stream zones.

The resort just missed its goal to collect 2,000 pounds of trash. But it did beat last year’s mark of 1,820 pounds.