A total of 240 volunteers picked up 2,340 pounds or 1.17 tons of debris and trash during Operation Clean Sweep on Saturday.

City officials reported that the 11th annual Earth Day celebration was a city-wide clean-up of public properties. During the 11-year period, volunteers have removed more than 33,185 pounds or 16.59 tons of trash from City parks, entryways and public properties.

The City of Junction City CLEAN Team said thank you to all of the people who have volunteered their time. Participating organizations were also thanked included B & B Busing, Smithfield Foods, National Honor Society, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Girl Scouts, Cub Scout Pack #62, J.C. Tae Kwon Do, Irwin Army Community Hospital, Veolia Water, National Junior Honor Society and Junction City employees.