Community partners join to install Litter Gitters in Atlanta

Data collected from this system will aid in determining sources and solutions to downstream litter flow. The City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management recently supported the installation of Osprey Initiative’s Litter Gitters throughout the Proctor Creek Community. This effort is made possible through the support of multiple organizations. The Coca-Cola Company, the National Recreation […]

Daphne Utilities Partnering to Bring First Litter Gitter to Eastern Shore

DAPHNE, Ala. – Daphne Utilities, Mobile Bay National Estuary Program and the Osprey Initiative installed the Eastern Shore’s first Litter Gitter in D ’Olive Creek near the Gator Boardwalk on October 11, 2019. The Osprey Initiative developed the Litter Gitter, which is a small-stream litter collection device used to intercept floating litter from storm water […]

Tackling Litter with New Law, Coastal Cleanup, Litter Gitter

Very few things irritate me more than litter, especially when the litterbugs toss their trash on public land or in public waterways. The Conservation Enforcement Officers at the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) are in a constant battle to deal with litter on public lands and waterways. Hopefully, a new law sponsored […]

Over 300 pounds of litter recycled from Alabama Coastal Cleanup

For the fourth year in a row, members of the Osprey Initiative team participated in the Alabama Coastal Cleanup efforts on Saturday, September 21st. Four employees and two volunteers were on the Osprey team, who coordinated the recycling for all 28 sites of the cleanup. The team started at 6:30 a.m. and completed the last […]