Group of volunteers, including iSustain employees, with one of the trash piles they collected at last year’s cleanups.

iSustain owners Mark and Dawn Huber collect litter on Chickamauga Lake at the 2021 cleanups.

Keep the Tennessee River Beautiful (KTNRB) will host a two-part volunteer cleanup series

called the ‘Chickamauga Lake Cleanup Weekend presented by iSustain’ held on Friday, June 10,

and Saturday, June 11.

The cleanup series is made possible thanks to a title sponsorship from iSustain Recycling, a

national sustainability services company that processes over 182 million pounds of recyclable

products each year.

“Not only does iSustain work daily to protect our waterways by reducing waste going to our landfill on the industrial level, but their team consistently participates in community cleanups,” said Kathleen Gibi, KTNRB Executive Director. “We’re proud to work with and be supported by such an environmentally-focused company.”

Volunteers from the community are invited to join both cleanups held on Chickamauga Lake of the Tennessee River in Soddy Daisy, Tennessee, which will also be powered by employees from iSustain.

Mark Huber, iSustain owner and Keep the Tennessee River Beautiful board member, towes a boat full of trash collected at last year's cleanup with KTNRB Executive Director Kathleen Gibi at the helm.

The event series is also held in partnership with Keep Soddy Daisy Beautiful and the Chickamauga Fly, Bait & Casting Club (a participant in KTNRB’s Adopt a River Mile program). Both partners are assisting with local volunteer recruitment for the weekend’s cleanups.

KTNRB will take volunteers out on their 26-foot work boat each day to clean a portion of the Tennessee River near Possum Creek.

“So exciting to be a part of the KTNRB efforts to educate, create awareness, and make an

impact on the litter in our waterways,” said Mark Huber, Vice President of Business

Development for iSustain, Inc. and KTNRB board member. “KTNRB is focusing on the source

of ocean litter and microplastic contamination, and through outreach and education we can all

make a difference on our beautiful waterways here in Tennessee and nationally.”

Volunteers must register for the event as boat seats are limited. Registration for both events

can be found at www.KeepTNRiverBeautiful.org/chickamauga1.