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NEW ORLEANS — Student volunteers from Georgia are teaming up with a local organization to make the Big Easy a bit cleaner.
Members of the Nola Trash Mob are hosting students from the University of Georgia this week to impact the litter problem the city faces, especially following Mardi Gras.
The groups were in the Mid-City area Sunday afternoon, picking up Carnival debris like plastic cups and beads along North Jefferson Davis Highway.
"I'm surprised at how many people throw them away on the street, and not wear them around their neck," UGA volunteer Jake Heed said.
The group of students are part of the group called Impact UGA. It's service learning organization, designed to have people learn about service through practice to better serve their communities, Heed said.
The group of about 15 volunteers is set to stay in New Orleans for an alternative spring break to learn how the environment can have an impact on peoples' lives.
They once again teamed up with the Nola Trash Mob, who recently started work on cleaning catch basins after Carnival season.
Leaders with the 'Trash Mob' said they've been working with Impact UGA for years.
Patrick Armstrong with NOLA Trash Mob said the overall goal is to make sure students can learn about issues impacting the big easy and their own neighborhoods and find solutions.
"Their focus is environmental justice and in New Orleans we have a lot of environmental justice issues, including the litter on the ground issue," Armstrong said.
Visit the NOLA Trash Mob Facebook page to see their upcoming schedule with Impact UGA