Upstream sells water bottles for people  to reuse.  This can contribute to a less wasteful lifestyle, and on top of that, we remove a 5 gallon bucket of trash and plastic from the river.  From there, we separate the trash from the plastic and dispose of each properly.  The trash gets thrown away, and the recyclables are given to a partner who sends it all to a recycling plant in Madison, WI.  Here in Oregon, IL,we have the Rock River.  It starts in Wisconsin, and flows through Illinois where it eventually joins with the Mississippi River.  We have a large amount of build up  our shores and even have our own plastic islands that flow through.  So hopefully we can start here to make a healthier environment.