Florence County, South Carolina – Florence County residents are about to get a powerful new weapon to help them fight litter. A few days ago, Keep Florence Beautiful (KFB) officially launched the KFB Trash Tracker. This online system was made in partnership with Florence County officials and a number of community groups to make reporting litter faster, easier, and more collaborative than ever before.
The waste Tracker was made with help from Florence County’s Geographic Information Systems (GIS) team. It lets individuals report waste hotspots in real time from their computers or smartphones. The interactive map-based tool, which you can find at this link, lets everyone in Florence County find the specific places where trash has become an issue.
Users can easily send in a report, add pictures, and give information about the kind or amount of trash they’ve spotted. The idea is simple: make it easy for both citizens and clean-up personnel to understand where help is needed most and to measure progress as the community works together to tackle litter.
Kevin V. Yokim, the administrator of Florence County, called litter a “plague” for the community, but he was hopeful that the new Trash Tracker would make a big difference.
“Litter has become a plague in Florence County. We are excited about this new tool and hope that it will go a long way in helping us combat this plague,” Yokim said in a release.
Michelle Bailey, who serves as chair of Keep Florence Beautiful, believes the new technology will do more than just improve reporting—it will bring people together.
“It’s more than just a resource—it’s a way for our volunteers, community partners, and local leaders to come together, track our progress, and celebrate the real impact we’re making across Florence County. This is a big step forward in creating a cleaner, more connected community,” Bailey said.
Florence County GIS Director Reginald Odell Sanders II says that the Trash Tracker uses the county’s current GIS infrastructure to get as many people as possible involved. The application is designed for use on both desktop and mobile platforms, so people of different ages and backgrounds may use it while they are on the go.
The City of Florence, the Florence County Economic Development Partnership, Florence County Progress, and the Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce have all strongly supported the launch. The Trash Tracker is more than just a tool for cleaning up; these groups also consider it as a sign of community pride and environmental responsibility.
Residents are urged to keep the Trash Tracker as a bookmark on their devices so they may report trash anytime, anywhere. People can go to keepflorencebeautiful.org for more information or to become involved, or they can write to Michelle Bailey directly.
Florence County hopes that the new Trash Tracker will encourage everyone to join the fight for a cleaner, more beautiful city, one report at a time.
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