40-character summary: Virginia Beach installs colorful recycling toy boxes at 4 beaches to reduce plastic waste.

400-character summary: Newly installed, colorful beach toy boxes at Virginia Beach Oceanfront aim to reduce plastic waste by recycling buckets and shovels. Four "Leave a Toy or Take a Toy" boxes have been placed at beach entry points at 7th, 17th, 24th, and 31st streets. Local environmental nonprofits launched the program, with wooden boxes constructed by Lynnhaven River Now volunteer Mike Lavery and painted by Seatack and Cooke elementary school students.

May 25, 2024
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