Through national partnerships with American Rivers and Ocean Conservancy, Cox Enterprises removed nearly five tons of materials from rivers and shorelines across the nation this year. Nearly 700 Cox employees and their family members volunteered at cleanups in Atlanta; Dayton, Ohio; Jacksonville, Fla.; Miami; Orange County, Calif.; Orlando, Fla.; Seattle and Wantagh, N.Y.

The cleanups are part of Cox Conserves, the company's national sustainability program, and included employees from Cox Enterprises and each of its major subsidiaries.

"Rivers and oceans provide recreation in the communities we serve and connect our customers and employees with nature," said Bob Jimenez, Cox Enterprises' senior vice president of corporate communications and public affairs. "Water is a vital resource to our everyday living and is used throughout our operations. Part of the Cox Conserves vision is to make a positive environmental impact on our operations and the communities we serve. Cox's volunteer cleanups with American Rivers and Ocean Conservancy bring this vision to life while also protecting our natural resources."

The cleanup locations included: Atlanta's Chattahoochee River, Dayton'sGreat Miami River, Jacksonville's St. John's River, Miami's Key Biscayne, Orange County's Doheny State Beach, Orlando's Wekiva River, Seattle'sPuget Sound and Wantagh's Jones Beach.

Cox Enterprises' participating companies included: 

• Atlanta: AutoTrader.com, Ch. 2 WSB-TV, Cox Communications, Cox Enterprises, Cox Media Group, Manheim and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 
• Dayton: 95.3 and 101.1 The Eagle, Ch. 7 WHIO-TV, Dayton Daily News, Manheim Cincinnati, Journal-News, K99.1, News Talk Radio WHIO and Springfield News-Sun 
• Jacksonville: 95.1 The Big Ape, 96.9 The Eagle, CBS 47, FOX 30, Manheim Jacksonville, News Talk WOKV and X102.9 
• Miami: AutoTrader.com, 99 Jamz, Easy 93.1, Hits 97.3, Hot 105, Party 93.1, Manheim Ft. Lauderdale and Kelley Blue Book
• Orange County: AutoTrader.com, Cox Communications, Kelley Blue Book and Manheim Riverside and Manheim Southern California 
• Orlando: 98.9 WMMO, AutoTrader.com, Ch. 9 WFTV-TV, K92.3, Manheim Central Florida, News 96.5, Power 95.3, Star 94.5 and WRDQ 27 
• Seattle: AutoTrader.com, Ch. 7 KIRO-TV, Cox Reps and Manheim Seattle 
• Wantagh: 102.3 WBAB, 106.1 BLI and Cox Reps