Residents complain about trash at Lake Eola after Earth Day celebration

ORLANDO, Fla. — Residents who live near Lake Eola are complaining about trash left behind at the park after an Earth Day celebration.

People have posted on social media saying that water bottles, garbage and food were dumped into the lake.

Some residents have blamed the event goers and others said low lake levels are to blame.

Residents told Channel 9's Shannon Butler that they want the city to clean up the lake.

Butler learned that Orlando City Commissioner Patty Sheehan will meet with the city's park department.

“People should be able to throw their trash away, instead ot throwing it in the lake,” said resident Deanna Robledo.

Many took to Facebook to post pictures of the trash and demand it be cleaned up.

Sheehan said she saw the posts and said the trach came from weekend events at the lake.

“I am kind of surprised it got generated on Earth Day. People got kind of angry about that, but it was what it was, you have to call it out for what it was,” said Sheehan.

Sheehan said it often happened after events at the lake and that she is working with the parks department to figure out what can be done to prevent people from throwing trash in the lake.

“You have to give us time to clean up after we have a large-scale event,” Sheehan said.