PA Cleanways - Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful reported a record 186,487 volunteers in the Great American Cleanup of Pennsylvania in April and May collected over 12 million pounds of trash in cleanup events.
Volunteers collected a record 12,070,740 pounds of trash. All 67 counties in Pennsylvania were represented in the Great American Cleanup of PA. There were 4,822 events with 186,487 volunteers. Volunteers collected 603,537 bags of trash. They cleaned 19,373 miles of roads, railroad tracks, trails, waterways, and shorelines, and 6,027 acres of park and or wetlands.
Additionally, volunteers planted 21,605 trees, bulbs, and plants in an effort to keep Pennsylvania beautiful.
In 2009 more than 171,940 volunteers statewide joined in the cleanup and gathered more than 6.8 million pounds of trash and other debris from 16,498 miles of roadways, trails, waterways and shorelines. Volunteers also planted 6,264 trees, bulbs, and plants in an effort to keep Pennsylvania beautiful.
A copy of the report will be posted on DEP's Litter Program webpage or contact Michael Texter at 717-783-6006.
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