Monthly archive for February 2020

The Morning Call – There are other people just as disgusted with litter as I am, and they have ideas for how to make Pennsylvania look less trashy. I heard from them after I wrote about how much it costs taxpayers to clean up after the pigs who don’t

PA Environment Digest – On February 27, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful reported more than 2.5 million volunteers have engaged in community improvement events that have resulted in the removal of over 147 million pounds of trash, 11 million pounds of electronics and 999,959 tires from the beautiful Pennsylvania

Fox 43 – One woman’s facebook post on the heaps of garbage on some local streets has persuaded some people to come out and help. Read Entire Article

PA Environment Digest Blog – CleanScapes will celebrate 20 years of service to Clinton and Lycoming counties on March 28 with the Bald Eagle Valley Trail Fest – 5K Walk/Run – Carrot Cake/Cupcake Baking Competition at the Castanea Fire Company, 111 McElhattan Avenue in Castanea, Clinton County. This

Latrobe Bulletin -The results of a recent statewide study on litter, conducted by the Pennsylvania Departments of Environmental Protection and Transportation and Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful, found that there are currently an estimated 502 million pieces of litter on Pennsylvania roadways, most of it cigarette butts and plastic

Trib Live – The article “Study: Pa. roads average 1,030 litter items per mile” (Feb. 5, TribLIVE) is right on. On my walks, the litter is constant. I walk on a wooded township road, but the same is true on the roads as we drive out of our area.

KDKA News 2 CBS Pittsburgh – PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Take a walk down Brookline Boulevard and you’ll find litter: soda cans, food wrappers and cigarette butts line the street. But thanks to a new city pilot program, the street might have a cleaner future. Residents noticed small

Reading Eagle – Litter is an issue that is costly, unsightly and creates a public health risk, Reading’s managing director told City Council Monday night. Managing Director Pedro Cortes briefed council on the city’s efforts to address litter after several media reports about it. “The issues of

69 News WRMZ TV – READING, Pa. – Trash scattered across the streets of Reading isn’t going unnoticed. “It’s really bad,” said Emely Ayala of Reading. “[I] wish I had more bags to pick up trash.” Now, city officials are looking for solutions, adding that the trash