Volunteers Needed for Road Cleanup
Pennsylvania is organizing several cleanups for state roads and trails
As winter slowly turns to spring, state transportation officials are looking for volunteers to help remove trash and litter that has collected on the side of Pennsylvania’s roads. The state Department of Transportation is pushing the Great American Cleanup program that runs through May 31 and will enlist the help of thousands of volunteers to clean roadways, trails and shorelines. Last year, 186,000 people helped clean nearly 20,000 miles of roads and collected 12 million pounds of garbage, according to PennDOT. Much of that cleanup was through the state’s Adopt-A-Highway program. “Pennsylvania is very fortunate to have thousands of volunteers who turn out every year to clean up our communities and roadsides,” acting PennDOT Secretary …
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