PennDOT and DEP Seek Volunteers for Statewide Spring Cleanup, Beautification Effort

PennDOT and DEP Seek Volunteers for Statewide Spring Cleanup,
Beautification Effort

3/12/2018-KING OF PRUSSIA

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and the Department
of
Environmental Protection (DEP) are seeking volunteers for this year's Great

American Cleanup of Pennsylvania that began March 1 and runs through May
31.
Groups participating in PennDOT's Adopt-A-Highway (AAH) program, which
involves
volunteers cleaning roadsides year-round, are also encouraged to
participate in
the cleanup.
The cleanup is sponsored each year by PennDOT, DEP, Keep Pennsylvania
Beautiful, and other partners.
"PennDOT is grateful for the thousands of volunteers who work with us to
keep
our roadways litter-free," said PennDOT Secretary Leslie S. Richards. "We
stand
in full support of those who share our desire to keep Pennsylvania
Beautiful."
"The volunteers who make the commonwealth cleaner and greener benefit all
Pennsylvanians in many ways," DEP Secretary Patrick McDonnell said.
"Getting
trash off streets makes communities more inviting, can bring recycling
revenue
to municipalities, and reduces stormwater runoff pollution. I thank the
many
volunteers statewide, and look forward to participating in a cleanup event
again this year."
Gloves, trash bags, and safety vests for the cleanup campaign will be
provided
by PennDOT, DEP, and the GLAD Products Company, a national sponsor.
In addition, during "Pick It Up, PA Days," April 7–30, registered cleanup
events have access to reduced or free disposal at participating landfills,
through support from DEP and the Pennsylvania Waste Industries Association.
During last year's cleanup, 132,695 volunteers collected over 5.3 million
pounds of litter from Pennsylvania's roads, trails. and shorelines. Over
7,200
events were held, with every county participating.
PennDOT's AAH program contributed 20,404 volunteers who cleaned up nearly
16
percent of the collected litter on 10,576 miles of cleaned-up roadway.
Through PennDOT's AAH program, volunteers collect litter on a 2-mile
section of
state highway at least two times a year. The program currently has over
4,900
participating groups, more than 85,920 volunteers, and 10,612 miles of
adopted
state-maintained roadways.
PennDOT has created a comprehensive webpage that includes all volunteer
opportunities available, from the Great American Cleanup of Pa and
Adopt-A-Highway to Safety Training, Litter Brigades and more. Find it at
www.penndot.gov.
For their extensive partnership on the 2017 Great American Cleanup of
Pennsylvania, DEP and PennDOT were awarded the State Agency Partner Award
by
Keep America Beautiful.
MEDIA CONTACTS: Erin Waters-Trasatt, 717-783-8800, PennDOT; Deb Klenotic,
717-787-1323, dklenotic@pa.gov, DEP

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