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Tri County Community Action previews 13th Great Harrisburg Litter Cleanup; city agencies to help supply trucks and disposal
Summary
Tri County Community Action presented details of the 13th annual Great Harrisburg Litter Cleanup, saying hundreds of volunteers typically remove multiple tons of trash and hundreds of tires; city sustainability and public-works partners will support the April cleanup around Earth Day.
Tri County Community Action asked Harrisburg City Council to publicize the 13th annual Great Harrisburg Litter Cleanup, a one-day volunteer event in April that covers Allison Hill, Midtown and Uptown neighborhoods.
Liz Evans Scalfaro, revitalization coordinator for Tri County Community Action, told the council the event “draws hundreds of individuals and groups” and that last year’s volunteers removed about five tons of litter and roughly 600 passenger tires (about six tons of tires) from the waste stream. “We believe that winning the hearts and minds of young people will bring about lasting change,” Scalfaro said, describing school and church participation.
Scalfaro listed partners who help run the event: Harrisburg public-works supervisors and drivers, Capital Region Water (which provides trucks and workers), the Solid Waste Management Authority (which accepted collected trash at no charge at the Harrisburg incinerator), Waste Management, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful, area churches and schools including Logos Academy and Lighthouse Christian Academy, and volunteers from Harrisburg Area Community College.
She said the city sustainability coordinator, Madeleine Good, was arranging donated snacks for volunteers and PennDOT supplied hundreds of trash bags, gloves and safety vests; Tri County also purchases additional supplies and volunteer t-shirts.
Councilman Rodriguez later reminded residents during new business that Hotspot Saturdays and the first cleanup date on April 19 will address Ethel Alley and meet at 17th and Market streets at 10 a.m.
Scalfaro left flyers for council members and offered to answer questions after the meeting.
