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Fayetteville updates Pick Me Up cleanup program, expands hazardous-waste drop-off staffing
Summary
The city’s Pick Me Up crew reported growth since its 2022 pilot: crews expanded to 10 members, collected hundreds of thousands of pounds of litter in recent years, and will staff a Boston Mountain hazardous-waste trailer twice weekly; funding for 2026 was included in the city budget and a contract will go to council in January.
Heather Els, environmental educator for the city of Fayetteville, updated the Environmental Action Committee on the Pick Me Up litter-removal program and related partnerships.
Els said the effort began as a 2022 pilot that “cleared out over 66,000 pounds of litter in 4 months.” After a 2023 presentation to city council, the program received full funding and expanded. In 2023 the crew collected about 140,000 pounds; in 2024 it collected about 130,000 pounds and won the mayor’s stewardship award. Els said 2025’s budget extension doubled the crew to 10 members and moved the program to month-long cohorts to improve continuity and connections to social services.
Els described participant supports tied to the…
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