Philadelphia is even more beautiful, thanks to local volunteers who participated in a spring cleanup this weekend.
On Saturday, April 5, residents engaged in beautification efforts such as tree planting and picking up litter during the Philly Spring Cleanup event, the largest single-day cleanup effort in the city.
“In the spirit of our ‘One Philly’ initiative, the Philly Spring Cleanup represents a united front of city agencies, businesses, and the community, working together to promote environmental sustainability and combat trash and illegal dumping across Philadelphia,” Mayor Cherelle Parker said in a statement.
Two signature projects were executed on Saturday — volunteers helped restore garden beds and planted trees, and helped create a pollinator garden creation at two LandCare lots in Strawberry Mansion. And in Tacony Creek Park, at Adams Avenue and Newtown Avenue, a major illegal tire dumping removal effort took place.
According to city officials, the day was “a culmination of thousands of Philadelphians working together to clean major sections of our city; to raise awareness about litter prevention; and to instill neighborhood pride and civic responsibility.”
Since its inception in 2008, over 300,000 volunteers have removed more than 12 million pounds of trash and 950,000 pounds of tires across Philadelphia as part of the the Philly Spring Cleanup program.
Key efforts include litter, debris and trash removal managed by the Office of Clean and Green; tire, brush and weed removal by Philadelphia Department of Sanitation crews; asphalt repairs led by the Philadelphia Streets Department; as well as graffiti removal and the greening of public spaces, among many other iniatives.
For information or to learn how you can join the fight against litter and illegal dumping, visit OfficeOfCleanAndGreen.org
