The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation issued a release stating that more than 186,000 volunteers cleaned nearly 19,500 miles of roads, trails and shorelines in the state during the Great American Cleanup of PA from March 1 to May 31.
During the cleanup, PennDOT Secretary Allen D. Biehler said that 12 million pounds of trash was collected. Over the past three years, the Great American Cleanup of Pennsylvania has yielded more than 29.5 million pounds of trash.
“My sincere thanks to everyone who gave of their time and worked so hard to improve our state’s environment and appearance,” Biehler said. “While it’s unfortunate that some inconsiderate people still choose to litter, we are lucky to have thousands of volunteers who participate in Adopt-A-Highway and join in cleanup events every year.”
As part of those efforts, 284,838 Adopt-A-Highway volunteers collected more than 10.9 million pounds of litter on 32,678 miles of highway in that same period, he said.
