Litter Collection

CASE STUDY: City of Youngstown

The City of Youngstown, with a population of 79,000 people, has done much to prevent litter. During 2003, Youngstown volunteers cleaned 450 miles of city highways and roads.

These collection efforts resulted in 168 tons of trash being collected, with almost half of it being recycled. Twenty-two other litter collection events also took place, resulting in a further 76 tons of trash being collected. Of that amount, 74 tons were landfilled and 2 tons were recycled.

Additional litter prevention efforts are reflected through education and awareness activities in the city. Almost forty classroom presentations were conducted in 2003, reaching 2,500 students. Four special education events, including a poster contest and science fair, were also held, reaching an additional 1,700 students.

CASE STUDY: Geauga / Trumbull Solid Waste District

In an effort to maintain the natural beauty of their local environment, residents in the Geauga/Trumbull Solid Waste District participate every year in the Great American Cleanup.

This is a national event involving over two million volunteers in 12,000 communities across the United States. In the District last year, almost ten thousand volunteers donated their time and energy to clean litter from their public parks, roadways and neighborhoods.

During the campaign:

• 317,550 pounds of litter was collected.
• 375 bags of aluminum and steel were recycled.
• 205 school presentations were held, promoting the event to 5,706 students.
• 78 playgrounds were cleaned.
• 500 tree seedlings were planted.
• 12 city/township target cleanup events were held involving over 500 volunteers.
• Two "Earth Protectors" theatre performances were held for over 1,500 students.
• Over 10,000 flower seed packets were distributed to student volunteers.

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