Earth Day Clean-Up

Kudos to the over 9,800 people who volunteered on Friday, April 25 and Saturday, April 26 and collected trash from our roadsides, streams, and public spaces. Their amazing efforts brought in over 117,640 pounds of trash!

2008 Earth Day Raffle Winners

Group leaders who registered by the early deadline were entered in a drawing for home yard waste compost kits and high-quality paper shredders.

Want to Make EVERY DAY Earth Day?

As we all know, trash accumulates year round, not just on Earth Day, which is why OCRRA’s Executive Director Rhoads says OCRRA is pleased to be part of the county’s Cleaner and Greener Campaign. Said Rhoads: "The continual clean-up program nicely compliments our annual Earth Day assault on litter. Our agency is fully supportive of this ongoing program to spruce up the community and eradicate visual pollution."

Rhoads listed the few simple guidelines for the clean sweep:

• Contact OCRRA at 453-2866 and express interest in the clean-up.

• Pick up litter only, not tires or white goods, such as old refrigerators.

• The trash collected in plastic bags should then be brought to your village or town highway garage.

• The stickered trash bags will be delivered by village and town highway crews to OCRRA’s Rock Cut Road Transfer Station.
  
  

Rhoads added that OCRRA stresses safety first when it comes to litter clean-ups and will supply safety vests to participating groups that request them.

 

Adopt-a-Roadway / Adopt-a-Highway

Another way to help clean up the county is to participate in Adopt-a-Roadway or Adopt-a-Highway. If you are interested in adopting a specific stretch of roadside please contact one of the following people for more information:

Onondaga County Adopt-a-Roadway
Joyce Coburn - 435-3205

New York State Adopt-a-Highway
Routes east of I-81: Dave Smith - 458-1910
Routes west of I-81: Larry Hasard - 672-8151