Apr 29

Apr 29 Volunteers picked up more than 15 tons of garbage in Rochester this month

(THE MED CITY BEAT) - Volunteers picked up 15.44 tons of trash and recyclables during this year's "A Litter Bit Better" campaign.

FYI: That's about the weight of five full pickup trucks.

More than 2,900 volunteers participated at nearly 240 sites in Rochester, according to the community resource group RNeighbors. The final tally included 27,000 pounds of trash and 3,800 pounds of recyclable material.

The combined total was nearly 10,000 pounds higher than last year's cleanup. Volunteers have picked up 110 tons of litter since the program began in 2007.

Here are some pictures from the event:

Emerging Leaders in Giving volunteered to clean up #rochmn last night as part of A Litter Bit Better! pic.twitter.com/HWpmF7jpE3
— UW Olmsted County (@uwolmsted) April 21, 2015

#T1351 giving time to our community! Picking up trash for a litter bit better campaign! @DaleVenteicher pic.twitter.com/taLvMga8H0
— Carrie Mosby (@carriejmosby) April 24, 2015

Our team helped make Rochester a "Litter bit better" by cleaning up streets. Thanks R Neighbors for putting it on! pic.twitter.com/s27CYKGO3c
— BCF North America (@BCFnorthamerica) April 24, 2015

Did a little highway cleanup today. Big thanks to my kids for helping! #litterbitbetter @mndotsoutheast pic.twitter.com/qBaTco155x
— Aaron Jones (@aarontjones) April 26, 2015

@RochNeighbors Sandy is making our city a LITTER BIT BETTER today! #EarthDay @livingourcause #Togetherhood pic.twitter.com/TCBmX5dU6t
— YMCA-Rochester, MN (@rochfamy) April 22, 2015