Over 200 resident turned out on April 17th for South Plainfield's annual litter clean-up, an all-volunteer event sponsored by the Environmental Commission and the Clean Communities Advisory Board.
Volunteers gathered 165 bags of trash at last count by cleaning 6.3 miles of roads and 67 acres of open land. In all, volunteers picked up over half a ton of trash, everything ranging from fast-food wrappers to plastic soda bottles,.
According to Dr. Alice Tempel, the borough's environmental specialist, she's noticed a trend recently, and it's a good one: The past two years have seen a decline in the amount of trash on our roadways. "We may be making progress in the fight against litter and illegal dumping," she explained.
Even the threat of rain didn't dampen this year's effort, with practically every sector of the borough represented, including scout troops, churches, families, students, non-profits, businesses, and even politicians. After a morning of work, volunteers returned to Borough Hall for pizza and sandwiches donated by local businesses and served by committee members, the mayor, and local politicians. In addition, volunteers had a chance to win eco-friendly door prizes.
Groups participating included
- Stillman Photography Services,
- the Roseo Family
- the Bourbeau Family
- Girl Scout Troop 14
- Boy Scout Troops 124, 125 and 309
- Cub Scout Packs 207, 224 and 324
- Keystone Community Vocational Program
- Knights of Columbus Squires
- Cedarcroft Bible Chapel
- Wesley Methodist Church
- South Plainfield Middle School student council
- South Plainfield High School student council
- South Plainfield Democratic Organization
- South Plainfield Republican Organization
- Friends of the Woods
- South Plainfield Environmental Commission
- Safety-Kleen
- South Plainfield Funeral Home
- Walgreen’s
- Harris Steel
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