2009-05-01 06:38:40
Although the weather was against them again this year, organizers are pleased with the level of participation for this year’s Earth Day Challenge. Totals this year rivalled peak numbers from the past according to Solid Waste Management. Valda Walsh says many of the cleanups did not happen on the 22nd, but they happened nonetheless. And she says the amount of litter collected highlights the importance of this event. More than 2,000 people in four counties rolled up their sleeves to clean up litter in their communities collecting more than 5,000 kilograms of litter. Walsh calls it a banner year with more people registering than ever before adding it's an indication people understand litter is an issue that affects us all. But she says with littering up 21 percent, people's attitudes toward litter have change but their behaviours have not.
