GTA environmental group nears milestone of 10 million litter pieces picked
A handful of volunteers made their way to Aimos Waites Park Friday morning to take part in a cleanup by the lakeshore. Their efforts are contributing towards a milestone set by the team at A Greener Future: 10 million pieces of litter picked since the organization began in 2014.“Pretty crazy to think about,” said A Greener Future Program Assistant Rachel Lynn. People from all backgrounds come out and offer their time, including students completing volunteer hours, businesses on team outings and families.
- ▪A handful of volunteers made their way to Aimos Waites Park Friday morning to take part in a cleanup by the lakeshore.
- ▪Their efforts are contributing towards a milestone set by the team at A Greener Future: 10 million pieces of litter picked since the organization began in 2014.“Pretty crazy to think about,” said A Greener Future Program Assistant Rachel Ly
- ▪People from all backgrounds come out and offer their time, including students completing volunteer hours, businesses on team outings and families.
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A handful of volunteers made their way to Aimos Waites Park Friday morning to take part in a cleanup by the lakeshore. Their efforts are contributing towards a milestone set by the team at A Greener Future: 10 million pieces of litter picked since the organization began in 2014.“Pretty crazy to think about,” said A Greener Future Program Assistant Rachel Lynn. “First of all, that there’s 10 million pieces of litter out there, but also that all the volunteers have picked up that many.”The GTA not-for-profit runs these events almost every day from Oshawa all the way to Hamilton, with the help of community volunteers.At this cleanup alone, there were 3,441 pieces of litter removed from the park.“I think the goal, really, is that we’re thinking ahead, thinking into the future and making the…
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