This is how Much Trash was Picked up in Rochester for Litter Bit Better!
The results are in! Volunteers picked up a whole lot of garbage in Rochester this past week. Just how much?
18,4000 pounds of trash!!
This year, more than 3,200 volunteers helped make Rochester "A Litter Bit Better!"
Since the Litter Bit Better Campaign started 11 years ago, over 131 tons of garbage has been picked up in Rochester.
Did you know that 7% of the people that volunteered this year, have participated every year?
The 5 Weird Things You Find While Making Rochester A ‘Litter Bit Better’
The most common types of litter were plastic bottles, fast food packaging, aluminum cans and cigarette butts. We found some weird stuff though.