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Troy Hill clean up scheduled Pitch In: Garfield residents lend hands to Curb litter problems April 2016-2021 Newslitter 500+ communities, groups & 25k volunteers would be a record area Spring Redd Up turnout March 2016-2021 Newslitter February 2016-2021 Newslitter Northside litter update January 2016-2021 Newslitter December 2015 Newslitter Students clean up McKeesport for first time as part of Pitt Make a Difference Day November 2015 Newslitter 200 communities & 10,000 volunteers set for Fall Redd Up; Pitt Make a Difference Day will bolster turnout Film festival to highlight environmental issues October 2015 Newslitter September 2015 Newslitter Abandoned garages targeted August 2015 Newslitter Illegal dumping still a problem July 2015 Newslitter Stepping up Trashiest sites found around waterways Connoquenessing Creek cleanup planned Mt. Lebanon considers new garbage collection strategy Countywide cleanup day resolution passed Pittsburgh's butt problem June 2015 Newslitter The Hundred Years' War 90 Pittsburgh neighborhoods Redd Ups a longstanding Pittsburgh tradition McKeesport works to reclaim vacant lots Pitcairn picks up Vacant lot redevelopment website launched May 2015 Newslitter Earth Day coverage: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Illegal Dumping: Pittsburgh's Dirty Little Secret April 2015 Newslitter March 2015 Newslitter February 2015 Newslitter January 2015 Newslitter December 2014 Newslitter Thankful for less litter What's old is new again November 2014 Newslitter Collier plans cleanup of former Woodville State Hospital cemetery October 2014 Newslitter Reminder: "International Costal Cleanup" leaders wanted; supplies still available Sign up for Pitt Make a Difference Day Pitt students in Oakland warned about trash, noise September 2014 Newslitter Round 7 "Love Your Block" grant recipients announced Blight-fighting tools First illegal dumping conviction August 2014 Newslitter Clean Pittsburgh Commission focuses on Hazlewood "International Costal Cleanup" leaders wanted Go-go goats July 2014 Newslitter June 2014 Newslitter Latest round of "Bob Award" winners announced; CPC releases 2013 annual report May 2014 Newslitter Spring Redd Up participation, results higher; 18,000 volunteers' litter haul tops 400 tons CAL featured in Smart Business magazine Weinstein honored by city Shadyside Redd Up April 26 This spring's Redd Up forecast: 300 communities & 15,000 volunteers to collect 300 tons of litter April 2014 Newslitter DumpBusters in action Redd Up crew disbanded March 2013 Newslitter Great American Cleanup of PA underway Push is on in city to clear hillsides of years of debris Boris Weinstein, Newsmaker Mr. Litterman receives national award February 2014 Newslitter January 2014 Newslitter December 2013 Newslitter Pitt Make a Difference Day in Sheraden Local groups work to address littered roadsides Allegheny CleanWays Dead Man's Hollow cleanup Chartiers Creek cleanup success November 2013 Newsliter Litter hotline established Verona thanks Pitt students Pitt students make a difference in Duquesne, North Versailles South Side Graffiti Watch featured Free electronics recycling event October 12 October 2013 Newslitter "Zero litter" featured September 2013 Newslitter ALCOSAN open house September 21 Playground cleanup grants available Litter-fighters featured Kindred spirits 23 new "Love Your Block" grant recipients announced Fall 2013 Redd Up calendar of events August 2013 Newslitter Let "Love Your Block" rock on Vacant lots as creative opportunities The summer of 1,000 bottles Statewide illegal dump survey complete DumpBusters continue successes Allegheny CleanWays event July 12 Conoquenessing Creek Cleanup is August 10 Fall Redd Up signups underway South Side Graffiti Watch paint-out July 13 "I got tired of looking at it and tired of hearing people complain." July 2013 Newslitter Local organization up for award Cleaning up the Big Muddy June 2013 Newslitter The battle continues Just our opinion Don't forget to vote! Brookline clean-up May 25 Fall 2013 "Love Your Block" grant applications are being accepted "Paddle Without Pollution" featured "Bob Awards" photos are up! May 2013 Newsliter 24 new "Love Your Block" grant recipients announced Brookline anti-litter poster winners announced North Park Redd Up highlights Squirrel Hill Spring Redd Up a success Beauty on Bates: An ambitious plan awaits a busy Oakland corridor Mr. Litterman cooks up a solution Neighborhood Redd Ups in full swing; largest turnout will be Earth Day weekend April 19-22 Logan vs. Litter Litter stories wanted April 13 Mount Oliver cleanup announced April 2013 Newslitter Schenley Heights steward is Redd Up Volunteer of the Year; 'Bob Awards' also go to three neighborhoods Clean Pittsburgh Commission releases 2012 annual report Around the web: CPC Mixer "Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful" video contest announced March 2013 Newslitter Seniors and retirees important to volunteer efforts

"Litter on a stick" is history February 2013 Newslitter CPC "Meet and Greet" date announced Kennywood's King of Clean Recruiting underway for Spring Earth Day Redd Up; 200 neighborhoods and 15,000 volunteers are goals January 2013 Newslitter December 2012 Newslitter Spring 2013 Redd Up dates announced November 2012 Newslitter Fall 2012 Redd Up reports Clean up contest announced October 2012 Newslitter No good deed... September 2012 Newslitter Homewood "Love Your Block" project September 8 Volunteers for Redd Up will be matched with neighborhoods; event attracts 10,000 including school and college kids August 2012 Newslitter "Community Conversation" September 6 South Side "Tireless Project" clean up July 6 July 2012 Newslitter Getting 'caught' is good! Three Rivers Arts Fest makes trash look good Call for Oakland volunteers Kayakers hit the rivers for cleanup June 2012 Newslitter Upcoming Allegheny CleanWays events "Don't Trash My Turf!" litter awareness campaign kick-off Yard debris special collection May 19 "Love Your Block" even more May 2012 Newslitter "Clean Up Joe" is at it again Volunteer of the Year Palombini-Turner says her treasure is derived from giving April 2012 Newslitter Elliott steward Gena Turner is Redd Up "Volunteer of the Year"; "Bob Awards" also go to neighborhoods, Public Works, Deloitte 2011 "State of the City" report released Clean Pittsburgh Commission Stewards mixer will feature "Bob Awards" to Redd Up volunteers March 2012 Newslitter Spring "Stash the Trash" registration now open Spring "Love Your Block" applications available February 2012 Newsliter Stash the Trash update Anonymous "vigilantes" clean up Bangalore January 2012 Newslitter Another litter fighter gets a mention Picking up for the neighborhood Paddle Without Pollution on YouTube December 2012 Newslitter Spring Redd Up dates are April 20-22; goals high: 250 communities & 20,000 volunteers Weinstein elected third time as Clean Pittsburgh Chair; progress made with help of neighborhood leaders November 2011 Newslitter First two zones adopted Mayor Ravenstahl launches "Redd Up Zone" program "Tireless Project" to clean up Chartiers Creek 10,000 volunteers will pick up litter in weekend Redd Ups; "Pitt Make a Difference Day" students to aid 55 neighborhoods "Prescription Drug Take Back Day" scheduled October 2011 Newslitter "Paddle Without Pollution" event this weekend Organizing from the ground up September 2011 Newslitter Lombard Street in need of help Keeping an eye on the alleys Volunteers for Redd Up will be matched with neighborhoods; event attracts 10,000 including school and college kids August 2011 Newslitter Banksville Blitz blitzed On digital billboards Mennonite convention brings manpower to local cleanups "Super Clean" mascot in search of a name "Fresh Paint Days Pennsylvania" applications being accepted July 2011 Newslitter "All we need is to bend and pick up" "Adopt a block" program started in White Oak Borough June 2011 Newslitter $40,000 in trash cans stolen across city Pittsburgh Trib: Litterbugs fly under the radar of the law PRC "Hard to Recycle" collection dates announced Bloomfield hillside cleared of items dumped illegally Brentwood Residents Redd Up Around Town: Many lend hands in taking out trash from worst dumps Yard debris collection scheduled May 2011 Newslitter Stash the Trash spring updates Despite storms, spring clean-ups a success A volunteer in need "Every great army has a great leader -- Pittsburgh has Boris" Company's coming! April 30 pharmaceutical collection event announced Vacant lot clean-up funding available April 2011 Newslitter Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful announces $1,000 scholarship Spring Redd Up attracts 170 communities; goal is 250 matching last year Graffiti Watch's Steve Root is "Volunteer of the Year;" Nine neighborhoods also honored with Redd Up "Bob Awards" 2011 Household Chemical Collections Wanted: Schools to help "Stash the Trash" this spring! Bag snagging? What's that? Extra! Extra! Pick it up! March 2011 Newslitter "Stash the Trash" schools wanted Cleanup in Duck Hollow Got a stoop? Need it painted? Resolve to Redd Up February 2011 Newslitter Steelers fans champions when it comes to recycling Pity poor little Overbrook! "Let's Tackle Recycling" like champions January 2011 Newslitter Dump Busters on TV December 2010 Newslitter November 2010 Newslitter More fall collection events October 2010 Newslitter Morningside cleanup call for volunteers October Redd Up attracts more than 100 communities; several thousand "Stash the Trash" school kids; 3,000 "Pitt Make a Difference Day" volunteers Graffiti-busting efforts recognized September 2010 Newslitter Indiana Township group targets litter with 'Redd Up' event Duquesne freshman orientation cleanup Special upcoming collection events CAL CONNECTion August 2010 Newslitter Western PA tire collection dates announced Help the Pirates Refresh Pittsburgh July 2010 Newslitter June 2010 Newslitter More trashy photos From the blogs North Side Clean Up report City turns out 10,000 volunteers; area counts 17,000 as Redd Ups collect 250-300 tons of litter May 2010 Newslitter April 2010 Newslitter Guy named Joe is "Bob Awards" Volunteer of the Year Litter news roundup 2009 "State of the City" report released Citizens Against Snowstorms: Take back our sidewalks CPC Stewards mixer will feature "Bob Awards" to Redd Up volunteers March 2010 Newslitter

Litter Bugged 15,000 volunteers in several hundred communities expected in Earth Day Redd Ups Attacking Greenfield's illegal dump sites in 2010 February 2010 Newslitter January 2010 Newslitter Mr. Litterman goes to Scotland December 2009 Newslitter Summit on blighted and abandoned properties November 2009 Newslitter October 2009 Newslitter G-20 Cleanup a Success September 2009 Newslitter Illegal dump sites targeted August 2009 Newslitter G-20 Cleanup Underway July 2009 Newslitter June 2009 Newslitter May 2009 Newslitter Scottish press coverage April 2009 Newslitter 2008 State of the City report released Clean Pittsburgh Commission announces "Bob Awards" recipients March 2009 Newslitter February 2009 Newslitter January 2009 Newslitter December 2008 Newslitter November 2008 Newslitter Pitt made a difference Fall tire collections October 2008 Newslitter Fall 2008 Clean Up dates September 2008 Newslitter August 2008 Newslitter Renew Pittsburgh picks up July 2008 Newslitter June 2008 Newslitter Road show "Clean Up Carrick" a success 100 tons and counting May 2008 Newslitter Free firs for future forests Spring Clean Up wrap-up City's "Green Team" introduced Promote your event Connecting neighborhoods Mr. Litterman goes south Litter letters April 2008 Newslitter Beechview happenings Eliza Furnace Trail event The state of things Hillside sweep Let's start something in Washington (PA) Nice day for a walk March 2008 Newslitter Volunteer Recognition Party Spring Clean Up workshops Above the fold Litter Patrol Update February 2008 Newslitter January 2008 Newslitter December 2007 Newslitter November 2007 Newslitter October cleanup a success Neighborhood Clean Up dates Call for help in Perry Hilltop Cleanup coverage October 2007 Newslitter October cleanup in the news September 2007 Newslitter October cleanup gets some good press An inspiring story August 2007 Newslitter A litter boom? Tools of the trade Lazy litterers July 2007 Newslitter Call him Mr. Can Man June 2007 Newslitter Greenfield tallies May 2007 Newslitter Retiring on the streets Litters to the editor SWAT means business April 2007 Newslitter The Great PA Cleanup Adopt-a-Block in Greenfield March 2007 Newslitter Homewood-Squirrel Hill partnership awarded February 2007 Newslitter January 2007 Newslitter December 2006 Newslitter Wilkinsburg cleanup November 2006 Newslitter Fineview Trashapalooza Urban Ecology Collaborative event In fair Verona Litter-free hills Efforts in East Liberty Glittering Greenfield Cleaning up the East End Looking for help in Morningside Keeping it clean in Bloomfield Cleaning up in Lawrenceville Wilkinsburg update Trashapalooza in Fineview October 2006 Newslitter Trashapalooza: Taking on litter in Fineview Fed up in Bethel Park "Redding up" together Let's pick a day and clean up Pittsburgh Run Shadyside Anti-litterers, unite! September 2006 Newslitter Oakland News: August 2006 Regent Square News: August 2006 Brookline News: August 2006 South Side Slopes News: August 2006 Pocketing cigarette butts August 2006 Newslitter July 2006 Newslitter June 2006 Newslitter May 2006 Newslitter April 2006 Newslitter March 2006 Newslitter February 2006 Newslitter January 2006 Newslitter December 2005 Newslitter November 2005 Newslitter October 2005 Newslitter September 2005 Newslitter August 2005 Newslitter July 2005 Newslitter June 2005 Newslitter May 2005 Newslitter

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