The 3rd annual Shelton Clean Sweep was a great success. We had 57 registered clean-ups and many other neighborhoood clean-ups that were not registered. Hundreds of people were involved picking up litter from Shelton’s parks, waterways, and streets.
Thirty-one organizers have reported their take so far, which includes:
- 178 large garbage bags
- 22 tires
- “about 2000 lbs of scrap metal”
- a newspaper vending machine
- a toilet
- a “huge Volvo machine filter” dryer
- a couple of mufflers
- “3 large vans”
- a bicycle
- a tricycle
- the front end of a car
- air conditioner
- utility cables
- PVC pipes
- baby stroller
- and other assorted debris.
In addition, the annual Housatonic River Cleanup held on May 1 resulted in an enormous pile of litter pulled out of the river (see photos, although the photo is of the pile only halfway through the event). Most of the volunteers at the Housatonic River event were from Shelton High School.
As always, the Shelton Highways and Bridges department did a wonderful job responding to calls and picking up all the accumulated litter around the City.
The Mayor is planning to recognize Clean Sweep participants with a small event in June.
To view a slideshow of more Clean Sweep 2010 pictures click here.
