The John Adams “Butt Kickers” with Mayor Ardell Brede The “Butt Kickers!” of John Adams picked up 19,959 cigarette butts from Downtown Rochester on 6/4/2013 Do some areas of Downtown Rochester look a little bit cleaner this morning? The “Butt Kickers” of John Adams Middle School were out in the rain yesterday picking up cigarette butts and they have quite the bounty to show for their efforts. The John Adams “Butt Kickers” with Mayor Ardell Brede The “Butt Kickers” were…

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Photo: The 2012 Trash Mountain piled up at Waste Management. Join Us for the A Litter Bit Better! Trash Mountain Results! Have you noticed the sudden appearance of green trash bags and blue recycling bags along roadsides, at parks, and in the hands of litter pickers? This year, over 3,000 volunteers trolled for litter at over 200 locations in Rochester during the 7th annual A Litter Bit Better! city-wide clean-up event. How much litter and recycling was plucked from our…

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Pick it up on April 20-27 During the week of April 20-27, 2013, volunteers from Rochester neighborhoods, businesses, groups, and individuals will once again, be joining together to pick up the litter in our community. Last year 5.96 tons of litter was picked up across 78% of Rochester by 226 groups, a total of 3116 total volunteers. Check out the stats from last year on our website. You can help by volunteering to pick up Rochester. Register on our website or…

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