Aspinwall cleans up through 'Green Streets' program
Gemma Pollice | Tribune-Review
Aspinwall Police Officers Michael Broker and Josh O’Conner, pictured with Broker’s daughter, Penny, manned the Drug Take Back Tent in front of the Aspinwall Borough Building on Earth Day, April 22. The tent was done in conjunction with Aspinwall’s “Green Streets” trash pick-up event sponsored by Aspinwall Neighbors.
Gemma Pollice | Tribune-Review
Fox Chapel Area High School juniors, from left, Mackenzie Ben, Madelyn Jones and Tess Petrucelli turn in bags of garbage collected around town during Aspinwall’s annual Green Streets program on April 22 sponsored by Aspinwal Neighbors.
Gemma Pollice | Tribune-Review
Fox Chapel Area High School junior Mackenzie Ben places a bag of garbage she collected with others along Commercial Avenue in Aspinwall as part of the annual Green Streets clean-up program on April 22.
Aspinwall conducted its annual “Green Streets” trash pickup on April 22 to coincide with Earth Day.
Volunteers spread out through the borough to pick up trash and collected more than 70 bags, according to Andy Collins of Aspinwall Neighbors, which hosted the event. The Fox Chapel Area High School Environmental Club participated.
Aspinwall police also manned a drug take-back tent where people could turn in old or unwanted medications to be disposed of properly.
Gemma Pollice is a Tribune-Review copy editor. You can contact Gemma at gpollice@triblive.com.
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