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Don’t trash around this litter lady

By David Singer 1 min read
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She kept Cochran Road clean while she lived in Mt. Lebanon, and now, Sandy Dunlop is a volunteer litter getter along Boyce Road in Upper St. Clair.

“I just try to keep Boyce clean from Washington Road down to Mayview,” said the 75-year-old resident of Friendship Village.

Dunlop was spotted walking down Boyce Road the rainy afternoon of April 8, with a black trash bag nearly filled with all types of litter. She moved a year ago from Mt. Lebanon, and has scoured Boyce Road for trash five times since February.

“It gets me my exercise, too. I don’t do the whole stretch all at once, but I get it done.”

This, as PennDOT seeks volunteers like Dunlop for a statewide roadside cleanup through May 31. Those interested should go to www.gacofpa.org to find cleanup resources, listings of organized events and groups participating in Adopt-a-Highway programs.

During last year’s cleanup, according to PennDOT, 6.4 million pounds of trash was picked up from roads, trails and shorelines by more than 136,000 volunteers who walked 10,317 miles of highway.

One can add Dunlop’s 10 pounds of trash to that tally.

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