Who are we?
We are people of all ages. We are a loosely connected group of Pittsburgh residents and merchants who are passionate about picking up litter in our neighborhoods. We are involved in the Redd Up Pittsburgh movement.
Active since March 2005, our band of volunteers is making a big impact. Streets, gutters, sidewalks, grassy places and alleys are cleaner. We started in Shadyside, but our reach goes far beyond Walnut Street. What we accomplish here can be replicated in other neighborhoods throughout Pittsburgh.
Glitter around town: Mr. Litterman on the road
September 5, 2009: A vacationing Mr. Litterman reports: "Niagara-on-the-Lake is a very clean touristy resort. Litter picker-uppers work late at night and early morning keeping litter off the streets. I'm smiling because there's no litter around me."
If a picture's worth a thousand words, then we have a lot to say. Check back often, or visit our photo collection for more pictures of litter, and, when things go right, maybe even some glitter.
Submissions encouraged
Do you know of a trouble spot that you'd like to highlight? Snap a picture and mail it to us. Only by identifying the problem can we begin to solve it.
Upcoming events
We track anti-litter events at upcoming.org.
Do you have an event you would like to list? Email us!
Entertaining Litter-ature
February 2010 Newslitter
In this newsletter: Our mission; Snow job; We need a jazzy name; Save the date; Pick It Up PA Days; Spring Redd Up sign-ins top 125; Volunteer help; Illegal dumpsite focus; Wild Art Wild Trails; Anti-litter, not anti-smoking; "I Litter "awards; Garbagevilles; Important phone numbers; 5 cents make sense; About graffiti; Go green; Fishy tale
More Litterature
- January 2010 Newslitter
- Mr. Litterman goes to Scotland
- December 2009 Newslitter
- Summit on blighted and abandoned properties
Neighborhood News
Illegal dump sites targeted
Thanks in part to a PA Department of Environmental Protection grant, Allegheny CleanWays has started to clean up illegal dump sites throughout the city of Pittsburgh.
On August 8, a site in the East Hills was targeted and cleaned. Special thanks to Bob McKinley and Myrna Newman of Allegheny CleanWays for their efforts.