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: Litter Fairy
April 25, 2009: Jamie, a Polish Hill volunteer, shows off the latest in Redd Up fashion.
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
CPC Stewards mixer will feature "Bob Awards" to Redd Up volunteers
Most of Pittsburgh's 90 neighborhoods participate in an active network called the Clean Pittsburgh Stewards. Stewards organize Redd Ups, recruit thousands of volunteers and maintain communications between neighborhoods, city departments and support groups.
The third annual Meet n' Greet Mixer, organized by the Clean Pittsburgh Commission, will be held Thursday, March 25, at the Schenley Park Ice Skating Rink Lodge from 6 to 8 p.m. Many City Council members and City department heads are expected to attend.
More Litterature
- March 2010 Newslitter
- Litter Bugged
- 15,000 volunteers in several hundred communities expected in Earth Day Redd Ups
- February 2010 Newslitter
Neighborhood News
Citizens Against Snowstorms: Take back our sidewalks
Over the past few years a familiar cry has been "Take Back My Neighborhood". Against crime. Against litter. How about against snowstorms?
Everyone from the Mayor down agree digging out of the blizzard of 2010 caused the people of our city a lot of pain, suffering, inconvenience, frustration, anger, disgust and many more hurts. The first plan did not work. The second plan worked a little better. Lessons were learned along the way. And unless we have short memories and "go back to the old ways" there are promises of a fresh start in the form of a task force that will critique the crisis plans and recommend new ones.