Trash and Recycling
What type of plastic item did the City of Pittsburgh ban in 2023
Plastic grocery bags
In what year was Allegheny CleanWays founded?
2000
What are two items that cannot be placed into landfills in Pennsylvania? Hint: they are things we find more often at cleanups!
Tires, Tvs, computers, hazardous chemicals, paint, household appliances (white goods), batteries
Allegheny CleanWays was originally founded as a chapter of a larger state-wide organization. What was that organization?
PA CleanWays
OR
Keep America Beautiful
What is the most commonly recycled item in the United States?
Aluminum cans
What is the name of ACW's garbage barge?
Plastic Magnet
How many mosquitos can breed in a single dumped tire in one year?
10,000
Which ACW program aims to prevent flooding and water pollution by asking volunteers to clear storm drains?
GrateKeepers
Landfills create a contaminated liquid as water seeps through the waste. They are engineered to try to keep this liquid from contaminating groundwater. What is the name for that liquid?
Leachate
To the nearest million, how many pounds of trash have Allegheny CleanWays volunteers and staff removed since 2000?
7 million