Annual Centralia Cleanup fills 20 cubic yard dumpster

KAYLEE LINDENMUTH / SHENANDOAH SENTINEL - Volunteers work to clean up trash alongside Laurel Street in Centralia on Oct. 17, 2020.

CENTRALIA, Columbia County – Volunteers took to the streets and woodlands of Centralia and Conyngham Township Saturday for an annual cleanup, hosted by the Eastern Pennsylvania Coalition on Abandoned Mine Reclamation.

This year’s clean-up drew about half as many volunteers as in years past, though the group of about 45 tackled the job in about two-and-a-half hours, Bobby Hughes, EPCAMR executive director said.

A 20 cubic yard dumpster, holding about three tons of trash, was filled by the time volunteers wrapped up, Hughes said. Also removed were 42 tires and two CRT televisions.

KAYLEE LINDENMUTH / SHENANDOAH SENTINEL – A volunteer tosses a trash bag into the bed of a pickup truck on North Street in Centralia.

In contrast, over 50 cubic yards of trash, 300 tires, and a dozen TVs were collected last year.

“We couldn’t have asked for a better turnout and the amount of enthusiasm from everyone to chip in and lend a hand,” Hughes said. “This show of support and gathering of like-minded people is what communities are all about.”

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