THIRD ANNUAL PHILLY SPRING CLEANUP BREAKS RECORDS MAYOR NUTTER THANKS PROJECT LEADERS AND ENCOURAGES THEM TO “KEEP UP THE SWEEP UP”

Philadelphia, April 15 – Today, Mayor Michael A. Nutter and the Philadelphia Streets Department announced results of the 2010 Philly Spring Cleanup and thanked community project planners for their role and participation in the event. The day was a tremendous success and exceeded the previous year’s cleaning accomplishments. Target is the lead corporate supporter for the 2010 Philly Spring Cleanup.rnrn“For the third year in a row the Philly Spring Cleanup was a tremendous success. At 231 sites across the City more than 11,000 Philadelphians helped clean up their neighborhoods, block by block. My heartfelt thanks go out to our fantastic community project planners, the Streets Department and all our corporate supporters. Going forward we will work together to keep up the sweep up,” said Mayor Nutter during a conference call to announce results of the Cleanup.rnrn“I am proud of our personnel in the Streets Department’s Sanitation Division,” said Streets Commissioner Clarena Tolson. “Our crews worked long and hard to keep up with the scale of items placed out for collection on Saturday. As keeping Philadelphia clean and beautiful is an ongoing effort, the Streets Department will continue to provide its support for community cleanups through its workforce and education efforts.”rnrnBesides trash and debris collection, the Streets Department and other city agencies provided various supplies including bags, gloves, brooms, rakes, paint and paint brushes, graffiti removal kits and safety vests.rnrnAdditional corporate partners include RecycleBank, A Waste Management Service, Republic Services, Blue Mountain, Covanta, Big Belly and Clean Venture. City partners include the Philadelphia More Beautiful Committee, Keep Philadelphia Beautiful, Fairmount Park, Greater Philadelphia Cares, Global Citizen, the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services, City Year and the City of Philadelphia Department of Recreation.rnrn2010 Philly Spring Cleanup in numbersrnrnMost project sites in our history – 231rnMost registered volunteers in our history – 11,313rnRecycling up almost 190% – 139,540 poundsrnTrash down almost 48% – 1,340,220 poundsrnrnVolunteersrn231 Official Project Sitesrn11,313 Volunteersrn45,252 Service HoursrnrnTrashrn1,340,220 Pounds of TrashrnrnRecyclingrn139,540 Pounds of Recyclingrn4,277 Bins DistributedrnHundreds Signed Up for Recycling Rewards ProgramrnrnTiresrn6,871 Tires RemovedrnrnParks and Recreation Centersrn50 Parks & Recreation Centers CleanedrnrnBlock Captainsrn763 Neighborhood Blocks CleanedrnrnCity Staff & Equipmentrn122 Trash and Recycling Crewsrn8 Tire Trucksrn3 Front End Loadersrn3 TrailersrnrnThe Philly Spring Cleanup is a part of the national Great American Cleanup. The 2008 Philly Spring Cleanup was recognized by Keep America Beautiful as the largest single day, citywide Cleanup on record in the United States. The momentum gained from this year’s Philly Spring Cleanup will be directed to engage citizens in an ongoing effort to eliminate and prevent litter and motivate the public to take ownership of their neighborhoods to create a cleaner, safer Philadelphia.rnrnFor more information on the 2010 Philly Spring Cleanup, please visit www.PhillySpringCleanup.com. Residents may also call the Streets Department’s Customer Affairs Unit at 215-686-5560, or call 3-1-1.