Picking up litter in central Kentucky's downtown communities will be widespread this Wednesday. The effort is connected to the 45th Earth Day Commemoration.
The main street clean sweep program is being coordinated by Bluegrass Greensource, which serves 19 central Kentucky counties. Director Amy Sohner says the trash pickup blitz will take place in many towns this week from 11 am to 1pm. "And the idea is to go in mass, 15 communities, 15 cities in central Kentucky, picking up litter all at the same time to celebrate Earth Day," said Sohner.
Sohner has been a part of the environmental organization since 2002. She believes green has gone from a color, to a movement, to an expectation. "People understanding that recycling is something that you just do,” Sohner said. “They don't need to know why to do it anymore. It's sort of ingrained in what they learn and what their neighbors do and it's become more of the norm."
In addition to Earth Day events, Bluegrass Greensource is also sponsoring rain garden workshops in April, May, and June, as well as various other activities.?
