Target
and Federal Park Employees Clean Illegal Dump Site
On
June 1st, 18 employees from the Altoona Target store and the Allegheny/Portage
Federal Railroad Park exercised their community spirit and their muscles
to clean an illegal dump site and 25 to 30 smaller sites located on
State Gameland and Park property off the access road running from Dry
Run to old route 22.
Everyone met at
the biggest dump site at 9:00 am and the work got under way. With the
help of a front-end loader and operator from the park, and the hard
work of the volunteers, the large dump site and approximately 25 to
30 smaller sites were cleaned up and in the dumpster by 1:00 pm. A total
of 8 tons of trash, 55 tires and some scrap metal were removed from
the sites. "It was wonderful to partner with PA Cleanways and the
Park Historic Site for the project. Every year Target does a company
wide cleanup project and each year it becomes a more rewarding project
for the environment. Thank you to PA Cleanways for helping us to make
this our most successful cleanup yet" said Sandy Zettle, coordinator
for the Target store.
The folks from the
park were instrumental in helping to coordinate and get this project
done. "We at Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
would like to express our sincere gratitude to PA CleanWays of Blair
County and the Target store employees for helping with the park-cleanup
day. Without the cooperative efforts of the groups involved, the park
staff would not have been able to accomplish the monumental task of
removing the large quantity of trash and tires, which were illegally
dumped on Park Service Lands. With the assistance of PA CleanWays of
Blair County the work was done at a considerable savings to the park
and enhanced the aesthetic beauty of the park" said park ranger,
Tom Stinedurf.
Others
donating goods or services to the cleanup effort were: PA CleanWays
of Blair County (coordinators), The PA Game Commission (paid for tipping
fees), Kanes Trash Removal (donated a dumpster), Blair County Solid
Waste & Recycling (removal of tires), Penn DOT (gloves, vests and
bags), and Penn Turf (reduced tire recycling fees).
