Thousands of volunteers to clean up Charles River on Earth Day

Volunteers celebrate Earth Day with Manchester cleanup

Manchester residents gathered to participate in Earth Day cleanup Saturday morning, focusing on Victory Park.

Volunteers work to clean waterfront this Earth Day

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Earth Day is here, originally getting it’s start in the 1970s as a way to increase public awareness about environmental issues.The state of Vermont had several events celebrating the earth in different towns and cities. In Burlington, members of the Rozalia Project and seveal other organizations gathered together to clean the waterfront. Residents in the community say it’s important to them that their beaches are clean. …

Volunteers clean up Jade District for Earth Day

Dozens of volunteers sporting "Jade District" vests spanned Southeast 82nd Avenue for an Earth Day cleanup event.

Volunteers gather to clean up Albuquerque in honor of Earth Day

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – In honor of Earth Day, the Solid Waste Management Department and Albuquerque residents participated in the 'One Albuquerque Clean Up Day.' More than 700 volunteers were a part of the cleanup. Groups were able to clean up neighborhoods, parks, and trails throughout the city. Matthew Whelan, the director of Solid Waste, said that doing the cleanup on Earth Day helps keep Albuquerque clean and beautiful. Earth Day wa…

Volunteers collect thousands of pounds of trash during annual Earth Day cleanup along Charles River

A small army of volunteers fanned out to collect thousands of pounds of trash from along the Charles River on Saturday during one of the nation’s largest Earth Day cleanups. More than 3,000 people were out working at about 80 sites, including parks, forests, playgrounds and paths along the Charles River watershed throughout Massachusetts.  The 24th annual Earth Day Charles River Cleanup — hosted by the Charles River Conservancy, Charles River W…

Volunteers clean up community for Earth Day

For the past 7 years, community leaders in Euclid and Collinwood have hosted a competition to see which community could pick up the most trash.