Michigan residents have something to celebrate after local volunteers announced they have removed more than 248,000 pounds of litter from the Lansing River Trail over the past three-and-a-half years.
What happened?
According to WLNS6, at an event on June 30, non-profit Michigan Waterways Stewards celebrated the milestone while saying the Lansing waterways have been “cleared and cleaned.”
The outlet reported that the years-long campaign covered the Grand River, the Red Cedar River, Sycamore Creek, riverside parks, and other adjacent stretches.
The effort began in 2022 and has since brought together more than 4,150 volunteers across 328 cleanup projects. Together, they have removed 248,000 pounds of trash from the trail—roughly the equivalent of the weight of 55 average-sized cars, the outlet noted…