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Registration Is Open For Statewide Adopt-A-Highway Cleanup

man in foreground wearing orange vest with orange trash bag picks up trash beside road
Volunteers pick up garbage beside a road in Kanawha County. This photo was taken in the spring, but a fall cleanup is scheduled for Sept. 26.
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It’s time to get your group together and sign up for the Adopt-A-Highway Fall Statewide Cleanup.  

The cleanup itself is Saturday, Sept. 26, but the time to register is now.  

The program provides garbage bags, work gloves and safety vests to volunteers and disposes of the collected trash. Volunteers must be at least 12 years old to participate. One-time cleanups are encouraged but must be registered. 

Groups must register in advance by Sept. 17 and inform their county Division of Highways garage if they need supplies. 

Last year, Adopt-A-Highway volunteers performed more than 52,000 hours of labor and removed over 251,000 pounds of litter. 

To register, call 1-800-322-5530 or send an email to dep.aah@wv.gov.  

If you reach the REAP (Rehabilitation Environmental Action Plan) voicemail, please leave your name, phone number, group name, date of cleanup, number of participants, and the county where your adopted road is located.  

Supplies may be picked up during normal business hours at your local DOH garage. 

Co-sponsored by the state Division of Highways, the Adopt-A-Highway program is administered by WVDEP’s REAP and improves the quality of the state’s environment by encouraging public involvement in eliminating highway litter. 

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