Cranberry Twp staff hits the streets for annual cleanup day
Frank Garuccio, left, Dave Blair and Jimmy Border pick up trash along Cranberry Springs Drive in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
CRANBERRY TWP — Nearly 100 township staff members traded their desks for safety vests and trash pickers on Friday, May 9, to participate in the second annual Employee Litter Clean Up Day.
The initiative was developed by the public works department to help beautify some of the busiest and most visible corridors within the community.
“We have a great Adopt-A-Roadway program that takes care of the township roads, but this is beautifying the gateways to Cranberry and what people see when they come in,” said Kelly Maurer, the township’s public works director.
“We have public works and the utility department at every location and then people were able to volunteer to help from all the departments in the township.”
Eight stretches of road in Cranberry were cleaned up, including Freedom and Rochester roads, which are two of the township’s busiest thoroughfares.
Maurer said she registered the township to participate in the litter cleanup program that’s been traditionally organized by the state’s Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful nonprofit.
“Last year, there was a lot more trash,” she said. “So I think it’s actually working that if people don’t see trash, maybe they don’t throw as much trash.”
A Pennsylvania Litter Research Study in 2018-19 found there are about 502 million pieces of litter on the state’s roads, with the most common items being cigarette butts and plastics, such as food packaging, bottles and bags.
The study, which conducted on-the-ground litter counts in 180 locations, discovered that local roads harbor an average of about 1,030 litter items per mile.
Cranberry Township’s Adopt-A-Roadway program, which covers 30 miles of roads that see the most traffic, has largely been a successful endeavor for litter control, according to Maurer.
“We have 40 different organizations that participate in the program, and that’s really great,” she said. “We pick up the bags on Mondays and it’s tons of litter. So that’s just everybody doing their part.”
Director of Public Works Kelly Maurer helps pick up trash along Mackenzie Way in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Andrew Wharton picks up trash along Cranberry Springs Drive in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Jimmy Border, left, and Andrew Wharton pick up trash along Cranberry Springs Drive in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Cranberry Township Parks and Recreation and Public Works employees came together to clear debris from roadways in high traffic areas around Cranberry Township including along Cranberry Springs Drive on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Kelly Maurer and Jimmy Border pick up trash along Cranberry Springs Drive in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Andrew Wharton looks for trash along Cranberry Springs Drive in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Jimmy Border with Cranberry Township Parks and Recreation helps pick up trash along Mackenzie Way in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Andrew Wharton looks for trash along Cranberry Springs Drive in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Frank Garuccio, left, Dave Blair and Andrew Wharton pick up trash along Cranberry Springs Drive in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Frank Garuccio picks up trash along Cranberry Springs Drive in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Nathan Schultheis, center, helps pick up trash along Mackenzie Way in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Kelly Maurer and Jimmy Border pick up trash along Cranberry Springs Drive in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Andrew Wharton picks up trash along Cranberry Springs Drive in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Jimmy Border hands Andrew Wharton debris found along Mackenzie Way in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Andrew Wharton looks for trash along Cranberry Springs Drive in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Frank Garuccio picks up trash along Cranberry Springs Drive in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Nathan Schultheis picks up trash along Cranberry Springs Drive in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Frank Garuccio, left, Dave Blair and Jimmy Border pick up trash along Cranberry Springs Drive in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Frank Garuccio, left, and Dave Blair pick up trash along Cranberry Springs Drive in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Dave Blair, left, Jimmy Border and Andrew Wharton pick up trash along Cranberry Springs Drive in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Nathan Schultheis helps pick up trash along Mackenzie Way in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Nathan Schultheis, center, helps pick up trash along Mackenzie Way in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Nathan Schultheis, left, and Frank Garuccio pick up trash along Cranberry Springs Drive in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Frank Garuccio fills a garbage bag with trash along Mackenzie Way in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Jimmy Border with Cranberry Township Parks and Recreation helps pick up trash along Mackenzie Way in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Frank Garuccio throws a full garbage bag into the back of a Cranberry Township Public Works vehicle along Cranberry Springs Drive in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Jimmy Border with Cranberry Township Parks and Recreation helps pick up trash along Mackenzie Way in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Nathan Schultheis, left, and Frank Garuccio pick up trash along Cranberry Springs Drive in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Nathan Schultheis, left, Kelly Maurer and Frank Garuccio, all with Cranberry Township, help pick up trash along Mackenzie Way in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Jimmy Border with Cranberry Township Parks and Recreation helps pick up trash along Mackenzie Way in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Director of Public Works Kelly Maurer helps pick up trash along Mackenzie Way in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Andrew Wharton picks up trash along Cranberry Springs Drive in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Jimmy Border, left, and Andrew Wharton pick up trash along Cranberry Springs Drive in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Cranberry Township Parks and Recreation and Public Works employees came together to clear debris from roadways in high traffic areas around Cranberry Township including along Cranberry Springs Drive on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Kelly Maurer and Jimmy Border pick up trash along Cranberry Springs Drive in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Andrew Wharton looks for trash along Cranberry Springs Drive in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Jimmy Border with Cranberry Township Parks and Recreation helps pick up trash along Mackenzie Way in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Andrew Wharton looks for trash along Cranberry Springs Drive in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Frank Garuccio, left, Dave Blair and Andrew Wharton pick up trash along Cranberry Springs Drive in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Frank Garuccio picks up trash along Cranberry Springs Drive in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Nathan Schultheis, center, helps pick up trash along Mackenzie Way in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Kelly Maurer and Jimmy Border pick up trash along Cranberry Springs Drive in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Andrew Wharton picks up trash along Cranberry Springs Drive in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Jimmy Border hands Andrew Wharton debris found along Mackenzie Way in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Andrew Wharton looks for trash along Cranberry Springs Drive in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Frank Garuccio picks up trash along Cranberry Springs Drive in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Nathan Schultheis picks up trash along Cranberry Springs Drive in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Frank Garuccio, left, Dave Blair and Jimmy Border pick up trash along Cranberry Springs Drive in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Frank Garuccio, left, and Dave Blair pick up trash along Cranberry Springs Drive in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Dave Blair, left, Jimmy Border and Andrew Wharton pick up trash along Cranberry Springs Drive in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Nathan Schultheis helps pick up trash along Mackenzie Way in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Nathan Schultheis, center, helps pick up trash along Mackenzie Way in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Nathan Schultheis, left, and Frank Garuccio pick up trash along Cranberry Springs Drive in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Frank Garuccio fills a garbage bag with trash along Mackenzie Way in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Jimmy Border with Cranberry Township Parks and Recreation helps pick up trash along Mackenzie Way in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Frank Garuccio throws a full garbage bag into the back of a Cranberry Township Public Works vehicle along Cranberry Springs Drive in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Jimmy Border with Cranberry Township Parks and Recreation helps pick up trash along Mackenzie Way in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Nathan Schultheis, left, and Frank Garuccio pick up trash along Cranberry Springs Drive in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Nathan Schultheis, left, Kelly Maurer and Frank Garuccio, all with Cranberry Township, help pick up trash along Mackenzie Way in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Jimmy Border with Cranberry Township Parks and Recreation helps pick up trash along Mackenzie Way in Cranberry Township on Friday, May 9, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
