If you’re looking for an Earth Day project, local, state, federal and nonprofit officials have plenty of them happening all across the region. Here are some of the opportunities available for volunteering: Army Corps of Engineers The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host several volunteer days. A lake-shore cleanup
In a 44,000-square-foot warehouse behind a small Hempfield office are several large rooms filled with boxes and boxes containing thousands of pieces of used electronics — once the lifeblood of the modern computerized office. CyberCrunch LLC has literally tons of old laptops, desktop computers, keyboards, mice, televisions, hard drives, desk
Volunteers are needed to help with a special discount tire recycling event set for Saturday, April 9 at Westmoreland Cleanways and Recycling. Conducted through a partnership with the Westmoreland Conservation District’s West Nile virus program, the event is intended to help clean up scrap tires that can collect standing water
Spring cleaning has roots in ancient cultural and religious practices. In Jewish tradition, it is linked to the Passover, commemorating the Jews fleeing in such haste from slavery in Egypt that they didn’t have time to let their bread rise. Celebrated in early spring, Passover is ushered in by cleaning
Last year’s spring cleanup in Unity cleared away 40 large bins of trash from yards and roadsides in the community, and township officials hope to dispose of even more unsightly debris when they repeat the event April 30. This year, there will be expanded locations in township neighborhoods for the