 You are invited to join a winning team during Roadside PRIDE Month in October.
Team up with your neighbors to pick up the bottles and bags littering our ditches. Your local government will provide your cleanup supplies and pick up the litter you collect. PRIDE will take care of trash disposal fees.
“If you enjoy a hometown victory, then Roadside PRIDE is for you, because you really can’t lose,” said PRIDE’s Karen Engle. “When you team with other volunteers to pick up litter, then your fall scenery will be even more beautiful for you and your tourists. That’s a win. And, if you turn out more volunteers and clean up more trash than other communities, then your county or city will bring home a trophy. That’s another win.”
In the friendly Roadside PRIDE competition, cities and counties earn points for the number of volunteers who clean roadsides, the number of road miles cleaned and the amount of trash collected throughout the month of October. Trophies will be awarded to the cities and counties with the highest scores.
Your competitors are cities and counties with similar populations to your own. For a list, click here.
“Your local governments also win during Roadside PRIDE Month, because PRIDE and the state’s Energy and Environment Cabinet are partnering to reimburse them for disposing of the roadside litter,” Engle added.
PRIDE has set aside $304,500 to reimburse local governments to dispose of the litter picked up by volunteers. Each city and county's reimbursement level is based on its number of road miles. PRIDE will provide supplies such as trash bags, gloves and vests.
To volunteer to pick up litter near you, please call your local PRIDE Coordinator. He or she will provide your cleanup supplies, dispose of the trash you collect and add your contribution to your home team’s score.
To find your PRIDE Coordinator, please call the PRIDE office, toll free, at 1-888-577-4339. You also can click on your county in the map at www.kypride.org.
Roadside PRIDE is sponsored by Eastern Kentucky PRIDE, which is a nonprofit organization that serves 38 counties of southern and eastern Kentucky. PRIDE was founded by Congressman Hal Rogers and Kentucky Environmental Secretary James Bickford in 1997 to encourage and assist communities with environmental cleanup and education.
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