“Our grant of $500 was all used up in just under 2.5 hours. We managed to raise an additional $146 and used this up by the end of the day. All-in-all, I would say that we collected well over 60,000 butts. Having had to augment the initial grant, due to the success of the event, I would say that we have made a very solid case for the government to look into implementing a deposit system on butts.”
– John Merzetti, Greenest City Small Grant recipient and Coordinator of the West End Cleanup
See photos from the cleanup.