Pittsburgh unites to clean up the city ahead of the NFL draft

Pittsburgh residents and community organizations are coming together to clean up the city in preparation for the NFL draft.The initiative, known as the “Immaculate Collection,” is spearheaded by Caily Grube, executive director of Allegheny Cleanways.”Pittsburghers have a great sense of pride about their community, and we know that when we have all these visitors coming into our city for the draft, we want to make a great first impression,” Grube said.Neighbors and dozens of community organizations are tackling litter together. With the help of PennDOT, 50 highway miles are being cleaned up, too. Since September, over 400 tons of litter and more than 300 bags of highway trash have been cleared.”This is litter that we’ve been unable to touch until we had all of the leverage of the draft to get folks to the table to say, ‘Let’s figure out a solution,'” Grube said. The NFL draft isn’t “game over” for the Immaculate Collection. “Don’t think that this is a one-off. The infrastructure is in place to make these things happen throughout the year,” said Jeremy Waldrup, president and CEO of the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership. Allegheny Cleanways has made it easy for you to sign up and host your own neighborhood clean-up event.This is a developing story. Stay with Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 for updates. Download the WTAE app to stay connected with breaking news. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news in your inbox.

PITTSBURGH —

Pittsburgh residents and community organizations are coming together to clean up the city in preparation for the NFL draft.

The initiative, known as the “Immaculate Collection,” is spearheaded by Caily Grube, executive director of Allegheny Cleanways.

“Pittsburghers have a great sense of pride about their community, and we know that when we have all these visitors coming into our city for the draft, we want to make a great first impression,” Grube said.

Neighbors and dozens of community organizations are tackling litter together. With the help of PennDOT, 50 highway miles are being cleaned up, too. Since September, over 400 tons of litter and more than 300 bags of highway trash have been cleared.

“This is litter that we’ve been unable to touch until we had all of the leverage of the draft to get folks to the table to say, ‘Let’s figure out a solution,'” Grube said.

The NFL draft isn’t “game over” for the Immaculate Collection.

“Don’t think that this is a one-off. The infrastructure is in place to make these things happen throughout the year,” said Jeremy Waldrup, president and CEO of the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership.

Allegheny Cleanways has made it easy for you to sign up and host your own neighborhood clean-up event.

This is a developing story. Stay with Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 for updates. Download the WTAE app to stay connected with breaking news. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news in your inbox.