Volunteers take aim at trash in WB

WILKES-BARRE — Greg Griffin and volunteers from around the region, including a group from the New Roots Recovery Center, turned out on Saturday to hold a cleanup on the wooded hillside along Thompson Street in the city’s North End. This was the third consecutive weekend during which Griffin, 65, a retired state correctional officer from Swoyersville, has coordinated a neighborhood cleanup in Wilkes-Barre.

Greg Griffin picks up trash just off Thompson Street in Wikes-Barre on Saturday.

https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/web1_cleanup2_faa.jpgGreg Griffin picks up trash just off Thompson Street in Wikes-Barre on Saturday. Fred Adams | For Times Leader

Larry Desjadon, a volunteer from Wilkes-Barre, rakes up trash near Butler Street in Wilkes-Barre as part of a cleanup project in the city’s North End.

https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/web1_cleanup1_faa.jpgLarry Desjadon, a volunteer from Wilkes-Barre, rakes up trash near Butler Street in Wilkes-Barre as part of a cleanup project in the city’s North End. Fred Adams | For Times Leader

This pile of needles was discovered by cleanup volunteers near Butler Street in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday.

https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/web1_cleanup3_faa.jpgThis pile of needles was discovered by cleanup volunteers near Butler Street in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Fred Adams | For Times Leader

Joe Gostynski, a volunteer from A+ Enterprise Junk Removal, cleans up an area off Thompson Street in Wilkes-Barre.

https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/web1_cleanup4_faa.jpgJoe Gostynski, a volunteer from A+ Enterprise Junk Removal, cleans up an area off Thompson Street in Wilkes-Barre. Fred Adams | For Times Leader

Volunteer Jeff Suponoio of Dallas help with the clean up.

https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/web1_cleanup5_faa.jpgVolunteer Jeff Suponoio of Dallas help with the clean up. Fred Adams | For Times Leader