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[ WINTER HAVEN LITTER ]

Small Item, Big Problem


Published: Friday, May 9, 2008 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, May 9, 2008 at 6:39 a.m.
Business has really been picking up in Winter Haven. Picking up litter, that is. For the 13th year, Keep Winter Haven Clean and Beautiful held its clean-up campaign with the help of local businesses. Pat Gilder, KWHCB director, said about a ton of trash is collected during the one-day clean-up.

"Cigarette butts are the biggest problem," she told the News Chief. Can't some people ever manage to keep things to themselves?


This story appeared in print on page A10

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