b'And litter can get washed off streets duringrainstorms, polluting rivers and streams.Mr. Brindley volunteers his time to lead Not in Philly and spends about five hours a week on the project. He also continues to clean up his block.What keeps him going? Since everyone hates litter, everyone can be part of the solution, he says. I love the sense of ownership peoplecan feel. They dont have to feel helplessabout this problem.His organization has received support from several Philadelphia city departments and the Pennsylvania Resources Council, a statewide organization that fights litter. Apartment and commercial-building owners also have helpedout because they dont want trash in front oftheir properties. Illustration by Sabriel Roberts, eighth grade, East Norriton Bulldog BulletinWith this support, Not in Philly can afford to give volunteers a trash bag and a grabber to do theirlitter cycle and help Philadelphia neighborhoods work. The trash grabbers are important becausehave cleaner streets in the future. by using them you dont have to worry about picking up broken glass or things that are reallyDirty neighborhoods seem to get dirtier and gross with your hands, he says. clean neighborhoods get cleaner, he says. I A recent statewide survey shows that Philadel- hope that through Not in Philly, a virtuous feed-phia spends $48 millionor $30 a personback loop would lead to drastically different every year to remove litter from city streets andneighborhoods by 2035.trash that is dumped on vacant lots. Mr. BrindleyBy Healthy Comet staffsees Not in Philly as a good way to break theCole Manor Elementary School9'