Trash pickup tops 300 pounds along railroad tracks in Albion

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 12 April 2025 at 3:31 pm

Photo by Kyle Gill

ALBION – The Albion Rotary and Interact Clubs picked up trash along the railroad tracks in Albion this morning and filled 19 garbage bags with a total weight of 307 pounds. That topped the 291 pounds from a year ago.

Albion Rotary has done the cleanup the past five years with students from Albion Central School.

Pictured from left include Makenzie Cook, Lillian Fisher, Ayme Vallejo-Morales, Cordelia Rivers, Adam Burgio, Tom Rivers, Maddison Button, Tim Archer and Mike Schmackpheffer.

Photos by Tom Rivers

Adam Burgio, an Interact Club member, hunts down litter just east of Platt Street.

Mike Schmackpheffer, a prospective Rotarian, helped the garbage collection. He is getting trash near the wall by Dunkin’ Donuts.

Lillian Fisher, an Interact member, tosses a bag of litter into the dumpster at Ace Hardware. Rotary and Interact thank Ace Hardware for use of the dumpster.