PHILADELPHIA, Pa - Terrill Haigler wasted no time when he started working for the Philadelphia Sanitation Department.
After a short three months, Haigler’s title as a sanitation laborer was quickly changed to, "Ya Fav Trashman" as he worked to incorporate the community in his everyday job.Our favorite trash man’s current initiative is to get Philadelphia clean by 2025.
He is currently recruiting over 1,000 people to participate in a 5K Earth Day trash cleanup on April 23 in Kensington. Everyone is encouraged to participate and Haigler says it will surely be a day to remember."There’s going to be a DJ there, because who can’t clean without music?" Haigler says. "There will also be a personal trainer there to warm us all up and a huge amount of sponsorship tables.
We will also be giving out 250 hot meals to the homeless as we walk."The Pennsylvania Horticulture Society will be planting a tree in a Brown or Black neighborhood over the next five years for every bag of trash collected during the 5K trash cleanup.