JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Mayor Donna Deegan announced on Tuesday that the Northside team “Collect and Connect” won the 2nd Jax Litter League contest by collecting 227 bags of trash—nearly four tons—from Jacksonville neighborhoods.
Team captain Susan Shinego led her crew to victory in the citywide competition.
As the winners of the contest, the team received a game day experience to watch the Jacksonville Jaguars play the New York Jets, along with a box of Jaguars merchandise.
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The Jax Litter League is a component of Mayor Deegan’s “Keep Jax Cute, Don’t Pollute” initiative.
Teams from all over Jacksonville collectively removed thousands of pounds of litter from parks, streets and public spaces during the competition.
“The Jax Litter League shows what Jacksonville can accomplish when neighbors come together for our city,” Mayor Deegan said in a news release.
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