The nationwide trash pick-up effort was held Saturday, April 1 and was sponsored by Keep America Beautiful. In Port Royal, residents pitched in to clean up litter in the community.

[caption id="attachment_31935" align="aligncenter" width="1630"]<a href="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/RES4001.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-31935"><img class="size-full wp-image-31935" src="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/RES4001.jpg" alt="Benjamin Lewis, 5, helps his mom, Beth, pick up trash near Port Royal Elementary School during the Keep America Beautiful trash pickup in Port Royal. Photos by Bob Sofaly." width="1630" height="1799"></a> Benjamin Lewis, 5, helps his mom, Beth, pick up trash near Port Royal Elementary School during the Keep America Beautiful trash pickup in Port Royal. Photos by Bob Sofaly.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_31934" align="aligncenter" width="3216"]<a href="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/RES3970.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-31934"><img class="size-full wp-image-31934" src="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/RES3970.jpg" alt="Three-year-old Jayne Miller, center, gets some help from her dad Brian as they get ready to pick up trash near Parris Avenue in Port Royal. " width="3216" height="2136"></a> Three-year-old Jayne Miller, center, gets some help from her dad Brian as they get ready to pick up trash near Parris Avenue in Port Royal.[/caption]