By Charlotte Morritt-Jacobs - (@morrittjacobs on Twitter)

Annual Highway Cleanup This Saturday

May 6, 2016 | 11:53 AM

ALBERTA – Young volunteers will hit the road this Saturday, May 7, for the Annual Highway Cleanup event.

From 7 a.m. to 5 p.m, volunteers will sport bright orange safety vests and collect litter from provincial highways.

Last year 650 volunteer organizations helped clean up more than 11,400 kilometres of Alberta roadways.

Volunteer organizations include 4-H clubs, Scouts, Girl Guides, Rotary clubs, sports teams and various non-profit groups.

Anyone over the age of nine can participate.

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Organizations can earn between $81 and $101 per kilometre cleaned, with the higher amount going to those groups cleaning highways closer to urban centres, which tend to have more trash accumulated.

More information can be received by calling 310-0000 toll-free or by visiting the Annual Highway Cleanup Website.

Motorists are asked to slow down and be cautious when passing cleanup crews.