Watch Now: The Trashy Divas are Cleaning Up "A" Mountain in Tucson
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Mamta Popat
Photojournalist
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Connie Brannock bikes up "A" mountain with her wife and friends and got tired of complaining about the trash they would see. She decided to form a group, contact Tucson Clean and Beautiful and officially adopted "A" Mountain. Now on the first Monday of each month the Trashy Divas can be seen filling up garbage bags. The group started in September 2019. Video by Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Mamta Popat
Photojournalist
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This group of mostly women, many of whom are in their 60s or older, meet once a month to pick up litter on 'A' Mountain. They've dubbed themselves the "Trashy Divas."
