Philadelphia Front Page News TV-Radio News In Brief: Terrill Haigler: Changing the game by cleaning Philly’s streets one neighborhood at a time
Terrill Haigler
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. For Philly’s own Terrill Haigler — also known as Ya Fav Trashman — ridding the city’s neighborhoods of trash is a treasure in itself.
“Clutter creates chaos, which creates anxiety,” he said, “and in anxiety, you make bad choices because you’re not thinking straight.”
Haigler, a former sanitation worker, has been a clean streets advocate since 2020. One of his dreams was to get his own trash truck. He was recently awarded a Keystone Communities Program grant, allowing him to purchase not one but two trucks.
Haigler said clean streets result in less crime. His litter task force employs formerly incarcerated individuals to help haul trash around town.
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