Resident Cleans Roads One Piece of Trash at a Time
Brion Weintzweig, a Reisterstown resident and business owner, has worked to keep a stretch of Reisterstown Road clean for nearly a decade.
Brion Weintzweig sports a neon green vest and bright orange trash bags as he walks a stretch of Reisterstown Road. Since 2003, he’s worked to help keep the road litter free from Franklin Boulevard to Chartley Drive. “To me, it’s a fun little walk,” the Reisterstown resident said. “My schedule is pretty flexible, so I don’t mind taking some of my free time to help out, and I find it personally enriching.” Weintzweig, owner of Able Hands Mobile Massage, is one of many volunteers who participate in the Adopt-A-Highway program, which is organized by The Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA). The program allows volunteers from local businesses and other organizations to pick up trash and debris from non-interstate highways. The agreement…