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Fixing Baltimore one piece of trash at a time

After Monday's riot, Baltimore resident Peter Hayman took to the streets with a bag and a broom

Peter Hayman, a young Baltimore resident, doesn't want to get angry. He wants to make his community better – and the best way he can think to do that right now is picking up trash. 

"Everything counts, even the little things. Everything counts," said Hayman. "So even a little piece of paper, a bunch of little pieces of paper, can turn into a lot of trash."

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