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Exclusive | Naughty Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade partiers fill streets with 41.5 tons of trash— equivalent to a large humpback whale

41.54 tons of trash were collected after Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade along a 2.5-mile route.
More than 180 sanitation workers helped on the cleanup effort after the parade.
38 street-sweeping vehicles and 29 collection trucks assisted in the cleanup.
Central Park West reopened about 90 minutes after the parade ended.
The parade drew millions of spectators on the streets and tens of millions of viewers at home.
Officials noted that weather can influence cleanup, with ponchos and coffee cups contributing to litter.
The 2023 parade had a higher 65-ton haul, while 2024 saw about 36 tons collected.
The Sanitation Department treated the cleanup as a coordinated operation after the event.
Officials confirmed the post-parade cleanup was completed promptly to reopen streets.

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