Mark Remy had a bone to pick with the City of Portland.

"Almost three years ago now, I was noticing more and more litter," he said.

Remy is a writer and editor who lives in Portland, Ore. with his wife and kids.

"I told my wife one day, 'I am so fed up with this litter. I'm going to go downtown and collect a bag full of it and leave it on the steps of city hall.'"

At that point in his life, Remy didn't have much experience doing volunteer work. So, when his wife suggested that he channel his frustration into community service, he was intrigued.

"I did some Googling and that's how I found SOLVE."

SOLVE , an approximate acronym for "stop Oregon litter and vandalism," is a non-profit that began in 1969, dedicated to cleaning up litter and things like graffiti, broken windows and damage

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