Back in January, we introduced you to Whitney Lewis, a Nelson County woman who was making the state cleaner.

One bag of trash at a time.

We caught up with Lewis on Earth Day and found not only is she still on her trash collecting journey, but others are now on it with her.

I am the trash lady.

It's a title.

Whitney Lewis comes by.

Honestly.

I try to go every single day.

If I have an hour free time, I'm at a lake or waterway somewhere picking up trash.

Last year, in honor of Earth Day, which also happens to be her birthday, Lewis set a goal, collect 500 bags of trash in a month.

I thought 500 was not going to be realistic.

On Earth Day, I surpassed it at 750 bags.

And she kept going and setting more ambitious goals.

When we met up with her in January.

We're at 11,335.

As of today, I want to hit 25,000.

So many people tell me I'm crazy and that it's not going to happen.

So where does she land on her goal this Earth Day?

What a blessing to share a birthday with a day that we get to celebrate our planet.

You know.

And of course, what I want to do is go pick up trash as a state.

We have collected 49,600 bags.

We're going to blow that 100,000 out of the water.

I'd love to see her in 50.

Her trash collecting journey has taken her to more than half the counties in the state and is also inspiring others to grab a bag and pick up around their neck of the woods.

People have just they've seen my posts and they've noticed, Hey, look, I've got grocery bags at home.

I can do the same thing.

She is, you know, and they've just contributed on their own without any kind of incentive, which is amazing.

I have a journal I keep daily of the people that I meet and the amount of bags that are submitted.

Lewis hopes other states will see their efforts and be inspired to do the same.

I think Kentucky is going to be the cleanest state in the country, and I think we're going to lead the way for other states to follow us.

So.

So Earth Day is a celebration of that to me.

And she says making Kentucky cleaner is simple.

Bring some grocery bags with you while you're out on your walks and your hikes and out in nature.

But one or two in your in your pocket, every bag makes a difference.

And she certainly is making a difference.

If you want to get involved with helping Whitney Lewis on her journey and to clean up the state, you can go to her Facebook page at Sun Kissed.

I said, Sticks and stones.