In 2009, 51 billion pieces of litter found the road instead of the garbage can. Over 17% of roadside litter comes from unsecured or uncovered items blown off a truck or an auto. Unsightly and environmentally unfriendly, roadside litter blows and travels into waterways, into environmentally sensitive areas, and sometimes even gets carried away by animals. The litter mentioned here is only along the roadside, not litter in general. The amount of garbage in other public areas is staggering. Again, it is not just a problem of aesthetics, but an environmental problem.
Regular highway drivers have certainly seen the larger items along the roadside. Mattresses, chairs, large and small appliances, construction debris, tires and parts of tires--most drivers have seen these items. Imagine driving behind someone when that mattress or chair flies out of the bed of a pickup… It can be a disaster—destructive if not fatal.
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John Strother
6:53 am on Sunday, January 20, 2013
sounds more like an ad for Junk King than an article on road trash.
I've seen many people throw things from their car windows. This trash they are talking about doesn't just blow off a truck. It is deposited by someone that doesn't want to pay for the removal.
What I want to know, Who is going to pick up all this trash that is on the road sides? Look at the trash that is along Shreve Road on the City of Falls Church Maintenance Yard. It is unsightly, looks like someone that doesn't care what or how it affects a neighbor. Empty bottles and cans littering every where, doesn't this lead to mosquito breeding? You bet it does. Yet, here the city just doesn't get the idea that they own this lot, they must keep it clean.
Frank Criscenti
3:23 pm on Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Indeed, litter is dumped purposely on the roads in order to avoid costs, but I'll bet the roadside near any dump in the country is littered with stuff blown off the trucks. Junk King covers their loads. Hope your city is able to clean up.