Amador County – The California Department of Transportation held a highway litter pickup day last week and reported picking up 73 bags of trash from Highway 88 roadsides in Amador County. The statewide Litter Removal Day, in coordination with Keep California Beautiful, and California Highway Patrol, was held on the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, last Thursday, April 22nd. Stockton-based District 10 publicist Chantel Miller said Caltrans maintenance crews in Amador County picked up litter and debris for the entire day along Highway 88 from the San Joaquin/Amador County border to just west of Wicklow Way. They filled more than 73 bags with litter. The cleanup day was an educational activity designed to enhance public awareness of costs associated with removing litter, and the volume of roadside waste the state encounters. Caltrans spent approximately $60 million in 2008-2009 to pick up litter and debris from state highways and roadways. Caltrans forces, combined with Adopt-A-Highway Program participants, special programs personnel such as probationers, inmates and the California Conservation Corps, and contractors for litter removal, removed 160,000 cubic yards of litter from highways last year, which would fill roughly 10,000 Caltrans garbage trucks. Miller said Caltrans encourages people to carry litter bags in automobiles, and to always cover and properly secure loads of trucks and pick-ups. Besides economic costs, litter creates a range of serious threats to the environment and human health. Wildlife can suffer from plastic in the environment, and roadside vegetation can be damaged by large debris. Improperly discarded cigarettes can start fires that can threaten human health, and harmful chemicals and biohazards can cause a serious threat to human health. Also, litter can clog roadway drainage systems and lead to highway flooding, congestion, and accidents. Miller said litter can also aid in the spread of disease. She said the “best anti-litter campaign is to ensure trash never makes it onto the highways in the first place.” For more information on the District 10 Adopt-A-Highway Program, call (209) 948-7462. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Wednesday, 28 April 2010 02:55
Caltrans Workers Clean 73 Bags Of Trash From Highway 88 Roadsides
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Amador County – The California Department of Transportation held a highway litter pickup day last week and reported picking up 73 bags of trash from Highway 88 roadsides in Amador County. The statewide Litter Removal Day, in coordination with Keep California Beautiful, and California Highway Patrol, was held on the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, last Thursday, April 22nd. Stockton-based District 10 publicist Chantel Miller said Caltrans maintenance crews in Amador County picked up litter and debris for the entire day along Highway 88 from the San Joaquin/Amador County border to just west of Wicklow Way. They filled more than 73 bags with litter. The cleanup day was an educational activity designed to enhance public awareness of costs associated with removing litter, and the volume of roadside waste the state encounters. Caltrans spent approximately $60 million in 2008-2009 to pick up litter and debris from state highways and roadways. Caltrans forces, combined with Adopt-A-Highway Program participants, special programs personnel such as probationers, inmates and the California Conservation Corps, and contractors for litter removal, removed 160,000 cubic yards of litter from highways last year, which would fill roughly 10,000 Caltrans garbage trucks. Miller said Caltrans encourages people to carry litter bags in automobiles, and to always cover and properly secure loads of trucks and pick-ups. Besides economic costs, litter creates a range of serious threats to the environment and human health. Wildlife can suffer from plastic in the environment, and roadside vegetation can be damaged by large debris. Improperly discarded cigarettes can start fires that can threaten human health, and harmful chemicals and biohazards can cause a serious threat to human health. Also, litter can clog roadway drainage systems and lead to highway flooding, congestion, and accidents. Miller said litter can also aid in the spread of disease. She said the “best anti-litter campaign is to ensure trash never makes it onto the highways in the first place.” For more information on the District 10 Adopt-A-Highway Program, call (209) 948-7462. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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