We just got back from a week in Massachusetts. The trash along 95 got better in some states and was worse or about the same as here. So, it isn't just a problem here.
Connecticutt had the cleanest highways. But maybe that is because they had No littering signs posted every 1000 feet it seemed. And the fines were listed as $200 - $1000.00. I don't see any signs anywhere around here.
I noticed that the Inmates were back out picking up litter, but it doesn't do any good. Driving down Fox Road today there were McDonalds (and possibly Burger King etc) wrappers, cups, french fry containers etc. There are empty soda bottles. The mattresses on 540 near Capital Blvd. are still there. There is a pile of carpet or carpet pads on 401 near Ligon Mill.
What possess someone to throw trash out of their car? And I bet it isn't just kids.
Everyone made fun of the commercial with the American Indian crying - well he should still be crying.
It's like housework. There's no end to it.
I have about decided that there will never be an end to littering. It's a worldwide problem.
To have a clean environment, we've got to give a hand and help clean up. I like the way Rick Catlin from Wilmington put it, in his letter to the N&O editor 3-24-08. "We can start by picking up litter when we see it. This will make a clean spot that may just catch on. If we connect enough clean spots, we may begin to change the world".
Maybe the inmates could keep the Interstates and 4 lane highways clean if that's all they had to do.