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Topic: Litter
“We’re seeing an abundance of trash along our streets and roads, and I don’t like it,” Mayor Pitts said. ![]() Litter Fighter: Clarksville Street Department worker Brennan Hudson picks up bottles, cans and trash along Dunbar Cave Road on Thursday. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
TDOT Launches New Litter Prevention CampaignNobody Trashes Tennessee
“From the Great Smoky Mountain region, to the Mississippi River, and every stretch of roadway in between, litter on our highways takes away from Tennessee’s natural beauty,” TDOT Commissioner John Schroer said. “It’s not only an eyesore, but it costs TDOT more than $15 million a year to clean up.”
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Clarksville-Montgomery County Sherrif’s Office warns unsecured loads could lead to big fines
“Unsecured loads could lead to trash flying from vehicles, causing a danger to others driving on the road, not to mention dirtying up the roadways,” said Sgt. Mike Leutert of the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Environmental Enforcement Unit. “The Environmental Enforcement Unit at the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, along with full support of the Bi-County Landfill, has been strongly committed to keeping our community clean and, in return, safer by enforcing Tennessee’s litter laws.” ![]() This load violates the “Secure Load Law,” and was photographed by Sgt. Mike Leutert of the Environmental Enforcement Unit. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
Bredesen Announces $3.8 million in Litter Grants for Tennessee CountiesGrants awarded through TDOT’s Beautification Division
“Each year volunteers pick up almost 25 million pounds of roadside litter in Tennessee alone,” said Bredesen. “Litter is an eye-sore, it’s costly to clean up and it can be harmful to our environment, but it’s totally preventable. These funds will be used by counties across the state to organize their pick-up efforts and conduct educational campaigns to teach children and adults about the importance of keeping Tennessee beautiful.” «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
TDOT Partners with Rascal Flatts to encourage people to Adopt-A-HighwayCountry Super Group Asks Tennesseans to “Show Your Pride” in new Public Service Announcement
In the new 30 second PSA, Rascal Flatts guitarist Joe Don Rooney picks up a piece of litter tossed along the side of a roadway and asks, “Think this is no big deal?”, as vocalist Gary LeVox remarks, “Think about 12 million pounds of it.” «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
Litter: Not just by the side of the road
Maybe, but if so, it is also shared problem, one that plagues many other communities across the country as well. The litter problem is just the surface, one with deepening roots, one that fuels discontent among our populace. A chunk of the problem boils down to a matter of pride and an issue of self-esteem for individuals as well as community. The litter is just a symptom. We’ve evolved into a disposable nation with built-in obsolescence. Nothing we buy is built to last and surges in technology render last year’s computers, televisions, cars obsolete within months of their acquisition.
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‘Muck Pluckers’ clean up Cumberland river and shoreline
All that, along with chairs, buckets, plastic pipe and about 14 bags of trash, were pulled from the shoreline by a team of volunteers who call themselves the “muck pluckers,” a volunteer team that braved the high heat, humidity and poor air quality to clean one small part of the city. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
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