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NC Spring Litter Sweep April 26-May 10

Last Updated on April 22, 2014 9:25 am

Volunteers, maintenance crews, inmates and community service workers donning orange safety vests will take to the roads Saturday, April 26 to Saturday, May 10, to participate in Litter Sweep, the N.C. Department of Transportation's biannual cleanup drive.

NCDOT encourages all North Carolinians to get involved in this spring’s Litter Sweep and help clean up more than 79,000 miles of state-maintained roadsides. The department provides all litter removal gear, including safety vests, gloves and bags. Anyone wanting to volunteer should contact their county NCDOT maintenance office in advance to obtain supplies.

NCDOT will deploy crews for litter pick-up in each county and NCDOT employees will be available to collect trash bags left on the roadsides by volunteer groups participating in the cleanup. Participants are reminded to warm up before picking up litter and to drink plenty of water during the cleanup event.

During Litter Sweep, the N.C. State Highway Patrol will be on the roads implementing their “Litter Free N.C.” initiative by enforcing unsecured loads and other state litter laws. Motorists are encouraged to report incidents of littering by calling the NC State Highway Patrol number of *HP on their cells phones when safe to do so.

For more information, call 1-800-331-5864 or visit the Office of Beautification website and click on Litter Sweep.

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