Unfortunately I have noticed more and more “litter” or trash along roads & along local trails. I pick up trash everyday as I tend to walk often. I have no data, however I think picking up trash when we see it might help to prevent others from adding to what is already strewn about. We are fortunate to have open space, beautiful trails, wetlands, etc. and as much as we can join together to keep the trash picked-up, we’ll all benefit. Doing so is not particularly fun (wear gloves if you have them!) yet the improvement shows right away. Sometimes after snow melt more trash is visible, though boxes of beer cans (Budlight and Coors in particular) are common esp after weekends. Some smaller items like cigarette butts are also increasingly plentiful along roads (and yes I’ve found some along trails.) These do not break down much even over time.
Kathleen Lomatoski > On Mar 20, 2022, at 9:44 AM, Sara Mattes <samat...@gmail.com> wrote: > > The town does regular street cleaning, but it is on a schedule and > interspersed with things like roadway maintenance. > Now, they are doing the annual repair of winter damage-potholes and some > repaving. > We don’t have crews dedicated to trash pick-up. > And, yes, that is a mess, but looks familiar-what I, sadly, occasionally see > along Conant Road - full box of empty beer cans strewn all over. > A sign of Spring. > Shameful. > > > ------ > Sara Mattes > > > > >> On Mar 20, 2022, at 9:29 AM, Carol Ryan <urch...@comcast.net> wrote: >> >> I see people doing that however this is over the top. Our tax dollars >> support a town crew. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Mar 20, 2022, at 9:11 AM, Sara Mattes <samat...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> usually, we just do it. >>> some carry trash bags along on their walks to clean up roadsides and trails. >>> as the weather warms, unfortunately, we will see more of it. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------ >>> Sara Mattes >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> On Mar 20, 2022, at 9:06 AM, Carol Ryan <urch...@comcast.net> wrote: >>>> >>>> Who's responsibility is it to clean this up? >>>> >>>> <IMG_5325.jpg> >>>> >>>> >>>> <IMG_5326.jpg> >>>> >>>> >>>> <IMG_5327.jpg> >>>> >>>> >>>> <IMG_5328.jpg> >>>> >>>> >>>> <IMG_5329.jpg> >>>> >>>> >>>> <IMG_5330.jpg> >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone-- >>>> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>>> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. >>>> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >>>> Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >>>> Change your subscription settings at >>>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >>>> >>> >> > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >
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