Batesburg-Leesville sparkles after army of volunteers take to the streets Saturday swlexledger.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from swlexledger.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
More litter is popping up on SC roads. Hereâs why and whatâs being done.
More litter is popping up on SC roads. Hereâs why, and whatâs being done. By Miranda Parnell | February 17, 2021 at 11:51 PM EST - Updated February 18 at 2:24 PM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Over the past few years, weâve extensively covered litter and illegal dumping in the Midlands.
These days, South Carolina roads.are looking rough.
âRight now, itâs daunting,â said Sarah Lyles of Palmetto Pride. âItâs a daunting task.â
Litter has always been a problem, but why do things look so much worse these days?
‘Just disrespectful’: COVID-19 pandemic is making South Carolina roads trashier Associated Press
South Carolina’s roads are getting trashier because of COVID-19.
“It’s just disrespectful to the environment, you know?” driver Nick Smelko told Channel 9. “Take your trash and just keep it in your car and find a trash can at a rest stop or something.”
The pandemic is keeping inmate crews and volunteers from gathering to clean up highways, anti-litter group Palmetto Pride told The Post and Courier of Charleston.
The problem is compounded by more people are going to drive-thrus for food and then tossing disposable containers out their vehicles, South Carolina Department of Transportation Secretary Christy Hall said.