Virginia DOT encourages litter pick up for Earth Day

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) encouraged Adopt-A-Highway groups and other volunteers to do a little “spring cleaning” via roadside litter pick up today for Earth Day (April 22).

“Virginia’s Adopt-a-Highway volunteers not only serve an important role in keeping our roadsides clean and attractive,” said VDOT Commissioner Charles Kilpatrick. “Their efforts also save the state more than $1.5 million each year that would have been spent on litter pickup.”

VDOT cautions motorists to use additional caution on Earth Day and be on the lookout for signs along highways that litter pick-up is occurring.

The agency’s Adopt-A-Highway program started in 1988, and has grown to become one of the largest in the country. VDOT says it provides equipment and safety training to program participants in addition to a sign along a chosen portion of highway.

More information on the program, including how to become a volunteer, is available here.