Litter is unsightly but also accounts for a big chunk of where tax dollars are spent.
For the state Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) alone, approximately $9.2 million is spent annually to pick up about 63,000 cubic yards of litter. DOTD reports that this amount of trash would fill 231,300 55-gallon drums. The agency employs what they call “roadrunners,” people who drive designate…
