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Volunteer opportunities

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Keep Land of Lincoln Litter Free
… no Butts about it!
Set an example for others by using trash and/or recycling receptacles and not littering.
Make sure your trash cans have lids that can be securely fastened or use bungee cords to hold them i n place.
If you see litter, pick it up.
Roadway Litter - Tobacco products, mostly cigarette butts, are the most littered item on U.S. roadways
(38%). This is followed by paper (22%) and plastic (19%). Most of the litter on roads and highways i s caused
by people. Research shows that littering along roadways is generated by the following individual act ions:
• Motorists (52%)
• Pedestrians (22.8%)
• Improperly covered truck or cargo loads (16.4%)
• Improperly secured containers, dumpsters, trash cans or Improperly secured containers, dumpsters, trash cans or Improperly secured containers, dumpsters, trash cans or
residential waste (1.5%)
Always have available a litter bag in your car. When these are lways have available a litter bag in your car. When these are lways have available a litter bag in your car. When these are
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full, empty them into a trash and/or recycling receptacle.
If you are a smoker, carry and use a portable or pocket ashtray.
If you are a smoker, carry and use a portable or pocket ashtray.
If you are a smoker, carry and use a portable or pocket ashtray.
Use
Use a car ashtray or portable ashtray to dispose of cigarette butts a car ashtray or portable ashtray to dispose of cigarette butts a car ashtray or portable ashtray to dispose of cigarette butts
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and lighting material.
Do not throw any litter out of vehicle windows.
Any questions may be directed to:
Jill Gray, Solid Waste Coordinator
270-234-6619 • jillgray@laruecounty.org
LaRue Fiscal Court, Department of Solid Waste
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