BURLINGTON — During the month of April, New Leaf Society is campaigning in Alamance County to increase participation in the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s spring litter sweep, a biannual statewide roadside litter removal initiative.
Each April and September, volunteers are invited to devote time to safely picking up litter along roadways with support from NCDOT’s local program coordinators.
The town of Elon held a litter pickup on Saturday, April 20, with Burlington’s to follow on Friday, April 26.
In 2023, NCDOT spent $25.3 million statewide to collect 11.5 million pounds of litter. During the sweep, NCDOT asks for volunteer assistance and provides supplies, such as safety vests and big orange trash bags. NCDOT maintenance crews participate in the cleanup as well and will pick up bags that volunteers have filled and left along the right of way. For more information, contact Ann Bratton, Alamance County’s local coordinator, at eabratton@ncdot.gov.
