Oklahoma Department Of Transportation Partners With Non-Profit To Help Clear Litter Off Roads

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation is partnering with a local non-profit to help clear litter off of roads, and you can get involved.

TRASH-OFF is a statewide all-day event on April 15 in partnership with Keep Oklahoma Beautiful

Keep Oklahoma Beautiful provides TRASH-OFF supplies and promotional items to participants, including cash grants, trash bags, gloves and water donations.

ODOT distributes the supplies to each of its 77 county maintenance yards where they are picked up by volunteers.

This year’s participants are advised to be aware of the location, practice safety awareness, use gloves at all times and keep any children closely supervised when participating in the cleanup efforts.

Keep Oklahoma Beautiful Executive Director Jeanette Nance said clearing litter doesn't just have environmental and aesthetic impacts, it can be really important for the economy as well.

"A lot of times coming into town, if the main highway is all trashy it makes or breaks whether someone stops there for lunch," she said.

ODOT spends nearly $6 million in taxpayer dollars annually to combat litter along state highways and interstates

This program helps save taxpayer dollars by the countless volunteer hours given to picking up litter.

To sign up, click here.