Roadside litter program collects 300 bags of trash

More than 330 bags of litter have been collected in Berkeley County, West Virginia, since a recent cleanup initiative overseen by the county’s community service program launched, a report by Herald-Mail Media says. Participants targeted roadside litter for the initiative.

Sixty-two bags of litter and 14 larger items were picked up along 13 miles of road the week of July 8. Since its launch around six weeks ago, 338 bags of trash and 143 larger items have been collected along 47 miles of Berkeley County roads.

The program is an expansion of the county’s community service programs that coordinates court ordered completion of community service hours, the report says. Part-time deputy court marshals supervise the cleanup.

The deputy reserve for the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Department volunteered to provide blockades for smaller sized shoulders, the report says. As of the week of July 8, there were 118 active participants in the program.