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@wsdot Let’s talk trash on Earth Day. We recently teamed up with @ecologywa to clean up a stretch of US 101 in desperate need of an XTREME makeover. While our crews ran traffic control and conducted vegetation management, the Ecology Litter Corps cleaned three miles of median in Olympia. They picked up almost 2.5 tons of litter and recovered about 700 pounds of recycling from the environment. Once they bagged ‘em, our crews batted clean up… literally. Look, we’d love to keep our right of ways this clean all the time, but litter clean up is one of many responsibilities in our maintenance team’s portfolio, and they’re often pulled in other directions to repair damaged guardrail, fill potholes, maintain rest areas, and respond to extreme weather. In other words, safety work comes first. So we rely on these crucial state agency partnerships and our Adopt-a-Highway volunteers. We also rely on you travelers to do your part. It’s as simple as throwing your trash away in a designated bin and making sure anything you’re hauling is tied down securely. Last year, we collected *726 tons* of litter along state highways. This is the Evergreen State. I know we can collectively do better to keep our highways clean. We do a lot more than talk (and pick up) trash for our planet. Check out our blog — linked in our story and bio — to see ALL the things we’re doing to protect our environment. Happy Earth Day!
