Editorial/Op

Please Keep Central Clean

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Editorial by Beth Fussell
    There are a lot of strong opinions about what makes a community attractive and what can be done to improve our city, but I think one thing we can all agree on is that it is disheartening to look out the car window to see our roadsides coated in litter.  This problem has gotten more noticeable lately, and it is a problem every one of us can help to fix.  There are occasionally groups or individuals who volunteer their time to pick up the garbage around our city, but a small gesture from each of us can also go a long way toward keeping our city clean.
Don’t intentionally throw litter from your vehicle.  That includes cigarettes, which seem small and unimportant, but are actually the most difficult items to clean up from the side of the road.
Check truck beds for trash before driving.  A lot of the roadside trash flies unintentionally and unnoticed from the backs of vehicles.
Bag your garbage and keep trash bags tied.  This keeps stray trash from flying out when the garbage trucks pick it up.
Lastly, if you pass by a piece of trash, please pick it up.  It is such a small thing, but if everyone did it, a huge difference could be made.
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