Minds must change about littering roads
Kudos to Rose and Rick Coddaire of Red Bank for their daily efforts in cleaning litter off a Red Bank road. Compliments to Cindi and Nate Sinden and the Soddy Daisy Beautification crew for removing trash locally.
We moved here 13 months ago, and I noticed that there are no signs along Highway 27 saying “No Littering” with a hefty fine attached. Having moved from a state that is strict about not littering, I find it disgusting and appalling that Tennesseans think so little of their environment that they litter with little compunction.
I questioned local social media about why there was so much trash along Highway 27 and other local roads. Many people responded, but the consensus was that people threw litter from their cars because the “jailbirds would pick it up.” I’ve contacted Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger’s office, officials at the Department of Transportation, and the sheriff’s office about adding signs to Highway 27 and more regular trash removal. Keeping Hamilton County free of litter obviously isn’t a priority. That’s a shame as this state is beautiful and one of the reasons we moved here,
Until the mindset of the general population is changed from the “jailbirds” picking up litter, trash throwers will continue. Adding signs to major highways about not littering would help.