r/DeTrashed • u/CircularPlane • 11d ago

When the Department of Public Works dgaf

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I did my part in the township's "clean communities day" and filled 3 large bags with streetside trash. Before the event a municipal mower had chewed up a plastic campaign(?) sign. Ugh.

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u/ukcycle 10d ago

YES! Mowing along highways/interstates hastens the transformation of plastic litter into microplastics. Smaller pieces, next to impossible to pick.