Anti-littering 'superheroes' aim to implement ideals in children

Media Credit: Mike Paschal Two members of the newly-formed "Litter Force" encourage a strong response against littering from students at Pease Elementary School. The Force is a recent effort by the Texas Department of Transportation to convey the anti-littering message to kids across the state.

Littering is a problem everywhere and Texas is not the exception. Therefore, the Texas Department of Transportation has implemented an anti-littering campaign to help teach children about the importance of keeping Texas clean. Analysis show that the most common roadside litter is tobacco waste as the top trash found on Texas roads, accounting for 33 percent of trash, followed by food with 29 percent and beverage container with 11 percent. Also, Doris Howdeshell, the director of the Travel Division at the Texas Department of Transportation, said the "Don't Mess With Texas" program, aimed at educating Texans about litter prevention, used to focus largely on the 16 to 24-year-old age group. The department even mentions that if we educate our children at a young age about litter problems; they would eventually not get the habit of littering. The litter Force campaign will go out to five different cities across Texas, including Austin, so Don't Mess With Texas!!

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