The high cost of clean creeks: Who should pay for the mounting litter problem?

The high cost of clean creeks: Who should pay for the mounting litter problem?

By Will Atwater On Saturday, March 15, volunteers gathered at sites like West Point on the Eno River, where cool temperatures and gray skies greeted them. Wearing neon-colored vests and armed with grabber tools and trash bags, they spread out — some working in small groups, others on their own — to collect litter. “We find most litter around parking lots, either because people toss it from their cars or it flies out when they open their doors,” …