Trash Bash
Students from the Greek Society of the
University of Southern Indiana helped with
Trash Bash in April 2008 and worked with the
"Keep Evansville Beautiful" organization.
Warmer weather means it is time for spring cleaning in the Hoosier State – and Indiana’s highways are no exception! From April 4-26, 2009, the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) and Adopt-A-Highway groups will conduct a major statewide effort to clean up Indiana’s highways during Trash Bash.
For more than a decade, INDOT crews and Adopt-A-Highway volunteers have joined forces to spring clean every mile of interstate during Trash Bash. Each year, hundreds of tons of trash is collected – sprucing up highways in time for nice weather. In 2008, INDOT workers, INDOT coordinated Department of Correction crews and Adopt-A-Highway groups collected more than 39,677 bags of trash and 9,960 pounds of loose debris from 3,000 miles of state highways and right-of-way. With the help of employees and volunteers, this year’s Trash Bash will be even more successful.
While these groups are cleaning up our roadways, motorists should be on the lookout for Trash Bash crews, slowing down and remaining alert for optimum safety.
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