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Carney launches statewide anti-litter campaign

Gov. John Carney talks with Rehoboth Elementary fourth- and fifth-grade Green Team students. DENY HOWETH PHOTOS
April 30, 2019
“If you’re like me, you notice litter everywhere - in trees, on highway ramps and along roads in all three counties,” said Gov. John Carney. “From Trap Pond in Laurel to the Brandywine Creek in Wilmington, we live in a beautiful state, and we should take care to preserve that heritage.”
“Delaware’s waterways and beaches are too important to be polluted by litter. We thank the governor for taking this first step toward protecting our water and our tourism economy,” said Sherri Evans-Stanton, Chapter Director, Delaware Chapter of the Sierra Club.
“In addition to negatively impacting the appearance of our state and the environment, reckless littering also causes us to devote significant time and manpower to cleaning it up,” said Jennifer Cohan, Secretary of the Delaware Department of Transportation. “We have men and women risking their lives on our roads picking up trash that careless people just toss out their windows. It’s just not acceptable.”
Charlie Garlow makes some last-minute additions to his sign of support.
Mayor Paul Kuhns welcomes the crowd to the Rehoboth Beach Bandstand.

With Rehoboth’s beautiful beaches behind him, Gov. John Carney last month launched the Keep DE Litter Free initiative.

The campaign aims to increase awareness about litter in Delaware, partner with local officials to pursue anti-litter policies and reduce litter in Delaware.

The governor was joined members of the General Assembly, local leaders and environmental advocates to launch the initiative, in partnership with Keep Delaware Beautiful.

“Every Delawarean can play a role in helping to Keep Delaware Beautiful by committing to do their part,” said Julie Miro Wenger, Keep Delaware Beautiful executive director. “We hope to help change behavior.”

According to a press release, a 2018 study from Keep Delaware Beautiful and Delaware reported more than 6,000 pieces of litter for every mile of Delaware roadway surveyed. The study said cigarette butts, plastic bags, aluminum cans, and glass bottles accounted for a significant percentage of roadway trash. Carney also supports legislation to ban single-use plastic bags in Delaware.

For more information on the campaign or to sign a pledge to keep Delaware litter free, go to governor.delaware.gov/litter-free.

 

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