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April sees more than 8 tons of roadside trash in Richmond County
ROCKINGHAM — More than eight tons of garbage were picked up from Richmond County roadsides in April, with combined efforts from the Solid Waste Department, the N.C. Department of Transportation and volunteers from the community.
Richmond County, NCDOT pick up 373 bags of trash in March; preps for hazardous waste collection, Litter Sweep
ROCKINGHAM — Workers with the Richmond County Solid Waste Department picked up four fewer bags of trash in March than in February.
REPORT: More than 350 bags of trash picked up on Richmond County roads
ROCKINGHAM — Clean-up crews collected more than 5 tons of litter from Richmond County roads in February.
Mirror, bottles, other trash found near creek in Cordova
CORDOVA — The party responsible for leaving a shattered mirror near a Richmond County creek bank could face more than seven years of bad luck — if their identity was known.
Richmond County, NCDOT pick up more than 520 bags of trash in January
ROCKINGHAM — More than 7 tons of litter were picked up from Richmond County roadsides during the first month of 2022.
LAND: Richmond County roadside trash total neared 60 tons in 2021
ROCKINGHAM — Nearly 60 tons of litter were picked up from Richmond County roads in 2021, according to County Manager Bryan Land.
REPORT: 8.5 tons of trash picked up from Richmond County roads in October
ROCKINGHAM — More than 8 tons of trash were picked up from Richmond County roadways in October, according to the monthly solid waste report.
More than 3.5 tons of trash picked up from Richmond County roads in September
ROCKINGHAM — More than 400 bags of garbage were picked up along Richmond County roads during the month of September.
REPORT: 455 bags of trash picked up in Richmond County during August
ROCKINGHAM — More than four tons of trash were picked up from Richmond County roadsides in August, according to the monthly solid waste report.
NCDOT: Volunteers needed for statewide Litter Sweep
RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Transportation needs volunteers to help clean up trash along roads during the Adopt-A-Highway Fall Litter Sweep from Sept. 11-25.