RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Department of Transportation's Fall Litter Sweep event is underway.
NCDOT hosts the event in the fall and spring in an effort to encourage volunteers to pick up any trash they may see along the state's roadways.
Last year, more than 11.5 million pounds of litter was picked up statewide.
“With the public helping us out with this litter removal, that kind of relieves us and could focus more on the roads," said Sean O’Leary, a NCDOT transportation supervisor. "A lot of resources are being put into today that could be possibly put into something else."
Events have been held all over the state since the litter sweep started on Sept. 14.
The Fall Litter Sweep event ends on Sept. 28.