Litter Prevention Tips for Residents
What Residents Can do to Decrease Litter in Denton
- Place only tightly tied, bagged trash at your curb. Trash that is placed in open containers, such as boxes, will blow throughout the community.
- Place bagged trash at the curb either the night before or the morning of your curbside solid waste service. Trash placed at the curb 24-7 is easily scattered on city streets by wind, rain, and animals.
- Use vehicle ashtrays for cigarette butts.
- Place a litterbag or box in your vehicle. This will prevent trash from spilling out of your vehicle when the doors are opened.
- Keep the bed of your pick-up truck clean--including work vehicles. Loose, lightweight trash such as cups, paper, lunch sacks, and drink cans blow out of the beds while driving.
- Don’t step over litter, but instead pick up litter wherever you see it. Teach your children to do the same.
