The garbage I collected from County Route 6 from the “steep hill” sign at the top of the mountain to the old firehouse at the bottom of the mountain.
With the recent news that the DEC will no longer be collecting garbage from the islands next year, I decided to conduct a small “test” yesterday.
I decided to see how much garbage accumulates on the road as it leads into Huletts. I started at the top of the mountain and I worked my way down to the old firehouse. I collected garbage on both sides of the road. I used what I would call a “visual criteria”; if I could see it from the road, I would pick it up. While no means “scientific”, I think it pretty accurately reflects what accumulates on the road into Huletts.
Here is what I collected:
4 plastic bottles
4 tin cans
1 coffee cup and lid
3 cigarette cartons
1 paper towel sheet
It may not sound like a lot but when you consider that all this stuff would eventually find its way into the Lake, and it was only one trip down the mountain, I think it’s readily evident that this poses significant visual and environmental problems. I had to go to up the mountain later in the day and I already noticed “new” garbage which was not there earlier in the day when I conducted my “test”.
Woodsy owl’s old slogan; “Give a hoot – don’t pollute!” still applies.