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Pickens County outlines expanded litter-control strategy and seeks volunteers, partnerships
Summary
County staff reviewed a multi-year litter-control effort including Adopt-a-Highway-style partnerships, a marketing push and enforcement tools; year-to-date figures cited included 24 tires removed, 290 signs removed, 40 illegal dumpings and about $1,100 in fines.
Pickens County staff presented an expanded litter-control strategy on Oct. 20 that combines enforcement, volunteer partnerships and marketing to reduce roadside dumping and litter.
The environmental enforcement presenter summarized recent activity and metrics: year-to-date the program removed 24 tires, collected 290 signs and recorded 40 illegal dumpings with roughly $1,100 in fines levied; staff said they often pursue community-service sanctions in place of monetary fines and coordinate with the magistrate's office for enforcement.
"We cleaned up about 40 miles of roads," the presenter said when summarizing the program's early results. Staff described partnerships with Palmetto Pride, an Adopt-a-Highway-style program for state roads, and local affiliates such as lake and park partners to obtain supplies and organize volunteer cleanups. The presenter said the county's own Pick n Scout efforts had modest early success and that a renewed marketing push and a more prominent URL/QR code on the county website could increase volunteer participation.
Council discussed the limited staffing for the program (two litter-control officers for the county) and whether to use prison labor for periodic cleanup; staff said only a small fraction of the jail population can be used for supervised public work (SCDC trustees), and that prison-labor availability was constrained.
What happens next: staff said they will work with communications to expand outreach, coordinate with DOT partners on state-road volunteers, and bring follow-up proposals as volunteer recruitment and program design advance.
