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Coordinator: Beaufort County has collected nearly 200,000 pounds of roadside litter so far this year
Summary
Jesus Rodriguez reported that Adopt‑the‑Highway groups and county crews have gathered 197,048 pounds of litter year‑to‑date, with 84 ongoing groups, 157 cleaning events and 1,445 volunteers; the county plans to add an additional litter crew member in FY2026.
Jesus Rodriguez, Beaufort County’s litter control and Adopt‑the‑Highway coordinator, told the Solid Waste and Recycling advisory board that volunteer and county efforts have removed nearly 200,000 pounds of roadside trash so far this year. “So far this year, the amount of waste collected is 164,278 plus other waste. So it comes out to 197,048 pounds so far this year collected off the side of the roads,” Rodriguez said.
Rodriguez gave a detailed tally: 84 Adopt‑the‑Highway groups, 13 independent cleanups, 157 reported cleaning events and 1,445 volunteers, plus 36,705 pounds collected through group cleanups. He said the county’s litter crew has covered 28,563 miles this year and that 35% of calls were in the southern portion of the county while 65% were in the north.
Board members asked about crew size and staffing. Rodriguez said the litter crew currently has five workers and expects to onboard a sixth within a couple of weeks. He also flagged growth plans: the department is looking to implement two additional litter crew positions during fiscal year 2026 to expand coverage.
The update concluded with a brief discussion of how volunteers and the Adopt‑the‑Highway program complement county operations; Rodriguez and the vice chair noted that volunteer groups and county crews are effectively dividing responsibility across the county.
