Utah Roadside Litter Solutions

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• Creators:
  Chamberlin, Robert ; Thomas, Chris
• Corporate Creators:
  Chamberlin Analytics ; Intrepid Solutions
• Corporate Contributors:
  Utah. Dept. of Transportation. Research Division ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Construction Debris Removal Highway Litter Highways Landfills Litter Partnerships Public Litter Campaigns Public Opinion Recycling Roads Water Resources

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• Publication/ Report Number:
  UT-24.21
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Utah
• Edition:
  Final Report Nov. 2023- Dec. 2024
• Corporate Publisher:
  Utah. Dept. of Transportation. Research Division
• Abstract:
  Roadside litter is increasing in the state of Utah, especially along landfill haul routes frequented by Trash/Recycling Vehicles and Construction Debris Haulers. These "hotspot" areas pose health and safety concerns for the public and for water resources. Litter cleanup creates an added burden for limited state forces, and the cost is shouldered by the Utah taxpayer. The objective of this project is to build upon past research efforts at UDOT to include analyzing the waste management industry’s operational techniques/behavior, vehicle retrofits/solutions, and education or media campaigns. This research project initially focused on Trash/Recycling Vehicles and Construction Debris Haulers to seek solutions to highway litter from these sources. The research also reached out to many state DOTs to learn of other approaches to highway litter mitigation. A review of potential mitigation technologies was undertaken. In the end, it was determined that the most effective intervention to mitigate highway litter needed to focus on public education. The research concludes with examples of several media and public outreach campaigns that UDOT can initiate to address this problem. A large-scale litter campaign is envisioned with five programs coordinated around a campaign brand: 1) Establishing a statewide partner program (start-up costs $750,000); 2) Developing a statewide school program (start-up costs $200,000); 3) Developing community outreach and displays (start-up costs $150,000); 4) Initiating a campaign focused on unsecured loads (start-up costs $500,000); and, 5) Establishing an annual statewide spring-cleaning day (start-up costs $300,000).
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  248498
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c96135f87de958c8cb1d8edbc87bd5400d5b85ee74cda3df95137368fbb28b29d3b335b2766b89259db123f826c678636db01698024f2b6fc295062d4a99c875
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/79414/dot_79414_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.77 MB ]