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Batteries Not Included
SEATTLE — Roadside litter comes in all
shapes and sizes — from dirty diapers to
syringes — but there's one category that
out-grosses the rest: trucker bombs.
Most drivers whiz along the nation's
highways largely oblivious to their roadside
surroundings. But next time you are out
there, take a closer look.
"As soon as you look for it you’ll see it,"
says Megan Warfield, litter programs
coordinator at Washington state's
Department of Ecology. "You just see them
glistening in the sun. It’s just gross."
They are trucker bombs, plastic jugs full of
urine tossed by truckers, and even non-
truckers, who refuse to make a proper
potty stop to relieve themselves.
The state hasn't counted how many such
jugs are found each year, but a single, small
county decided to do its own tally. "In one
year," Warfield says, "one crew found
2,666 bottles of urine, 67 feces covered
items, not including diapers, and 18 syringes."
It even happens at rest stops. "That’s the
mystery," Warfield says. "There’s a
bathroom right there, there’s also a trash
can."
'Urine trouble,' states warn truckers - US news - Environment - msnbc.com
shapes and sizes — from dirty diapers to
syringes — but there's one category that
out-grosses the rest: trucker bombs.
Most drivers whiz along the nation's
highways largely oblivious to their roadside
surroundings. But next time you are out
there, take a closer look.
"As soon as you look for it you’ll see it,"
says Megan Warfield, litter programs
coordinator at Washington state's
Department of Ecology. "You just see them
glistening in the sun. It’s just gross."
They are trucker bombs, plastic jugs full of
urine tossed by truckers, and even non-
truckers, who refuse to make a proper
potty stop to relieve themselves.
The state hasn't counted how many such
jugs are found each year, but a single, small
county decided to do its own tally. "In one
year," Warfield says, "one crew found
2,666 bottles of urine, 67 feces covered
items, not including diapers, and 18 syringes."
It even happens at rest stops. "That’s the
mystery," Warfield says. "There’s a
bathroom right there, there’s also a trash
can."
'Urine trouble,' states warn truckers - US news - Environment - msnbc.com