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The
Adopt a Highway
Volunteer Program is a national
litter awareness program where groups volunteer to
pick up litter off of Arizona's freeways and
highways. Each year more than 1700 groups
participate in removing litter on Arizona's highways
saving approximately $1,800,000 in taxpayer money.
Arizona's
program started in 1988 with approximately 120
groups. By 1991, all available mileage was adopted
in the metropolitan areas. By fall of 1995, more
than 1300 groups had adopted over 2300 miles of
Arizona's highways. In 2005, there are more than
1750 groups with 12,285 volunteers adopting
approximately over 3,100 of the more than 6,500
available miles of Arizona highways.
Groups
include civic and community groups, business
organizations and even families.
Information
is available on similar volunteer opportunities in
your city or county. |
